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[quote name='merello' timestamp='1403103848' post='2479810'] Did it arrive? [/quote] Unless I've inadvertently lost a month somewhere the 15th July has not been & gone as yet.....

They look really good - nice one!

[quote name='elephantgrey' timestamp='1403028035' post='2479048'] o.o has anyone told you how scary you are? [/quote] You're the first person today. I don't think having velcro on the bottom of pedal is much of a problem when it comes to selling it on as loads of people use pedal boards these days. I've also taken the rubber feet off pedals, put velcro on them & then successfully reversed the process when it came to selling the pedals at a later date.

Nail Gun.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1403011715' post='2478819'] True... I used to be one such journalist! I remember using the term 'folkstep' once as a joke. That's now a recognised genre I'm still waiting for 'Klezmer-core' to take hold, but give it time, give it time. [/quote] Many years ago on the Gretsch guitars forum a couple of us came up with the " Progabilly" genre, largely to annoy the Rockabilly purists on there. Apparently such a genre now actually exists! Wish I'd copyrighted the name.

Have you tried contacting Peavey UK and asking them? If they can't do the work themselves then maybe they have authorised repair people they could recommend.

Anais Mitchell - "Young Man in America"

I was the audience at a gig once - a package tour of five young bands from Switzerland who were all really good. Felt so sorry for them. At least they were there to give each other support so the place didn't seem quite so empty. They had good crowds everywhere else they played in the UK, that's bloody typical of Cardiff, stupid shithole backwater that it is.

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1402743930' post='2476450'] I loved that video of the girl dancing! One of the many reasons I'm glad I moved down to Bristol, this stuff just happens around here [/quote] If she tried that in Cardiff she'd be up to her waist in dogshit before she'd gone 10 yards.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1402736508' post='2476365'] OK, I'll bite. In what way is the G&L headstock "impractical"? [/quote] They are impractical because that extra pointy bit on the bottom is easily damaged compared to the older, more Fender-like head stocks they used at first. I've seen quite a few secondhand ones where this bit has been bashed & broken. I think it looks pretty ugly too - I think G&L stuff is really good (far superior to Musicman stuff IMO) but that headstock is a deal-breaker for me.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1402673011' post='2475869'] The only thing I'm not sure of is how to extend the length of time recording on it. .it seems very short. [/quote] When you have a song open in Garageband on iPad at the far right of the screen (at the same level as the playhead) is a + Tap this & you'll get a menu that allows you to set the length of your recording.

Nice job!

Those Tyler headstocks are pretty abominable. The Bongo headstock & the G&L ones with the stupidly impractical pointy/wavy bit would be on my list too.

If I was to have one it would be a Burgundy Mist P Bass with the biggest chunkiest neck option available with a maple fingerboard & probably a black scratch plate.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1402478238' post='2473863'] I thought it was for getting boy scouts out of old ladies' beds. Or something. [/quote] You're getting boy scouts confused with Wayne Rooney again.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1402499499' post='2474169'] I just got paid for my session. The producer (an old, old friend I was in Art college with in 1982/3) is thrilled with the performance ('very, very happy'). The payment worked out pretty cool on an hourly rate basis so everyone is happy. He has told me I am now his first call Jazz bass player (I don't think it will need it to be NHOP standard!! ). Buzzing! Interestingly, my friend records mainly for film so the 48.000 sample rate for DVD would mnake sense. [/quote] "Jazz" music, records "mainly for film"? Admit it, It was a porn film soundtrack, wasn't it?

[quote name='DogHammer' timestamp='1402479706' post='2473887'] Have faith in your bass my friend, because that bolted together piece of wood is your God..... [/quote] I could be wrong but I think regarding the bass as his "God" is exactly what the OP is trying to avoid.

If it feels right to stop then stop - if at sometime later you decide you want to start playing again there's nothing to stop you. At the end of the day it's only playing an instrument you're stopping, it's not like you're losing a limb or anything.

I'm another person that's never had this happen in 35+ years of playing. Worked in musical instrument retail for a while too, including UK distribution of a US brand where we thoroughly checked every instrument before they were sent out to dealers - that's a LOT of instruments & I've never come across it or ever had anyone mention it as a problem before.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1402423546' post='2473395'] Ah yes, but you're Welsh, aren't you? [/quote] And with Scottish ancestry, just to add insult to injury.....

First Squier guitars were issued in 1982. The seller is clearly a dunderhead.

[quote name='Damonjames' timestamp='1402421502' post='2473361'] That's something I hadn't factored in was the scale length, I'm a 34" only kind of guy. Cheers for all the help!! [/quote] The 35" scale really doesn't notice on the Spector because the body is a lot more compact than the Stingray - the Stingray neck felt longer to me.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1402420575' post='2473337'] Remember them well - one end was for opening bottles, the other end for making holes in drinks cans as you described. No self-respecting male would be without one! [/quote] I just used to open my Party 7s with a screwdriver.

Wot? No Burgundy Mist?

This is my preferred way of working these days. Just been recording some bass parts for a guy in Glasgow, totally stress-free & you don't even have to leave the house.