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Jon is experimenting with the stripes. He has started lacquering over them as of Friday, and says this may not be the finished thing but i reckon it looks pretty good!

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[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1471619305' post='3114548'] A former band needed to borrow a guitarist from the other band we were playing with as ours had finally gone round the twist that afternoon and jumped in the canal. [/quote] A previous band of mine, once had to borrow a vocalist, as halfway through the set, the mother of ours took him to be committed to a mental health institution. We got the young chap who had been performing some of the hip hop previously, to freestyle over our (original) tunes. Surprisingly it worked quite well.

[quote name='lee650' timestamp='1471561973' post='3114103'] On the plus side my daughters love em! Especially the pretty blue one [/quote] Smurfette is one of your daughters? [size=4] [/size]

Didn't Flea's own brand Flea bass, have QC issues? Could be the way he likes them [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1471439427' post='3113047'] 3. The general attitude of the band members. [/quote] This. [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1471441083' post='3113069'] In my latest project the singer / songwriter won't let me get anywhere near contributing towards rehearsal despite my best efforts... He also seems to feel the need to provide a buffet of sandwiches and snacks, alongside beer and a selection of soft drinks... [/quote] can I join?

If you do, be prepared. Take spare strings and tools necessary for any bass adjustment. Years ago did a gig, took one bass, and a strap lock came out of the body. Did half the gig sitting down

There's a band in that London called Violent Offender, no bass, the 2 guitarists have 7 string guitars.

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I use a DigiTech BP355 and cannot recommend it highly enough. Plenty of bass amp sims, or just use it as a multi fx pedal. It has drums and a looper, and even some amp sims for guitarists. All for under a ton. Full details here: http://digitech.com/en/products/bp355

Covered by MU sub's.

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1467383587' post='3083302'] I had to drop to Wunjo's today in their new basement home. I bought a 5 string about a year back it has really had very little use so i thought a part ex trip to Denmark St was in order. I need a 4 string back up.....a quick chat with Tom (or was it Tom?) and a great deal done on a part ex and i now have a Yamaha 424x in a nice metallic red. Always good doing business with Wunjo's [/quote] New basement home? Where have they moved to?

[quote name='Thunderpaws' timestamp='1471009551' post='3109979'] I found this. Dunno if you judge it as a poor video or not! [url="https://youtu.be/pnlUKhEH0EU"]https://youtu.be/pnlUKhEH0EU[/url] [/quote] By virtue of the fact its just slap, yes, very poor. Not really hearing the amp are we?

Guitarist from previous band really rates his Engl gear. Can't find a decent vid either. If someone does please post the link.

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1470870549' post='3109144'] Coming along very nicely. Would look amazing with a clearcoat finish with that woodgrain. [/quote] I was thinking something similar and almost changed my mind about the colour scheme. Almost. [size=4] [/size]

Latest from John [color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=1]Heres a picture or two of the neck and body. Bit of routing to do up the nut end but i lacquered the board yesterday so will send pics of the nice flame.[/size][/font][/color]

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1470741945' post='3108039'] That's quite a nice/interesting spin on the Kubicki tuning model. This may sound a little weird/crazy. but go with me as this photo got me thinking - perhaps a little too much - and it's causing my brain to TILT a bit. There's clearly space on that neck to accommodate the extra fret and zero fret to allow the user to drop to a low D on the E string, so why not just take the frets over the whole fingerboard and tune down a full tone to DGCF? (I liked the theory behind Kubicki X-Factor, but always felt it would have been more interesting if the A string had had a double fret extension as well.) I do understand the concept of tuning down on a regular 34" scale bass, unaware of the scale on this bass I suppose it's feasible a DGCF extension may take the scale length to around 38-40". [/quote] That's what Chris_b was asking earlier. On Shuker no1 there is a bendwell under the other 3 strings, so no room there. For the new build, it's again medium scale (32") having the extra frets across all strings would compromise that. And I'm not sure I could get my head around playing a detuned bass in bands playing in regular tunings, although Anthony Jackson seems to have managed before he went on to 6ers.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1470687204' post='3107711'] Correct answer! He he! - Nice. Have you tried the NYXL's yet? Not long now then!! [/quote] Got some on Shuker no1. Bought them at the Herts bass bash, via some awesome customer service from Andy. Yep not long, just a pity my band is out of action until November, while our guitarist recivers from an operation on his finger.

Vintage (brand) basses pack a punch well above their price. Shop around and there are some deals to be had. http://www.jhs.co.uk/brands/vintage/vintage-basses

We were discussing strings and it will be wearing D'addario's. A rough completion date has been given of 4 to 6 weeks.