Paul S

Hi Andy - you won't have to wait long for the feedback. I really couldn't be more pleased. The pictures don't actually go anywhere doing the finish on the headstock justice - it really looks brand new. And all the other 'extras' - the set up is perfect - I used it at rehearsal last night and it felt just right, almost plays itself. The body and neck are looking absolutely great, too. Apart from the lacquer on the headstock I didn't really consider the bass to be bad nick for a 28 yr old but now it is pretty nearly showroom condition again. Exactly what a bass of this quality and rarity deserves, i reckon. Brilliant job

I find this with my Hohner B2A. The strap pin is in line with the 21st fret, so throws the whole thing away from you. Add to that the ghost headstock and until my brain settles down I find I am tempted to play a couple of frets too high. And it is a full 24 frets, too - the whole thing seems designed to play mind games. I do like it a lot, though, and find it incredibly useful as a back up on smaller 'stages' ie when they have moved the table out of the corner for us to set up in

It is my pleasure to start off a feedback thread for Andy, who has just refinished a bass and head stock for me to the highest standards. I had a Fender Precision Lyte that I had tried to refinish myself and made a lash-up of it - needed completely stripping and starting again. I also had a lovely old Westone Pantera Deluxe II X790 that has some issues on the head stock around the tuners - the lacquer had cracked. I noticed that he was good at what he does when he rescued a fretless bass for someone. Andy seemed like the right guy for the job, and so it turned out. I was in no hurry, he took his time. He constantly updated me with pictures of progress, pitfalls and triumphs. Both were perfect jobs - I couldn't be happier. And, rather than abandon the basses to the vagaries of a courier, he met me at both ends of the process using plenty of his own time and fuel. I cannot recommend him highly enough. I believe he is going to do a thread on the progress and how it turned out.

Kev bought a preamp from me in a quick and easy transaction. Good comms, nice friendly chap. A pleasure doing business.

I think the only BCers band I have seen is hiram.k.hackenbacker's (aka Warren) ex band Elco Jones. Saw them twice - a bloody good night of Soul and Disco, now sadly split up.

Someone on here said 'if it passes the Stevie Wonder Test' then it doesn't matter. If it feels right and sounds right then the label doesn't matter. In a way you are lucky to have stumbled on 'the one' early on. I have spent a small fortune trying all different basses but have finally found 'it' - an '84 MIJ Squier medium scale Precision. It says Squier on the headstock, I don't care. If you find the label does matter, stick a Fender one on it for your own benefit (but don't forget to mention it when it is time to move it on) but if it has the tone you are looking for then stay with it.

Sold Gary a badly defretted neck in the easiest of transactions. good comms, instant payment, friendly guy - a pleasure doing business!

Sold Fatos a Hipshot BT2 detuner in the easiest of transactions. Immediate payment, great comms, top guy to deal with!

Just listed. Collection only from Newport but seems very cheap. Serial number actually checks out as mid 80s, rather than 90s. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-/111440806150?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19f263c106"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-/111440806150?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19f263c106[/url]

I wonder if a light or buzzer is engaged if you touch the sides with your plectrum?

I can be of no help but that is a lovely shape. I really like the symmetry of most double cutaway basses and those curves are sexy!

If you fancied an hour's drive east you would be welcome to try it out with my BF Midget to see how that sounds. One thing I do know is that (to my ears etc) BF Compact = BF Midget = but BF Compact + Midget = - so that particular 12" and 15" match is very good indeed.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1408397131' post='2529862'] We tend to like the music that was playing when we were most impressionable and new experiences were a regular occurrence... who can forget that song that was playing when you met your first love, had your first drink, drove your first car, smoked your first joint, went to your first gig..? Important events indeed and the soundtrack to them is burnt into our minds and have special significance. I'm sure it is no different for today's teenagers. [/quote] ^^This^^ I think. Hobbies change with each generation as technology evolves. I used to play a lot of sport and did a lot of the scout things, but music always was and still is one of the most important things for me. I think if you are into music that will be a constant. I find I am also trapped in a musical timewarp. Most of the new stuff I like sounds like 'old school' rock. The only difference between now and back then is I appreciate all types of music these days and am not so militant about 'heavy rock only' - for me now there are only two types of music; good and bad. But, when all said and done, the bands I loved in my teens like Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Thin Lizzy still strike the deepest resonance.

That could be interesting. Certainly cheap.

Like you, FF, I don't even know how to spell DMX, let along set it up. Yes, I agree - one colour then another is certainly less frantic and easier on the eye. But, sad to say, however unsubtle it is I do find 'School Disco' look quite appealing, plus it doesn't require any kind of understanding on my part. But I think the main aim would be getting all of them to be the same colour whatever the settings of the controller.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1408362310' post='2529322'] In theory, any DMX lights should be able to be controlled together, regardless of manufacturer. [/quote] Ta. Be nice to think it would be easy to set up, too - and have the sequences all the same. One way to find out, I guess.