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Yeah i tried my Schroeder on a stand and the bottom end went walkies, on the Gramma it's right there and nice and tight. Maybe it's the magic pixie dust in the Auralex foam? So that's where my £50 went! Btw i got all the p1ss taking when i started using it, especially when i foolishly told our singer how much it cost. You sound like a total clown trying to justify spending money on wood and foam

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='608590' date='Sep 25 2009, 01:03 PM']Cheers. Do you have any pics of your 1212L on it? Ive got the same cab and might consider one.[/quote] Yeah can take a quick pic over the weekend. I stand the cab on it's end and it's plenty big enough, dunno how it would be with really deep cabs though

Mine's only the standard size Gramma as i have a Schroeder 1212r. It's very stable, the foam doesn't compress at all. I'd use it with an appropriately sized 4x10 with no worries It's pretty well made, although i don't know how someone could mess up sticking some foam to some carpet!

I'll take the X600 if that's ok, again will need postage. Cheers!

[quote name='johnzgerman' post='607844' date='Sep 24 2009, 04:12 PM']how large is tony hadley?? [/quote] This explains it all!

[quote name='johnzgerman' post='607637' date='Sep 24 2009, 01:03 PM']does that mean you can charge more for playin gigs now?[/quote] Err... less i think! At one of the aformentioned venues we were playing a wedding and were a bit concerned about the size of the stage (big enough for drums and backline basically). The organiser got very shirty and huffed "well, it was big enough for Tony Hadley!" Cue 4 musicians rolling around the floor with laughter!

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='607615' date='Sep 24 2009, 12:49 PM']Actually this guy just gets better.... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/yamaha-bex4-semi-electric-bass-guitar-with-3-band-EQ_W0QQitemZ200386946650"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/yamaha-bex4-semi-ele...emZ200386946650[/url] "This bass is a star in its own right, it has been on 4 UK tours and has been on the stage where the likes of The Beatles and Nirvana have once stood. ". Pure Gold [/quote] That's nothing, i've performed on stages where Tony Hadley and Simply Red have once stood. Beat that!

The dunlop lemon oil has the little applicator on it so you'd need good access to the fingerboard, i woudn't worry about taking the strings off, it's something you'll have to do eventually!

+1 I have an ebonol board on my Jazz and it sounds very natural, definitely does that fretless sound well. Does mark up a bit with rounds on though, not as much as rosewood but it's not as bulletproof as Pau Ferro or i'm guessing real Ebony

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='606967' date='Sep 23 2009, 07:02 PM']Nope, I wouldn't leave them off for long myself. The job can be done just as well one at a time if you're concerned. [b]I get a quiet satisfaction from lemon oiling a dry board[/b]. Perhaps I'm a little sad [/quote] I thought i was the only one! It's a warm fuzzy feeling when the crusty old lifeless fretboard comes up nice and dark. Aww.....

Pics up as promised, if you need any more from different angles give us a shout Like i said, a bit cheeky for £50!

That looks stunning, good score mate! I'm a sucker for dark wood finishes anyway but that's beautiful If you fancy a fretless sister for it have a look ay the link down there \/ \/ \/ \/ \/

[quote name='bassace' post='606084' date='Sep 22 2009, 08:47 PM']But do you think you need Auralex foam? I would have thought that any foam would do; nothing special about Auralex, I think. I'm using offcuts from rubber stable matting one and a half inch thick strips. Works very well.[/quote] That's what i was gonna do. We've got some offcuts of various types of foam at work so i reckon i've got enough to build a few, even got some of the egg-box type stuff too

Basically gives you a consistent sound on any stage. It's an isolation platform, i bought mine after playing a venue with a large hollow wooden stage and getting uncontrollable wolf notes on some strings, making the intro to Under Pressure sound horrible They do work, played similar problematic stages since i bought it any haven't had any problems

I don't see why it wouldn't work, tbh i was a bit gutted when i opened the box to see my Gramma. It definitely doesn't look like £50 well spent although it does work well If you like i can take some pictures of mine tomorrow and upload them to give you a better idea of what they look like, although it would be incredibly easy to knock one up. It's basically a carpet-covered board on 2 bits of foam with another bit of foam inbetween those I'm thinking about making one and flogging mine really, i think it's a bit cheeky charging that much for them

[quote name='Brave Sir Robin' post='604970' date='Sep 21 2009, 09:01 PM']the tuners do say west germany. Could it be 95? hmmm Ovangkol neck, Thought Fortresses were Wenge? Puzzling. The cuts on the body near the neck are strange. Could it be a replaced broken neck and refinish?[/quote] They did make them with Ovangkol necks, and there's one or two with maple necks too. The grooves near the neck are also on some other Fortresses, the one in the link i posted is a '93 and that has them. I had a looksee on the Warwick forum and a few there have Ovangkol necks and at least one other has the grooves near the neck Apart from the date it seems to be normal, everything else on the neck points to before they were discontinued

I'll have to re-learn it, but then i do like sweets!

[quote name='YouMa' post='604769' date='Sep 21 2009, 05:48 PM'].....I aways listen to i can dig it baby by little beaver it was jacos first session and is one of the sleaziest smooth bass lines i have ever heard, wish i could play it.[/quote] Brilliant bassline, in f# or something? Been ages since i've played it