Sean

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='86682' date='Nov 10 2007, 10:27 PM']Superglue them. Pop and squirt some into the hole.[/quote] +100 I've been doing it regularly and you get so much respect from pussy guitarists and bitchboy horn section players who think you are so "hardcore" , bless 'em.

[quote name='paul, the' post='85754' date='Nov 9 2007, 12:39 AM']I saw a blues brothers band with a TE 410. Awesome tone, very professional.[/quote] Nothing to do with me! :ph34r:

And the winner is... Martin.

I've never liked the quilt top Laklands very much - the back of the body is stunning but overall I wouldn't give it houseroom.

Cancelled!

Good to have you back in the gang, Zoe. That's one hell of a cool avatar action shot you got there!

After Blue Darryl's first night at rehearsal last night I know I won't be fitting a J-Retro. For me it doesn't need it, I love the sound of these Aeros through my GK. We went through It's Raining Men (camp? who sir? me sir? no sir!), We Are Family, Blame it on the Boogie and I Want You Back and this bass sounds right. I broke one of our big rules last night because I just couldn't stop slapping the thing between songs but the guys are pretty understanding about new toys; I know I won't get away with it next week!

[quote name='obbm' post='81936' date='Oct 31 2007, 08:32 PM']Nice one Sean. I like the purple strings too.[/quote] They're actually pink ones, Dave. I ordered Purple Passion but they got lost in the post from the USA and the nice chap sent me some pink ones instead which show up as purple anyway which makes me think what the purple ones look like!

I picked this up at the weekend. It's a 2003 model with Aero pickups. It came with a hard Gator case which is the best case I've had by far and it also came with schaller straplocks and a beautiful Levy's extra-wide black leather strap which is beautifully soft. The bass weighs in at 8.75 lbs which is pretty light and about half way between it's 44-02 and 55-02 stable mates. I'll put some better pics up at the weekend when I can get some natural light. It lives up to its reputation and then some - this is the most instantly impressive instrument I've played in years. It feels like your old favourite within seconds of playing it. The Aeros are very ballsy and hugely different to the Fralins that are fitted to some of these; it suprised me how different they actually are. There's a pick guard on order from Jeannie's and I'm not saying what colour it is until it comes but I will say that I nearly had an orange pearl but changed my mind at last minute It's nice to see that the frets are above the binding, it worried me on my old Jazz Deluxe that if the frets ever needed sorting out the binding would have to be redone - not the case with these.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='81013' date='Oct 29 2007, 08:48 PM']How do those play? Like higher quality jazzes? (OTPJ=Lakland Noob!)[/quote] I'd liken my 44-02 to something like a cross between a Sterling and a Jazz. It really has it's own character and the toggel switch enables a huge tonal pallette ( ) which can everything from Jazz to P to MM and lots of other sounds of its own that are amazing for slapping. The neck is slightly chunkier than a Jazz at 1.6" at the nut

When I run my Tascam Bass Trainer off the mains I get a tink shock off the strings of my bass. The unit is really noisy when running on the AC too. Any suggestions as to how to cure? Thanks Sean

email kirk at lakland dot com - he'll advise on anything related and is quick at getting back.

There's a fill in Stuart Clayton's slap book that is near enough to use, I stole it and tweaked it slightly. I've also thought that it sounds more authentic in the fifth position. Simon, I can hear ghost notes in the one on the record, I'm sure.

I'm not given to asking these kind of questions but Sadowsky Metros have come onto my radar lately and I was wondering if anyone here has any experience of them? How, if at all they compare with a Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub and whether they really are worth double what a non-export Fender MIJ would cost. They certainly have a lot more kudos (for me anyway) than a USA Fender Deluxe for the money but are they really all that? The Sadowsky range certainly look superbly finished and have an amazing reputation and many "name users" but I've never played one and never really spoken to anyone who has had one. What do we all think?

