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Hi Mick, Welcome to BC. Teach us newbies sumten. As to cheap basses, what I think I've learned from here is that the Yamaha RBX is great, and beats the hull out of the Ibby in the same price range. For RBX prices (roughly), Squier do a short scale Jaguar without all the switches, whilst a 34" scale Jaguar is somewhat more expensive (here in Norway at least). Alos have a look at a used Squier CV (or VM). Don't remember if they come in Jaguar (think they do), but at least come as Precision and Jazz. Good luck with the chase! Enjoy! best, bert

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1347633927' post='1803384'] Makes Steinberger look hopelessly over engineered. [/quote] Fantastic! Yes, I'll do that. Now reteach me: I get quarter tones that way, yes? j-best, j-bert

Sorry to say I was taken in by the seller's description "replacement neck". Now I wasn't really gonna put it on an existing Jazz, but I thought I'd build a body out of a huge piece of old hardwood I still haven't used after decades. Should have seen the signs though. The neck pocket demands were actually precise and not hidden deeply in the text at all. [attachment=118346:Jazz replacement neck.jpg] [b]EVILBAY!!!![/b] best, bert

Folks, Just having ordered a J neck - - cheaply I must add, seeing the amount of wood that is involved - - I'm getting cold feet because I never thought of the body required. What say you? best, bert

[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1347476544' post='1801448'] [/quote] Looks great. What is it? best, bert

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1347623032' post='1803150'] I don't care [/quote] You don't care, therefore you are ... ???

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1347569408' post='1802670'] I just noticed the signature of tauzero... [/quote] WHAT! You didn't read my post about it a few weeks back? Sacrilege if I ever sawrit. That said, Tauzero's sig must be one of the best [b]ever[/b]. At some point, somebody needs to explain it to the lucky ones who did not have Latin in secondary school. D*mmit, I just remember they even taught us Latin in music college because of the Gregorian chant. Never taught us this though. I may have to write a Gregorian chant on these lyrics. With added fretbuzz for cheap Spector. OK then, for the lucky ones: (look away if you don't wanna see the spoiler) Coitum = the act of copulation volatilum = state of being airy, up in the air, flying non = not dono = I give Cool or what? best, bert

[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1347553653' post='1802407'] Oooops! Cheers bud [/quote] You're welcome, of course. But do you have any, ANY idea about how this came about? The page code seemed to show a correctly set up link with free text, but with the freetext taking up the link space and vice versa. I'm wondering coz I'd like to write links on BC with only the freetext showing. That way the server uses less bandwidth (no vid visible) whilst the links still being very clear to the reader. best, bert

Hi Eckie, Welcome to BC! Feel free to be part of the banter and enlighten us. Enjoy! bert

As far as I understand, we've never established whether the neck is slightly twisted or is irregular. Have we? Since I'm a newbie, I can't delve into this, but my Axl's neck was twisted, and no choice of action would make it silent. Many decades ago, I was also trying to play a guitar that had a bump on the fretboard. Thought it better to mention it and be wrong than leaving it unmentioned. best, bert

[quote name='simonc61' timestamp='1347536084' post='1802058'] the flipping bridge is 6 quid now, not £5.10![/quote] Ah! Thanks for letting us know. Also, it finally explains your facial expression: Commiserations, lad. best, bert

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1347495089' post='1801781'] Dude's pretty stylin. Figured I'd try an cop his style, does it work for me?[/quote] SoCoSaK (streams of coffee on screen and keyboard). Please don't do that to me anymore. Now where's the socosak smiley when you need it? best, bert

I think it's about time we get off Wishface's back. best, bert

Hi Scanbran, Welcome to the surface! Keep on enjoying and don't be a stranger. Lovely about your daughter getting the short scale. best, bert

Prego, Ghiandaia azzurra. I thought of writing down the text in English, but it seemed hardly worth it, as one just knows what's being said. "What a great sound", "They were great builders in the old days", "I'm so happy I'm allowed to play the thing", etc. arrivederci, alberto

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1347408726' post='1800556'] Note to self - vet everything I ever write on this site, ever [/quote] Noooooo! I learned this from my ex: "Every error is a gift. Present it with joy and receive it with gratitude. Have fun." She struggling with Dutch, and me with Norwegian, we've had a lot of joy from these things. best, bert

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1347404553' post='1800526'] I think in that context it would be "cue". But I didn't want to say! :-) [/quote] Yeah, but I had a [s]pendant[/s] penchant for "queue". Slightly more fun that way.

... and "queue" /pendant

For me, a P has that sound of coming home to the cosy, comfy past. I love doing a P on my cricket bat. My "career" started in '80 or '81 with a P copy that I suppose may have been a Cort. It wasn't as bad as most P copies hanging in music shops those days. Have no idea whether that one really sounded like a P, but neither that nor a real P has ever bothered me, or sounded uninteresting. That said, listening to early Rays or Streamers (or what were the old WWs called) back in the days, was a different ballgame, and a "sensation extraordinaire" much like listening to Chris Squire. Pardon my French. These days, I can't imagine living my whole life without a P, but if I'd have to choose, I'd rather live with only a Bongo than only a P - and by a large, large margin. Will get me a P though. Soon! best, bert

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1347395296' post='1800331'] Nearly...it's just a 12 bar shuffle in 4/4 in G. I've never heard a semitone slide down to the V chord in the turnaround....generally on the track it's a standard chromatic walk to the chord-C,C#,D [/quote] Ah! Like me, you too missed the armadillo. best, bert

Hey Mark, Welcome to BC! Nice to see another Welshy, even though you guys do tend to be half of the membership here anyway. Me, I decided in 2004 that Welshland was my second or third home country, but that was before my campervan almost was blown away at South Stack near Holyhead. Anyway, enjoy the site, and be careful getting to know people here. Dodgy people, and they'll get you smitten with bad cases of GAS disease. best, bert

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1347391025' post='1800220'] or fire off an armadillo or something[/quote] Ah! The missing link. NOW I get it. 6/8 it be then. Thanks for explaining. best, bert

Hehehe. Ruverry! You better be glad Leo died, or he'd join J*hn H*ll and St*rling B*ll in sueing you from here to H*ll. b*st, b*rt

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1347258157' post='1798466'] Our bank this end wanted £24 for £509 changed to however many Euros. They said the bank at the other end would charge but they couldn't tell me how much .[/quote] Maybe you met the same thing as I did: that they don't know how much the other bank will charge, so they just charge you a way too high amount so they're in the clear themselves. This is why I never choose (in the netbank, in my case) that either I or the person on the other side must pay all costs. "Shared costs" is best, and when you're the paying party, you can just add some quid (I use to add between 6 and 10 quid) to cover the recipient's costs. best, bert

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1347384426' post='1800084'] A mid-tempo 12 bar in 6/8 where the distinguishing feature is a semi-tone slide down to the 5 at the end of the turnaround. [/quote] May I divert the thread to ask: 1) Is this really counted that way? I'd expect stuff like that to be counted 4/4, and the punctuation to be implied. Then again, me is a classical boy. 2) the semi-tone slide down is not heard by me off YT. Is it one some versions only or is it me just being deaf? I seem to hear silence from the bass, or that it follows the guitar, twice doing a semitone up. I only ask because I want to learn about popular music and its vocabulary. best, bert