Happy Jack

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1434360778' post='2798829'] The prototype Barefaced guitar cab is sitting here, I just need to finish off the electronics and fine tune a few other details... [/quote] Guitarists are incredibly rough on handles ...

Ha! That Clone Theory was what I won in the same raffle last year. Had some fun with it, then put it back in as a prize in this year's raffle ...

We close our eyes ...

Now me, I'm a complete rosewood fan, really don't much like maple. But when you played the Stingray, the maple just sounded "right" for the tone of the bass whereas the rosewood made the Ray sound pretty generic. That's about the only time I've preferred maple to rosewood. Shame about the ebony, mind.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1434300758' post='2798460'] Thank you all for attending - we had at least 25 people at the bash, possibly more. [/quote] That was my count during the D'Addario presentation. At least half a dozen more turned up later, which definitely took us past 30. I'm pretty sure that makes it the UK's second largest bash (but feel free to put me right). Well done Mick and the team.

I run a Matamp GT100 through a Barefaced 69er. Not cheap, but utterly righteous.

[quote name='odysseus' timestamp='1434191723' post='2797459'] Not recently, but it happened a few years ago. We turned up to a pub in St. Austell, the landlord denied ever making a booking and told us to go. As we left, a couple of young lads were carrying record decks in - it turned out that the landlord was taking the money from the brewery for a band, getting a couple of kids on decks for £50 and pocketing a nice £150 difference. Tosser. [/quote] Hmmmm. The usual structure is that the brewery pays a pre-set amount to the landlord to subsidise all his entertainment ... how he spends it is usually up to him. If he can save money by putting on a couple of kids with decks, then he has to weigh that up against how many people will come to see that rather than a real band etc. In west London a typical annual subsidy is £12k - £15k p.a. A landlord can spend that on a band every Saturday for £250, or he can spend it on poker nights, or quiz nights, or he can mix it up. That's why you can turn up and play to three men and a proverbial and still get paid at the end of the evening. There's a bigger picture. Doesn't excuse a landlord shafting a band he's booked, but does partially explain why he might want to ...

Not sure why the craftsperson needed to wear giNORMous false lashes and loads of lippy whilst hand-fitting the sequins ... I suppose she was staying in character, or something.

I've already saved £500. http://www.goldfinchpianos.com/pianos/the-baby-piano/ Just another £474,500 to go then. Plus VAT, of course.

I had the original Bassbone but for some reason I couldn't get on with the notion of a pre-amp that could not supply boost, so I sold it. Whether or not it was actually important I couldn't tell you.

[quote name='Stingray5' timestamp='1433977508' post='2795701'] I'm going to try and make this. The first Herts bash in 2013 was great fun but I had to miss last year. I should be free this weekend but a recent back problem may dictate otherwise (Jack, where are you when I need you?! ). Gear - depends on the aforementioned back problem but I'll probably bring 'old reliable' (Stingray 5, 1989, maple neck). Possibly also a 2001 Stingray 4-string fretless (Rosewood neck) and a 1991 Tune TWB-6 6-stringer (Rosewood neck). (Or other basses as per my signature pic if there's any interest). Hope to see you all on Sunday. [/quote] Well I'll be at the bash actually. Best bring Old Reliable so that people can understand how you got your back problem. Oh, and a crane to lift it of course.

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1433852505' post='2794528'] Is it just me who read the title as "Cozy Powell Plague"? [/quote] I thought this was going to be about his dodgy teeth ...

[color=#0000ff][i][b][font=Arial, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2]I[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]t's amazing how many low end subtleties it brings out and really makes the mids and highs sing out while suppressing the unwanted stuff[/size][/font][/size][/font][/b][/i][/color] [color=#0000ff][i][b][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]It's super clean.[/size][/font][/b][/i][/color] [color=#0000ff][i][b][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]It was clear, punchy and solid.[/size][/font][/b][/i][/color] [color=#0000ff][i][b][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]Incredible depth, clarity, gain and versatility, giving a rich tone of my bass.[/size][/font][/b][/i][/color] [color=#0000ff][i][b][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]The tone of your bass becomes exponentially warmer through the Avalon.[/size][/font][/b][/i][/color] [color=#0000ff][i][b][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]The Avalon makes it sound a lot warmer and fatter.[/size][/font][/b][/i][/color] [color=#0000ff][i][b][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]It has a nice, rich sound, as one might expect.[/size][/font][/b][/i][/color] Those are all quoted from reviews on Musicians Friend for the Avalon U5. Undeniably a lush piece of kit, but there's "clean" and there's "clean". In this case, "[i]a really clean, pure signal[/i]" apparently means clear, punchy, solid, versatile, rich, warm and fat. Disappointingly, it apparently does not mean organic, dominant, integral or moist. But it is at least exponential. I do like the idea of "[i]suppressing the unwanted stuff[/i]", though. I could do with more of that in my life. Ultimately, it's all about your ears. Mine are pretty sh*t so I don't worry too much about it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shop-Soiled-Guitar-And-Bass-Bridges-Seconds-Free-Postage/141400136786?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3D867cd2cdef274daba6dcbfba4a8cba18%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D111686840715

Like it - looks like someone allowed a Shuker Uberhorn to spend too much undisturbed time with a Dingwall ...

What sort of construction is this block of flats? If you're talking about a modern-ish place built of reinforced concrete, then the first thing to do is to establish whether or not there is actually a problem ... can your DB be heard through the walls/floor/ceiling? In similar vein, who are your neighbours going to be? If you'll be surrounded by rap fans with oversized stereo systems, it may be you doing the complaining ...

I'm not really one for jazz but I LOVE your band name.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1433749024' post='2793485'] Going by selling rate here of some of the 1960's basses, this [s]is[/s] was worth about £1200 - 1400. He's trying to add some mojo and get a vast increase in the profit.... imho that is, of course. [/quote] Not sure about those prices! If this was in good nick and all-original, it would sell for around £5000. Here's mine: [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Basses%20CURRENT/Fender%20Precision%201966%20CURRENT/DSCF4287.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Basses%20CURRENT/Fender%20Precision%201966%20CURRENT/DSCF4287.jpg[/IMG][/URL] If this was a refin but otherwise all-original, it would still go for at least £3000.

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1433694903' post='2793154'] Am I missing something here? I can see no mention of this having been deliberately reliced. It could just be a bass that's had 50 years of use and wear. Remember that when bought is '65 it was just a standard new Fender P bass, nothing special about it, and definitely not vintage. [/quote] Deliberately relic'd? Dunno. But I've owned a lot of 50-year-old basses (I have seven just now) and I've never seen a wear pattern remotely like that!

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1433709458' post='2793328'] Hard to take that seriously when you stock Sadowsky and your competitor stocks Lull....... [/quote] Not called for, mate, and pretty unfair.

I've forwarded that link to Andy Gibson ... he'll wet himself laughing at that one.

Does the love affair go back to the really early days? [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/large-616432-dirtydino_zpsb10cfa6d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/large-616432-dirtydino_zpsb10cfa6d.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

+100z.

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1433595167' post='2792399'] I think its his R*********er on that track. IIRC they filmed the recording session and used it as a promo for Lady Madonna. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya87u5SfK2w[/media] [/quote] That's never the Rick. Sounds exactly like a badly set - up Hofner. So there's a video loosely associated with that track, maybe, perhaps, I still wouldn't read too much into it. Especially since the video shows all The Beatles doing different things at different times, including both John and Paul playing piano.