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Do you mean authentic or credible? I'm not sure how pop music could ever be authentic..?

AFAIK, Dunlop wind their own in a factory in Califormia.

Mrs. WoT has had quite a bit of luck at car boot sales - nice nearly-new Hohners, etc. Take a chromatic guitar tuner so you can check it's in pitch (and relative pitch). Hold one half of it and let the other half drop to the floor, to check the bellows are air-tight. The slower the other half drops, the better. If there's a leak, it'll fall more quickly. As mentioned above, don't buy anything exotic that looks like it should be nailed to a pub wall.

I've played Knockin' On Heaven's Door and Psycho Killer at the wake of a biker who died in a crash once. It felt utterly weird, but the next-of-kin wanted us to, so... we did.

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1331976154' post='1581552'] Did they use those machine heads as early as '82? I thought they were later. [/quote] Yeah.. They came about for the Elites.

It's probably just an early 80s 'parts bin' bass. That era threw up some odd combinations.

FLs.

I can't listen to the clip - is it Hawaii 5-0? The bass player was Ian Thomson, I think. Lovely chap, great player.

Yeah!

It's a shame hearing about all these hissy ones... At this moment I'm in the a conservatory having an acoustic rehearsal and, although there is a hiss, it's barely noticeable. If I turn the output up to a level where hiss is audible, the actual output of the amp at that level is deafening. You would expect hiss at that volume.

I have no experience of the TV12, but the Promethean is quite awesome...

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1331493272' post='1573748'] Agreed. But sadly lacking a pot of blend for the pick-ups. [/quote] I personally haven't missed one so far - the selector and the pull-pot do a great job.

[quote name='mildmanofrock' timestamp='1331466215' post='1573110'] I'm guessing it's an active? I've never really got on with actives. The ones I've owned sounded a bit artificial and keyboardy. And I've had trouble with their high output distorting things in signal chains. I am, however, prepared to be persuaded otherwise. It's a beaut. [/quote] Nah... 100% passive. :-)

[quote name='mildmanofrock' timestamp='1331464481' post='1573048'] Nice, what is it? [/quote] Fender Roscoe Beck. Both pups in single-coil mode, you have a Jazz. Solo the neck, and switch it to series, near-as-damn-it P. Both in series is just ridiculous. Laahvley.

My search ended with this...

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1331306148' post='1571151'] TBH, they had me at [i]'explode the traditional mixer/outboard gear paradigm'[/i]. [/quote] To be fair though, all of Rush's lyrics are a bit flaky.

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1331330995' post='1571667'] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T88fbHOmvRk[/quote] This song is ruined by the worst lead guitar I've heard on any song ever. It makes my toes curl...

[quote name='BurritoBass' timestamp='1331057387' post='1567004'] Nice breathy vocal & the bass sounds up my street. Site looks good too. I'm guessing the drummer's not from Hounslow? [/quote] Thank you! Hounslow...? (I have the feeling I'm missing something here )

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It sounds like he's suffering from watery pumps.