neepheid

Quiet, then not so quiet! Started the year with no band, did a dep/help out thing in January then nothing for ages, apart from increasing my Gibson bass collection and embarking on some lessons - best thing I did in ages. Joined the Oxbow Lake Band in May and it's going really well, playing songs I enjoy with people I enjoy playing songs with. Had 4 gigs so far with at least 1 more before the end of the year (and one booked in January), revamped the band website, joined just too late to have any influence (or appear) on the band's recent recorded output, but looking forward to being actively involved in new material.

In what appears to be a common theme, I have never broken a string while playing. I broke a flatwound E string when I was fitting it because I used too long a scale and was trying to wrap the fat part around the tuner. It said "I'm not doing that" and promptly broke.

Yes, but flat refusing to even take a look? Pathetic, imo.

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1320411393' post='1426492'] Not very helpful but apparently they are a bugger to fix, 3 other techs down here refused to look at it when I told them what it was! [/quote] Bunch of wusses - when I got my HA3500 the valve preamp was not giving any output, only the solid state one. Me and a mate fixed it ourselves - a resistor had burned out in the valve preamp circuitry. Replaced it and took the opportunity to replace the caps as well. The compressor control is on a stupid daughterboard which just relies on being in the right place relative to the tracks on the main board and we messed that up a little - ended up hard wiring it and it'll be all the stronger for it. Bottom line is though two ordinary guys fixed mine. I'm no amp tech.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1320274758' post='1424839'] When you own an MR2 Turbo there is only room for one...! [/quote] Bzzt, wrong - remove the passenger seat!

D'oh, that'll teach me to skim read. Cheers

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1320272622' post='1424788'] The main question though, do I bring my ACG or my Zon? [/quote] Total non-question - the obvious answer is both

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1320264901' post='1424646'] Some the Yamahas listed weren't available in 68. You can see which ones would be applicable [url="http://www.yamaha.co.jp/product/guitar/archive/list/sb.html"]here[/url] [/quote] Are you saying that the ones which according to that page were released in November 1968 (SB1C, SB2A, SB5A, SB7A) weren't in reality available until 1969? What about the ones released in October 1968 (SA17, SA70B)? I just read from the very page you cite, what did I do wrong?

I normally would say my G&L Tribute L-2000 but my wife recently bought me a Gibson RD Artist so I really must save it above all others I think.

I didn't know there were so many varieties of canned worms!

[quote name='oldslapper' timestamp='1320247057' post='1424311'] Muzz to singer...."look it's just a sock mate".... ;-) [/quote] ... with a couple of snooker balls in the end of it.

You have spurred me on to have another think: Yamaha: SA17, SA70, SA70B, SB1C, SB2, SB2A, SB5A, SB7A? Hagstrom: HIIB, Concord, H8 (world's first 8 string bass, allegedly), Coronado IV?

What was available in '68? Fender: Precision, Jazz, Telecaster, Mustang, Coronado? Rickenbacker: 4001, 4005? Gibson: EB-0/3 (short scale only), EB-2, Non-reverse Thunderbird? Epiphone: Newport, Embassy, Rivoli? After that, I'm struggling

From a recent gig in Banff. The first live outing for the Victory Artist, which performed spendidly! Photo courtesy of katejames on Flickr - [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/semajetak/"]http://www.flickr.com/photos/semajetak/[/url] I really am going to have to try and stop my fingers jamming together like that. Looks like I've got a claw instead of a hand

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1320165331' post='1423204'] You of all people should know what a kick at the top of the neck is Matt. Although why the guy said it was common in Fenders (over any other make) beats me. [/quote] I wouldn't have called it a kick, it looked like it had taken a few kicks though! It was more like a Curly Wurly which had been left in the sun

Could he have said "kink"?

So ... a new neck then?

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1319837619' post='1419295'] Buyers should look at the postage fees, if they don't they are dumb. This guy is a crook without a doubt, but he's up for crookin the big man not the little guy. eBay fees are extortionate surely we can agree on that and surely we can agree that a buyer should check the postage fees, and if we can agree on those two then is it not plausible that this crook doesn't mean us any harm.[b] Ain't you guys ever heard of honour amongst thieves?[/b] We are in this together, eBay is the enemy. We shouldn't be telling tales, or quotin the rule book. Please! Please! Will somebody think about the children. [/quote] I'm not a thief though.

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1319833233' post='1419241'] Reported? The bay is a poisonous labyrinth of deceit of rear end fingering, if this guy is getting one over on the man, then good for him. [/quote] He's trying to get one over everyone though - by adding a gotcha at the auction end for the unwary and being fraudulent, dishonest. The rules (and charges) are the same for everyone, what makes this seller so special that they do not apply? If you don't like the rules, don't sell it on eBay. There are many other ways to sell stuff. I haven't sold stuff on eBay since 2008. I think they're a bunch of gouging so-and-sos. That doesn't give me the right to attempt to circumvent the rules that are there in black and white for all to see.

All I can say is "Peavey Watts" - I don't know what the conversion rate is to regular Watts, but it's more than 1

This thread shouldn't be on page 2, so have the newest addition to my Gibson stable - the 1979 Gibson RD Artist:

Reported.

Unless there's some specific reason why he needs an acoustic I would say that a cheap acoustic bass will probably put him off bass for life.