Paul S

Ah so - 180 yen is £127 Sounds better.

Thanks for that - not as expensive as I would have thought. Interesting! Edit - I looked on the Luminlay website and the 3mm green is 1800 yen, which converted to around £127! Where did you get yours?

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1359754456' post='1960024'] Does anyone Know how to share Google Earth files? I can and will do a simple map trace like that in the first thread , but I was thinking I could do a google earth trace so that it could be followed in detail but I cant suss how to share the route on Earth or whether peeps would follow it at such detail , I could easily do the route and save as a picture and refresh that for each event . Any prefs Jim / Bcers ? [/quote] Bit late with this but, yes - right click the placemarker file under 'places' on the left hand side bar and it gives an option to email it. Works a treat - I emailed my entire route of a recent Mexico trip, uploaded from a datalogger. Edit - I am sure I have missed it, but is there a running order for this yet?

Jose - those look nice. How long do they glow for? Did you charge them with a keyring light? and how much to buy/have fitted? I use the stickers but they do look a bit cheap.

I think both have made good and bad records. As mentioned, I think 'Love Bites' is a very good track. Bon Jovi have made some nice pop records. There is good and bad in amongst it all. Much the same as most bands, really - that is my exact feelings about, say, Led Zep or U2, too. But then music is so subjective. I don't get the snobbery thing - they do what they do quite well - there are a lot of worse bands out there as far as I can see.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1361183292' post='1982231'] It doesn't matter so long as you all use the same one. [/quote] ^^ this ^^. Once we've settled on which tracks we want to play we'll usually decide if there are any particular live versions of any tunes we play that suit us better or whether to just stick to the studio version. For example, we open with UFO's 'We Belong To The Night' and play in the style of the 'Live in Hammersmith' version, which has more aggressive arpeggio lead playing during the opening chords, but at the slightly livelier pace of the studio version.

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1361087604' post='1980730'] Or any one of the many great disco bass lines available: [media]http://youtu.be/T_3Jc54k1Es[/media] [/quote] I have never seen that Guy Pratt clip - has to be one of nicest, funniest clips about bass playing I have ever watched. Lovely story (he was obviously moved when recounting the tale), humour, nice little bit of playing. Thanks for that link.

Just bought a BT2 for my 80s MIJ Squier Jazz and it the shaft is too big! Elementary error. Can anyone confirm I need the BT10? I have trouble deciphering the blurb. And does anyone want to swap?!! ta.

Bought another Hipshot detuner from Jim. Beautifully packaged, posted immediately, excellent comms. Cheers Jim.

I have found *my* ultimate P-Bass - modded to suit me exactly. It is pretty much my ultimate bass, full-stop, and I am exceedingly happy about it. I bought a battered, scruffy old 90s MIJ but extremely lightweight bass from gjones on here. Black/Black/Maple. Fitted with a tinted Mighty Mite Jazz neck. I traded the tinted neck for a clear finish MM neck. Fitted (after much experimentation) Wizard Trad pup. Fitted a P-retro. Fitted a Hipshot Detuner. Fitted a Hipshot A Style bridge. It now looks exactly how I want a P-bass to look, sounds exactly how I want a P-bass to sound, plays like a dream AND it is lightweight.

I have both a GB Streamliner 600 and a TC Electronics Classic 450. They are different, so it is difficult to say which is better - both do what they do quite well. Depends what sound you want. The GB can produce a cleaner sound and the valve pre-amp is more 'honest' when driven than the Tubetone on the TC. But, in some ways, the TC is easier to use and the on board compressor is more than useable. If you need to vary your sound maybe a TC RH450 with 3 footswitchable presets (plus tuner) might be worth considering - from my now better informed psoition it is what I would choose for what I want out of an amp. If you want a cleaner sound then, assuming it is either/or, go for a GB. I stick them through Barefaced cabs and am really pleased with the sound.

That is a nice one. Great basses, really nice necks. I wish they weren't quite so heavy - I had a cracker in black that I had to move on.

And that someone would be Mr Foxen himself. Lightening quick service, good price, lots of advice. Cheque in post, Oli, usual rates?

That's them! Ta.

Ta.

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1360600771' post='1973102'] As for keeping it satin... Don't polish it so much? [/quote] Yes, why didn't I think of that. Where do you suggest getting the nitro spray? I think there is somewhere that sounds more like a maker of handbags but I forget the name now.

I have a black/black Fender Precision with a Mighty Mite maple/maple Jazz neck on it. Having left the headstock decal-less for a while now I have decided to stick a Fender decal on it - 70s style Precision Bass one as that is how the bass has ended up looking. The neck is the plain finish, rather than tinted, which I think has a light coating of clear satin finish on it? Certainly looks like it, rather than being completely un-finished wood. What would experienced hands suggest as the best clear laquer to use? I think I would prefer satin finish, but how do you keep a satin finish when polishing? tried it before on a headstock and it ended up gloss! ta!

I noticed this on eBay. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hohner-red-bass-guitar-with-case-/221188108051?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item337fd6af13"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hohner-red-bass-guitar-with-case-/221188108051?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item337fd6af13[/url] Terrible advert, even worse picture, starting at a tenner but might well go for a song. Hohner B Bass. These are nice! Think Hohner Jack or B2A but with a body and headstock. Also came with a drop D bridge built in. This has a missing battery cover - so does mine but they are wedged in tight and so it is mainly cosmetic.

I have a thing about thin and shallow necks and have tried a few. I had a Fender Jaguar, which had the same sized neck as a Geddy Lee. Very shallow. I also had a Peavey Fury II which had a neck possibly even slimmer - really fantastic neck if slim and shallow is your thing - nicer than the Milestone III that I had once. Also Fender Precision Lyte - another shallow neck. All of these are shallower than a 'standard' Jazz bass neck, even if they are all 38mm at the nut. Tried a Yamaha RBX800E for a while, which had a lovely neck but this was 'roughly' the same as a standard Jazz. Similar width but slightly chunkier still - Hohner B2A and B-bass. Similar again is the SBMM SB-14, which I guess must be similar to the Sterling. I actually find this one extremely comfy, even though it is slightly chunkier than the untra-skinnies. I have (and have had) a number of Westones - these have all been similar necks to the Hohners. Very nice necks. Horses for courses, really.

I had a Washburn Scavenger which I think was a '79. Weighed a tonne - nearly 11lbs. No neck dive with a body that heavy. Maybe I am not a true connoisseur, or maybe I just have lower standards, but I would disagree with Mr Noel in as much as mine was better built than most Squiers (I would say any except my latest mid 80s MIJ one) and some Fenders I have played. A decent alternative to a P-Bass I would say, if you can handle the weight. Worth upgrading the electrics -I ended up putting a better pickup and a P-Retro - if it hadn't been so damned heavy I would still be using it out of preference now.

I never liked them particularly, always thought they were a bit poppy, but at Mrs S's request went to see that film last year (year before?) that was a 'one night only' thing of them playing live somewhere or other. Or something like that. Anyway, against my better judgement I was really impressed. Jon BJ was superb, a little ball of energy, and his voice live was incredibly good. They have a few nice toons. It is only one night of your life - I'd go for it.