gary mac

Hi chaps. This area of the forum is not heavily frequented, so although you are in the right spot for tutors, I would suggest that if you don't get a response, head over to General Discussion and put the question in there. Most likely that someone from your neck of the woods will spot it and be able to recommend a tutor.

I'm chief in charge of poster delivering for the band. Depending on the distance involved, some get posted, some hand delivered. Some venues put them up, some don't bother. Typically, the ones that don't bother will be the ones that like to have a moan about the lack of punters.

just as i hit the post button you put the black option on

I've always thought the L2000 would look even better with a p/g. Will look forward to seeing the finished article. oh and the p/g would be black if it were mine.

[quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1395771628' post='2406111'] Well, I solved the problem. This is what I did to solve it, in case it helps others who read this: I took the bass to bits, looked at the wiring, saw that it all seemed good, wondered about de-soldering it all and rewiring it up again and replacing the pot at the same time, decided against doing any of that, put everything back together again having basically done nothing, and the problem has now gone and it sounds great and works perfectly. Thanks for all your help everyone. [/quote] Wouldn't it be splendid if all repairs could be carried out using this method?

Sometimes it is possible to rectify this fault by carefully bending the wiper. there are a number of vids on You Tube that will show you how. But if you are not worried about preserving the original pot you may as well just splash on a decent quality replacement.

that looks in remarkably good nick, lovely

[quote name='paulconnolly' timestamp='1395605802' post='2404307'] After updating on this thread this morning I've done Get Lucky, Even Flow and Reelin' In The Years. A great way to spend a couple of hours [/quote] All good fun to play

Lovely looker. Bet it sounds huge, with those pups and the rather large pole pieces. Nice buy.

Hope you get it sorted Richard. Will be interested to see how this op goes.

Worth the wait then Daniel? That does look very handsome.

Damn it, that link won't work for me.

Sounds like it's the right move for you. Good luck with it, hope you enjoy this one.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1395323741' post='2401111'] Bolt cutter in case of extended guitar solos. [/quote]

I have been mocked by my bandmates for turning up at gigs with a flask of coffee. As JapanAxe a head torch is always in my gig bag. Migraine medication has been useful on a few occasions.

Thanks flyfisher

Thanks for the info Steve. My local store only has a couple, one being an Epiphone and the other a Stagg. Maybe I'll have to travel a bit. On the plus side, I now have a mandolin case, my lovely wife got me one for my birthday yesterday. So this will spur me on to find something to put in it

That's a shame So, are you disbanding or on the search for a new vocalist?

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1395249364' post='2400224'] I know someone who plays guitar they have for 30 years they spend a lot of time and money on it and frankly he is still rubbish. I don't want to be that guy [/quote] He might be rubbish but does it matter? He has the time, he has the money and presumably he is enjoying. I've been playing since 1973 and as I've said on here before my enthusiasm is still greater than my talent and that's hopefully how it will continue to be. I'm by no means a virtuso player and my technical knowledge is limited but that has not stopped me from being a popular choice within the local music scene. Actually I suspect that's the very reason that I have stayed reasonably busy on the band front, Hopefully that does not sound big headed, it's really not meant to be, I was just trying to illustrate the point that it's not necessary to be able to replicate the bass lines of Jaco (for example) to be able to get on and play and enjoy playing. We are all different of course, it's just a case of finding that elusive happiness

Yes saw this on FB and felt really disappointed for all involved. Really hope she gets the recognition she deserves and that Nige and the others can move on to something else that works for them.