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[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1381950188' post='2246016'] Chas is also a top class bass player. Think he used to play bass in Heads Hands and Feet. [/quote] He did indeed. Great band. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aIft448lBA

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1381762412' post='2243289'] I'm finding Interparcel's website reluctant to tell me whether they collect on Saturdays... do they? [/quote] They don't.

I love it when after smashing crap out of that guitar Townshend gently stands it up making sure that it doesn't fall over......... In a strange way that sort of sums The Who up for me.

I'm still loving this. Great music and i'm playing it again right now.

[quote name='MB1' timestamp='1380990942' post='2233192'] MB1. That truss rod cover definately doesn't say Rickenbacker? [/quote]

I have 'Ain't We Funkin' Now' by The Brothers Johnson on my phone.

[quote name='superclive' timestamp='1380969843' post='2232899'] Link? [/quote] +1

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1380907812' post='2232352'] You bastard lol [/quote]

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1380902080' post='2232233'] Can people stop recommending albums to listen to. This is starting to take over my life. Every time someone suggests one I give it a listen and before you know it a day has past. I'm supposed to be listening to calypso type music for this months composition competition. God knows what I'll come up with at this rate. [/quote] I know what you mean so you must not on any account listen to this.............. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0UZGAOV1rA

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1380893246' post='2232034'] Miles Ahead is my fave MD. [/quote] Miles Ahead is wonderful and one of may favourites but once it was done it's done. There would have been little point in keep churning out the same stuff in my opinion and that's one of the things i liked about Miles. He never never stood still.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1380888415' post='2231936'] There's always the risk (especially if Paypal are involved), of the item not arriving in one piece, and the buyer claiming. The seller has then lost their bass, plus the money. [/quote] I've never had a problem with anything i've sent being damaged. Although i've heard plenty of horror stories i always pack guitars in two boxes if it hasn't got a case and have never had a problem. The only problem i've had is that things go 'missing' and that is by far the biggest risk of all. As i've learned also you can forget the tracking info they give you sometimes because it often has no relevance to where the parcel actually is which is particularly worrying.

I am always critical of those sellers that specify 'collection only'. Having just been informed that the courier i used to send a Bass Guitar on Tuesday has somehow managed to lose it and it doesn't look like either i or the buyer is likely to see it again i can understand why people are hesitant to post guitars. I'll still use couriers, just not this one again!

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1380742542' post='2229990'] Yes I noticed that too! [/quote] Yes, something very odd about that. The listing has now ended an the seller has no other items listed anymore.

Looks similar to this Satellite bass......... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Satellite-original-bass-guitar-very-rare-1970-s-/190914797376?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c73689f40

Also when you open the 'Report item' page the buttons aren't clickable. Very odd indeed.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1380659534' post='2228685'] The producer Teo Macero deserves some credit here, as it was he who knitted together short sections of music, into the tapestry we so love today. [/quote] Yes, Teo Macero certainly produced some fine albums. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qHRDlI7s7E

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1380655434' post='2228603'] Never really worked for me. Iconic and profoundly influential but not on my listening list. [/quote] I liked everything from the Birth Of The Cool onwards but especially loved the classic mid 60s Quintet with Shorter, Hancock, Carter & Williams. I'm sure that a lot traditionalists are still getting over Bitches Brew even now but i always thought it was simply Miles moving on musically. He was never was one to stand still for long so it seemed a natural progression to me. Miles was clever in surrounding himself with younger musicians and hence picking up new ideas and the electric Miles fitted in with the times perfectly. I find Michael Henderson pounding out a funky Detroit bass line just as enjoyable as listening to the great Paul Chambers or Ron Carter playing with Miles.

I've loved this album for over 40 years. As someone has said it was a landmark album which some critics loved and some hated. Some thought it was the dawn of a new music and some though it was the death of another. If you like this though there's lots more to discover with numerous Miles Davis live recordings of this period and the albums that came later. You see i'm really excited writing this and know what's coming. Imagine how exciting it's going to be if you don't know what the next album brings. Essential listening!

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1380650579' post='2228518'] There was me thinking of Alice ... [/quote] Alice? Who the **** is Alice?

[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1380573999' post='2227430'] Ha! A bit of a trick. When you remove a string it regains a touch of resiliance (for about 2 minutes) Also, the area where it's been " fret worn" is different when the string are removed (or loosened completely so where it touches the fret is a little fresher. But the string has still changed it's molecular structure from vibrating thousands of times so what is old cannot be new. It'll just be revived for short time and go dead by the end of a set. [/quote] I'm sure that you're correct. That 'new' feeling or sound isn't going to last for long.

New bass strings in 2 minutes? It's just a pity i wasted 5.29 minutes of my life watching it.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1380574673' post='2227444'] I want to slap the sh[size=2]l[/size]t out of him, for some reason. [/quote]

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1380545516' post='2226773'] Compared to most basses it is really light! Hopefully mine will just as light - balsa or obeche or similar. I absolutely love the shape of these, just hope it works out ok. [/quote] Yes, i was amazed at how light it was when i bought it. I bought a 1960s VOX bass some time ago that had replacement pickups which i planned to replace with the originals but decided to keep them as they sounded o.k. and it made the bass unique. Keep us posted on what you do to yours.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1380480310' post='2225962'] I didn't ever weight it as I didn't need to know exactly back then. But trying to mentally compare how other basses have been since I think it must have been over 10lbs. [/quote] My 1979 Marathon weighs 8 lbs and compared to my 1974 Fender Jazz at 10.5 lbs it's seems really light.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1380479762' post='2225948'] Interesting. Should have spotted the hole in the headstock! Well, it will end up being a trip down memory lane - I used to have a Hayman 4040, got rid of it because it was too heavy and the neck was too wide! Maybe I've bought myself another one by mistake! Something to look forward to when I get back from hols. [/quote] I expect it's just that Shergold were using up the old Hayman stock they had. I don't know if you are a member on the Shergold Forum but if you're not then it's worth joining. Someone on there will probably even know what day your bass was made on.