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[quote name='Shockwave' post='339900' date='Nov 28 2008, 05:20 PM']Im f***ing knackered, I just want this situation over! My fingers are falling off from all the typing![/quote] You're a top bloke, Rob. And you deserve everyone's appreciation, a few pints, and a good kip.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='339788' date='Nov 28 2008, 04:10 PM']I want to donate but I can't use PayPal.[/quote] +1. You can PM me an address and I'll post a tenner in to the fund. I'll be in Philippines at the start of next year. If Reuel has any gigs in the Metro Manila area (I'll be based in Makati), he can drop me a PM, and I'll take some photos of his band, and the bass, in action for posting here.

Playing all three staples for most band set-ups - guitar, bass, and drums - I don't encounter this much. Perhaps because I'm good enough to have secured work playing either at different times in life I don't notice the comments. Bass is just the instrument I prefer to play, and, for me, it's a more enjoyable instrument to express on, and write with. But, in the dim and distant past, when this sort of thing has come up, I've always just smiled, and said, "Yeah, but a chord isn't a chord until I decide the root, mate". Twist the guitarist’s melon, move the root around sometime, just to demonstrate to him that none of the power is in his hands.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='339152' date='Nov 28 2008, 01:53 AM']I think he meant ten posts[/quote] But that can't be right. The reply count isn't linked to the view count.

[quote name='misrule' post='339147' date='Nov 28 2008, 01:36 AM']The counter doesn't start working until it hits around ten or so. Cheers Mark[/quote] Seriously? And I've only been here since about day 6 or 7, and I've never noticed that. Colour me observant. Except, with nine people posting you'd have thought there'd have been more than 10 views by now? I know, I know - completely off topic.

Going off topic ... Seven people have posted replies (this makes it eight now), but the counter says zero people have visited the thread. How strange ...

It's okay with me, so long as you're not masterminding any international bass crimes.

[quote name='OldGit' post='338694' date='Nov 27 2008, 05:36 PM']Yeah but if they choose not to have a web site, no listing on the web under gig-gide or the agent's website or myspace and you get their name that's their problem.[/quote] For web-based usage: maybe. But if a band has already established a name, has property in that name, presentation of that name protected by trademark or copyright, and you attempt to operate the same name in the same field you could find yourself being litigated for infringement. Alternatively, usage could also attract an action for "passing off". It's not as straightforward as simply registering a URL.

[quote name='Wil' post='338634' date='Nov 27 2008, 04:45 PM']3 more posts and you have! I've nearly matched my miserly Bassworld post count on here now. I'd better slow down.[/quote] Really? I'm amazed. Was a little over 100 last time I noticed. Must have something to do with the better half being based back in Asia, and me staying up until 2am to call her at the start of her day. BC just fills in the hours - lol.

"It's 'marketing', Jim. But not as we know it."

[quote name='MythSte' post='338604' date='Nov 27 2008, 04:24 PM']Maybe a few hundred before your allowed in though![/quote] If it were to be such a high level of postings then maybe it could be made number of postings or length of membership. I've been a member here since the site moved from its previous two locations, but if you took all my posts in one block I still don't think I've made 200.

[quote name='Biggsy' post='338462' date='Nov 27 2008, 02:42 PM']Just a nature/nurture kind of thing? How disappointing. I thought it might be down to sides of the brain, and I was some kind of genius flitting between both abnormally. Clearly I was just grasping at straws![/quote] Well, how your brain is hard-wired is going to have something to do with it. But don't ask me about that bit, because I've no idea. I just learned the dominant arm/leg tests from doing certain sports.

[quote name='Biggsy' post='338417' date='Nov 27 2008, 02:04 PM']I'd love to understand a bit more about this kind of thing..[/quote] There's a little test you can do to see which leg is dominant ... Stand against a wall, with your heels touching the wall. Try to relax, and let your mind clear. Then, take a step away from the wall. The leg you use is your dominant leg. You might find that this is not the same side as your dominant arm. (I'm right/left - right arm/left leg.) Some things we learn by example, some things by mirroring, and others as a result of our dominant attributes. But, as to which has the biggest influence, I've no idea.

