Paul S

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. A rather clunky abbreviation.

I like the Hipshot Supertone bridge as a replacement for the Gibson 3 point bridge plus cheaper generic ones you find on Epiphones et al. I think it is nicely engineered, is an easy fit and not punishingly expensive. When you buy one it arrives with a choice of mounting screws as the Epiphone and Gibson fixings are different. I've had 3 over the years. So, I thought I'd treat my '71 Antoria EB-3 copy to a Hipshot Supertone upgrade. This time the 2 point - first time I have bought one of these. Now on the Hipshot website the description page for Supertone bridges covers both the 2 point and 3 point models - if you want to buy from the site you choose via a drop down menu but the description for both remains the same. And in that description is clearly says both metric and imperial screws are supplied. So I bought one from Bass Direct. When it arrived there were only two mounting screws which Sod's Law dictated were the wrong ones. So I have been jumping on bass Direct about sending me the extra screws. They don't have any in stock and are awaiting delivery from Hipshot. To pass time a couple of days ago, I had a look at the downloadable pdfs on the Hipshot website giving the dimensions for each model to see what sizes the screws are. And on those it says quite clearly that the 3 point bridge comes with 4 screws - 2 metric, 2 imperial. The 2 point bridge pdf says it comes with just 2 imperial size screws. I guess this is because it is only intended to fit on a Gibson and so no need for the metric Epiphone-fit ones. I'd say it would have been handy if they had put this information on the description page So I emailed Hipshot to see if they could clarify. Got a reply that admitted the description was confusing and, yes, the pdf version is right - they only supply 2 imperial bolts. But they are going to send me 2 metric ones, which is nice of them. So, if anyone is in a position of upgrading thier 2 point bridge on a MIJ Gibson-a-like do bear this in mind.

Bugger. 😂

That sounds like my old one? Big but stable split in the upper horn?

It's possibly a bit late but I am considering taking up Karate which according to Wiki is what Collen does. My six pack is more of a Party Seven.

One of the things I have picked up on forums is that you may start a thread but, like children, you never quite know how they are going to grow up.

Speaking of Def Leppard, last night I stumbled upon a fairly recent live performance of theirs. Embedded below. Now I put on the table immediately that I believe Joe Elliot to be a twonk of the first order. I've always struggled to bond with the image he portrays and recently he seems to have morphed into a bag lady. But this video I thought was amazing, almost breathtaking in it's power. How much is really live, I wonder? And the guitarist with no shirt. I looked him up - he is the same age as me - 63. If I had a torso like that I'd never wear a shirt either.

Sharp eyes! Thanks.

Was watching this clip and wondered about the bass - looks like a '51 style P but with 2 single coil pickups - would this have been a production model?

I can sum up my view by saying 'I have found The One, but it isn't the one and only'.

Martin bought my Thunderbird to put in the shop (note to self - sold it too cheap!) and when he came to collect he was really chatty, despite standing on the driveway with a mask on in the cold

At one point I had a '79 Fender Musicmaster, a Squier Vista Series Musicmaster and a Squier VM Mustang that had the pickup changed to a Nordtsrand MN4, all at the same time. The Fender was the worst by some measure - heavier and clunkier with a weak sound. The Vista Series was the best, fabulous tone. The Squier Mustang was the lightest and had a slimmer neck. I did have terrible GAS for a USA Mustang - I fancied a black one with a maple neck (like the VM Squier) which was a combo made during the late 70s I think. I enquired about a half a dozen or so as and when they popped up and all of them were heavy. Then one time on reverb USA I saw one that made a thing of being 7lbs, so light ones do exist. My GAS had subsided by then.

Of course, Silvia. I am dismayed that you may have been left with the impression that men are so misogynistic and shallow to believe those could possibly be a woman's only interests. I am sure you are also interested in makeup, jewelery, tanning studios, eyelashes, eyebrows, nails, washing, ironing, recipes, TV soaps ... 🤨

Get one made, now you have narrowed down your wants list. I'm sure Andy would do something for you. Or have a play with the configurator at Public Peace, see what comes out.

This is the situation here. I recently sold a Thunderbird as I was never realistically going to be using it and she tried her hardest to dissuade me from selling it.

Does it have the coil tap? I guess it does. This REALLY isn't doing my sellers remorse any good

I'm having a bit of a to-and-fro with them at the moment. I ordered a Hipshot Supertone 2 point bridge. A few days later they emailed to say it was out of stock and would I wait. 2 days later they emailed to say one was on its way as they'd had a return. It arrived in a plastic bag with bits missing - unfortunately the very bits I needed, which were the larger thread bolts. I told them this, they asked for a picture of what had arrived. Being helpful, so I thought, I included a pic of the bolt thread from the original so they could see what I was missing. I then got a fairly patronising reply saying they had sent everything as the 3 bolts were there. I got a bit snippy at that point. I'm still waiting for new stock to arrive from the USA so they can send me the missing bolts. I don't get much from them but I'd say over 50% of my dealings with them have been less than great. If I wasn't such a cheapskate I'd go elsewhere but often their prices are lower. I think the daftest one was buying a secondhand MIJ Precision 'modern style with no scratchplate, pearl finish and black headstock that was 30" scale. Lovely, not seen one of those in short scale. When it arrived it was 34" scale. I mean, really?

Dagenham?

Not a pointless waste of time and money at all. An invaluable learning experience that has given you a sense of achievement and a lot of fun, more like. I love this kind of fiddling, myself.

Good man. I'd put up with the aftertaste. Or, better still, use Mrs S's toothbrush when she was at work. More seriously, thanks for good report

Blue sparkle and blue LEDs - now your talking

7.5lbs would, of course, be better...