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Can't argue with the description. The builder has used some oak - yes it's hardwood, but reputedly not a tonewood!

The bass part isn't hard but the lead guitar solo is a pig.

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1471555728' post='3114051'] ... even my earliest fumblings brought me an incredible new kind of joy... [/quote] Let's just hope Discreet doesn't find this thread

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1471204050' post='3111269'] I recall reading that he covered the important bits up (wax or resin or something) so no-one could work out exactly how the amps were wired. [/quote] [quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1471206424' post='3111284'] I heard a rumour (and nothing more) that someone took a peek under some of the covered circuitry and it was just a Tube Screamer providing the overdrive. [/quote] That's completely plausible, considering that a fair few Marshall valve heads have a solid state distortion circuit (think Boss DS1) in the front end, and their Yngwie Malmsteen signature head incorporates a DOD 250!

I love tremolo on a slow number. MmMmMmMm...

I play 99% fingerstyle now, but I have never snapped a bass string, not even when I only played with a pick. Also I have never broken an electric guitars string on a gig, and only once in a rehearsal.

I rarely take a second bass to a gig but I always have spare strings. On a guitar gig I always take 2 guitars, partly because I like having the option of different-sounding instruments.

I use coated strings on acoustic guitar. They feel about half a guitar-string-gauge heavier than the number on the pack. I don't think you'd notice on a bass.

I used to lie on my back on the floor and get a girl to stand on my stomach, but that was before I started playing bass.

Your English is much better than my Polish!

I'm not sure I hold with going rig-less - that would be way less kit to GAS over!

I had a VM4 and it never sounded 'scooped' to me. The JM5 (or TM5) has a J pickup where the VM4 has a P, so that could have something to do with it.

I bought a guitar from Canada via eBay. The seller was a Canadian retailer, who arranged shipping at about £40. The final leg of the journey was by UPS (I think) and it arrived within a week of purchase. A month later I got a bill from them for import duty and handling - d'oh! I'm not certain, but I think eBay's international shipping service now means duties can be paid up-front, thus avoiding the handling fee at this end.

Not one for me, but top marks for a well-thought-out ad!

For sound, convenience and space-saving, go for a U-bass. Acoustic bass guitars are huge, often a chore to play, and don't sound like much in a band context. I tried 2 Ashbury's and was not impressed - read about my U-bass shopping trip [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/284295-nubd-kala/page__p__3042215__hl__nubd__fromsearch__1#entry3042215"]here[/url]. I ended up with a Kala, which so far has impressed all who see and hear it with its cuteness and massive sound!

Yup, mainly drive and EQ.

Bought a pedal from Nash, it arrived within 36 hours well-packed and in mint condition.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1470912909' post='3109292'] Rotten band using gear set with rotten eq choices playing Sex On Fire/Dakota badly/out of time equals huge success in most places. [/quote] Plenty of bands haven't a clue where the '1' is in Sex On Fire

No but it had a very good review in Guitarist magazine - it's now on [url="http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/epiphone-gary-clark-jr-blak-blu-casino-630173"]Music Radar[/url].

Welcome aboard Josie, I hope you find the encouragement you deserve on this forum. Don't forget to head over to the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/forum/31-theory-and-technique/"]Theory and Technique[/url] section - it will do more to improve your playing than GASing over gear!