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Mr. Venom lives next-door to my pal. Disappointingly, it's a normal-looking house, and not a castle or a dungeon.

Thread bump... I've just renewed with [url="http://www.newmooninsurance.com/Musical/"]New Moon insurance[/url], having been with them for the last couple of years. I spoke to a very pleasant man in an office in Tunbridge Wells, who told me the premium is the same as last year. Which is nice, especially as it's on the right side of £100 for quite a few grand's worth of gear. Of course the proof is in the pudding, and (touch wood) I haven't had cause to claim yet, but nothing I've read anywhere gives me anything other than confidence in them. Definitely worth a look.

While we're on, did I ever post this clip from a gig I did a year or so ago? I probably did, but I'm going to post it again. http://youtu.be/j1Ys3SBl17g?t=5m59s

Here's Illsley at his best, IMO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUOqTIaau3o

Yeah - the bass in Live at the BBC is totally out of character. Great stuff, but the warmer tones you usually associate with John Illsley suit it better. I think time is about right for a Straits reappraisal. They were bloody great, and much better than the 80s image they've been tainted with would suggest.

I never cut strings on Fenders...

I've seen a fair bit of chat on Talkbass about this... maybe have a look on there. The quality of Fender actives tends to be a bit flaky. John East they ain't.

Too much money.

Search YouTube for Lakland bass setup. Their guy gives a fantastic tutorial.

[url="http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6099434/bono-the-edge-join-fenders-board-of-directors?sf26722690=1"]Really.[/url] I mean.. WTF?

It's a Kay! One of these was my first ever bass...

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/232731-looking-for-an-old-school-string-mute-solution-patton-mute-pad/"]Here's what I use[/url]. It might seem a bit overkill, but a ) you can whip it in and out(!) in seconds between songs, and b ) it looks cool.

These cabs really are remarkable. Even though they're ceramic they weigh nothing. And because they're ceramic, they're very reasonably priced, and they have that ceramic tonal thing going on.* [size=3]*IMO this is something hard to describe, but it exists. Feel free to disagree.[/size]

Google calendar. Sorted.

They're absolutely stunning! The new designs are beautiful. The S112s are incredible even without taking the price into account. Nice to have another TKS owner on here. I didn't get tweeters in mine, either - don't need 'em. If anyone wants to know more about these, I urge you to head over to [url="http://www.tks.se"]www.tks.se[/url].

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1401279337' post='2461932'] But, if I had written it and it found its way to Pharrell Williams he wouldn't have reached 3m hits? [/quote] No doubt it would, my point is that we both know that probably wouldn't happen. There are a million - dare I say it - better songs out there which never get to a wider audience 'cos the writer isn't 'connected'. Such is life.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1401277730' post='2461908'] Er, I think you're missing the point. [/quote] It wasn't a direct response to any point you made. I was merely making a point of my own.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1401272602' post='2461823'] Wish I had written it. [/quote] If you had, it probably wouldn't have gotten 3m YouTube views, and this thread probably wouldn't exist.

I've heard loads about this tune, so I've just listened to it on YouTube expecting it to be vaguely familiar... but I don't recognise it at all. Do I win a prize? Anyway, it's inoffensive enough, but - 3,000,000 YouTube views? I think we're amazed by mediocrity a little bit too often these days. (Yes, I'm over 40 years old)

That's yer classic P-with-rounds tone, that.

[quote name='marcblum' timestamp='1401134130' post='2460489'] My drummer says: "It's got the WALL FACTOR [/quote] As in: 'I bought a Mesa Bass Strategy, and as a result I've gone to the...'?

That's fair enough. It's a bit of a worry that some people avoid using the phone so much. We're becoming such an impersonal society.

Isn't that illegal? I would have a word with someone about that.