Oh, I'm liking that Ibanez.

[quote name='cheddatom' post='337385' date='Nov 26 2008, 03:46 PM']Is his name Adam? I know a guy just like that.[/quote] No, it isn't. But this one started as a guitarist before taking up bass. What about the one you know of?

[quote name='ARGH' post='337881' date='Nov 26 2008, 11:40 PM']Guess Im crazy[/quote] It's anyone who claims to be totally sane that I worry about. "It's a madhouse!"

[quote name='metaltime' post='337725' date='Nov 26 2008, 09:17 PM']I really like this bass tho its got a really nice neck.[/quote] Thin and fast, right? APII necks have those characteristics.

[quote name='metaltime' post='337656' date='Nov 26 2008, 08:13 PM']my trussrod cover says nothing either maybe just wore away.[/quote] Possible. It's an MAB-20, and based on the letter code I'd guess between 94 and 96. The MAB-20 was the one model from the series that remained in production beyond the end of the series - if that makes sense. In fact, it came back as the MAB-09 between 99 and 02. The printed lettering on the pickups has weathered well. That it's a lefty is also quite unusual. An MAB-40 (which is active) would sell for something over £100, up to about £150. I'd hope this could get close to £100 based on it being a lefty.

[quote name='Muppet' post='337635' date='Nov 26 2008, 07:51 PM']Colour - should be ivory, black, sienna burst (mine was) or brown burst[/quote] Ivory - I've always sad mine is cream. But ivory sounds better.

[quote name='metaltime' post='337602' date='Nov 26 2008, 07:29 PM']cool thanks. Mine just says aria pro 2 magna series it has no mab??. Is mine just an early one or were they all like this it has p/j pickups its passive and has a maple fingerboard.[/quote] The headstock will just say Magna Series. The trussrod coverplate should tell you the model number.

Apart from the fact that the finish on the neck is so much heavier than on my 83- and looks a little suspicious, as does the actual shape of the headstock: there should be no transition between touchboard and neck- the board is not applied; the tuning gear and string tree are wrong; the string tree is out of position- it should be more in line with the A string tuning post; the truss rod access is wrong- should be wider and narrower, and edged with dark wood/wood stain; the Fender decal may be right- although mine is black, with a silver outline- but it’s in the wrong position- it’s too close to the edge- as is the rest of the type- there should be a good 5mm between the bottom of the type and the edge; the neck plate is wrong- Fender should be raked/angled; the scratchplate is missing a few screws- mine has 14 around the edge and one random one near the pickups; and the volume and tone pots look wrong. As for mine: solid colour, so can’t comment on how many pieces of wood for the body; has a one-piece white scratchplate; white pickup covers; and as it has never been taken apart I’m loathed to do that to check the routings- but if absolutely needed, I would. Saying all that, if it sounds good, does anything else really matter? Okay, issues of passing off aside if it was sold as "Fender".

[quote name='Geek99' post='335748' date='Nov 24 2008, 07:08 PM']MAB-20 I think - if its the same one. I regret selling it now[/quote] There were three Magna 5-strings - MAB-20/5, MAB-60/5 and an APCS, MAB-015/5. There were six Avante 5-strings - AVB-45/5, AVB-85/5, AVB-TN5, AVB-SN5 and two APCS, AVB-015 and AVB-025. [quote name='metaltime' post='337401' date='Nov 26 2008, 04:19 PM']what does APCS stand for?[/quote] APCS is Aria Pro Custom Shop. APSC produce limited run signature models, limited run reissues, and unique models - such as a headless SB in 93 (SB-034). SB-034 was also midi loaded.

I know a lefty who plays a right-handed guitar, but doesn't re-string it from righty to lefty. But he also plays bass, and uses a right-handed bass, but this time re-strung from righty to lefty. Which means he plays two stringed instruments, but with reverse fretboard layouts - top to bottom. Is it just me, or does he take the prize for being the weirdest guitarist on the planet?