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I'm trying to source Tuners for a 1980 Jazz Bass Neck. It looks from the rear of the headstock as if these would fit but I've never seen them before. Each tuner space on the headstock only has 2 holes for screws but these don't feel screwed but just as if they have been used for locating the pegs such as on rear of each Tuner in the photo. The bushing has then been used to lock them in place, in fact there are code indentations on the rear headstock where it looks as if the writing on the tuners has pressed into the wood as it has been tightened. Does anyone with knowledge of JB's from this era know if these are correct, and if not what should fit please? I'd like to keep the neck as period as possible...! [url="http://www.partsisparts.net/products/1680/Fender-Bass-Tuner.htm"]http://www.partsisparts.net/products/1680/...-Bass-Tuner.htm[/url]

Mmmmm. nice!

I had tickets to see Snake Davis with Hamish Stuart last December but was ill ( I'm never ill!) that night with a 24 hour virus. Forgot all about it, till the Promoter emailed me in late October this year that the next day Snake was on with Burden of Paradise and to come along. So me and Mrs Y5S went along not knowing what to expect ( we'd never seen a Snake show but had seen the AWB, hence the original Snake/Hamish interest). Snake was appearing as Burden of Paradise with Snake Davis on sax and flute, Helen Watson on vocals, Dave Bowie on double bass, and Mark Creswell on guitar. What a great gig, Dave Bowie on DB was superb (looked a bit different since I saw him at Newcastle City Hall in 1972 on the Ziggy Stardust Tour) and it wasn't until I got home and did some research that I realised Helen Watson had recorded with Little Feat ( mind who didn't in the 70's!). No drums, just the musicians mentioned above, superb originals and adaptations of soul classics (Games People Play), a thoroughly great evening at Coopers in Guiseley. Big Thanks to Keith, Mr Bassman

Sounds like a bit of a pipe dream to me.....

I'm out....

I love those first 3 albums, bought them as they came out when I was a student from 73-76. There was a joy in their vocals and variety in the songs which I don't hear in their much more recent work. Still appreciate Aja and the like but Everthing must Go and Two against Nature are too "chugga chugga" guitar riffs for me...

[quote name='Mateybass' post='647831' date='Nov 7 2009, 01:44 AM']My battery just ran out this weekend. It was the original battery from when I bought the bass in February this year. If anyone finds out what the exact cause is, perhaps they could let me know so I can add it to my list and maybe work out a procedure for those who's basses are out of warranty. Cheers Ian[/quote] 8 months, I barely got 8 hours! I've got my local shop on to the Stagg rep, D Hunter on Monday, so will see what transpires....

I'm getting less than 8 hours per battery, and yes, I'm unplugging the lead inbetween times. Sounds like it needs the mod? (not the Moderator, who although very good, would perhaps not regard repairs as part of his duties?)

Having just played the Worlds End to a packed house tonight you may be interested to know Simon is away in the States at the moment and back on Thursday. Oh, and BTW its "e" before "i" Keith

For anyone in Knaresborough tonight, Idle Hands are at the Worlds End, and on Sunday, starting around 7.15 we are at The Suburban Style Bar, Bingley. New singer Amy will be debuting on home turf................... [url="http://www.myspace.com/idlehandstrio"]http://www.myspace.com/idlehandstrio[/url]

Could be worth speaking to guitarguitar as youappear to have connected it up correctly (I assume you have checked the speakon cable works). Just a thought , on Markbass the speakon also takes jack plugs, have you tried jacks into the middle of the speakons? Just another thought from the photos, have the speakons turned and "clicked in"?

I go to a Jam night with the intention of playing new material, trouble is those who attend do the same old rubbish each time, mind one week we did some Zappa! Impressed you played with the flu mind.....

Just bought a white gel pen today, hopefully bright and long-lasting enough to gig with the dots therein made....

You can get some dots you stick on yourself and then shine a special pen at them for a couple of minutes which gives 2 hours of glow..... so no modifications to your Bass.

Stagg EDB, LMII and MarkBass T102