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That must be a problem with the Chandlers machine. Charlie was always very keen on the Plek. I believe he had the first one, when at Kew, and developed and beta tested it. Lakland and Lull Plek all their basses. If those guys were getting variable results then they wouldn't be using the Plek process. Having said that, the guys at the Gallery did a very good job when they leveled the frets and setup my bass the old fashioned way last year.

A TH500 paired with a Bergantino CN212 is a fantastic sound.

Good result.

Blues Brothers, both; American Graffiti; Paris, Texas; Crossroads; Woodstock, Out of Sight; Mad Dogs and Englishmen; Summer Holiday. . . . . err, did I just say that?

He demo's Thunderfunk amps on their web site.

You should all stop this right now. You're being very silly.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1421031566' post='2656426'] However there is no good reasons these guys can't be civil to each other. [/quote]I In the past I've been screwed by guys I played with and I'll never have anything to do with them again. I know exactly how Larry feels.

Very sad news. I first noticed him on Ry Cooders Borderline. I've played Crazy Bout An Automobile many times and still trying to make it groove like TD.

Are these ACS? You can call them and get another pouch sent. Mine started to fray so I gaffered it all over.

I have Lakland flats on my Lull. These are the first flats I've used since 1970 so I'm not up to date in this area but they feel good and sound great to me.

.... and all the others, for the next 30 years.

Roger, you need a rest...... give me a call.

We have ended the night with Alex Harvey's Delilah, with Wooly Bully, Sweet Home Alabama (it was a request!), Pretty Women and many others. Last night it was Under Pressure. I worry more about the first number than the last one. We've ended on slow numbers, fast numbers simple and big production numbers and they all seem to work. IME if you've done a good job the end of the set usually takes care of itself, but I hate it when people say "we'll just ease in" when talking about the first number.

I have always been a Fender fan and played a Fender P bass for over 25 years. I had no inclination to change until I wanted to move to 5 string basses and, sadly, that's where Fender and me parted company. Back then, in the 90's, their 5ers didn't stack up against the competition and even though they seem to have upped their game to be pretty good these days, my Lakland 55-94D and Lull PJ5 are my preference by a mile. I think Lakland hit the ground running when they brought out their first 5ers and Fender were very slow to react. Twenty years later they still haven't caught up. Then again, anyone wanting to buy a top 5er should start by looking at a Lull. They are perfect and the best "Fender" on the market these days. All IME and IMO.

I believe he produces AB's records as well.

I haven't sold any basses that I'd buy back. Every sale was because I'd found something better.

One of my favourite players. I went to his bass clinic at GAK last year. He's a very talented guy.

You have 2 choices. You either learn the numbers or you chart them out/make notes. The worst thing you can do is to go on stage and cock it up because you don't know the numbers and aren't using notes. Your 3 bands will quickly dwindle if you do that. I'd make the notes and after a couple of gigs the numbers will start to fall into place.

I was playing an Eden 410XLT with my Aguilar TH500 at the weekend. Sounded pretty good to me. A ton of low end and all the punch you could ask for. And someone else did the lifting for me so I was extra happy.

Pure Larry Graham. Even the bad bits sounded good to me.

If you like the sound and you can play it well enough to please your band mates, just do it.

If you look this up on Talkbass, the guy who designed this amp says that changing the valves won't alter the sound much, due to the way it was designed.

It seems you don't get the costs and overhead argument. Online sellers have none of the fixed expenses so there is no way for a shop to beat the prices offered by online sellers. All a shop can do to stay in business is to reinvent the company as an online seller and use the shop as a loss leading front for it's online business. In the 60's a Fender would cost you an average of 3 to 4 months wages, so good gear has never been cheaper.

Top playing.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1420740183' post='2652899'] The bride chose us after coming to a gig or two [/quote] We were booked by the brides Dad for her big day after he saw us at a gig. It only took 2 numbers to clear the room. I warned them! I knew that would happen! I told them when he booked us that a Chicago Blues Band (even a good one) wasn't the right band for a wedding.