pete.young

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1334092663' post='1610933'] Did you pull the trigger on one then? Pulling an auction is one thing, but withdrawing all support and protection once the auction is over is another thing altogether. [/quote] Small claims court job against ebay?

I reckon it's the innards of an old organ from the 1950's . Wurlitzer is a giveaway.

Weekend in Japan, trip to Ishibashi!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1333660103' post='1605120'] Quite. Better stay hammered 24 hours a day, just in case. [/quote] Saves having a hangover! So where do you think we would be without the many great musicians who like, or liked, a drink? There are plenty of examples.

The cat is out of the bag! The pickup is half a Precision bass pickup. Straight into any guitar amp, or acoustic guitar amp, or even bass amp, no problem.

Oh silly me, I assumed that it was some piece of HTML tomfoolery that Firefox was refusing to interpret! Thanks for the explanations.

Starting today in a couple of threads (Jim Marshall and the Band Van one), I keep seeing a combination of letters: a backslash, a lower-case 'm' and a forward slash. Looks like: " \m/ " (but without the inverted commas). Any idea what this ought to be? I'm on Firefox 11.0 .

Tuba!

Weird. I get an immense signal off the standard pickups in my TRB5P. How recent is the battery?

I have JJ Tesla in my Burmans - KT77s rather than EL34s, though JJ make both. The KT77s are really good valves, might be worth giving them a try instead of the EL34s. Conventional shape rather than fat bottles.

BST is Bangladesh Standard Time. At least, as far as Sun Microsystems were concerned. I've noticed this before when not logged in. Might have been on the old forum though.

[quote name='TheG' timestamp='1332776262' post='1592948'] I did also hear of someone getting his double bass and amp etc into a mini, someone was telling me a few years back. [/quote] Mini van and it was a piece of cake. I had no problems fitting my 3/4 inside my Austin A.30, and it still left room for a drumkit in the boot and a drummer in the back seat.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1332758241' post='1592512'] I would warn against them. They are cheap, an attractive trait obviously, but they are very small and lack credibility as professional instruments. [/quote] Well it depends. When I was about 11 years old, my father found a Chamber Bass - effectively this was a half-size DB, intended for use in chamber music. No issues with credibility. Eventually we sold it when I outgrew it , and bought a 3/4 size bass which I still have. Said 3/4 size bass is now in a gig-bag that I can comfortably carry on my back. At the time though, I mostly used public transport and carried the bass with me. Most buses and trains can cope with the size and a 3/4 bass isn't very heavy (certainly less than a lightweight 2x10 cabinet). So although it's not impossible to find decent quality small basses, I'd challenge your assertion that a 3/4 is out of the question just because you don't have a car.

I went into Wunjo's second shop a couple of days ago (why oh why didn't they call it Twojo's, I hate missed opportunities!) . Friendly, knowledgeable and helpful staff, expecially the chap from Australia/New Zealand (apologies, I can't tell between the accents unless I hear them both together). Good experience. Will be going back soon to buy.

RIP Earl Scruggs .

Check out LaurenceH's Bass Collection SB330 . I have an SB320 unlined fretless that you are welcome to come round and try if you're worried about buying unseen.