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Hmmm, maybe my messages were getting sent to their spam bin then lol! I wrote in english, though I suspect it wouldn't have made a difference in either as in general our german counterparts speak perfect english! as language speakers, we're really rubbish in comparison!

Hi shizznit! Sorry, totally missed your reply! Yes, certainly give Jon a bell for a chat, at least to say hi and that if he's unable to chat at the time, to say that you're sending a mail I guess. That way you're covering the bases. Though certainly if he is a bit nose deep in neck carving, arrange a time to have a proper natter as he'll want to discuss what you are looking for. Better still, arrange a day to go up and see him. It's a long trip for me up to Sheffield, but his instruments are worth a trip out to LA, I promise you that! Thankfully, he's a lot closer!!

The 900 looks great, but I'm sure it's rarer than the proverbial rocking horse poop. No one ever answers info' request emails at Tec Amp any more, so trying to find out more about them is a futile exercise it seems! Maybe Tec Amp don't need to sell any lol!

Hi voxpop! Sounds great, looking forward to seeing your new baby! Yup, I actually agree. 9 months is still nothing for a completely custom build. My 7 string was also a complete custom from scratch and took 9 months too. Which is still a lot less time than some other top luthiers. I'm pretty sure that there are plenty who will also agree that they have played basses costing way more that aren't nearly as good as Jon's workmanship. Speaking of Jon in particular, I have offered to be a contact to ask about Shuker basses and Jon is happy with, so if anyone wants to ask anything I can do my best to help, or act as a messenger for Jon as I know he's a busy boy operating noisy machines all day. I know that he does appreciate everyone being patient. He's actually not been so well recently which has affected time scales, but even if it took two years to build a bass, it is still totally worth it. Here's one man with a lot of people wanting basses built yesterday! You're gonna love this bass!

I'm coming' round Stag... And I'm bringing biscuits! Get the kettle on!

Ah poop, I'm getting a broken link on my iPad for some reason! Will have to check on my pc another time!

Cheers guys - yes, it seems information is a bit thin on the ground around interweb world! I'll have a nose at ACG/East too.

Hi all, Ok so I know there are plenty of bass preamps on the market with the ability to tailor the mid frequency centres and the treble too, but other than going for a bespoke design ( I have one or two in mind) are there any off the shelf that can at least switch between a couple of centres at least? Better still, sweep-able?

After picking up a 'project' MM bass recently in a trade I've become a bit of an MM fan! - The pickups on my other basses have a light MM rasp to them which is nice, but I'm really liking what I am getting off this instrument. I'm gonna have a look around, but I'm thinking about putting an MM pickup in one of my basses. I've looked at the obvious, Delano, Wizard, Aero and Nordstrand for a 6 string version of an MM - but who have I missed? The Delano looks great as it comes in two different casings as standard - I know that I could get a custom shell made up too, but for now I'm just seeing who is making 6 string versions of said pup.

I actually agree. I would hope that a 1-2-1 with such a bass would coax some better tones out of it - but I wasn't a fan of what I was hearing tonally. I'd have to swap the pups out - but then, for that money I'm afraid I would save a packet and go custom. Even my Shuker 7 string wasnt that expensive, sorry Ibanez, please rethink!!

Cheers visog, yes I'd seen this one and the GV video, but as I suspected there's very little of anything else with regards to seeing this mythical beast in action!

Well... Music, Norfolk: From the world of music, the beautiful North Norfolk Coast inspires the heart-wrenching and emotional songs from singer/songwriters James Blunt from Cley-next-the-Sea, and David Gray at his seaside holiday home near Hunstanton. Roger Taylor, drummer and backing vocalist of iconic rock band Queen was born in King's Lynn in 1949. Cathy Dennis and Beth Orton are from Norwich. English classical pianist, television presenter, and former member of the UK pop group Hear'Say Myleene Klass is from Gorleston near Great Yarmouth. Also from Gorleston is Hannah Spearritt, actress and former S Club 7 singer. Rick Wakeman lives near Diss. Also living near Diss is Mick Taylor who was a member of The Rolling Stones before leaving to be replaced by Ronnie Wood . Blues Legend 'Seasick Steve' now lives in South Norfolk. Ed Graham, drummer of Lowestoft band The Darkness, was born in Great Yarmouth and has his studio in Norfolk. The Stranglers released an album called Norfolk Coast, and the Norfolk Broads are mentioned in the David Bowie song Life on Mars.

