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Everything posted by lowregisterhead
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New (that's pre-owned but new to me) bass day! SKC Bogart 5 string arrived yesterday, quick string change this morning and spent the day in the studio with it today. Plays great, records beautifully!
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Just replacing my signature, and can't find my feedback thread... sorry, am I being dim??
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Following the example of our venerable colleague Les, I frequented a very nice purveyor of quality kebabs post-gig last night in Kingston-Upon-Thames. By the time we got there (about 1am) they had sold out of lamb donner, so I had a chicken donner instead. A little greasy, but quite palatable. Our visit all went without incident, but I found out this morning that after I left, the guitarist's missus was involved in an altercation with a bunch of lairly, drug-fuelled, loud-mouthed clubbers, who took exception to her simply because she's Asian. She's a fiesty lass, so she stood her ground, but although there were no physical injuries, she got pushed around and called some things that I won't repeat here. I hope (perhaps in vain) that when the perpetrators woke up this morning they felt thoroughly ashamed of themselves. A sad end to an otherwise lovely evening.
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The walking dead come out here too in the early hours. Nobeeds really. I don't think they would get away with victimising an Asian looking lass ( or any lass) here. Somebody would definitely step in. Besides, virtually all the takeaways are owned by Asians and all the taxi drivers that pick up on the long 'food stretch' are Asian too. Wouldn't be long before the walking dead were given the Rick Grimes treatment!
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DPD... what a shower of cowboys! Despite multiple requests, they continue to leave stuff on my doorstep without getting it signed for. Expensive stuff!!
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I've had one or two issues with a few couriers
Once, a passing stranger knocked on my door to say he'd picked up a small parcel with my address on it....
It was lying in the gutter some 60 or 70 yards from my house, and some kid had kicked it across the road!
It wasn't bass or music-related gear, but it was fairly delicate. Fortunately, it had been really well packed
My front garden / drive is 20 feet long - Had the courier just left it on the pavement? Grrr -
Maddening. The thing that rankles is I had an email from the supplier the day before stating that ‘safe place’ delivery was not an option, and a signature was required because of the value of the item (nearly a grand). As I knew I was unlikely to be at home I logged in via the DPD app and changed the delivery to my neighbour, which was duly confirmed by email. I got the alert with the one-hour delivery window, and got another alert saying it had been delivered, complete of a photograph of the box, left sitting on my doorstep! Needless to say, no signature was obtained. I did consider whether I could just say I didn’t receive it as it wasn’t signed for, but I’m too honest...
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Just got a set of Newtone strings... never heard of them until a few weeks ago, and initial impressions are very good. Quite a bit firmer than my usual D'Addarios, but full, bright and consistent. I shall report back after tomorrow night's rehearsal...
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I always found Newtone helpful. I had a set of five DBEs made to order. I got them weeks quicker than the order I had placed at the same time with a major Derby shop - Cackle and Run. For me there is a bonus in that it's nice to support a manufacturing business in my area.
I brought my Steinberger in to the old workshop and it was measured up to make perfectly tapered B and E strings. They've gone onto better premises now.
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