gary mac

Not one I would bother with these days. Back in 73/74 I saw Purple with Nazareth supporting, at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park. Great gig, although on the way home, some skinheads took exception to my yellow loon pants and knocked me and my mate about a bit

A house is not a home without a Fender

Did you buy it Mick?

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1446801434' post='2902397'] That's very flamboyant . [/quote] Given that most aspects of my life lack any flamboyancy, a string change is a must, once in a while

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1446748720' post='2902064'] I`ve just fitted a set of Pro Steel EPS160s to my Precision.First impressions are good. Seem a bit higher tension than my regular Rotosound rounds but a small adjustment on the truss rod has sorted that. The main difference is that instead of 45, 65, 80, 105 the strings are now 50, 70, 85, 105 and they seem to be more "together" tonally if that makes sense? Previously the D & G seemed overly twangy against the E & A. Went with them as many have said they are bright sounding, which is what I need for my band. My regular sound is dead Roto rounds but as said, the band needs some top end. Plus although Rotos start out twangy, they die really quickly and again many have said that Pro Steels are long lasting. Of course it`s in the mix that counts but at the moment, I like. Plus, Low End Bee recommends them on the other thread, and having heard his Precision strung with them, well that was recommendation enough. [/quote] Loz I had a set of Pro Steels on my main gigging bass for best part of a year. I only changed them then because I felt I ought to

G&L SB2 would be my choice. There is a pic of mine in the gear porn forum, G&L thread, if you want to see how a sunburst one looks.

He has done an amazing job for you Fran.

Another Bass Chatter that I'm very happy to recommend. Friendly, reliable, trustworthy and a pleasure to deal with.

Not the longest at two mins but one I always enjoy [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khXhQJFqFu0[/media]

If its any help to you starts on D minor and then to A7(I think) Half a step up, when it gets to "She clutched him to her bosom"

Can't help you with the TAB but this is rather good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfCAejc35GQ

Very lovely

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1446298456' post='2898435'] I'm a big G&L fan, but in fairnes he was trying to flog them at that point. G&L GAS is terrible, I'd like an L1505 in red burst, an MJ5 in turquoise sparkle, an LB100 in vintage white, a JB2 in natural etc......... [/quote] He was but I still think I agree with him. That's not to say I don't love a proper old vintage Fender of course

These days I'm happy enough at my level. I'm not a technical player, I'm far from brilliant and I could go out, if I wasn't gigging and find better players than me every weekend. Thing is though, my enthusiasm is still there, it is greater than my ability and I'm happy with that. I'm good enough to play with a decent and in demand covers band, along with the occasional dep to keep me on my toes. If I did want to get better, learn to read, or get some different techniques under my belt, then I would be looking for one to one lessons.

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1446273690' post='2898228'] There's nothing irrational about G&L GAS [/quote] Seconded. There is room in my house for more G&L's

Just awful.

Undoubtedly there are many talented musicians on the Tribute scene, who do an excellent job, so I'm not knocking them but I've got no interest in going to see them. Back in the 70's I endured a twenty minute Jimmy Page solo played with a violin bow, it was a miserable thing then and the thought of sitting through it all again, with some pretender dishing out the torment, makes me feel a bit ill For me, it has to be the real deal or not at all. I feel the same about pretend, vintage instruments. I can take the bashing that's heading my way, so fill your boots

I would pull the tube out, make sure everything is all clean and lovely. Reseat it and see if that works. If that didn't do the trick, I would replacing that little tube.

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1445784530' post='2894140'] I was looking for a P bass but no longer since I got a G&L SB-2 in a trade. It's a great bass and there is a Tribute version that may be worth a look. Very usable and punchy [/quote] I've been gigging my US SB-2 in recent weeks and have found that by having the bridge pup volume off and the neck pup volume backed off to about 70% (or thereabouts), I'm very much in vintage P bass territory.

So glad you've got through it Pete and thanks for sharing, that can't have been easy. Wish you well in your recovery.