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Well I reported it - fat lot of good that did. evilBay really don't give a hoot as long as they get their fees.

The right strap makes a difference. I think relaxing and proper posture when playing helps. I am still quite uptight when I play, but it's getting better. I played my G&L at a gig a while back and while it's not my heaviest bass I was using a non-padded strap and my shoulder hurt quite badly after the gig, compounded with the problem that I was too uptight when I played.

This is how to do a 3 pickup Les Paul, imo.

I think it looks rotten - and that's coming from a Gibson bass fan.

[quote name='LemonCello' timestamp='1318102290' post='1398186'] Yeah, nice looking thing. A fairly bog standard failed P bass rival though. This one is not a bad price, there's one on Andy Baxter Bass for £850! [/quote] How many "fairly bog standard" basses do you know have a maple body, have 22-24 frets, have a series/parallel switchable humbucker, have a four in line angled headstock, have strengthening rods in the neck and have a bridge which is adjustable in all directions (action, intonation and string spacing)? I hate to think what your understanding of "bog standard" is.

If you like the Grabber sound so much then why not get something that uses those pickups? Either a Gibson Q-80 or Explorer basses use them. Not sliding of course

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1317981891' post='1396855'] I think its more a case of not worth it as the posts will be deleted and the poster banned. Just a waste of time. Ive seen someone get told off by a mod just for talking about another manufactures strings and comparing them to EB's. [/quote] I think I'll start a Gibson bass forum and delete all dissent and ban those responsible. Then I'll watch the tumbleweed go by

I hate playing bass, I just get lumped with it because I always have a pen/pencil, I always have a toolkit, I always have spare 9V batteries, I always have a spare instrument lead, I always have a 4 way extension and I know how to do web pages. The bass playing is just a consequence of that

Enjoy it, don't drink too much before you go on (drink as much as you like after ) and be sure to report back!

DB: the pickguard I have has the Thunderbird engraved into it. I wish it had been silk screened on, a bit of T-cut would have put paid to its head with a bit of patience. So I have to fill the head in with something. Have tried layers of paint but despite being careful to not layer too thick and waiting for each layer to dry it didn't stick. I have got some Milliput (2 part epoxy putty) which I intend to fill the unwanted lines with, but I don't know how well it will polish up. J: That sounds like a worthy plan B to me

Well, I picked up the headless chicken last night and was pleased to find that the neck is still playable right to the first fret on all strings. I wonder if my steaming and clamping has stuck this time. It's been a month. Even though I've got a direct replacement neck should things go awry, I think I'll go ahead with the one that I've steamed. Worst case scenario is that the neck springs back while it's off the bass and having no string tension on it while I work on the body. Things to do - deepen the neck pocket by a few mm (everything's a little proud, pickups jacked up, bridge saddles about as far up as they'll go, can fly a 747 under the strings at the neck heel ), then get to work on making things more comfy at the dusty end. Test that stuff, then make the recesses for the neck screw bushings, followed by finishing (which is not my strong suit, but I'll give it a go). Also getting rid of the head on the pickguard logo is proving trickier than I first thought. I have another plan, which is permanent, but I don't know how invisible it's going to be. Need a scrap of BWB pickguard material to test on - anyone got some?

I learned more in a couple of months of lessons than I did in the entirety of the time I had spent pretending to play bass before that. I probably knew more than I give myself credit for, but the lessons were instrumental in bringing all that fractured information together and making it all make sense.

Agreed, that butterscotch Tele is turning my head.

Yes, the three point bridge does suck. No individual string height adjustment means that it's functionally less capable than an old 4 saddle Fender bridge. If it bugs you, get a Hipshot Supertone.

Got enough wraps on the tuner? Try pushing them down a bit so there's more break angle over the nut?

You could mark the fret positions along the side of the neck until you get up to speed? Stickers? Non-permanent marker of some sort?

Was it a Mazeti? I can only find a pic of a little guitar, but I'm sure I saw a bass version of this:

Just be honest. I was asked if I'd like to join a band at the start of the year, having done a couple of deps for them. I said no because the singer (who was doing the asking) and guitarist seemed to have a bit of needle between them (even during/at gigs) and I didn't want to be in the middle of all that. I was thanked for my frankness and honesty. I still see/speak to the singer now and again and from what I can tell the two of them seem to be getting on better, certainly nothing untoward the last time I saw them play. So maybe I indirectly did some good as well

Why are people getting their knickers in a knot? It's like a padded cell full of cold turkeys in here - Basschat withdrawal symptoms?

One person's trash is another person's treasure. If you like it and have that kind of money lying around in your change saucer then go for it. I think it's a ridiculously overpriced bitsa. I wouldn't buy it if I had a full change saucer the size of the Ark Royal.

And that took >10 secs to post, FYI.

Sometimes it's loading pages like *snaps fingers* that, and sometimes it's taking >10 secs to open a thread. I'm at work (Uni) so I don't think I want for bandwidth. Probably server load. It'll calm down once the migration is fully complete. Go make a cup of tea. White, no sugar, ta

Had a similar (not quite as scarily close to the gig) situation the last time I did the ska covers thing - due to a variety of illness and other misfortune the singer/keyboard/trombone met the drummer for the first time in the afternoon on the day of the gig. Whizzed through a few songs, got a beer then went for it. Drummer was still listening to the songs on his ipod before we went up. Gig went great