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Hi Neil that is an interesting story you should paste it in here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=29405"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=29405[/url] As Neepheid said it's always interesting to know how people got into the low end of the band.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='307403' date='Oct 15 2008, 09:37 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Design-guitar-bass_W0QQitemZ280277151780QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280277151780&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Design-guitar-bass_W...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url][/quote] Hmm says he is Cuban, I bet it used to have a body until it got here and it was dismantled to get the cigars out.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='307488' date='Oct 15 2008, 11:47 PM']Surprisingly everything i've ever ordered from anywhere has been superbly packed and arrived in top condition! I have just ordered a guitar amp though, we'll see how that one turns out I actually get very anal about packing because i'd feel a bit guilty if something broke in transit. I usually put the bass in a gig bag if i dont have a hardcase, then wrap it in lots of the big kind of bubble wrap, particularly the neck and headstock, and then tape it all up and try and cram it inside a cardboard box and wrap copious amounts of tape round that. Once for good measure i even glued polystyrene inside the whole of the cardboard box. I was proud of that one! I'm the kind of guy that hoards bubble wrap and foam and boxes though! Makes it cheaper to post [/quote] Hehe anal.

We usually suck at battle of the bands but we have a chance of winning this one so if get a chance come along [url="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=29173119367"]http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=29173119367[/url] Cheers Wayne We are though to the final this Sunday in Canterbury and it's free.

On the flipside I got my P from GAK they packed it great (as you would expect) but also threw in a free gig bag WIN!!!

[quote name='lowhand_mike' post='306115' date='Oct 14 2008, 11:42 AM']rage has some great lines, Take the power back is actually pretty simple once you get your head round it and is great to play. drop D, seen alot of people saying play it with a pick but most times i have seen it its slap and thats how it sounds best IMHO. found the muted notes in between the slap parts the tricky bit followed by the pull offs.[/quote] Took me ages to get the mute parts right bloody fun to play though. I just learnt how to play Moving to New York by The Wombats, I would recommend it to anyone it's very satisfying to play

My Jazz arrived in 2 bin bags, luckily it only had 1 bent machine head, the thing is the guy charged me £20 for P&P the postage was £10 so I wonder how pricey his local Tescos is.

How about Santa has a Mullet?

With my replacement the pick up gap had to be filed out as it wouldn't fit over the top. Not sure if that is a problem but just a heads up.

Candle light meal some wine and you will be able to date it. My coat? cheers

Seems like a million years ago.

[quote name='WalMan' post='305837' date='Oct 13 2008, 10:39 PM']Who on earth wound the string in that ad!!!!???? I always thought it was three turns, top to bottom & don't muddle the windings like that......................or have I been doing it wrong all these years?[/quote] I think this is the limit of geekiness

The P/J Vintage looks awesome If I get my burglar tools together, fancy a trip to New York?

Gone!!

Wouldn't it get in the way on the back of the neck?

It's gone.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='305101' date='Oct 12 2008, 10:50 PM']Easy - I moved the front strap button on mine to the neck heel area - cured the neck dive 100%. A stupid design fault easily cured. No idea why they're not made with the button in the best position by default.[/quote] Good plan I couldn't believe it when I put it on. For me it would be a problem because I take my left hand off of the bass when playing open notes.

This weekend I tried a Thunderbird for the first time and my god they are the most neck heavy basses ever I don't know how people get on with them. Oh and on the Dean thing the guy who I bought the perspex 5 string off just bought one of [url="http://www.deanguitars.com/demonator_m_metalman.htm"]these[/url], he plays in a soft rock/indie band, he need some guidance.

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='304687' date='Oct 12 2008, 05:51 AM']Hi Steve I'd like the Crocodile Hunter book if it's still available. Let me know how much for postage. Thanks, Terri [/quote] I think we all know how that ends, a Musicman did it.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&item=320309227572"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=320309227572[/url] He really goes into detail about the spec

If it's Warwick trying to make a Fender they have done a horrible job of it, but Warwick are good at that

The Walnut Tree in Eccles Pub gig in the middle of nowhere, play with Tyrannosaurus Alan when the were playing someone knocked another guys pint over and a fight kicked off ( it was that kind of place) so by the time we got on police were hanging around and it was a tense atmosphere so we said f*ck lets play as loud and annoyingly as possible, so I cranked the Ampeg up to 5 and we kicked off I played well not that the brain dead hick chav c*nts in the crowd would have noticed if I played badly. When I came of stage to put my bass away some moron grabbed it and said "let me play on your guitar" I said no and apparently now he is going to find me and knock me out, I don't know why he didn't do it then and there. Anyway if you get offered a gig there don't take it, it's full of inbred chavs. Oh and the promoter was 14 years old.

Didn't Billy Joe Armstrong use the same Fernandez Strat from whenhe was kid till a few years ago?