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No argument there, this one has been put together in the dark, that's not acceptable. I was talking more about the principal of taking a body and neck from stock and putting them together to create a bass to the customers spec. I dont think it matters if the neck was made a year before the body, both at the same time etc, as long as the end result is a perfect working bass. I do understand Gareth's issues though, and yes, it sounds like S&T are to blame for this one.

Im on VM and had no problems over the weekend as far as i know. I also noticed the text lag seems to have been fixed on my iPhone 4 now.

[quote name='Darkstrike' timestamp='1318805933' post='1406470'] Funny thing is, people would be pretty much delighted for Fender/dealers to do just this, assuming proper quality. [/quote] Assuming its all put together right i dont see the problem with buying any bass thats been put together to my get the bass i order, after all, unless its a through neck aren't all basses made up of different parts?

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1318835305' post='1406547'] EBMM said they were looking into it with great immediacy! So far, it will have been 2 weeks by Weds. [/quote] 7 months 2 weeks ;-(

Just played the first set of my first gig in 5 weeks. Double birthday party, 18 and 21st for two sisters at a cricket club in Hampton Court. So far everyone has stayed outside so we played an enjoyable first set to no one. Hopefully it will get cold really quickly and we will get our audience.

I have fond memories of both the Westone Thunder 1A and My Ibanez Blazer bass.. Im not sure who they would stack up against todays budget basses but they certainly did the job back then.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1318583485' post='1403917'] Ahh... I thought 'requires elevation' meant stand on a chair, or something... [/quote] Generally right clicking and selecting "run as administrator" will give you the correct permissions although it does help if you are above sea level.

Aren't these basses my by Sue Ryder now.........................

Dont forget Craftsman. my first "real" guitar was a Craftsman Less Paul. All this also bring back memories, all those great shops in Denmark st and Shaftesbury Avenue. The good old days.

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1318361107' post='1401207'] Dale farm, Basildon although haven't been able to rent it for a little while now. The site has lots going on and there's a lucky heather shop, and shop for pegs and a really busy take-away service. All roads fully tarmaced. Pets allowed. [/quote] Isnt that the new Haven flagship camp?

The New content button works fine for me using FF 7.0.1 under W7P 64 bit. Just saying. EDIT: Just to Clarify. The New content button seems to be a pre set search button, so if you are on the Members page the new content is just going to show new content for that page/area of the site, not new postings. Same for forums, calendar etc.

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1318321707' post='1400367'] on the Mac not much better. [/quote] There's your problem right there :-)

Same here. Working like a dream today, so far. All PC's up to date (even got Flash 64 bit running now)

Did the bass get picked up Gareth?

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1318255843' post='1399733'] Because it's a house forum that was set up as an exercise in online marketing. It's there to promote their own products, one of which is Ernie Ball strings. It's not that difficult a concept: [url="http://www.copyblogger.com/building-your-fan-club/"]http://www.copyblogg...-your-fan-club/[/url] [/quote] Well then that rules out anyone posting anything negative doesn't it? Which is what was said in the first place, even though its the place to "Chat about Music Man Basses". Apparently only if you have good things to say. I'll say no more on this, i have my opinions and experience. I'd still love to own one someday.

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1318252076' post='1399678'] It depends on the issue. When the issue is one of whether Thomastik Infeld flats are better than La Bellas on an Ernie Ball instrument, I think it's fair for them to ask people to take it elsewhere. [/quote] Why, Its connected with their basses so why not talk about it? This is whats so confusing. I can understand if people were bashing their basses, or asking questions that dont have any relevance to EBMM gear but to ask what goes better, or what other people think sounds better with their basses seems a pretty normal question to me. I think this just proves my point. If Gareth was to post any concerns over this on there we all know what would happen.

Very slow for me today. much slower than last week.

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1318245936' post='1399557'] Blocking discussion of other manufacturers' products has, I would imagine, prevented a fair bit of nastiness on the EBMM forums. And lets face it, there are plenty of other places where discussion of replacement parts is possible. [/quote] Blocking owners posting about issues is not really on IMO. The best place to ask for help with a certain product should surely be the manufacturers own forums.

I think it might be a good idea to take some pics before its sent off. Just in case things get heavy.

We used to have a couple in my school back in the 70's. Cant remember if they were good or not but they seemed to do the job.

Yep, quite a few songs were rushed when i first joined my current band, even simple ones like Brown eyed girl and stuck in the middle. Over the past few years ive sat down and listened to them again and have been surprised at how different i play them. Im not after note for note perfection but sometimes certain parts of a song are best played the original way IMO.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1318206112' post='1399270'] Had enough now. Going to ask for full refund and leave it at tha. They have nothing in that's similar spec, just lower spec. Don't feel like accepting something I could have had 7 months ago so putting an end to this now. [/quote] I think its for the best. There is no telling what a replacement would look like, nor how long you would have to wait for it. Best get this all sorted now so you can put this behind you.

Just as well it's not a bank holiday. Has anyone given any indication of whats going to happen Gareth?

[quote name='merello' timestamp='1318168969' post='1398720'] Which means.....? He ordered a fully functional bass of high quality. Did he get it? [/quote] Your twisting my words and ill not get drawn in to it. Think what you like.

Im dont get why Ashdown make a big deal of it being made in the UK. Surely anything we buy, no matter where its put together should be just as good (sometimes better IME). Making a big deal about this being made (probably just hand assembled) in the UK should not make a difference to its quality. I also think its looks cheap. Not ugly as such but it reminds me of one of those novelty DAB radios, like the Marshall one.