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[quote name='mike257' post='150899' date='Mar 4 2008, 10:17 AM']I think I've had the luckiest escape from dings.... I was playing a show in a rock club of questionable sophistication in Warrington, we'd finished up and started loading out of the fire doors next to the stage. I'd stopped to track down my bottle of water when someone grabs me and says the words you never want to hear.... "Hey mate, some smackhead's just made off out the door with your guitar!" He'd grabbed the nearest thing off our guitar stand and legged it into the darkness. The load out stopped and we made off in after him. We eventually caught up with him, he'd dumped it in a patch of grass just off the main road, and tried to make an exit from the seven angry scousers who were in hot pursuit. Unbelievably, we got it back to the venue, and there wasn't a single scratch or dent on it. Those things are indestructible [/quote] Which bass did he make off with, you stay very mysterious the whole way through

[quote name='coasterbass' post='151619' date='Mar 5 2008, 11:54 AM']Flea - On You Oughta Know, Alanis Morrisette; and again on [b]Butterfly by CrazyTown[/b][/quote] I KNEW IT. Thought a bassist that good couldnt be in a band that ass...

Never heard of them, though i expect that £15 for 3 packs wojnt get you much in the way of quality haha. I loved to be proved wrong though, so make sure you tell us your views of them

i thought all streamers had curved backs? Looks like a rockbass to me...

[quote name='Mr Cougar' post='136706' date='Feb 8 2008, 05:01 PM']I've been sorely tested by one of these before, they look awesome, great players, they obviously picked good instruments to chrome up, trouble is, after a while they are just streamers.[/quote] What's that supposed to mean?

I have no doubt that most of the veterans prowling these boards are away of this, but just thought I'd highlight this for anyone who hasnt heard of it: [url="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/takeitaway/"]http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/takeitaway/[/url] Basically you can buy any musical item and pay for it in 10 payments, one of them up front as a deposit, the rest monthly over 9months, and you can take away the item straight away. The best bit is that its [b]interest free[/b], so it costs the same amount as if you bought it outright there and then, you just get to pay it over 9 months, so you're actually paying less as your money is in your account accruing interest or longer Have used it myself earlier today to buy an instrument and it seems darn nifty, its essentially an interest free loan. The shop owners seem a bit less willing to knock a bit of money off, but thats mnot a hge issue for me. "Can be used for instuments up to £2000 or as a part payment towards an instrument of £2000 or above" I expect this may cause some sudden and quite severe GASsing around here

has anyone used this: [url="http://www.myus.com/cgi-bin/members/rates.cgi"]http://www.myus.com/cgi-bin/members/rates.cgi[/url] (mentioned a few pages ago, i know) Was just wondering if you tell them how much to declare the item as being worth? Thanks

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='89346' date='Nov 16 2007, 12:44 PM']I was gonna say there are other builders - but seeing as the guy is in Leeds there is not much point [/quote] holy crap he's in sheffield and i never knew...

oddly enough, I think that removing the controls improves the look of fender basses a billion fold and I've never realised that until now... Schmexy!

oh thats hawt