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MB1. Im glad you posted that picture!..................confusing description?

MB1. I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO! Anything thats not in the charts,anything thats not a [Top Ten hit] cover of a classic,anything with real musicians on it,anything thats not been recorded by somebody hoping to jumpstart there flagging acting career,anything that doesnt sound like somebodys shopping list.anything that doesnt involve 4 familys of people getting on stage, and trying to make somebodys shopping list sound down in the hood!anything that doesnt sound like some small child,trying to be dean martin or frank sinatra.anything that has nothing to do with the osbourne family(sorry ossie).Anything that doesnt realistically sound like someone trying to summon up bealzebub the horn...ed one.anything that Doesnt start off with greeenpeace, and ends up with porsche and ferrari and a change of headwear.can you guess what it is yet? MB1.

[quote name='beerdragon' post='19004' date='Jun 17 2007, 12:27 AM']Watching the Police on bbc4. 1979, brilliant. stings on a fretless.[/quote] MB1. did he not start on double bass? jesus,footage of an ibanez musician fretless!de doo doo doo ,de dah dah dah? MB1.

MB1. No beans im afraid,but ill take your word for it! Hope it gets better soon!

MB1. "whos crapped in the warwick wax?"? creosote? gravy browning? boot polish? linseed oil? cuprinol one coat fence spray? motor oil? wont be trying any of these methods on my LE 2003 blonde maple thumb. MB1.

MB1. Yes, but No, but Why, but?

MB1. "Sweetcorn!" sorry i thought you said cack!

[quote name='Beedster' post='18110' date='Jun 15 2007, 11:05 AM']Simple question, what are the best strings for slap? Cheers Chris.[/quote] MB1. Simple Answer,Whatever your happy with,slap is a style ,not a set of strings.There are more deciding factors involved action,set up,some people like lighter gauge strings some heavier,whatever works for you.no string on the market will ever improve your slap style if your set up and action is miles off the neck. MB1.

MB1. Steve robinson manchesterguitartech is no longer refinishing basses or guitars after he has finished his current backlog so thats that one out the window. any more info on mr green? MB1.

[quote name='presoulnation' post='17411' date='Jun 14 2007, 10:28 AM']Just out of curiosity is anyone on this forum involved in the publication of any bass mags in any sense?[/quote] MB1. Overwater1....... delivers them! MB1.

[quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='17900' date='Jun 14 2007, 09:52 PM']I thought it was Bootsy with the chicken grease?[/quote] MB1. NOPE! Greasy chickens work better on fretless basses,jacos yer kfc dude! MB1.

MB1. Fender knitted/canvas strap with leather ends got three,all black,all red,all beige,all straplocked, had them for years,reasonably priced,and very durable. MB1.

MB1. Fender fumble,No Rumble! MB1.

[quote name='ashevans09' post='14910' date='Jun 10 2007, 01:17 AM']I'm considering putting an 8x10 on ebay, though these really aren't shifting on the 'bay at the moment. Anyone have any particular theories as to why? Cheers, Ash[/quote] MB1. Not everybodys playing wembley arena! MB1.

MB1. What dirt are we talking about from mr jameson?.mind you it would explain why he was a studio musician,also gives new meaning to The Brown Bass!. p.s jacos fave was chicken grease,not nasal!.rub an oily chicken on your fretless before you go gig,works a treat!. MB1.

MB1. I once had a series 2 that i bought off a guy in stockport.i noticed the damaged flightcase in the back of his bmw,he also told me, his bass had fallen out of the van.this was an original status flightcase extremely heavy and robust.the case was slightly damaged on the corner,the bass unmarked and still in tune. what coincidence? you have just entered the twilight zone! MB1.

MB1. Give me your job, and you can play penilessly in your two bands, and not have to let anyone down. sound good? stick with the job,hold down,one band,and have whatever amazingly tasty gear your heart yearns for? sound good? is your playing a hobby or a job?you seem to have a good job!not of the bass playing variety though!Is this what you want? does it look like you could ever become famous in either band? only people in famous bands, can afford not to work, as that is classed as there job,ussually. i was a uk mobile service engineer for 4 years, and couldnt play in any band, as i deemed myself unreliable,so i know where your coming from.just where is the line between work and play? catch 22! MB1.

[quote name='Vasquez Rich' post='17757' date='Jun 14 2007, 06:06 PM']Who mentioned Metallurgy???? I have two degrees in metallurgy.. ..the issue with strings is nothing to do with the metal, it's the gunge (bits of finger!) that they get clogged up with. I used to clean mine in an ultrasonic bath with meths, works fine, takes them back to almost new. Boiling them will do nothing much in my opinion and the water getting into the inner windings might be detrimental. In theory if you can get them as clean as they were when new, they should sound exactly the same, the metal doesn't know how old it is, nor remembers for how long it's been played, they act of plucking, no matter how hard, will not change the string as the tension is well within the elastic limit. The actual chemistry of the metal will not be exactly the same though and this might make one string sound slightly different to the next... actually, with metal prices the way they are at the moment, I reckon that the manufacturers will be changing alloys or working to the bottom of the chemistry spec to make the alloy cheaper anyway. As far as strings are concerned "stainless steel" is "stainless steel", it never states if it's 316, 304 etc etc... basically they can change whatever they like within reason and they don't have to tell anyone. I thought for ages about approaching the string manufacturers and blagging some strings out of them in the name of "research". As for them being able to develop new strings that would last longer? I think we might be giving them a little bit more credit than they deserve.. they will neither have the facilities to do the neccessary research, nor would they want to I reckon. Richard VASQUEZ[/quote] MB1. Ive got this pan ive previously used to boil strings in,you really wouldnt want to do your veg in it,brighter ,for a while longer if you stick em in the cooker after boiling, to dry out.make sure you tell her indoors though as pizza and strings is not recomended. MB1.

[quote name='Muppet' post='16919' date='Jun 13 2007, 02:49 PM']I've got a Japanese bike - is there something I should know? Should I be changing it every three months? [/quote] MB1. We know a song about that, dont we katy! (melua)

[quote name='RichardH' post='17490' date='Jun 14 2007, 11:36 AM']What about this chap? [url="http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/"]http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/[/url][/quote] MB1. Cheers richard h ! ive sent steve an email. many thanks MB1.

MB1. Any body know of anybody who might be able to refinish a bass body for me.original colour black(gloss) which is also the colour id like it resprayed.just checked out sims sprayshop and that seems a bit steep really.im in manchester. many thanks MB1.

MB1. Not tried it with one speaker to be honest,not advisable really,you might never find it again!

MB1. Boss micro BR...............no bass case should be without one!!!!!!

[quote name='hookys6stringbass' post='16627' date='Jun 13 2007, 12:31 AM']I'm thinking of trading in my Trace Elliot 1215smx combo for an Ashdown C115-500 EVO II combo. How do you think they compare? How well can you overdrive the Ashdown?[/quote] MB1. be) steve-soar on here uses that exact ashdown combo and will probably be able to answer your question me thinks! MB1.

MB1. be) Its the old two turn up at once scenario! nice kingbass black beauty on there now too! not very horselike, though it is black. MB1.