miles'tone

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1413648768' post='2580561'] Interesting but price does not equal cost. Most successful businesses seem to focus on maximizing quality whilst minimizing cost, keeping overheads low and giving the customer what he wants. Fender may have missed the point that the majority of the Fenderphiles out here want 50s or 60s Teles, Starts, Ps and J's in classic custom colours. Why not sell off the dross, clear the debt and concentrate on a limited range which suits the market, keeping the CS for specials. I suspect they are too big and clever to do that [/quote] Well said.

Carol Kaye's own educational material on this is great. Did you know she also gives lessons by Skype? Check out her website if you haven't already.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1413560752' post='2579624'] Yeah apparently so. The breasts will get smaller and the cod philosophy will get larger until Page Three becomes a Piers Morgan column. [/quote]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1413483048' post='2578786'] Yes. But judging by the number of instruments that do the rounds on here, we can't even get [i]that [/i]right! [/quote] Too true

No two pairs of hands sound the same and they're all from the same species.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1413211139' post='2575846'] And then you get those wtf moments like this... [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XsYuHbXZUk"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XsYuHbXZUk[/url] [/quote] W..T..F!!! :-O

Yeah it's similar but different enough to be ok I reckon.

[quote name='mikebass84' timestamp='1413054530' post='2574596'] Who steals knobs? (no rude jokes needed) [/quote] I would love to know too but it was the why rather than who that stumped me. A joke? Did someone on mushrooms think they might look nice on their cooker? A massive knob shortage in West Wales? (although the perpetrator proved that one wrong ) Thankfully the replacements came with grub screws to keep them on, the old originals were just push on (and easily pulled off obviously).

The colour is spot on, what I'd actually ask for if I was ordering one! She's perfick.

Another happy Ashdown customer here. I've been using a Mag200 kickback combo for 12 years now with no issues. Around my amps 10th birthday while gigging at a festival in West Wales, some tw@t actually nicked all the knobs off the front of my amp! (We'd soundchecked and gone for a wander to kill some time). I contacted Ashdown to see if I could buy a new set, worried that they might not have them anymore as my amp's a bit old now, and the nice chap on the phone there sympathized with me and sent out a replacement set free of charge! That's customer service for you!

The Zoom B3 I have been using this summer has blown my mind. Best £130 I've ever spent!

[quote name='lucky' timestamp='1411678003' post='2561909'] haha there is. It's one of the most comfortable guitars that I've ever played but i think that the old cheap electronics are letting it down so i'd like to see if i can have something that sounds as nicely as it plays before i move it on and regret it. It's not particularly valuable so i doubt selling it would get me anywhere near being able to afford a custom build to replicate the aspects of the body and neck that i like. So it seems as though I might as well try to take those parts that i know i like and see if i can beef up the sound a little with replacement electronics. I have to admit i'd not even considered emg's as it's got to be passive but they do look good like a good set. Ahhhh And now i have even more tempting choices to consider.. [/quote] The EMG Geezer B's are passive.

[quote name='loudandclear' timestamp='1412678600' post='2570916'] thank you I did check that and have now just noticed that unlike the American standard spec sheet it is listed in the misc features , thank you , does make you wonder what the actual difference is between the special and the am standard ! [/quote] Well the necks are much thinner front to back (I had an Am Special jazz neck on my P bass - very slim but rock solid thanks to the Posiflex rods) and I believe the bodies are slightly thinner front to back also (mentioned in a review somewhere - can't remember where sorry) which means the Specials are known for being relatively lighter in weight than the Am Standards. I so wish Fender would make an American Special 5 string Precision. I would have one instantly!

'ere y'go: http://www.fender.com/series/american-special/american-special-precision-bass-rosewood-fingerboard-3-color-sunburst/ (click on "specs" next to "overview". Then scroll down to the bottom, it's listed as one of the "unique features")

The '77 sounds the nicest to me too. Interesting because a lot of people write off Fenders from this time period as being the worst (Q.C, materials etc..) I could certainly live with that one!

Cor that was exciting! Well done Bilbo!

My 3: Squier VM Precision V (2014) Charvel Surfcaster semi-acoustic (1992) Meinal upright (1980) All the bass food groups covered!

It already looks like it's a custom job as is IMHO. Any "improvements" would be a step backwards I feel. Gorgeous looking Jazz that mate, Squier are just killing it these days

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1412111497' post='2565864'] Quite bizarrely , I had a discussion about the film idea the other day with my lad , I played the entries through to him and he actually mentioned a competition to score his next short film . I intend to keep the idea in loose discussion with him to see if it will gain any legs , but he can make a film , and the BC composers can certainly do a tune or two . Dont hold your collective breath , but if it shows promise I will liase with Skol to asses the feasibility of the idea. [/quote] and why not? (Barry Norman pun not intended) Onwards and upwards!

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1412111497' post='2565864'] Quite bizarrely , I had a discussion about the film idea the other day with my lad , I played the entries through to him and he actually mentioned a competition to score his next short film . I intend to keep the idea in loose discussion with him to see if it will gain any legs , but he can make a film , and the BC composers can certainly do a tune or two . Dont hold your collective breath , but if it shows promise I will liase with Skol to asses the feasibility of the idea. [/quote] and why not? Onwards and upwards!

You lot should get a little collective together and start trying to score some independent films . Seriously, I know it's almost a cliché now to state that the quality of the compositions gets better every month, but it really does. Up until this months offerings I don't think I've actually voted once for my actual favourite piece of music to listen to out of the contenders as I always go for the piece that "scores" the photo best (for me). Well, this month's music has been the hardest to pick from as all your scoring chops have improved greatly and they all spoke to me in their own way and did indeed really suit the photo so well. Dad got my vote in the end as, for me personally, his tune scored the piccy wonderfully and actually got me bopping around my kitchen in the process! Thanks Dad and congrats to everyone as you should all be proud of yourselves!

[quote name='DrBike' timestamp='1412092520' post='2565584'] The last 2 basses I've gigged are a Squier P Bass that my wife found at a car boot sale for £65 and a Vintage V4 that I got new off ebay (via DJM Music) that was £85 which I'm assuming someone priced wrong but I wasn't going to complain. A reasonable amp does help too but in my case the Portaflex setup cost me around £500 and it suits me fine. Both basses play and sound great to me, I might be a little self centered but if it sounds right when I'm playing then I don't really mind how it sounds to everyone else. I've had no complaints, in fact the comments that I have had are "Your bass always sounds great" so I'm going to stick with what I've got. I've got a couple of "kosher" Fender Jazz basses and I've owned a Gibson EB3 and an Aria Pro II in the past but I'm more than happy to play my "cheap" basses for the forseeable future. [/quote] Nice one! I also had a Vintage V4 that I bought for £80 off the BC classifieds. The only cheap thing about it was the price. Great P bass and I really regret selling it on (for the same price) as that £80 just went poof! so quickly that I didn't really notice having it. Should've kept the bass even though it wasn't being used at the time. Fantastic pickup and hardware on a well made bass for next to scratch. Just wish they'd jump on the P5 wagon with a V5 now.

The EMG Geezer Butler signature passive P pickups are getting rave reviews over on Talkbass. Pretty true to the mid sixties lively/throaty pups by all accounts. I've had a Fralin and Fender Original which are both really great but if I still owned a 4 string P bass I'd be gunning for the EMG GZR right now myself.

Gorgeous bass, congrats. I wouldn't bother changing the pickguard mate, the white on white looks killer.

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/245337-hipshot-ultralite-tuners/ You did check back into this thread after you posted there right?