Cato

I had no idea there were restrictions on sending magnetic materials. I looked it up when I got home and the rule is 'Magnetised material: Magnetised material with a magnetic field strength of 0.418A/m or more at a distance of 4.6m from the outside of the package is prohibited' I' m guessing the pickups are no where near strong enough to be banned, but I don't where to start with measuring magnetism or what equipment you'd need to do it.

Sent. The local post office asked me what was in the package 'for security reasons' and had a bit of a panic when I told them it was a couple of strongish magnets, but in the end they slapped a 'danger! magnets!' sticker or somesuch on the parcel and off it went.

[quote name='Zummerbass' timestamp='1492803099' post='3283414'] Ok, found the relevant thread. Not entirely encouraging. Are Thomann the only European dealer? [/quote] There's these guys in Italy, but I think that's it. https://www.strumentimusicali.net/default.php/manufacturers_id/609/Marcus-Miller-by-Sire.html

I try to make one major purchase a year, around January, when I'm most flush. This year it was a P Bass Deluxe Special. Next year I'm thinking either a fretless, or maybe it's time to make the step up to a five or sixer?

If I thought I'd lost that beauty I'd be bricking it too.

http://youtu.be/zlSFmotba2I

I like the look of the shiny white one, not so keen on the green.

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1492461101' post='3280506'] I was trying to remember where I'd seen them before. Then I realised I was thinking of last week when we took the car through a car wash... [/quote] Maybe this year I could persuade them to divide into two lines and spin rapidly while I drive between them.

[quote name='Cuzzie' timestamp='1492446347' post='3280299'] @Cato you will like this then. I am black and was in a small town folk festival milling around, when I came across a group of fully blacked up Morris Dancers. Their abject shock at seeing a 'real' black face was priceless, they did a double take, crossed the road and scuttled away quite sheepishly. I was upset as in that area of little Britain I thought I would be the only 'coloured' in the village...... ;-) Still makes me laugh now [/quote] 😂😂😂

Off topic, there's a Morris side in the town in Henley in Arden. For reasons best known to themselves they go full blackface in tophats and multicoloured jackets and waistcoats and prowl round the town every boxing day. Scared the Bejeezus out of me the first time I bumped into them, I thought I'd walked into an episode of 'The League of Gentlemen'. Edit:these are the bastards, in full boxing day get up. http://silhillmorris.weebly.com/who-are-we.html So, in conclusion if you see a Morris troupe coming towards you, run.

Surely this whole thing breaks down to a combination of Sod's Law and sh*t just happens.

The Wedding Present had a few good ones. http://youtu.be/4aQtqwIqnvE http://youtu.be/n3H7jaaYS74 http://youtu.be/NEjiGjVyFPc

Glastonbury is arguably the UK's premier festival, the only one that comes close is Reading and Leeds. There are a lot of smaller festivals where local bands can get a slot but I'm not sure there's anything like Summerfest where A list bands and artists share the bill with local acts.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1492281772' post='3279234'] How easy is it for your local bands to get a slot at your Glastonbury Festicak? Blue [/quote] I don't think there's many There's a fair few unsigned acts or acts that have a deal but have not released anything yet, but I imagine thay they all have professional representation. They did used to have the Glastonbury town brass band play the pyramid stage on the sunday morning. Hell of a way to wake up after a heavy night of revelling, a million trombones blasting their way through 'Ruby Tuesday' at festival volumes.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1492206421' post='3278743'] It's a 2 week premier fest on beautiful Lake Michigan. At 64 I will have to YouTube most of the acts listed. I only recognize a small fraction of the artists. Blue [/quote] I imagine The Chainsmokers will be right up your street... http://youtu.be/ZuwfZGDWOio

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1492204278' post='3278727'] Not heard of half of the acts on the bill [/quote] To be fair I doubt most Americans would have heard of half the average Glastonbury line up. Probably not most British people either for that matter..

I think it's fair to say that there's something for most people there.

I can offer up the stock pickups from a Squier VM70s Jazz. Just let me know where to send them.

As long as no one tries to sell a Squier as a Fender I don't see the harm. I'm a Squier owner and proud, they're cheap guitars that are dead easy to mod, my Jazz is a modded VM70s. Having said that I'd be put off buying a second hand Squier if someone had rebadged it. But that's just me.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1491857537' post='3275987'] I can't. Even listening to it is a challenge for me. Blue [/quote] 😅

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1491856358' post='3275972'] Definitely talented and I guess he's an example of the direction bass playing is going. Me, I'm an older guy. I'm taking a pass on Thundercat and staying with my friends like Rocco Prestia and Chuck Rainey. Blue [/quote] I think he's pretty unique, he's more a jazz guitarist who plays a bass than your standard bass player. I really enjoy his stuff, but I couldn't emulate it if I tried. I'm guessing not many of us could.

I've got the same VM70s bass. I've modded mine a bit, but even with the stock pickups it was easy to get what I think of as a classic Jazz tone. I swapped out the original electrics for a K1agon loom and put in some Aguilar 70s Jazz pickups on mine and it now sounds fantastic. I wonder if there might be a fault with the electrics on yours?

I was suprised that most of the new Yamaha BB range have rosewood boards. I expect every manufacturer with an export market will stop using rosewood over the next 12 months.

Cheers for posting that up. I found Scott's Slap Bassics series incredibly useful and I'm sure I'll enjoy working my way through these just as much.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1491680824' post='3274800'] What's the Moog circuitry all about - this is new to me? [/quote] I think it was a souped up tone sculpting circuit, like a graphic equaliser on steroids. A lot of people took the circuit out although I can't remember whether it's because they were unpopular in themselves or whether it was a reliability issue. I seem to remember that Krist Novaselic played an original RD Artist on Nevermind.