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I had a go at the Oleta Adams tune a few weeks ago - Thanks.

That's made my afternoon

Here's a recent picture of the body now the finish has been re-done, it will be another week of so before Lawrence can flatten and polish it. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave-young/8373470332/in/set-72157627369546624/lightbox/"]http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave-young/8373470332/in/set-72157627369546624/lightbox/[/url]

[quote name='ednaplate' timestamp='1232752416' post='390074'] This was from Guitarist magazine a few years ago. It had a guitar-free and bass-free track as well as the complete track. They ran a series of bass-free tracks for about 12 months back in 2000. [/quote] Just found this CD in a draw and you are right it has a version of the tune sans bass track, sadly all it does is show how badly my attempts at learning the line are

I do have a soft spot for these, it's the only bass I truly regret selling but £800!!!

[quote name='D.I. Joe' timestamp='1357490734' post='1923396'] That does sound intriguing. Where can I find the kit, online presumably? [/quote] Yes, he's US based but postage is cheap enough as there's no weight to the parts. http://www.monteallums.com/pedal_mods.html#cs3opto Pretty sure I got the Opto Plus mod in mine.

[quote name='D.I. Joe' timestamp='1357422981' post='1922577'] Boss CS-3 is pretty useful. Just got one the other day and and it focuses my sound a treat - I sound much better in the mix than before! Keep the sustain below 9:00 though else it kills tone.I think they go for about £50 used. I got mine from a mate for £20 and a pint [/quote] That's a great price for a CS-3, if you are handy with a soldering iron and fancy upgrading it they can be modded with one of the Monte Allum kits to turn it into high end pedal.

[quote name='Hutton' timestamp='1357206981' post='1918976'] This has made my day. I'm now in a mellow mood. Thanks hugely for posting! [/quote] If only there was some more.

Just stumbled across this and thought I'd share it, there's a very short interview with both of them at the end of the song. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3F-rTyBzZN0"]here[/url]

I haven't watched Jools yet but I did get some free tickets to see Adam Ant live in 2012 at the Troxy in East London and it was a pretty good show, the most amusing part was seeing people in the crowd dressed still dressing as Musketeers, French maids ...

Wow!

[quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1356037000' post='1906167'] may end up going back to cubase cos reaper is being a pain in my balls over one thing which I need! [/quote] I'm no Reaper expert so will not be able to help but out of interest what can't you get Reaper to do?

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1355929996' post='1904616'] Yeah... The thing that really puts me off ordering overseas is the hassle if you ever need to send it back under warranty. Add a third party into the mix and you're probably entering a world of pain... [/quote] Bit of a gamble and there's nothing I need that desperately to take the risk. tredders has got the right idea of picking it up in person while work pick up the cost of the flights.

There is a way around it that my mate used once to get a Custom Shop Strat, I'm not sure I'd do it but it worked for him, basically there are companies in the US that will forward on a purchase for you, you temporarily register your credit card billing address with them so the goods get dispatched to a US address, the company then send it on to you for a fee with whatever customs info you supply to them.

Maybe I looked on the wrong web site as I didn't spot any vintage Telecaster basses but I did spot this [url="http://www.guitarcenter.com/In-Store-Vintage-VINTAGE-FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-1965-OLYMPIC-WHT-OHSC-07141-106771050-i2026453.gc"]65 Jazz[/url] in my fave colour combination

Thanks for the info

I sent Rob at Status a message and he said you can get a satin finish to the back of their necks, it's an additional £40. Looking at a few pics on Google it looks like the Status necks have jumbo frets rather then the smaller ones on the original MM necks is that true obbm?

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1355680778' post='1901313'] [sub]It's not so bad when it reads 'Stingray' on the headstock, but when you have 'Sterling' no one knows it's a pucka EBMM.[/sub] [/quote] It's crazy having a high end model and a whole budget range with the same name.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1355599976' post='1900524'] Ebmm are the cheap ones, see sig below [/quote] Very good