neepheid

I've been caught out a few times: Exhibit A - the "away with the fairies" Exhibit B - the "who said that?" Exhibit C - the "I wish I had gone to the loo before I started" Exhibit D - the "general purpose scrunched up face" That'll do

Nah, you can just dive in I think.

Nothing wrong with the standard bridge, but you have to apply thread lock or cable tie the saddle screws together. How does that tally up? People have made incremental improvements to the original design (including Fender themselves) to incorporate grooves to minimise lateral saddle movement, adjustable string spacing and the like. Don't get me wrong, the 4 saddle BBOT was an amazing second go at it, but these changes have improved bridges in terms of design, functionality and reliability. I have been known to get my nose out of joint when people spout utter BS about my beloved Gibson basses, but one complaint about the BBOT and watch the "nothing wrong with it, nothing needs to change" trad Fender brigade come out with their pitchforks. Adjustable string spacing? BURN THE WITCH! (in case the winky smiley isn't enough for you, IT'S A JOKE, which should be obvious given its absurdity)

Oh, but they're awful, haven't you read? http://basschat.co.uk/topic/238168-gibson-eb-bass-2014-anygood/ (FWIW I like mine, in spite of its utter wretchedness)

Neepheid's computer life (until the inevitability of PCs) Picked up one of these later on for a laugh: Then... Boring after that.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1403219396' post='2480980'] Atari for me, although I did like the RISC Archimedes and such. I was a 68K developer until the Falcon fiasco, after which I went back to work..! [/quote] I used to love ARM assembly. The simple instruction set did mean a little extra building things, this was offset by the full time/any time conditional execution and barrel shifter which could be invoked "on the fly" in most instructions at little/no cost. (geek thread hijack)

I was all about Arc Elite back in the day. Played it to death on my Acorn A3000, and had another spell when I acquired a Risc PC a few years ago. In my opinion, it was the ultimate implementation of old Elite.

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1403187175' post='2480626'] Interesting... What level? [/quote] Physical boxed edition of the game, standard beta and all the other stuff below that.

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1403186689' post='2480620'] Just thought I'd ask: did you pledge in the Kickstarter campaign for the new version of Elite (: Dangerous)? [/quote] If that's a general question to the floor then, yes, I did.

I ordered a Ripper pickguard from him last year. I found him to be cautious but matter-of-fact and to the point in our dealings. He said at the time he was considering stopping international sales because he was fed up with people ripping him off.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1402590907' post='2475126'] Those Tyler headstocks are pretty abominable. The Bongo headstock & the G&L ones with the stupidly impractical pointy/wavy bit would be on my list too. [/quote] OK, I'll bite. In what way is the G&L headstock "impractical"? I have been playing G&L basses for years now and I can't think of a single time when the headstock has got in the way, caused me to make a mistake, not fit in a gig bag, taken someone's eye out or any other impractical incident

It's an early L-2000. It's not an El Toro - pickups are regular MFDs, not the mini ones with 4 pole pieces per string.

[quote name='Weststarx' timestamp='1402494370' post='2474108'] If you think you are going to play it a lot and often go for a Fender. If you are going to play with it once or twice buy a Squire. As long as niether are made in China I think you'll be okay. I recently had a Fender Dimension bass from the Chinese factory and it was bloody awful! [/quote] One poor instrument and you're condemning the entire output of a factory? I don't think that's fair.

The bass pot broke (broken track I guess) on my G&L El Toro broke and it became a switch - full bass or no bass after about 20% rotation

[quote name='CMR Bass' timestamp='1383952057' post='2271319'] The problem with the neck bolts loosening off must be a common problem. [/quote] I've not noticed it. It isn't common for me. I've got basses with the screws straight into wood and a bass with inserts. Also, you shouldn't overtighten screws - you'll knacker the thread that's been cut into the wood, rendering the hole too big to hold the screw properly. TIghten it up until it feels tight, but there's no need to go all Desperate Dan on the thing

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1402390252' post='2472828'] I do that all the time, believe it or not. [/quote] Don't believe it for a second

I can't abide this "it's only the Internet" attitude. It is a communication medium like any other, subject to the same laws and regulations. The number of people who seem to think it's OK to open their mouths and let their bellies rumble because "it's only the Internet" disgusts me. If you wouldn't say it to someone's face, don't write it here. Or anywhere else for that matter. Read before you post. There have been many occasions where I've typed stuff out, read it and thought "nah, that's a bit harsh" or "ack, that might cause a stooshy" and deleted the lot. I'm not saying I'm a perfect editor, but I do try and keep myself out of trouble as much as possible, even in the light of blatant trolling, people mixing up opinion/fact and often baseless negativity which I'm sorry to say is becoming more and more of a feature around here.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1401799198' post='2466938'] Only seen a few of them, or heard them, but I seem to see a few neck problem threads every now and then. [/quote] Can you link me a few please? I've missed those.