NancyJohnson

Is Richard Gere still a member here? P

On the neck dive issue, do Firebirds suffer from the same affliction? Before anyone says anything I know the length of a bass neck alters the centre of gravity and there's more weight in the neck etc. P

[quote name='yorick' post='418314' date='Feb 24 2009, 12:50 PM']Does it have ANY function???[/quote] Sixx has [apparently] patented the opti-grab thingie - it's essentially a piece of bent metal that you loop little finger through to control the neck dive when you're playing. P

I bought Pork Soda when it came out, but at the time it wasn't for me, so I let it go. I've been listening to a lot of Primus on Spotify recently and I'm really growing to love his playing, although his voice is a little hard going, but I can work past it. It's worth it. P

[quote name='spacebeer' post='417679' date='Feb 23 2009, 06:42 PM']LOL thanks, not a Motley Crue fan though that scratchplate has gotta go ;-)[/quote] I [i]am[/i] a Crue fan, but I'm glad you said that. That plate ruins it IMO. Peachy though. P

Sold to tarcher pending the usual... P

OK, not a bass as such, but a collection of parts. Over the last couple for years I acquired all the constituent parts to build a Spector-esque Thunderbird bass, but I've just not had the time/opportunity/inclination to throw it all together. If you're handy with a router and hand-tools then this could be for you. I was hoping to produce something similar to the photo below. Ho hum. I have: One 24-fret bolt on Spector neck with a set of Schaller-style machines. One Spector truss-rod cover. One Thunderbird body - Epiphone - no hardware (except the rear cover plate). Sunburst. This needs rubbing down...it's got a handful of small dings. I'd planned on refinishing it in black. One set of Dunlop straploks in black. I'm open to offers for these parts - PM me if interested. Cheers P

I will try my darndest to get to the Camberley gig. It will be good to finally meet you in person! Best P

I have a Dell CRT monitor if anyone wants it. 19" display. Full working order. It's finished in that creamy white colour. Arrival of new PC (and LCD monitor) means it's bcome redundant. Collection from Crowthorne, Berkshire (near Reading) otherwise it's off to the dump. Thanks P

Good post. I saw Budgie several times in the 70s and (I think the early 80s); they have long since dropped off my musical radar. Time for a visit to Amazon I think. P

[quote name='rhino' post='400706' date='Feb 5 2009, 09:44 AM']My first bass was a Rosetti Lucky 7 (red) the cost was 21guineas and I was 14 (1963) Rhino.[/quote] My first six-string was Rosetti III guitar (clearly numbers were important). Looked a bit like a Fender Jaguar...whammy. The top had this weird vinyl wallpaper type covering. P

I had an Arbiter bass...it was SG shaped, white with a black scratchplate. I honestly couldn't say whether it had a rosewood or maple fingerboard. It had quite a short scale. Sold on for £35.00 in about 1978. Why? Two of my mates played drums and guitar. There were several guys about who played guitar, but no bass players. Ta-daaah! Distinctly remember when I got it that it had flats on and I broke the G string during an early bedroom jam. I got a single roundwound replacement (didn't know the difference), was amazed at how much better that string sounded and spent the next jam just playing on the G-string, ignoring the rest. When I'd saved up my pocket money, I bought a set of rounds and I've never played on flats since. P

I've got some spare Fender [b]pickguard[/b] screws at home that you're welcome to...Phillips head. These are the screws that you'd attach a Precision bass scratchplate with and are smaller than those that you would attach say a jazz bass bell plate with, which are much bigger. I might also have some pickup screws as well; I'll need to have a search, but no springs as I tend to use sponge underneath. PM me your address if you want them. Best P

So you'll be looking for a talentless bloke who has trouble clapping in time and never looks at the camera when he knows it's on him then. P