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  1. Clarky
    Fair point but I think its the amp thats lacking. I just picked up an Orange Terror Bass (again, I know ..) as a stop-gap until I can get hold of a Handbox WB-100 all valve amp (not currently on sale but apparently they are in the works)
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    "Right Said Fred" are the best band ever, just ahead of "Rene and Renata" OK, utter 💩 but its Friday night and I have nothing of value to say, and the use of multiple carriage returns seems popular
  3. Clarky
    Looks superb, enjoy!
  4. Clarky
    @knicknack had a try-out on the bass last night. I am hoping he will be along shortly to supply some unbiased third-party feedback on his experience with it.
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    If I peer inside I can see a block of wood about (I guess) 4 inches wide where the body joins the neck. I tried taking photos (example attached) but these are not as clear as my vision. I assume that means it has been strengthened to "standard"? The former owner told me the neck had been reset so I guess that may have happened as part of the process.
  7. Clarky
    Hiya, I honestly do not know what a neck block is. Happy to take a load of pics if it helps answer the question?
  8. Clarky
    Well his album Tierra features bass player Ewen Vernal, formerly of Deacon Blue. OK, tenuous ...!
  9. Clarky
    Tried that early on in this thread with flamenco guitarist Vicente Amigo, who I absolutely adore, but fell on stony ground!!! A diss-fest is always likely to get more traction. Also, a band I really like, who do not seem to get the BC thumbs up, are Uncle Tupelo, alt-country rockers who eventually spawned Wilco and Son Volt.
  10. Clarky
    ELO. Can't stand their pompous over-produced Beatles-influenced music yet I seem to be in a tiny minority on BC, where adulation seems to be order of the day whenever the name comes up. Bah humbug, waves stick etc
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    Although I can thoroughly recommend (for those who like a quirky musically-related read) 'Nina Simon's Gum', authored by Bad Seed, Warren Ellis. It is literally about a piece of her chewing gum but an engaging read. Believe it or not! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nina-Simones-Gum-Memoir-Things/dp/0571365639/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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    Dissing NWOBHM? Surely everyone remembers the classic 'Angel Witch' by ermmm 'Angel Witch' with the unforgettable chorus: "You're an angel witch, you're an angel witch You're an angel witch, you're an angel witch" Or the classic 'Name, rank and serial number' by Fist* * cough, I have this on vinyl somewhere in my mother's house
  13. Clarky
    it can be seen in the 4th picture - its where the tension of the strings can over time cause the heel end of the bridge to lift slightly from the surface of the bass. Commonly seen in older Ricks and, as long as not extreme, not an issue
  14. Clarky
    Amazing VFM, must be one of biggest bargains on BC. Would be mine were it not for my 'OCD nutter' (copyright Mrs C) aversion to overhangs on my cab. GLWYS!
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    Example, see c.2:20 in
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    Lead guitarist plays a Gibson Les Paul through a loud Marshall (or other valve-driven, he has several) stack
  18. Clarky
    My amp (a class D Ampeg PF500, through a Barefaced Big Baby 2) sounded a bit lacking in oomph, for want of a better word ... OK heft, I said it ... at my blues rock band rehearsal at the weekend. Up against a valve Marshall and a second valve-driven rhythm guitar and solid (but far drom Bonham-esque) drums. Got me to agonising about whether I need a valve amp, a valve-fronted hybrid, a punchy class A/B amp or a higher wattage class D amp. @Happy Jack, who has gigged more than I ever will, said - as the voice of reason - that once through a PA it wouldn't matter a fig. And its true that most - but not all - of my band's gigs are PA assisted. So am I basically worrying about a "problem" that doesn't exist in practice? Stick with what I have? Your thoughts on a postage stamp please 😁
  19. Clarky
    On request, more pics of the scroll. Its picked up lots of scrapes over its 140 year life but these are all superficial - and well-known luthier Malcolm Healey fixed the rattling E tuner referred to in the 2012 BC advert some 8/9 years ago.
  20. Clarky
    To counter my negative, contrarian post on The Who, my most played artist of the last decade is Vicente Amigo, the master nuevo flamenco guitarist. However many times I post up links to his music on the forum, it basically results in tumbleweed!
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    Sacrilege on BC but I think The Who are utter pants. Ahead of (for me) the Rolling Stones in the list of the most overrated bands ever (at least I like Gimme Shelter, can't think of a single Who song I like)
  22. Clarky
    I bought this beauty from the forum 10 years ago. Lovely golden/honeyed colour, some long-since fixed cracks and the neck was reset before I owned it (original FS thread here, explaining provenance and luthier work carried out: Sounds deep, full and fantastic and is fitted with a David Gage Realist pickup and Thomastik Spirocore (medium gauge) strings. Why sell? Well I got the opportunity to buy back my very first DB from Happy Jack which has big sentimental value, even if its a lower quality plywood Zeller, plus I barely ever gig DB these days, so my flatback has basically become a beautiful ornament requiring occasional dusting! Collection only from SW13 London (Barnes) and priced more than fairly at £2500, which is £500 less than the £3k I paid a decade ago. I can supply a basic Hidersine gigbag (brand new replacement as mice ate my other one ....) or maybe you prefer to bring your own heavier duty gigbag to transport it?
  23. Clarky
    Bought some DB strings and all was good!!! Many thanks and ATB, Clarky
  24. Clarky
    The culprit has been identified
  25. Clarky
    Fender Rat-ocaster Always preferred it to the single coil Jerry-caster
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