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[quote name='jakesbass' post='1278776' date='Jun 22 2011, 05:23 PM']Lol don't know what happened there, ended up with four posts [/quote] I had two posts appear, now they've both gone. Weird.

You've obviously lost your mind - can I have your Alembic please?

I rarely play below the 21st fret so I've got to have a two octave neck.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='1278143' date='Jun 22 2011, 09:08 AM']He's like...the Cleo Laine of the bass world![/quote] I'm trying hard to work out if this is intended as an insult or not.

[quote name='icastle' post='1277751' date='Jun 21 2011, 09:06 PM']You ain't kidding mate. [/quote] To be fair to them their online business was established in 1895; website design was still in it's infancy then.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1277240' date='Jun 21 2011, 04:08 PM']Bang the screws in with a great big f*** o** hammer [/quote] Do you work in the Fender Custom Shop?

Dolphins have to go under every now & then or they suffocate.

[quote name='spongebob' post='1277390' date='Jun 21 2011, 05:40 PM']I'm always seeing online bass forums, with users mainly in the USA, talking about how they have bought such-and-such a bargain at a music shop. Seems that the big places - Guitar Centre, Musician's Friend, and a number of others, seemingly have some great offers at times - 10% for this day, 15% for that. I've never seen anything like that in the UK - prices are pretty crazy as it is - Fender's increases in the last 2 years (£200 on a Geddy Lee!) - but with a sizable discount it might make things easier to swallow! Maybe I've just looked in the wrong places - but I've never seen any shops offering such deals, even if for one day only. Imagine how much they could sell???[/quote] American shops work on a different mark up system to UK shops, largely due to the differing sales taxes & things from state to state. They tend to work on a 100% mark up (at least) so they can knock what seems to be a lot off the price of something & still make a profit.

[quote name='Conan' post='1277593' date='Jun 21 2011, 07:52 PM']I like to think that I have a reasonable taste in music. So if [i]I[/i] like something, chances are that someone else will.[/quote] That doesn't necessarily mean you've got reasonable taste - it could mean that someone else has got taste as bad as you.

[quote name='risingson' post='1277408' date='Jun 21 2011, 05:55 PM']Is music just about enjoying yourself, or is it about entertaining an audience?[/quote] Music SHOULD be about being true to yourself & playing what you want to play, regardless of whether anyone else wants to hear it or not. If pleasing an audience comes before that then you shouldn't be a musician IMO - become a clown or a f***ing juggler or one of those c**ts that pretends to be a statue or some other such "entertaining" bollocks.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1275730' date='Jun 20 2011, 11:36 AM']It is always difficult to offer a learning plan if you don't know the player. Mine would be different to yours because our learning goals would probably be very different.[/quote] Preferred learning styles would also probably be different too.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1274399' date='Jun 19 2011, 08:14 AM']Love em or loathe them; I would take my Bolin over virtually any other bass but I also love my Streamer, so I guess I have best of both worlds! [/quote] That Bolin is lovely! (The Sonus is pretty hot too.... )

One important thing to take into account is that if you buy from the States the pedal might not be covered by a warranty over here. If the price difference is minimal it's not worth taking the risk.

[quote name='Evil Undead' post='1274489' date='Jun 19 2011, 10:33 AM']Hmm... I would prefer to do this and not use a drill at all, but I thought that by just screwing them in I would risk cracking or splitting the wood. Is this not the case?[/quote] Not if you're careful. Having said that other people on here seem to think it's a bad idea so maybe you're better off fannying about with drills & stuff. Don't want you blaming me if you f*** it up. You'd have to be careful not to crack the poly finish, but that is the case with using a drill as well.

[quote name='Bass Culture' post='1273487' date='Jun 18 2011, 09:37 AM']Just noticed that this thread has consecutive members - Bloodaxe and Mike - posting. How coincidental is that?! Out of 20,000-odd BC-ers![/quote] No very, when you take into account approximately 19,000 of those members joined the forum joined purely to flog their gear & have never posted anywhere else.

I can't see why you're even bothering to use a drill for the bridge cover. Just use a bradawl (or something similar) to make the indentations where you want the screws to go then screw them in. Wood screws are self tapping so there's no need to drill a hole out first. A bit of soap on the screw threads will make them go in much easier. The only place where you might need a drill would be on the scratchplate, though I'd probably just use a bradawl again, heated up so it melts a little hole through the plastic.

That's a beautiful colour!

[quote name='mcnach' post='1273865' date='Jun 18 2011, 03:58 PM'].....a breath of fresh air against all that black.[/quote] I don't think "A breath of fresh air" is what most Death/Black Metal bands are really looking for.

Wasn't the original bass line played on a synthesiser?

If you use the forum search function you'll find quite a few threads on this topic.

[quote name='Jondeeman' post='1272824' date='Jun 17 2011, 03:16 PM']They're looking to employ someone with web experience... [url="http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/"]BGM[/url][/quote] They should employ somebody with "Putting a decent magazine together" experience while they're at it.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1271050' date='Jun 16 2011, 09:36 AM']Even some of the bands seemed like they weren't that interested...e.g. Kings of Leon.[/quote] I can fully understand where they're coming from - I'm not that interested in them either.

Miles Davis - "Shhh/Peaceful".

Don't ignore Rolf! He lived in Cardiff when he was a kid!