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  1. scrumpymike
    We'll coordinate an evening out for anybody who's doing an over-nighter in Taunton - just let me know on here so we know the numbers.
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    Agreed, new hip definitely takes precedence - albeit only just 😉. Best wishes for the op.
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    Make sure you fasten its seat belt!
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    There's absolutely no better place for browsing and chatting... not to mention eating. Looking forward to our chat!
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    Darn! You've rumbled our little scheme for making more money this time 😉
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    Maybe the chocolate biscuits...
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    OK, so that's 2 confirmations in as many minutes. Should be done and dusted within the next half-hour 🙂
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    Unbelievably (for me and Mrs. Scrumpy at least) this year's Sunday 8th October Bash is just over a month away, so it's time to get focussed. We're keeping the price at £13 and, as last year, we need at least 25 advance attendance fees to guarantee we can cover the event financially. If you're coming, please confirm/re-confirm without delay. As soon as I know we've got a few more than 25, I'll ask you all for payment in advance . Any monies over and above 25 x £13 will go towards next year's event - most importantly, the 2024 hall booking fee, which we have to pay in advance. So you know what you'll be getting for your money, here's this year's menu. Let us know if you have any particular dietary requirements that aren't covered and we'll do our best to cater for you. OVER TO YOU!! Mrs Scrumpys menu Oct 23.docx
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    What's the neck width at the nut? The spec says 43mm but not sure I believe that.
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    That's exactly right! And it's 10ins to the pickup split line on the old Encore s-s P I use for noodling around on at home.
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    I like that middle pickup setting too but the only one of the 7 settings I don't use in our classic rock covers set is bridge only. The switching versatility is what I love most about the Fender Rascal. This is how my re-bodied Rascal looks now.
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    I already have the Fender Rascal (albeit now re-bodied a-la P Lyte) so your comparison pic helps me relate to the Saffire. Can you explain the tonal differences between the three basses?
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    Hmmm, link doesn't seem to work on attachment above so here it is again. Michael Gillett Bass Gear interview at Summer NAMM 2019
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    You're right there! Couldn't believe it when I removed the truss-rod cover to find that it's fixed by 3 tiny machine screws into threaded metal inserts set in the headstock!... and the string anchor is milled out of solid brass... and the cover plate that also accesses the battery is held in place by 4 tiny magnets... and the nut is adjustable... and it has a Neutrik locking jack chassis!!! There is no sign of cost-saving compromise on this bass. Everything that goes into it is the best, including the build quality Here's the Bass Gear Award citation and interview video link from the 2019 Summer NAMM in Nashville. The ST that Michael is holding is my other Contour btw. At the time, it was the first and only ST built so Michael G asked me to lend it back to him for the show. Bass Gear 2019 Summer NAMM Awards.docx
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    Don't have anything I'm afraid but hopefully what Loz has sent you helps.
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    Here's the Product Data Sheet I got at the time. Contour Bass PDS 190524.pdf
  17. scrumpymike
    This is a very rare opportunity to acquire one of these incredible basses. In the opinion of many (me included) the Gillett Contour is the most desirable hollow-bodied bass guitar ever made. The design is revolutionary, the craftsmanship literally stunning, the ergo's unique, and the sounds deeply satisfying. I am lucky enough to own two of these beauties and can't justify keeping them both as all I play nowadays is classic rock. These basses have earned many review plaudits, of which the last and best was when the guys from Bass Gear mag in the USA named the Contour 'Best Bass In Show' at the 2019 Summer NAMM in Nashville. Not bad for a brand they'd never even heard of before they visited the Gillett Guitars stand! The key features are: 31.75" medium scale; through-body stringing; active electronics with neck pick-up and piezzo under bridge; sculpted blocks front and back accommodate forearm and rib-cage/beer gut; the way the bass is designed and built produces incredible levels of sustain. Price includes hard case but excludes delivery. Happy to meet up anywhere along the M5 corridor between Bristol and Exeter or similar distance/journey time.
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    They are, and they did 😋
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    or cloutie dumplin'...
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    Very nice too! What's the strap balance like - any neck dive?
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    This was the best I could find but they're charging $40 p&p on top of the $70 cost to ship to the UK! I'm now the proud owner of one recently brought back by friends visiting his son out there 🙂 https://www.broughtonaudio.com/product-page/always-on-high-pass-filter
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    Ha-ha, thanks Loz. This was a home-made prototype to test the principle. It would be relatively easy for anyone with the necessary design tools to come up with a more discrete, fully adjustable version to fit the usual neck-dive suspects. I'd initially considered mounting from the neck-plate fixings but that obviously rules out anything with a set neck including the SG - which is probably the most popular neck-diver of all 🙂
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    This was my radical solution to neck-dive on a lovely pre-Chowny SWB-1. Knocked together from half of an old aluminium billy-can and 3mm strip. I decided the mod had to be easily reversible so there was just one small additional screw hole drilled into the back of the bass. The only costly part was getting it powder-coated. It was a fairly big job but looked surprisingly unobtrusive and worked a treat. Another one I regret selling.
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    This was a brilliant piece of work! An update will be hugely appreciated.
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    Well said! The term 'short scale' is not an absolute as there are a number of significant variations on the 'short scale' theme.
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