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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1440270762' post='2849550'] Also why I don't like those modern tuner pegs that are concave in the middle, so you can't wind the string down to the bottom of the tuner. Lame! [/quote] Perhaps they were designed with proper headstocks in mind (the best headstock is an absent one, of course, but that's another subject). It does seem strange to me that Fender never changed from the two-string string tree to a bar type design that would give all the strings a similar break angle over the nut.

[quote name='Brother Jones' timestamp='1440332217' post='2849847'] GK MB150E. The little, supposedly 150w combo (do they still make them?). I only bought it because it was cute and supposedly portable. In reality, while it was small, it was also extremely heavy and a nightmare to carry on the tube.Plus the cab rattled something awful. Replaced with my Eden rig which was a revelation.The older Eden heads remain my favourites. [/quote] I used a GK 200MB (predecessor to the MB150) for years. Weighs about 11kg, so lighter than most 1x12 cabs. Took it on the back of my motorbike on a couple of occasions. Did you have it in a lead-lined flightcase?

My classical electro-acoustic is also out for delivery. It'll probably finish up with a neighbour unless it arrives sometime after Minus Zero gets up (generally about 4 in the afternoon, he is idleness embodied).

What can it mean to a daydream believer and a homecoming queen?

Lead vocals on one song, backing vocals on a few. I was bassist/vocalist with one band but TBH I wasn't very good at the singing side of it (I didn't like to admit it though, not even to myself).

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1440250387' post='2849364'] The very simple but very famous bass line in 'Radar Love' is also up there, but the unison guitar/bass middle 8 is not compulsary. [/quote] It's also not unison. As I had to point out to my previous guitarist... I could, of course have missed your point

The Yes song "Roundabout" was about junction 7 of the M6.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1440267647' post='2849508'] Unfortunately we're often up against IT professionals who get 3x that for a day's work in their day job and whose idea of fun is to play a NYE gig. [/quote] As an IT professional, I can only say: if only...

What's love got to do with it? Did you ever wake up with the bullfrogs on your mind? If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?

806 after 5 pints. That's close enough for rock'n'roll, especially as I was putting a bit of feel into it. Now to get Mrs Zero to do it, to see whether I should confiscate her tambourine...

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1440134609' post='2848489'] A set of D'Addario black nylons will transform it! [/quote] Fifty quid for a 5-string set - I think I'll give the Status nylons a go.

I use stringbusters.com, good service and I think they're generally cheaper than Strings Direct.

Peavey Grind BXP. Just thought I'd mention it as no-one else has...

I bought the PA (though as Mrs Zero is the singer and we share funds, I suppose you could say she's contributed to it). However, we've finished up using the guitarist's mixer and outboard EQ with my SRM450s (and a pair of Behringer active speakers for monitors). The guitarist also supplies half of the lighting. We all store and transport our own gear and give each other a hand at the venue with unloading and reloading. I never realised just how lucky I was.

I've done Munich and back with Easyjet three times with basses in Hiscox cases. No problems, and they seemed to take good care of them.

Pressing F5 doesn't make it move any faster. Damn.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1440147612' post='2848591'] Good to see you're getting one (almost certainly). [/quote] It's in Koln now, so I shan't start tapping my fingers just yet.

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1440060559' post='2847875'] Saw that. Bought that. Let's see if there were any left. [/quote] There were!

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1440062380' post='2847898'] Classical guitars seem quite popular here. Is that because of the common use of fingers between basses and classical? I still feel I want to wait until I find if the Santos series models return. [/quote] I started on a classical guitar (to be strictly accurate, my brother's classical guitar) before moving to electric and then bass. I do have a couple of steel-strung acoustics in the house but not a nylon-strung one so it would add to the sounds I have available, if I ever get off my arse and start recording stuff properly.

Pedantry is a duty, not a privilege.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1439997935' post='2847431'] CG300CE electro-acoustic classical guitar as bought by Shockwave (if I remember correctly.) Back again: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_cg300ce_nt_deko.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...0ce_nt_deko.htm[/url] [/quote] Saw that. Bought that. Let's see if there were any left.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1439991275' post='2847320'] Eh? Looked at counter, said exactly 82,000 views. Wrote "Nail on Head " and it had jumped 34 in 10 seconds! [/quote] Is that why you're being tautologous, with both "over" and "plus" in the title?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1439984615' post='2847233'] There's really only one course of action, in that case... get hold of one and use it at a gig. [/quote] I'm trying to sell a cab, not buy one...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1439982283' post='2847199'] Thanks for posting, I remember that thread. As the OP says it was very likely a Friday afternoon job and it did get sorted out pretty quickly. And it was six years ago. [/quote] Yes, looking back at my first post on the subject, I did say it was for the older generation cab but should perhaps have made it clearer that I wasn't implying that the new ones would suffer from poor QC. I suspect they went through a bit of an iffy patch. It does also seem that the customer service was good where there were faults. Haven't used a Schroeder myself, it was one I've considered and I don't think I was put off by the reports.

Aha, found one of the references, and it was on BC: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/53995-schroeder-cabs-issuesforgotten/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/53995-schroeder-cabs-issuesforgotten/[/url]