BassTractor

[quote name='Westie9' timestamp='1379065393' post='2208228'] it's starting to wear a little thin now unfortunately..... [/quote] One that will never wear thin is: "You know I need this one, but I really do love you! "

BTW, use WHOIS or a trusted registrar to check domain names and avoid trouble with shady companies claiming them if they think it's generic enough to take the risk.

FWIW, here in Norway, and possibly transferable to the UK, it's said that MasterCard should be avoided when shopping internationally, as they have hostile currency rates. VISA have an annual fee, but good currency rates.

The laws of physics always work, as do geometry and logic, at least on this low level. A bass guitar with a shimmable bolt-on neck is essentially like two planks connected by a hinge. As long as the strings are straight, and StingrayPete claims they are, then it does not matter at all whether you move the left plank or the right plank. This however has one exception: the possible thickness that the shim introduces in the equation, as in the [b]lift[/b] it provides the neck. That again depends on what the shim is supposed to do, how the pocket is made (its length), how and where neck and body are attached to each other (placement of screws in relation to placement of shim). When the neck is lifted, this does slightly change the effect of the curvature of the neck. Mind you: the purpose of the shim is change of angle, not lifting. However, this slight complication does not detract from the fact that two planks and a hinge are the essence. BRX is right. SRPete is simply wrong. Minute changes at nut and saddle, or indeed pickup angle, probably don't even have theoretical interest. Fact. IMO.

My Aria bass weighs next to nothing, and as a result I can't weigh it on my scales, as they need 4 kg as a minimum. Edit for spelling: Air bass!

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1378984032' post='2207293'] what concerns me is that this thread is not a joke... [/quote] Says who? I've not seen one single mention of someone being serious, and several mentions of this all being very tongue-in-cheek. But yes, I'm sure the phenomenon does exist, and I'm not [s]proud of it[/s] in favour of it. ( FWiW, I've never hidden any bass from my ex. )

[quote name='alittlebitrobot' timestamp='1378927829' post='2206699'] Hey, BassTractor. I just happened to see this on eBay. [url="http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BRAND-NEW-Ibanez-BTB7-Maple-Bubinga-Walnut-Neck-Through-Hardshell-Case-/300963939850?hash=item4612d9460a"]http://www.ebay.ie/i...=item4612d9460a[/url] and check out those import charges... 1745.78 dollars all told. [/quote] Thanks, mate! I wish I had the money. Ah well, new chances will come.

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1378948924' post='2207002'] I'm a lefty too, I read the the Guardian. [/quote] Ah. Slight misunderstanding. See, this thread is not about that kind of lefty. It's about whether you read it the normal way (in Arabic or Hebrew) or in one of those righty languages like English.

Guilty. Maybe I got too used to right-handed grand pianos and right-handed church organs (discriminating lot, those church organs!) back in my days, Idunno, but: A left-handed guitar is impossible for me. Everything about it is just as wrong as trying to throw with my right arm or to kick with my right foot. Do my kayaking with a left-handed paddle though, and in playing tennis to some degree have two forehands and two backhands. Four hands! This stuff never ceases to amaze me.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1378865486' post='2205797'] She had no idea they were coming [/quote] Er ... hate to break the news to you, Milty, but: "THE FLOWERS ARRIVED!" She'd been humming for quite a while already: "Lalalalala ... Ma'tin bin baaad. Momma's gettin' flowahz..."

Hey Gingerbear, Welcome! This was the second mentioning of Vesters in just a few weeks (that I saw). Is yours one that we might like to see a leatle peacture of? If you're interested, here's that Vester thread: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/214487-vester-bass-guitar-or-is-it-an-ibanez-sr-5-string/ Enjoy the site! best, bert

[quote name='mikebass456' timestamp='1378837118' post='2205401'] Oops sorry - have I overstepped protocol here? I'll kick back a bit until the newbie tag disappears. [/quote] Overstepped protocol? Nooo way. We don't even know what that is. Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression. I was just trying to be lighthearted, and joke a little about your "modesty". I'll kick back a bit until the gay fanny tickler tag disappears.

Are we still on the same planet, Steve? Just in case: that picture is from them interwebs, my campervan was a lot cheaper than that one, I haven't been in Gaerwen since 2009, and took up the bass in 2011. But yes, I admit to having been in Gaerwen several times between 2004 and 2009, and will PM you if I manage to get back to Anglesey. I owe you a pint or two, three by now. At the Gaerwen Arms of course. As to the music, thanks very much for the kind offer! What's the medium or channel that gives bands like yours the most support? I'll PM you.

Great! Congrats with that one. Honeyburst is what made me eat my words about "never a burst". It's luvverly, imho.

Vanderkley Aurora Genz Benz ShuttleMax Genz Benz Streamliner Music Man Bongo 6-HHp Ibanez BTB-7 NT (though I dislike its looks) [url="http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/IbanezBTB-7NT-0_zpse0fdd265.jpg.html"][/url]

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1378754917' post='2204339'] This is one of the reasons I always play naked. [/quote] Huh? Us others have to [b]avoid[/b] playing naked so no hard parts damage our basses.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1378756256' post='2204368'] I am, too. I would have kept the strings AND kicked a baby - just for the hell of it. [/quote] You dishonourable man!!! That's good food you're ruining! You also pinch the fruit and greengroceries in your local food store?

[quote name='Leen2112' timestamp='1378740604' post='2204010'] Sorry if your thinking 'oh not another bloody bass player on this forum'! [/quote] What!!!???!!!??? You've got cameras in my castle now too? This stalking just has to stop!!! I deplorecommand you!

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1378738878' post='2203967'] do people actually hide stuff like this from their partners? [/quote] From what I can see, it seems more prevalent in some circles than in others. Guy I know knows a lot of blokes, and he has enormous amounts of stories about exactly that, or rather: what happened when they were found out. In his circles, it seems all the blokes do it, and they all know about everyone's doing it. That was new to me.

Hey Pat, Welcome! How about church jazz? Swedish sax bloke Arne Domnérus did some very sensitive and beautiful jazz versions of christian melodies on "Evergreens fra Kanaan" / "Evergreens from Kanaan". Enjoy! best, bert

Welcome, Leen! So you play bass, eh? Anyway, enjoy!

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1378652818' post='2202798'] Can someone put me out of my misery? [/quote] Of course, I'll oblige. Just PM me your name and address. Steel, copper or dum-dum?

At the Dutch bass guitar forum, Peter is very highly regarded for the quality of his work. That's all I know. Oh, and I know that the brand name is a stellar Daft Pun.

Well, in the words of Shania Twain, that don't impress me much. Feedback is essential, if it's reasonable and honest. Have you PMed them asking for feedback? Not that one should have to, but still.