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[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1370432967' post='2100687'] Needless to say, the 12lb (!) 78 Jazz was the first to go. [/quote] Ouch! The worst one I ever came across was a late 70s Antigua finish Precision that we had in the shop I used to work in which weighed in at just a gnats under 14lb.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1370427170' post='2100566'] 4 1/2 hr practice seems a hell of a long time, surely you have some breaks during this where you can put the bass down for a bit? [/quote] This. If you're playing without a break for that length of time you've nobody to blame but yourself to be honest.

Any updates on what the owners think of these combos? I'm in the market for a cheapish combo myself at the moment & these look like they'd be just right.

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1370381856' post='2100195'] watermelon in easter hay is sobbingly brilliant. If it doesn't make you cry you are wired wrong [/quote] I was playing "Watermelon in Easter Hay" on the stereo in the music library where I used to work one day many years ago. Somebody came in & said "That's nice, is it Dire Straits?" That was the day I lost all faith in humanity.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1370336914' post='2099173'] I wish there was a well loaded bong near you, and that you would take advantage of its proximity. [/quote] f***ing hell that made me laugh out loud! Funny is even funnier when you're off your tits on prescription painkillers.

Not sure if posting that at the moment is particularly constructive, but it is indeed a fascinating read.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1370370908' post='2099916'] So - am I being too picky by only wanting to play songs I like (both in terms of listening to and enjoying playing) or should I bite my tongue and take a gig because it'll get me out & playing again. . .? [/quote] No and No.

Great stuff - looks like you had a blast!

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1367432254' post='2065632'] Or maybe it's just the Peacock Blue ones. The G string would snap after @ 6 months (at the longest). [/quote] I think 6 months is more than long enough without changing your peacock blue g string, lovely though I'm sure it is......

[quote name='Bloodaxe' timestamp='1370269074' post='2098327'] ......It's obviously had a life; [/quote] Well it's got one up on me then.

Another vote for Korg Tritons here. I've had a Triton LE for years & it's a great bit of kit. Really usable sounds (pianos, organ, brass, strings, synths) & very easy to use. Being a workstation it has a built in multitrack sequencer but I've never bothered with it. Never had any problems with mine crashing.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1370193392' post='2097424'] Nail varnish makes a good selection of touch up paint. [/quote] Very true - I always put nail varnish on before I touch myself up.

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1370183067' post='2097280'] I've never associated Lemmy with Jetglo - he was a Mapleglo man for years before the 4004LK's. I'm sure this post will be followed by a flurry of pictures showing Lem with a JG - but I've never seen one! You do see him playing a Fireglo in Lemmy - The Movie....looks quite strange! [/quote] I think his old Hawkwind Rick was a fireglo, but that was a 4001s with a dot neck as far as I can recall.

[quote name='Junkyard Rocket' timestamp='1370147975' post='2096931'] Unless you're putting on another set of exactly the same type/gauge of strings that are on there already, doing any setup prior to the string change could be a waste of time as you might have to start from scratch once the new ones are on. [/quote] I wondered about that too, but figured if the OP is able to perform a decent set-up he'd know that. [quote name='molan' timestamp='1370160423' post='2096983'] The amount of micro-tilt adjustment was so extreme that it seemed the whole neck was 'balancing' on the one point. Any sort of aggressive playing would make the neck move in the pocket, in both vertical and horizontal planes [/quote] This is correct, and as far as I know is why Fender stopped using the micro tilt system.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1370123974' post='2096815'] Well, now I'm really confused as my new bass has the walnut layer but lacks the tonepump trimpot!!! [/quote] I can't see any walnut layer on the pictures of the bass in the link you posted.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1370106442' post='2096547'] Check the other pictures, its a bolt on neck with neckplate. [/quote] Yes I saw that, but others had already mentioned this. Personally I think if a 4001 has a bolt on neck then it ain't a Rick, and you'd kind of hope that the people in The Gallery would know that too......

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1370106167' post='2096540'] I have set them now like this (following the radius), they each have just shy of 3mm gap at the last fret, with the high G not being able to get any lower( compensating for how much it vibrates compared to the lower and ticker strings. On my own bass I have the lowest at aroud 3mm clearance and then they get closer as the strings get higher, down to around 2mm clearance. So that is pretty much what I'm aiming for with this since I find mine a piece of piss to play. So now, compared to defo they are all too high. So from what I have googled(I will go through that fender link though) if the strings are still too high I can adjust te micro tilt? [/quote] Yes, the micro tilt should now do what you want, but to be honest a 3mm action would be classed as low by the majority of players.

Pickups & (more importantly) inlays wrong for a 1969 4001?

All the Peavey 5vers I've tried have had very narrow necks.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1370092454' post='2096365'] Th aim is to get the action as low as possible across all strings obviously. [/quote] Not neccesarily - are you taking the owners playing technique into account? Also, I can't see how adjusting the micro tilt is going to solve the problem you mention - the strings will still be higher than the others if you adjust it. The only way you'll deal with it is to set the saddles to match the fingerboard radius.

Getting rid of my old checkerboard binding, toaster/horseshoe pickup Rickenbacker 4001. It was a piece of sh*t but it would be worth a lot of money today. Selling my Chapman Stick - I'll never be able to afford another one. Wish I'd had the balls to quit my job & go pro with my old band in the late 80's. 95% of my life is made up of regrets - these are just a few of the musical related ones.

[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1370084424' post='2096290'] If its a Wimbish, it'll say so on the back of the headstock. [/quote] It's definitely not a Wimbish. I just wondered that before I saw the pictures.

[quote name='Lorne' timestamp='1369958593' post='2095075'] I thought I was mad going from Plymouth to Northampton for a free USA BC Rich Mockingbird [/quote] WOW! I would have travelled to anywhere in the UK for a USA Mockingbird!