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howdenspur

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  1. Gone now, thanks for looking!
  2. Bump it up! I'm travelling from Yorkshire to Devon next weekend (28/29th) and back the following weekend (5th) if that helps with any delivery quandaries
  3. Some interest, but this beauty is still here
  4. Cheers Thor😉. Bump!
  5. Talking Heads '77 on Spotify. Terrific stuff - I'm sure I can hear some 10CC influences and their own influence on XTC.
  6. This is a thing of beauty, but alas it’s not getting the play it deserves so I need to move it on... This is a Gretsch G5440LSB (ie long scale bass) in orange which I bought new in early 2014. It is in very good condition and comes with a soft ROKSAK bag. At the moment, I would prefer pick up from DN14 – just off J37 M62 – due to lack of a hard case, but could consider delivery/meet up. Would also consider trades with cash adjustment for Fender Road Worn or Limelight Precision or Jazz. But WHY? Some info from the Grestch website: [b]Model Name: [/b]G5440LSB Electromatic® Hollow Body 34" Long Scale Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, Orange [b]Color: [/b]Orange [b]Bracing: [/b]Sound Post [b]Body Material: [/b]5-Ply Maple [b]Body Finish: [/b]Gloss Urethane [b]Body Back: [/b]5-Ply Arched Maple [b]Body Top: [/b]5-Ply Arched Maple [b]Neck Material: [/b]Maple [b]Scale Length: [/b]34" (864 mm) [b]Number of Frets: [/b]22 [b]Fret Size: [/b]Medium Jumbo [b]String Nut: [/b]Delrin® [b]Nut Width: [/b]1.6875" (42.8 mm) [b]Neck Plate: [/b]None [b]Neck Finish: [/b]Gloss Urethane [b]Fingerboard: [/b]Rosewood [b]Position Inlays: [/b]Hump-Block [b]Bridge Pickup: [/b]Blacktop™ Filter'Tron™ [b]Neck Pickup: [/b]Blacktop™ Filter'Tron™ [b]Controls: [/b]Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone [b]Pickup Switching: [/b]3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup [b]Bridge: [/b]Rosewood-Based 4-Saddle Adjusto-Matic™ [b]Tuning Machines: [/b]Gotoh® Die-Cast [b]Unique Features: [/b]Hump-Block Fret Board Inlays, Bound Body Top and Back, Bound Sound Holes, Bound Fingerboard, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod, "G" Cutout Tailpiece Thanks for looking http://[url="http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014258_zps1e705292.jpg.html"][/url][url="http://"]http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/url] [url="http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg[/IMG][/URL]"]http://[/url][URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [url="http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014261_zpsc6f064a6.jpg.html]"]http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014261_zpsc6f064a6.jpg.html][/url] [IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014261_zpsc6f064a6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [url="http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014264_zpsc27bd26d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014264_zpsc27bd26d.jpg[/IMG][/URL]"]http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014264_zpsc27bd26d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014264_zpsc27bd26d.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/url]
  7. Very nice! Those surf influenced colours would really suit - including Sea Foam Green!
  8. [quote name='Cairobill' timestamp='1473591486' post='3131391'] Working fine [/quote] Indeed it is. Lovely bass and great chops!
  9. Comes up with "this video is private"...do you need to alter the settings?
  10. Definitely a gap in the market there Rob - I'd be interested.
  11. Great video, very informative and those are two lovely basses. You've now got me thinking (sighs, holds head in hands etc)
  12. Fossil Fuel by XTC on Spotify - before hitting their back catalogue in earnest
  13. Last night was probably our last gig for a while in our current incarnation as one of our singers is about to take herself off travelling for up to a year. It was in a pub next to York racecourse on race day, so judging by the punters walking past, some alcohol may have been taken . We were a bit nervous and our tech for the night had some teething problems, but once we got going, we had a hoot. All a bit emotional and end of an era feeling - we're all buddies. We do have another singer (another buddy) lined up as a dep for a few months.
  14. What a great story! As above...go for it!
  15. Another vote for Hatful of Hollow. Great songs, brilliantly played. Words are clever and funny, but I think Mozza needed Marr as an antedote or foil.
  16. That colour combo is great - like it a lot! Has also got me thinking about a Limelight again as an affordable YOB-alike.
  17. Got one too. The orange is quite stunning in the flesh! GLWTS
  18. Stop it. I like it! Incidentally, think dv247 still have some Gibson offers on.
  19. "...cool ammo belt..." What rot.
  20. My first was a purpley red Avon EB0 copy, though I can't remember how I acquired it (1977ish). It was fun but had rather odd build quality, especially in the bridge department. This was traded against a very "well used" Musicmaster from a second hand shop somewhere in Cardiff. I liked it, though the fretwork needed fettling. This went a couple of years later post University and wasn't replaced until 2008 with the arrival of the MIM Precision! I was happy with one bass...until I came to this place
  21. I had a Musicmaster back in the 70s, it had a mahoosive oblong case which I[i] think[/i] (I've had a few sleeps since then) was a Fender case. This one on ebay looks very odd...
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