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BigRedX, you are the Tune Meister! However, you have confirmed that I am never going to pick one up for £500 2nd hand But at least I now have ANOTHER site to obsessively check on a regular basis. I do fancy this one though [url="http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/ubox.cgi?T=syosai&sline=3138&print=1&keys2=playersgate%40ishibashi.co.jp&tid=list3"]http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/ubox.cgi?...p&tid=list3[/url]

Wrong! They still make them. There goes that plan [url="http://tuneguitars.com/store/wizmart.php?code=000301&cateotNum=010301&lv=2"]http://tuneguitars.com/store/wizmart.php?c...010301&lv=2[/url]

A long time ago when the Bass Center was in Wapping and I made an annual trip to check out what was moving and shaking in the bass universe (before the internet, kids!)(Can you imagine?) there was a high end Tune bass which I really fancied. It was a Tune Wood Bass. I cannot seem to find one and I am guessing they are out of production. Does anyone know of one available? Here is a link to a pic [url="http://tuneguitars.com/tunestory/img/pdf/18.pdf"]http://tuneguitars.com/tunestory/img/pdf/18.pdf[/url] Due to the fickle nature of the bass world for anything not having Fender on the headstock, I guess that they have low resale value by now, which is a good thing

[quote name='thumbo' post='384026' date='Jan 18 2009, 02:50 PM']I'm currently using a Silverstone amp cover for my Orange AD200B but I'm after something that gives a little more protection. Any recommendations? I'm a bit reluctant to go down the flightcase route as I imagine this will probably add about 10Kg to an amp that's already the best part of 35Kg. I've seen these Gator ones but I've got no idea what they're like, has anyone has any experience with these? - [url="http://www.gatorcases.com/productsdetail.aspx?LID=17&PID=165"]http://www.gatorcases.com/productsdetail.a...=17&PID=165[/url][/quote] You could get a company like LeBlond who make drum cases to make a case that would fit, but have cut outs to use the amp's handles.

I use it and enjoy it. The only annoying thing is that SOME (not all by a long shot) members seem to feel that shipping to the UK is going to cause some kind of national disaster, and even if you are deep in negotiation, if someone from the US shows an interest then the item will magically become sold and you are out of the picture. Not cool.

I have a Japanese P which I have enjoyed for many years now. I took it to bits yesterday to put the hardware onto some other P neck and body I recently picked up (just to see if the body and neck would work as a bass). On the heel of the neck it says PBD -57. It is obviously meant to be a 57 kind of vibe with a 2 tone sunburst and a single ply scratchplate. I was just wondering if anyone could throw some more light on it's model origins? The serial number suggests '85 - '86. I would take pics, but it is in pieces at the mo'. TIA as usual

If we are thinking along TB lines, how about the "if you post a piece of kit for sale there must be a price" rule. Otherwise we are Ebay, and that exists already. I know I could just ignore it.

[quote name='obi 2 kenobi' post='365463' date='Dec 29 2008, 01:48 PM'][url="http://www.arte.tv/fr/Videos-sur-ARTE-TV/2151166,CmC=2369496.html"]http://www.arte.tv/fr/Videos-sur-ARTE-TV/2...mC=2369496.html[/url] In France over the holidays. Went to wife's friends place last nite. Dude showed me some recordings of Manu Katché's 'one shot not'. Essentially a better version of Later with Jools but without the boogie woogie piano and added bonus of rehearsals like this with Pino, Manu and Dominic Miller. The range of skills and the complete range of music that Pino can play is probably without equal in the bass world. Truely multidimensional.[/quote] They've gone Did anyone rip them?

[quote name='TPJ' post='369885' date='Jan 4 2009, 01:07 PM']I'm actually doing this myself. I bought a bass cheap off the bay for about £100. The table and neck are off at this stage. I'm trying to source hide glue, cleats and someone to make a steel insert for the neck attachement. It hasn't been easy but for the price of the bass it's a great education. You can follow it [url="http://finnbass.com/showthread.php?t=3751"]here[/url]. Another alternative is getting a part assembled (white) one from a dealer in China. That would make it much easier to sort out your method of neck attchement. There is also a load of info on TB if you dig around. My methods probably make luthiers cringe but, hey, how do you learn? If it all works in the end then fantastic. If it doesn't, then I'm out £100.[/quote] I like your style! Consider me subscribed

[url="http://www.jauray.com/index.php?page=modeles&subpage=demontable&lang=en"]http://www.jauray.com/index.php?page=model...ble&lang=en[/url] Anyone know of anyone in the UK doing this sort of thing?

[quote name='lonestar' post='367571' date='Jan 1 2009, 10:28 AM']Gail has areally good solo album: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gail+ann+dorsey&x=18&y=28"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_?u...p;x=18&y=28[/url] Great playing and a cracking voice.[/quote] Gail actually has 2 solo albums from the olden days. Perhaps more by now, I have not been keeping up.