Kiwi

I'd settle for a permanent job.

[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1354705493' post='1889286'] Blimey, I'd have asked my sister to bid on those if I'd known, on Trade Me I assume? [/quote] Yes, but you'll need to organise a direct bank-to-bank transfer. Trademe doesn't offer paypal although there is sometimes a service that will accept credit card payments but no obligation on the seller to offer it. Otherwise cash on collection. You'll also need to organise shipping from NZ which is likely to be pricey. Otherwise I would have jumped on a few item's I've seen on BC recently. If you get screwed over, Trademe doesn't have a dispute resolution process like Ebay, they'll just work to establish there was bad faith on the part of the seller and notify the police on your behalf. After that, you will need to take matters forward directly. I got screwed over for $600 on a laptop three years ago, had to wait a year for the guy to go to trial and he was eventually found guilty and ordered to pay me back. Although I only ever received one payment of $50 before he was then charged and tried on 22 counts of GST fraud, fined $30,000 and sentanced to 18 months in jail. [url="http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/director-jailed-over-false-claims/1217278/"]http://www.bayofplen...claims/1217278/[/url] I haven't recieved anything since then...although he is due to be released next month.

I've seen a couple of PreEB rays go for 700 quid in NZ. Simply due to a lack of demand. My mate bagged one. There was a Kubicki Ex Factor for sale for $1100 last week. If I wasn't having to cough up for tradespeople, I'd be stockpiling...

She's awesome if a little eccentric. Glad she manages to make it over every 2 years or so.

Reckon we should ask Andy for a donation.... Nice story tone, thanks for sharing

You missed one.

My Chandler (Richmond) strat has a warmoth body made from SOLID flamed maple. Sounds really good too...they certainly don't make them like that any more. If it has Fender on the headstock it could be a transfer or it could be legit. The neck pocket might reveal more info.

Born in Fareham, lived in Warsash until 1981, used to revisit quite regularly.

The student was from Victoria Uni in Wellington, NZ. That was a superb piece of work. No way I could have identified the playing from the real thing...apart from better consistency, perfect timing and the sheer effortlessness of it.

I just like playing well designed basses that I associate with different songs. When I get bored of one bass, I'll use another...depending on my mood.

Why is the perfect string any more significant than the perfect hair cut?

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1353529330' post='1875743'] EBS Neoline 2x12. I love mine so much I'm going to be buried in it, so it's not for sale. [/quote] Me too. I have two of them. The only way I can imagine improving on them is by building something that no other manufacturer is willing to offer, including Claber...neo wedge triads!

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1353522323' post='1875614'][list] [*]Kiwi still needs a bath [/list] [/quote] I did it for you. You said you like the sensation of a delicate and fragrant crust under your fingernails. Now I see this? You've humiliated me and betrayed my trust. I'm going to have a shower.

I've emailed Ben to let him know. I'm not getting anything flagged though and I use Chrome constantly. My history deletes after a day though.

[quote name='mybass' timestamp='1353259137' post='1872980'] At the moment I cannot get into any 'Topics' unless I just view "View New Topics". [/quote] Cheers for that, it maybe something left over from our being hacked the other day.

NO BUT WE CAN TYPE LOUDER!!!!!

Good grief Pete!! Thats crazy! Hope you are comfortable and mend up soon.

I like the 2 band, the three band's frequency centres aren't as dialled into the instruments sweet spots.

I'm fairly confident Sterling Ball would be onto this like a rat up a drainpipe...if he knew.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1352981898' post='1870041'] Fender "luthiers" have no idea how to make something like that...[/quote] What? Are you suggesting they can't do custom? Outrageous.

Headless, graphite bolt on neck, chambered body, semi parametric eq. and custom soapbar pickups.

I've taken up guitar while waiting.

I don't gig on guitar because I'm still learning. However I have the following favourite patches: [list] [*]Joe Satriani patch with Marshall-ish feedbacking distortion, delay, wah and chorus [*]Nile Rodgers patch with clean Fender-ish sound and wah [*]David Gilmour patch with clean Fender-ish sound, flanger and multi tap delay. [*]Andy Summers patch with clearn Fenderish sound, reverb, flanger and slap back delay. [*]The Edge patch with clean vox-ish sound, and multiple stereo ping-pong delays. [/list] Plus a generic rawk overdrive patch for crunchy power chords.