Cosmo Valdemar

[quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1418394795' post='2629882'] Dunno Hugh, I really fell for it but I can't deal with rosewood fretboards, the SR500 is similar but no colour choice with maple. Not sure which way to jump. [/quote] Could you not buy another and have someone in the know give the electronics a once over - maybe upgrade the pots while they're at it? It shouldn't cost too much, and it's such a shame to have to abandon an instrument you seemed to click with so well.

It's certainly a stunning looking instrument, but I'm amazed (and a little disturbed) that a custom builder can charge so much and take such a long time to create something that blatantly wasn't what you requested.

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1418131820' post='2627139'] I like MXR guitar and bass pedals, always have. In my bass set up I currently have a Micro Amp Plus, Bass Compressor, Bass Envelope Filter and a Bass Octave Deluxe. They do the job for me and are always tweakable and well useable, even if I also like other versions of my pedals out there (sometiems more), it's the versatility, chasis size or match up to my basses that stuck me with these. So on Saturday I bought a Bass Overdrive, i never played one before and I had no time to test it. But what they hey, I like MXR, need a small chasis as I'm out of board space and surely it's a good'n at a very nice price? Not for me I'm sorry to say, far too muddy, not versatile and not a joy at all for me to play. I reckon it's a good pedal for the right player, but I was let down that it only had one real trick and didn't 'wow' me like the others. Anyway, bought a Darkglass B3K this lunchtime. Can't wait to get home and make some noise. [/quote] That's a pity. It sounds great on the MXR Youtube demo.

Beautiful colour. I do have a soft spot for Soundgears. I just wish they made one with a heftier neck!

I'm pretty sure the X Factor uses the Puff Daddy version from the Godzilla film a few years ago... Different lyrics and title so not sure if it qualifies as Led Zep anymore.

Aubrey Beardsley for me.

I had a similar experience there a few months ago. I rang in advance and asked them to bring over a Guild Starfire for me to try - they had one in the shop already but having read some reports of dodgy workmanship I thought it best to try as many as possible. As anticipated, the one in store had various unfortunate defects so I asked for the other one to be brought down. I waited about an hour (trying out other basses so not entirely time wasted). I let the guy know I was still waiting. No problem, he said, and went off to find it. At least another 20 minutes waiting... By then I just thought sod it and left, but not before letting the staff know why and also that I had fully intended to buy the bass, cash in pocket and everything.

[quote name='Deep Thought' timestamp='1417677657' post='2622883'] 'Live at Leeds', still rightly regarded as one of the best live albums ever-definitely the best version of 'Baba O'Reilly' IMHO. [/quote] Baba O' Riley isn't on Live at Leeds!