NancyJohnson

While this isn't a GAS thing (and despite the fact I'm really not a fan of guitars that look like furniture), I'd have to say I always had a soft/hard spot for the Thunderbird(s) that Spector did for Nikki Sixx: ...and these look beautiful: and the Roscoe bass on the attached thumbnail. Have them sent round to my place when you've got a minute Sarah. P

Me likey. I've never seen a product like this before (I guess I've never been that concerned about effects pedals until I got one at Christmas either). Every gear box should have one. [url="http://www.keithmcmillen.com/products/batt-o-meter/"]Link[/url] with video. Edit: No UK distribution, 24.32 euro (£22) including shipping from here: [url="http://waltons.ie/Product/View.aspx?id=28465&cid=241"]Waltons.ie[/url] P

I was trying to put a lot more angst on my original post, but my wife needed to get to Argos for 10.00am this morning. I've calmed down somewhat since. Personally I can't stand Mr Clayton; everything from that smug [i]'have-you-trodden-in-some-dogshit-because-I-haven't'[/i] look on his face in [i]every [/i]picture, right along to his one dimensional duh-duh-duh playing. To confirm what jezzaboy posted earlier he was/is regularly derided by his own band for being incapable of even clapping in time. But hey, as I've said before, he's a multi-millionaire and I still work in an office. Ho hum. What do I know, eh? P

Trawling through Thomann and saw this: Holy crap. WTF? Sometimes you have to question where bass-manufacturers's heads are at. P

A few years back I tried out a drummer for a band I was putting together. For the record, we were both raised in the same locality and although I didn't know the guy first hand, we had some mutual friends from our teens and I knew some of his mates from that period. He also employed a mate of mine for a while about ten years ago. We jammed just the once; he was a good player but it didn't work out. The story he recounted to me affirmed a rumour that had been doing the rounds donkey's years back that involved a reasonably famous celebrity couple and their son, the aforementioned Ms. Millington and one of the son's friends. 'Richard' was the friend. As soon as he told me the story, I sat there, beer in hand wide eyed and slack jawed. That's all you're getting. P

I have a degree of bias, but Hartke. P

Nice lot. Where did you get the record frames BTW? P

[quote name='Johngh' post='702763' date='Jan 6 2010, 12:57 PM']I've just bought back my Fender Jazz 75 re-issue. On the headstock below the Jazz logo it says Made In Japan. On the back of the neck near the bottom where the neck fits into the body it says Crafted in Japan. So, which is it ?[/quote] It's Japanese. Crafted/Made=same thing. Same as the Aerodyne editions. P

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='702331' date='Jan 5 2010, 11:49 PM']That's nothing. I met Mary Millington in 1978 and she was one of the most gifted women I have ever met. I was so taken aback with her talent that I [i]personally[/i] commissioned a hand-job from her, the last one she ever administered.[/quote] I have a jaw-dropping story about the late Ms. Millington that to this day leaves me wide-eyed when I think about it. It's way too naughty to produce here. P

[quote name='andy.' post='697396' date='Dec 31 2009, 06:10 PM']So how much do you think it would cost?[/quote] We have a paint/body shop about 100 yards from my office. When I was trying to put together a Thunderbird project, they simply asked me what colour I wanted ('black gloss') and said if I could supply the body rubbed down, they'd charge me a flat £50.00 to prime and spray it next time they had a black job in. Sweet. In this day and age, you don't need to pay hundreds. A bit of elbow grease plus time and patience works a treat. Phone some garages. P

...and I thought this thread was something to do with indigestion. I've had the meat-sweats since Christmas Day. P

Carl Pedigo was one of the techs over at Lakland and now operates as the Chicago Bass Doctor. He's got a couple of nice videos up for basic set-up procedures; truss rods, intonation, string heights, action etc....I just found these yesterday. Just good to watch and pretty simple stuff. Enjoy! P

