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Sounds dodgy to me. If he(she) is a MU member they have public liability insurance. The area of musical instrument teaching is unregulated though. I wouldn't trust any instrumental teacher who couldn't read music, and didn't know about the Alexander technique.

[quote name='timloudon' post='360139' date='Dec 21 2008, 11:57 AM']I really don't get why these people feel they have to treat customers in this way - there is literally no advantage to behaving like this! These people complain of the internet ruining their businesses. It's not, THEY ARE![/quote] [quote name='ashgeezer' post='360115' date='Dec 21 2008, 11:31 AM']How do small music stores stay in business when they have staff like that on their books[/quote] maybe they are money laundering fronts for organised crime?

EDIT I've had pm's with Alex from the Bass Gallery. His concern is genuine, and I would not want to dissuade anyone from going to The Bass Gallery in Camden.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='357162' date='Dec 17 2008, 05:16 PM']Cripes! Was that you? I was on the top floor with my tame amp-tekkie when the bailliffs arrived. Andy kept them talking by the main entrance (through the alleyway) while the staff smuggled the paying customers out through the back door (i.e. the one on Denmark Street - confused yet?) so the bailliffs wouldn't know anyone was spending money. Then the staff went round taking the tickets/price-tags off the guitars so that they could claim they were all being sold for customers on commission. I had a rather nice vintage valve amp on the bench upstairs, and I was seriously concerned that the bailliffs would seize the damned thing. They ended up going away empty-handed. You may be amused/irritated to know that Andy is now back, haunting his old shop (which is now part of Music Ground) and still wearing the same scarf! I have no idea what official capacity he holds, if any, but he's always there these days.[/quote] no not me, but all the business's he ran from 27 Demark Street had CCJ's against them. He knows how to play the system, had a few celeb clients to appear legit, and ripped off everyone else. He is a liar, cheat, thief, and scum. I think some of the Mods have my details but I am perfectly happy to give my address to Ped & Kiwi and take personal responsibility for these comments.

Apparently from what I've heard from friends who work at other music shops, [i]Andy's Guitars[/i] always had a reputation for been a bit dodgy. I tried taking [i]Andy Preston[/i] to court when he stole off me, but he declared bankruptcy. He got to keep his Rolls Royce though.

[quote name='Golchen' post='355373' date='Dec 15 2008, 09:16 PM']Hmmmn ............ I'd say a bit of the old rose tinted specs there! A fair amount of junk at above junk prices if you ask me. Oldies like me may recall The old Luton music centre over Westside, a junkshop with guitars just over the road (cheap stuff!), and the short lived guitar shop run by one of the Gittings brothers up Midland road (burned down sadly!) Actually there's one guy in Coda who is grumpy enough for all of them! Most of them are fine though.[/quote] PME had a lot of gear aimed at the beginner, but I wouldn't say it was overpriced. Sure they had a lot of junk, but that was half the fun. I bought loads from there, including my vintage Fender Bassman 130 head (stolen by Andy Preston of Andy's Guitars, Denmark Street), 500w Trace combo, Musicman Sub, vintage Guild B-301, and various cases, boxes, etc. I remember the music shop at the bottom of Bury Park, on Leagrave Road, but it closed soon after I came to Luton. It's always worth a haggle in Coda, and generally they will do a price match.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='355275' date='Dec 15 2008, 06:58 PM'] Genius.[/quote] +1

Petes Music Emporium up Hightown was the place Sadly missed

Despite some negative things that have occured on Basschat recently, there have been some fantastic threads that have made my day. This is one of them

Hey 3 months ago I finally escaped from Luton after 15 years! Hurrah! I'm often back though as my band Arnika are there. We're playing at the Beer Festival in February.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='354643' date='Dec 14 2008, 10:37 PM']Bloody hell, I better put a Spurs one on before it leaves.[/quote] I don't want to borrow it, but I have a Leeds Utd sticker to go on it!

[quote name='silky13' post='353461' date='Dec 13 2008, 11:44 AM']hey everyone! I was doing a few google searches for some ideas on rackmount compressors and came across this site so thought id join up! I'm 20, from Edinburgh and have been playing bass for about two years seriously, after coming over from the darkside of lead guitar! I'm currently playing in a band for a guy from Brazil, called "Alex Rech Band" which can be found at www.myspace.com/alexrech. My gear is at the moment is: Fender 40th anniversary custom shop p-bass Jackson KBX bass Peavey tour 450 head and TVX 410 cab in the near future am looking at filling my extremely spaced out rack with korg dtr2000 tuner and a compressor (of which I've not decided yet!) Oh forgot to put about the kind of tunes i'm into! which is anything really, but primarily 80's rock and metal like whitesnake, mr big, van halen, motley crue, skid row, iron maiden, extreme, etc to name a few! anyway, cheers for looking! Tom[/quote] Hey I'm gonna be in Edinburgh for Hogmanay. Can you recommend any pubs? Musically I'm into the same kind of stuff.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='352423' date='Dec 12 2008, 09:03 AM']There are a fair few of us north of the border. I know that I wouldn't have a problem going round to check something for someone living further away for the cost of the train/bus/petrol. I know there are guys on here who have done the same. Actually that might be a good thing to have somewhere. A list of people who would be willing to go and check out something, where they live and the area they are willing to travel in. That could also pose a problem in that what if the person checked the item and when it got to the buyer it didn't work or wasn't exactly the same. I suppose as long as the seller asked specific questions, the fact finder could answer them and possibly take certain pictures requested by the seller. we could have a disclaimer of some sort to cover this. We could work something out. Would certainly come in handy if I wanted to buy something from 'that London' but wasn't 100% convinced that it was what i thought it was.[/quote] +1 I had a similar idea, sort of a basschat independent opinion, thing? BTW my last sale, last month, was to a newbie and it went swimmingly. Top bloke an' all. I'd hate to think that was just luck, because every transaction I've done on here (and the previous incarnations) has gone well and I've met some cool people.

