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Paul S

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  1. Love that poster.
  2. I think this is rather cheap, personally - they seem to fetch a good deal more than this asking price these days.
  3. Back in the day they produced the SB-35. Medium scale bass version of thier SG style guitars. I had one and sold it, my biggest seller's remorse ever. If they did one of these in a short scale I reckon it would be a winner.
  4. Dropping the price on this to £275 collected/meet up as I could do with it gone. I might part it out, if it doesn't go.
  5. What about a kick drum mic stand?
  6. I think it entirely depends upon the band whether it is useful or not. When I was in a Bon Jovi tribute we had backing tracks and, at some venues, back projections so had to be spot on - a click was essential. We could mix in however much of the click as desired for our individual IEM mix. In another band we would constantly bicker about the correct speed to play songs at so the drummer got some flashing tempo light thingamajiggy to use on his phone. We'd then agree on a tempo during rehearsal and that was that. Certainly it is extremely useful when recording for overdubs/mistakes. At the moment I'm just in the one band, a blues rock trio, and I think a click would stifle it. The only recording we ever do is either live or 'as live'.
  7. yes, Thomann's gig bags are amazingly good value. I use the 'premium' guitar version for my short scale basses. The £10 postage bumps the price a bit but there is always the opportunity to buy some extra bits and bobs to spread the cost...
  8. I'd be looking for a TGI Extreme, generally around £50.
  9. I bought a bass from gareth in the easiest and most pleasant of transactions. Great price, packed to withstanmd a direct hit from a cruise missile and in far better nick when it arrived than described. I feel like I have stolen it! A pleasure doing business.
  10. Aren't they! We supported them last year and they are totally brilliant. Nice guys, too. I thought - their bass player is a bit good. Then they swapped around and he was an even better guitarist!
  11. With the absolute clarity of 20/20 hindsight some of the things I have bought didn't work out as planned. All now filed under 'stuff happens' and, frankly, small beans compared to some of the other blind alleys my life has taken. Life is too short and precious to spend it mired in regrets. Apart from seller's remorse over the Yamaha SB-35 I should never, ever have sold, of course 😂
  12. I don't want the responsibility of sending this via courier but I do have a XL box in the loft. If you arranged your own courier and took responsibility for it I would pack it up carefully. Just a thought.
  13. Unfinished project. I bought this on eBay - advertised as a quality relic carried out by a particular person whose name escapes me but supposedly in great demand. it was lightweight and had an Allparts neck - looked fine in the pics. I was rather disappointed when it arrived as the relic job was rough. I replaced some of the hardware to my preference then my plan was to redo the relic - but I never got around to it and am now moving to short scales. Good bits. The neck is absolutely fantastic, Allparts Telecaster style headstock - these are quality, expensive necks. 40mm at the nut but quite deep. It started off as a U profile but I got my luthier to reduce the shoulders down to a D profile and he made a damned fine job of it. Unfinished where he took the wood away. Cheeky Fender decal applied by the guy I bought it from. New G&L lightweight vintage style tuners. Quality bit of kit, these https://g-l-online-store.myshopify.com/products/tuning-keys-g-l-usa-ultralite-bass New Retrovibe Route '51 pickup, the hotter 9.2K one. These are really lovely pickups with real depth and a bite to them, no hum. One of these https://retrovibe.co.uk/product/retrovibe-51p-replacement-single-coil-bass-pickup-for-50s-precision-alnico-poles-cloth-wire-string-binding/ New Retrovibe 50s style adjustable bridge - looks vintage but is fully adjustable - one of these https://retrovibe.co.uk/product/fully-compensatable-bass-bridge-for-51-precision-string-thru-brass-saddle-19mm-spacing-through-compensated/ I believe the pots and electrics were upgraded by the guy I got it from, tele-plate vol/tone. The weight is very good indeed - 3.5kg/7.7lbs. Bad bits. The body (no idea where this is from) was very crudely reliced. I had the upper body forearm contour made bigger and was going to round it off and generally make a better job of the relic finish but just didn't get around to it. At the moment the sunburst lacquer has had rough scratching done by what looks like a scourer, not a good job. Also there have been a couple of different sets of tuners fitted and the back of the headstock bears witness to this. Top job would be to completely strip the finish off and give it a blast of nitro and let that wear, keeping the dings and bumps. Or strip it and oil it. If you can do this you will have a fabulous bass. At the moment it plays and sounds absolutely brilliantly but doesn't look so hot. If you can live with it and do a better relic with the current finish - maybe flatten off the scratches a bit better with some fine wet n dry - this is an absolute steal. Price is £350 £275 collected from SS7, just 20 mins east of J30 on M25. Could meet half way or deliver for fuel costs within 100 miles. No hard case, not keen on courier. Pics show it strung with TI Flats, I will put some old roundwounds on before it goes.
  14. Sold a bass to Ash in the easiest of transactions. prompt payment, great comms. Everything you'd expect from a top bloke
  15. I've just come back from watching the film 'Stop Making Sense'. As just a casual listener to a few of their songs I feared it might not be my cup of tea but the performance totally blew me away. I enjoyed every second of it. Performance art at its best.
  16. I asked ChatGTP to write a blues song, supplying no other details than that, and this is what it came up with. Too long, obvs, and a bit cliché-rich, but that's the nature of the beast. I actually quite like some of the lines!
  17. Overrated. Opinions other than mine. Underrated. My opinion. [/thread]
  18. Nice. I have 2 questions. Are you able to accurately weigh this, please? And will you post it? Ta.
  19. Sold a bass to Craig, spent a while talking 'old times' as he is an Essex boy originally Enjoy the bass!
  20. My fave WH song is her very first one, before she discovered all the vocal gymnastics, Saving All My Love For You. Before the addicitons kicked in as well, I guess. As has been said, what a tragic waste - she had everything but was it still wasn't enough.
  21. Pretty much everything and anything until abut 5 years ago, when I discovered the joys of TI Jazz Flats. I have them on all my basses now - I love how they feel, I love how they sound.
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