[quote name='Cairobill' post='692832' date='Dec 24 2009, 10:30 AM']Boning in the Boneyard by Fishbone is my favourite cut from the parliament/punk genre....it's fantastic but they went off the rails... Couldn't deal with Living Colour at all, really didn't like their music, it had this weird Poodle-Rock element in the sound that turned me off. Early Chili Peppers are a weird one for me too. I love the odd track but can't stomach an album of the stuff - lots of energy but it's too scattershot. Rubin enabled them to work as an albums band in my opinion. Still can't really stomach too much chilis though...apart from the later more song based stuff where they hold back much more....still don't listen to it much if at all nowadays... Trouble is, apart from these good bands, the whole slap/rap/metal thing is shot through with some of the worst music in existence IMO... Nick[/quote] I'll agree with Bonin' In The Boneyard, sir! It probably has to be the choice cut from [i]any [/i]of the aforementioned bands. I wouldn't be so hasty as to say the genre was totally throwaway; you either liked it or not...Marmite. It did however throw up some great musicians, but then it did spawn a handful of white bands (Limp Bizkit, Extreme, Korn maybe) who once the genre had been put through the machine, were just so awful. P

[quote name='Wolverinebass' post='691395' date='Dec 22 2009, 12:08 PM']When is the Kilo coming out? It was announced when the LH500 and LH1000 were announced with the whole hydrive line. That was at least 2 years ago. Am using a 5500 at the moment and would like to upgrade a bit. Can anyone shed any light?[/quote] Isn't the Kilo already available here? [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/80231"]GAK[/url] are selling them for £870.00. If you want to risk [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/hartke_kilo_1000.htm?sid=05cf74c4aca9303982152a049e852dc0"]Thomann[/url], £871.00. P

I've gone over this many many times in my head...I believe RHCP were lucky; plain and simple. Right place, right time. While Blood Sugar Sex Magic is a good (not great) CD; fundamentally in Rick Rubin they had a strong, in vogue producer at the helm, production is strong as a consequence, but it does not belie the fact that the vocals are poor (AK simply can't hold a tune, but hey, he's a millionaire and I just work in an office, so what do I know?) and the guitar playing is very scratchy. Chad'n'Flea are however in good form throughout. Let's not forget that they released two pretty patchy albums prior to BSSM. Now ask yourself one question. Have they ever surpassed this album? If you're not a big fan, can you name more than one album they released since (without looking on wikipedia)? Sure they have this inane ability to sell through and put bums on chairs, but they're even more a cartoon of the band that they were in 1991. Arguably they were not the best of that particular genre by some stretch...musically I'd say Primus win there by some way; I'd argue that most of the other contenders (Living Colour, Fishbone, Stevie Salas Colorcode, Dan Reed Network, Jane's Addiction, King's X) worked better as a sum of their constituent parts than the RHCPs. P

I guess stringing is kind of similar to this Charlie Hunter model. See [url="http://www.novaxguitars.com/"]Novax Guitars[/url] as well. P

[quote name='witterth' post='691898' date='Dec 22 2009, 10:06 PM']I've been "trying" to sing "Roxanne" all day and just can't get there (G Minor isn't it?) my throat really hurts now!! any "tips" guys? I can do the bass part/sing ..thing but getting the key.......jesus.....am doing it I wrong?[/quote] My 2 cents: go down to a card shop and get some helium balloons. P

I'm not fast on comments here, but I love the look of that bass. Sometimes a traditional Fender style headstock just looks wrong, but the Tele/Mk1 Precision looks really nice. P

+1 again. Following my meeting with LH back in September, it's been a pleasure dealing with Michelle and Gareth at Korg. My HyDrives and LH1000 are rumbling Berkshire. P

[quote name='Lylodile' post='689021' date='Dec 19 2009, 12:57 PM']I bought a fleabass ... He signed it too... [/quote] Are you sure you didn't get someone's pre-school kid to write that? P

Does this mean they're giving up music? P