Grangur

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1486156322' post='3229772'] Lots of people live in Thailand mate, some of whom are very wealthy - just like most other countries! I sold a pair of high end speaker cables to bloke in Thailand years ago, paid via bank transfer, no issues at all. The value of these cables would be more than most of secondhand Status's! Dont know why people are saying not to accept paypal gift. It cannot be reversed which is why it is free to use - no transaction insurance to pay for! [/quote] First, on Thailand you're probably right. On Gift, I don't get that either.

Unless you have lots of experience and know you can rout out for the J pup in a nice, neat fashion, without needing a plate round the pup to make it look acceptable, I'd leave the RW alone too. Even if you can do a neat job, you'll still have a raw wood edge to the cavity anyway.

[quote name='fftc' timestamp='1486136212' post='3229534'] I think a lot of people didn't take DJ Trump seriously and are now extremely disappointed! I've got a Mexican P and I think it's every bit as good as my US strat. Of course, both were made by Mexicans. Just one lot were in California. [/quote] Probably cut out on the same make of CAD machine too.

Shameless plug here... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/298839-fs-1990-ibanez-exseries-exb-404-bass-4-string-pj/page__fromsearch__1 It's on Evilbay though. So it'll be gone this weekend unless I pull it

《Stupid noob suggestion》 Have you tried a different lead? I was playing last night and found i had a hiss going on. Changed the lead and problem solved. 《/Stupid noob suggestion》

[quote name='Monkey Steve' timestamp='1486131134' post='3229471'] +1 to Grangur (and "gobby" was meant more as a criticism of singers than of salesmen) I do think it depends on what market you are after, and you do need to think about the Landlord's position in all this. If you are doing the same stuff as your mate's band but to a better standard, the Landlord probably doesn't care if your mate's band bring in a crowd every time they play (and let's leave whether crowd's notice or care very much about the standard of the playing if they can sing along to the choruses for another thread) and they've already got one band playing AC/DC, the Stones. whatever, so do they need another? maybe you need to make more of an effort to differentiate yourselves and offer something more obviously different Also +1 to Mikel for the loss leader idea - my last covers band got a lot of repeat business by offering to do the first show for half price. We're sort of assuming that you do covers but if you're trying to get on at venues doing originals then that's a completely different market, but it's pretty easy to get support gigs at fairly well known small venues if you just e-mail them and ask if they need a support band for anything that's coming up- the Barfly, Boston Arms, Dublin Castle, Nambucca, etc [/quote] The "loss-leader" is a good one. Maybe even do a short-slot as a support band for free, if it's a local venue. That way the punters who've gone to see another act, will get to see you too. [quote name='nige1968' timestamp='1486131401' post='3229479'] Surely bar staff need love too? [/quote] Sorry, did I have that as a negative?

[quote name='Monkey Steve' timestamp='1486127481' post='3229426'] what sort of stuff are you playing (originals, covers, genre, etc) and what have you tried? My own experience is that you need someone to take on the manager/promoter side of things - ideally someone who has the gift of the gab (usually the singer, and being gobby does tend to come with their territory) and will happily spend an evening ringing and e-mailing places and chatting to them about why your band is exactly what they need. All the bands I've been in that have struggled to get gigs suffered from a lack of anyone who was good at that, and the ones that have got regular gigs always had one person who was great at it. [/quote] I'm a professional salesman, done it for many years. Steve is right to some degree. You need someone to go out and meet the landlords or club managers etc but it needs to be the right person. Steve says "gobby", what you actually need is someone with the confidence, to do the meetings with a stranger, not necessarily "gobby". It's very easy to fall into the trap of going round loads of places and spout out a practiced script of: "Hello, I'm Wayne, I'm in a covers band, we play AC/DC, Stones, etc etc, etc, We're better than most others round her and we're getting started, when do you have a night free that we can do a night for you?... pause for breath." The problem with this is Wayne, bless him, hasn't asked any questions. A good salesman listens more than speaks. (God gave you 1 mouth and 2 ears, and there's a reason for this. You don't learn as much through talking.) Go into see the manager: [b]Wayne: [/b]Hi I'm Wayne, I'm with XYZ Band, we're just getting started in the area, we think we're good, but I wonder, can you help me please if you have 5 mins? (Folk are naturally helpful, they don't think they want to be sold to, but they like to help) [b]Manger:[/b] No, I'm up to my neck in it. [b]Wayne[/b]: OK I can appreciate that, when would be a good time? - Get an appointment. Or [b]Manager[/b]: Yeah, sure. What can I do? [b]Wayne[/b]; Well I know there are a number of bands about and I see you do live music. If you were looking for a new band, what would you like to see in that band? What sort of music? [b]Manager[/b]: - Now he tells you what you need to know. [b]Wayne[/b]: OK, cool. Just out of interest, of the bands you have here, mentioning no names, are there anythings they do, or don't do that you like, or don't like? I guess, what I'm really asking is what is it in a band that, for you makes the whole deal work well for you and The Kings Arms? [b]Manager[/b]: - Now he tells you more of what you need to know. [b]Wayne[/b]: Cool, That's really helpful. Many thanks. We're a band that does that kind if music, and we can make sure we don't get-loaded / $h@gg the bar staff / play too loud, as we have our own limiter etc.. delete as appropriate. If we were able to deliver what you want, when would your next available night be? [b]Manager[/b]: well we're now booking for April 2026.... [b]Wayne[/b]; Cool, we should be ready about then, can I give you some info, with our web page/ Farcebook / Lemonrock / Soundcloud... ? Hopefully that should work better than spouting and getting nowhere. Good luck

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1486126297' post='3229411'] My thoughts exactly...I don't understand why anybody buys a new Fender. [/quote] Huh!!! Who said that!

Once you have soldered the link wire back in place, put those ends together, so the link wire is at the end of the electronics compartment. It doesn't really matter which one is nearest the neck. as long as it all sits in there nicely and the coils are magnetically attracting, rather than rather than repelling.

Simon just came to my home and bought a keyboard synth from me. We'd met before at the Herts Bass Bash, but it was good to see him again. Many thanks Simon, it was a real pleasure. I hope the synth meets the need you have.

[quote name='Musashimonkey' timestamp='1486075714' post='3229139'] Do you ever venture into Kent at all... [/quote] I do, but not generally as far down as Folkestone. Do you travel up country at all?

If you like the treble end of the range, have you considered going EADGC?

[quote name='Myke' timestamp='1486063422' post='3228999'] Harley Benton FanFret 5er. First time I've seen one of these up. In stock as well.. Probably because it's £280 [url="https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_fanfret_5b_black_burl_deko.htm?sid=d1e9908e14ed274f95bd273fc14a63ce"]https://www.thomann....5bd273fc14a63ce[/url] Only about £50 off of full price. [/quote] They had one of these the other day. I'd probably go for one of these though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znp8bWQjGSg

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1486056201' post='3228902'] Who's custodian of Duck's '59 these days? [/quote] Bopeuph is! That is THE bass - or so he says.

That looks seriously good. That neck grain is amazing. If you're recording with it, it'd be great to hear some from it. Thanks for posting

Nice collection. You might get more folk see them if you post in the "porn" threads. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/68066-basses-on-the-settee/ http://basschat.co.uk/topic/116578-precisions/

Good point. I'll have to take care with that!

Surely the answer to this is it's all down to your touch when you play. If you have a light touch it may last almost forever. On the other hand a bought a fretted bass a few months back and the frets were incredibly worn for the age of the bass and the fretboard had gouges where the strings had been ground into the wood.