Is this the one designed by Dave Ellefson (formerly of Megadeth)? He designed it, but doesn't use it. So if it's not good enough for him, it's not good enough for me

My dream gig would be as Alice's bass player :blush: :wub: Do you think I could commute the 400 miles?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='352045' date='Dec 11 2008, 06:53 PM']While I was looking on the Dean site I found [url="http://www.bill-lewington.co.uk/Dean/basses/images/large/ZoneBass.jpg"]this[/url] and fell in love a little.[/quote] and only £199.99!

Hi, think you made a typo it's a BOSS GT6B you may need to amend your ebay listing

[quote name='Bassmonster' post='348874' date='Dec 8 2008, 05:52 PM']good news, must admit looking forward to seeing this one finished......very unique spec[/quote] still a lot of work to do. It's been over a year now. BTW should mention, when Jon mentions the extra neck bolt holes, it's because I've been influenced by Jens Ritter's philosophy. From the Ritter website: "The Neck Joint is a very special and mostly totally neglected sound influencing element. It is responsible for the dynamic and speed (Attack) of the bass and also for the string amplitude power consumption (Sustain). After comparing different constructions (identical wood from the same tree), I developed my ”Multi screw Bold on Neck Joint”. I always use the maximum possible amount of screw per available area. If you compare this connection physically, you will identify a much faster attack, longer Sustain and a different mid-frequency-range of the instrument. If you compare this connection acoustically, you will recognize a better dynamic, a faster response and a greater presence within your band. The reason is a lower absorption of the string amplitude energy, because the absorption area (vibrations-system) is divided into 2 “oscillation-arms” with different lengths, which hardly move with the string frequency."

[quote name='bassbloke' post='347557' date='Dec 6 2008, 10:40 PM']2nd hand Carvin basses represent fantastic value for money. The depreciation on them is just unbelievable. You're getting a semi custom US-made bass for less than the cost of a Mexican Fender or a Korean ESP.[/quote] +1 What was the BIN? I sold my LB75P (HB & J at the neck) on here for £399.99. Fantastic instruments, but I needed the money [quote name='bassbloke' post='347557' date='Dec 6 2008, 10:40 PM']The only thing that can let them down is pickups.[/quote] -1 never had probs with mine, they even sounded good passive.

[quote name='Waldo' post='347966' date='Dec 7 2008, 04:56 PM']I know. Out of curiousity I've just got a quote for shipping to the Philippines, using the the dimensions of the parcel containing the bass I sent to the US, plus a little bit more each just in case (which is a fair assumption, I think) and the price is £79.11 plus £22.50 for £1500 insurance. DHL is the carrier, 2-3 days delivery time. Whoever got a quote of £250..... [/quote] What I sent a bass to Ireland with UPS and it came to £80 odd quid and that was only insured to £500. And it was cheaper than Parcel Force!

[quote name='chris_b' post='347881' date='Dec 7 2008, 02:28 PM']For all Laurence Cottle fans, he's playing at Boaters in Kingston on Sunday, 14th Dec. And it's free to get in![/quote] not too far from me, and the diary is empty. If anyone is going give me a shout

pics?

I've had an update from Jon, I was asking him about the all in one ramp/rest/cover. [i]Yes I've made a mock -up, just to see how things would fit and how it looks, feels, etc. Its a slightly strange shape but definitely individual. I'll take a pic tomorrow. I have left space for slap access and the front of the cover can be courved down to help this. I've kept the the top edge quite long so theres plenty of thumb rest, I suppose its a kind of curved arrowhead shape. I've installed the Leds, which are very pink. I tested out quite a few types to see which worked best. Problem was that pink isn't a colour apparently, its a tone, which means it can't be created using conventional LED technology. They use a chemical that reacts to light and makes it appear pink. I read up that some Pink Leds turn a lilac colour over time and if they used at too high a voltage. So I thought a bit of experimentation was in order. These ones look pretty good and are bright too. I've drilled the extra neck bolt holes (the ones you mentioned before and i forgot!!) I've yet to do the bend well and string thing part of the neck but I shall get you some pics of the neck / leds so you can see how it looks.[/i] so things are progressing