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Maruszczyks are rubbish for curing GAS anyway, I've got a pair but I still go twitchy everytime I see one in the marketplace.

Brilliant!

Purely personal and for very different reasons... Blues Brothers Soundtrack. Complete Madness - Madness. Hejira - Joni Mitchell. Mad Season - Mad Season. Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy. Live After Death - Iron Maiden.

That's strange, was it something you specified? IIRC someone in this thread had was advised string trees would be fitted as the neck was made out a wood that didn't lend itself to being angled (maybe it messed up the figuring or something), but I thought they all were as standard, both mine are.

I think it's just their preference for a slightly shallow cut nut. My Jake headstock is angled, but no rattles and everything was fine until I played an old part with a 2nd fret bend on the A string... popped straight out. luckily it was rehearsal rather than a gig.

I'd hazard a guess that Shuker could sort it out too... I love the idea of the worlds first Maruszczuker!

The only album I have that I know for a fact is from this year is Stevie Simpson's Fair Travels and Fine Times, and I got that for free because I played on it. Other than that, like Mick I bought Gurutopia by Shez Raja at the bass show back in March, and I like it a lot.

Ozric Tentacles would be lovely. Just switch off and play!

Took an Alto Mixer off Pete's hands a couple of weeks ago, and it was a doddle. Easy, quick communication, told him I wasn't in a hurry but it went in the post the next day and was packed to survive an atomic blast. It's in great nick and works fine as claimed. Thanks Pete!

Billy Cobham on Monday... Inspiring stuff,and Tim Landers had a hell of a tone.

[quote name='Hutton' timestamp='1509193334' post='3397243'] Got a couple of questions: What is the difference between a Jake and a Jake L? Is it correct to assume a 34" scale unless otherwise stated? Thanks. [/quote] Weight I believe. L is for light. My Ewood L practically floats.

Do Ibanez even make a bad bass? I've no experience of the GSR but while I don't get on with the tight spacing on their 5 strings they all feel great to me. I was looking for a toe in the water fretless 5 and went for the Harley Benton Progressive. For about 130 quid I have no complaints other than that they ship it with roundwounds. One set of Fender flats and a little tweak and it's a nice instrument to play. Pretty decent range of tones too. Maybe a little noise when active is engaged if you turn the treble up... but who does that really. I only did it to test.

All fivers. 2 fretted, one fretless and one fretless acoustic.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1504886971' post='3368110'] Bit of thread revival. Dunno of the Sire Marcus Miller's in here already but it ain't half fugly. [attachment=253168:Sire bass.jpg] [/quote] I discounted this highly praised bass for that sole reason!

You have missed something. Not sure of the details but there has been a coming together of sorts. There's now Retrovibe by Chowny.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1504555659' post='3365697'] So how do women in the UK judge men? [/quote] Girth!

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1504555386' post='3365692'] Funny, however no self respecting Yankee Woman would date a guy with no wheels. Blue [/quote] We both have wheels, and we both have motorcycles... but we're both smart enough to know when to take the Tube! It's clean enough, runs out to us into the wee small hours, and 24hrs at weekends, and once you get to know it is completely stress free. Maybe a cab from the station if we're feeling lazy. As a rule gig-wise, if it's in from here (and there are lots of venues) it's public transport, if it's out from here we'll take cars.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1504553295' post='3365667'] Question, is the notion of being able to hop into your own car at anytime and going anywhere you want not apoealing in the UK? [/quote] It's the London thing again... I do run a car, but barely use it, hardly ever for gigs around London.. By way of an example, We're in Harrow, NW London, My Brother In Law is in Kingston SW London (about 10 miles away), My Brother is in Leicester (about 100 miles away, but up the country. During the daytime I can get to my Brother in the same time as I could get to my Brother in Law. RE Dating... Imagine being able to both get home and not having to keep your hands on the wheel!

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1504454413' post='3364968'] I'm playing at Water rats in London in October... [/quote] Nice little setup there, did it a couple of weeks ago. Soundguy is pretty cool too, sound on stage and out front was great. London is a bit of a special case I guess. particularly the central London Venues. There's pretty much nowhere more than an hour away on the Tube/Overground, and most have everything you need. I just need to take a gigbag and a smile!

Unless you've managed st spec it at under 150 Euros... in which case I need your configuration details!

Nowt IIRC!

[quote name='El_JimBob' timestamp='1501746427' post='3346992'] On its way to me soon! Can't wait [/quote] Crikey that's handsome!

They're fantastically comfortable. However, as I found out last week, a black one in combination with a sweaty day and my favourite white Hendrix t-shirt is a poor mix. Comfy yes, colourfast no!

How about no inlays? It's something I've settled on over the years and I can't imagine anything but a clean fretboard now.