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[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1381303190' post='2237063'] I've discovered what the vibrating is. It's on the trapeze tail piece as the E string passes through the ferrule. If you push the tail down slightly it disappears. This did not happen with the original strings, just the La Bellas, and all are 45/105's. [/quote] A little blue tack in the right place under the tail piece might fix that.

I don't usually go for cherryburst but that's rather nice.

I would if I had a spare set but I'm not keen to cough up £100+ as spares only.

[quote name='Mog' timestamp='1381169544' post='2235361'] ... Try using a mix of vinegar and bicarb. [/quote] I had a blocked sink due to son's gf throwing up. Nothing would move it including chemicals with labels saying 'stand well back and wear gloves'. But then I tried vinegar and bicarb. Easy.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1381167465' post='2235309'] They sound exactly the same. [/quote] Yes but the plastic one doesn't cut your tongue or lips.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1381166810' post='2235297'] I think I'll take up the harmonica. [/quote] Plastic or wooden?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1381085329' post='2234237'] Yes! Makes you wonder why anyone would buy anything more expensive than a Squier CV, really. *Hides in wardrobe* [/quote] Because if we only bought what we need instead of what we want then that could be the collapse of capitalism.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1381084406' post='2234214'] ...The doors on my first Mk2 Fiesta used to clang! ... [/quote] A band I was in had a Bedford van with sliding doors. The driver's door would sometimes fall off as we were going along. That made a clang and a clunk.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1380839825' post='2231507'] Why do American light switches operate the opposite way to UK ones? [/quote] So, I didn't realise but apparently The United States is taking over my bedroom, electrically speaking.

In this case, if I couldn't keep the groove I'd be tempted to try blaming the drummer. But either way the answer is concentrate and feel what you are doing not what someone else is doing.

I went up my loft this morning to retrieve a hard case. It felt damp as did quite a lot of other stuff up there.

I know nothing about Ibanezes or Music Men but I'd say the Precision and the Jazz and the Rickenbacker are quite capable of more than one sound. For example: Precision: James Jamerson is very different from JJ Burnel. Jazz: Joe Osborn is very different from Jaco Pastorius. Rickenbacker: Paul McCartney is very different from Chris Squire. And anyway sometimees McCartney is playing a Hofner or even a Fender Jazz but still manages to sound like McCartney. Strangely, or perhaps not so strange, when Chris Squire plays a Fender Jazz he still sounds like Chris Squire.

I heard a surf green Stylist with a TV Jones Thundertron. Sounded very nice.

If there is any difference at all, of which I'm doubtful, it's totally minimal compared to the strings, the pickup(s), fingers or pick, playing by the bridge or by the neck, eq setting etc etc etc.

Upright bass or, if there's less space, Takamine B10.

I bought a black one. It had a very poor and buzzing set up with terrible strings and very slightly misaligned bridge all of which I felt I could fix. Anyway, I replaced the strings with a set of La Bella flats, turned the bridge to face in the opposite direction (a standard Fender Jaguar trick) and got it working reasonably with no buzzing. I'll sort the truss rod and neck at the weekend. Also ordered a Staytrem Bass VI bridge, to replace the smaller Jaguar sized bridge that is factory fitted, and a black pearl pickguard. And I might just do the headstock in matching black. Wichita Lineman is a great song.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1376486462' post='2174668'] Who cares? I did qualify my original statement with "Personally...." and "but that's just me" - it wasn't a statement of absolute truth. [/quote] I thought you cared as you brought it up but it's just a conversation ... ... and it's getting more and more difficult to actually have a conversation at Basschat.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1376486000' post='2174650'] Because so many people have done it, how else? [/quote] More people have played fretted and non-acoustic so surely that's the real cliche.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1376485720' post='2174637'] If you're going to get one I'd say precision with flats & the tone rolled off. Personally I'd avoid the acoustic guitar/fretless bass thing like the plague as it's become incredibly cliched but that's just me. [/quote] How is that a cliche?

Precision with flats Jazz with flats Upright EUB Semi with flats ... any of those will work.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1376455868' post='2174123'] ... My beliefs are immaterial ... [/quote] In that case you might have put less time and effort into explaining your beliefs to us.

When I bought a Lakland bass directly from Lakland in Chicago, I was told by them that a hardcase was unnecessary and nor would they bother with insurance because damage was so rare, even on transatlantic flights. The bass, in soft case and cardboard box, arrived undamaged.