Hi Emily... Ahhh great game! But I'm afraid that where I live, the contenders are.. Ummm... Let me think.. This county has churned out Cathy Dennis and The Darkness. Oh and 'A'. That's about it.. Unless you count 80's hairspray hell band FM. Norfolk and Suffolk must have spewed out more surely? Hmmm.. Will try google!

Given the time that has passed and the lack of response from the seller, you are perfectly within your rights to air your grievance. I'm disappointed that the BCer in question has made no attempt at being in touch. You know who you are, please at least drop me or any of the moderating team a PM.

I was yes! I arrived really late due to traffic, but Craig gave me a heads up for when they were going on. John ( on the door) spotted me,and didn't even wait for a ticket; just stamped me and said 'get in there!' I had 5 mins to get a pint and the boys kicked off. Blooming brilliant!

It seems the low end talent runs in the family as brother Nathan is also an awesome bass player. He's playing with my buddy Craig Blundell and John Mitchell (It Bites) and song writer type Jem Godfrey in one of my face bands Frost* right now and they are awesome! Get ya prog on!

I was asked if I wanted to interview Chris recently, but sadly I was busy on the day he was free! Gutted!!

Hey chap! Yup, ping me a message / email that's cool. Yes, I'm afraid once again other music work has been keeping me busy... Damn I love my job! But I will do a kilo + hx112's review on YouTube soon! Ahhh the Doodle rocks! Infact I'm loving her lil sister! The 6er is more about speed and control which translates to a real slick paying surface and I'm looking to prototype a few ideas of my own to test a theory or two! As for digging in, I'd say I am firm with the instrument but I don't waste energy by digging in to hard. Let the pickups, electronics and amplification work for you and concentrate on honing technique. A big plus for me is using a ramp. It actually stops you from digging in anyway, acting a bit like a mechanical version of a leveller or limiter! Incidentally, I've also seen that myung's basses now have 5 string necks on them but are 6ers, thus depending on width he'll be using something like a 14-16mm spacing too. I have a feeling my Conklin 7er I had years ago was a 15mm so I can totally see where it would benefit.. Really looking forward to trying a 14mm. I reckon I'll still be able to slap it too!

Headless!! I adore my mine! Something worth mentioning for those who go for an ERB with 6+ strings. Your back will love you for not having all that hardware hanging off the other end of the neck! I'd have loved my single cut 7 to have been headless now that I've spent a good amount of time with the headstock-less variant.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1325114564' post='1480058'] I thought you'd perhaps sold one of your kidneys there for a moment... (These go for around £5500 for those who haven't sussed it yet) (The bass that is, not Dood's kidneys) [/quote] It would be very nice, but I'm rather attached to my kidneys right now! Heh! I don't think I'd get any more than about £5.50 for each.. Slightly short of ibanez's price tag!!!

Sounds perfect Luke!! Heh heh!

Yeah, you're not wrong! I actually don't want one, but I really want to try the squat spacing to see if I like it. Then I will go for a custom build so that my more usual bass preferences get included! And sadly for Ibanez my custom will be cheaper

If there's ever going to be a thread that will gather dust quickly it'll be this one! Does anyone own one of these basses or have seen one in stock anywhere in the Uk? I'd love to try one out to test a theory. I've been a big fan of close string spacings for years now and these have a 14mm spacing that will probably suit my playing style very well. I'm already using 16mm on my Shukers... Could I go even closer? http://www.dv247.com/assets/products/71962_l.jpg

I'm interested in this thread as you have chosen Celestions speakers - There doesn't seem to be many DIY builds favouring these. The Eminence speakers you mention are getting lots of love - I feel sure Celestion must be doing something equal in spec? - I'm also interested as Celestion the company aren't a million miles from where I live. I look forward to seeing how things turn out!