[quote name='obbm' post='76917' date='Oct 20 2007, 11:26 AM']It's about someone who picked up a dead 1984 Trace 1110 combo from Bassworld for free, got it repaired for a small sum and is now gigging with it. The interesting bit is that it was probably a prototype, being serial number 002 and was probably evaluated by Mark King as it has his name inside it. Now you don't need to buy the magazine.[/quote] That was my Trace - I put it up on Bassworld and Matt Smith collected it from me. I recognised it and him as soon as I opened BGM this morning. My mate asked me if I was gutted but I'm glad it's gone off to a good home otherwise it would still be in my garage or more than likely been cannibalised by a friend of mine up the road. Nice story and I'm glad to see it's now having the use it deserves.

[quote name='R,5,R,5...' post='8964' date='May 30 2007, 07:09 AM']A friend of mine and my former guitarist had a Gibson SG repaired that had snapped at the headstock. It too was a splintery mess. Seemed to work; he's still playing it 5 years later.[/quote] I've seen Dave Dearnaley in Cardiff do this exact repair - the SG is still being gigged nearly every night of the week to this day. I reckon it'd be about £150 for that repair.

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I'm also using the Tascam MP-BT1. Superb piece of kit, I was really impressed with the build quality, aluminium chassis and very high quality plastics. The on-board effects are superb and very usable. It's so handy to be able to take with me when I'm working away or want to be in a different room or just need to check stuff at rehearsals. Built in battery like a mobile phone too. The Korg Pandora PX-5D is out soon too and that would be worth checking out as it has tons of extra features over the PX-4 versions. This was in the Korg magazine that came through my door on Saturday.

[quote name='dood' post='72999' date='Oct 11 2007, 06:44 PM']To bablance up the discussion, Yes I do agree that single pedals are better in that you can pick and choose what you really need. However buying 20 boutique pedals and all those power supplies, special cases.. leads lahdee dah dee dah is an expensive business. That money could go towards a very high end rack system, no switching delay, no hisses and buzzes, no dodgy lead problems.. and best of all, much much lighter and easier to carry ;o)[/quote] Sorry to hijack but what are the products out there for rack mounted effects for bass? What's good and what's not? Thanks Sean

[quote name='rodl2005' post='73125' date='Oct 12 2007, 12:33 AM']can use a carpet de odouriser- like a powder- for the case. Just sprinkle it in & leave it in .[/quote] "Do the Shake & Vac and put the freshness back, do the Shake & Vac and put the freshness back, when you're carpet smells fresh, your room does too so everytime you vacuum you know just what to do..." I used to be in a band that covered that jingle! :wacko:

Sunday's gig has just been canceled for reasons I know nothing about so if you were going to turn up there, please don't. Here's the main set list Peter Gunn Theme & I Can’t Turn you Loose She Caught The Katy Gimme Sum Lovin’ Treat Her Right I Got Everything I Need Almost Minnie The Moocher Take Me To The River Guilty Riot In Cell Block No. 9 Jailhouse Rock Green Onions Soul Man Hard To Handle Do You Love Me Rawhide Flip Flop Fly Mustang Sally In The Midnight Hour Shake A Tail Feather Sweet Home Chicago Everybody Needs Somebody Closing – I Can’t Turn You Loose There's also Land of 1000 Dances, Think and Who's Making Love which get thrown in sometimes.

All replies now done. If anyone else fancies getting in touch to suss out what is a great fun band this is, give me a shout.

Please bear with me this weekend about getting back to everyone. There has been a tremendous response to this which is very pleasing indeed. I went to see Rush last night and got in at 1.30 am, I'm out looking at houses today (I need to rent somewhere and I need to buy somewhere too) and I have a rehearsal with another project tonight. I'll promise I'll get back to everyone on email, phone and PM before Sunday evening. The next rehearsal is on Wednesday at The White Hart in Caldicot - directions on the gigs page of the website wwww.thebrothersblue.co.uk - everybody welcome, just come along and have a chat. We sometimes have an open door rehearsal so everyone is used to being watched. Looking forward to seeing you all. Sean

Seeing and hearing Nathan Watts on TV was a suprise, you really don't expect him to be as camp as he is. One of my favourite bass players and one of those people whose playing I loved before I even knew who it was. Sir Duke has been dissected by so many of us, it's a wonderful piece.