Cat Burrito

Or you can host from a photobucket account and just post the direct link. Personal request from me to anyone doing it, please do keep the pics small!

As a little twist, they sent out the wrong cover in error this month. The problem was quickly & professionally rectified with my return postage refunded. I've placed a few orders so I know mistakes are rare but it's good to know that when things do go wrong they don't mess about.

I've had a bunch of custom made ones done in leather that are long. EBay has a bunch of longer straps for sale in leather. I'm sure most makers would do suede too. Alternatively I bought some wide long straps made of canvas and these don't slip at all -perhaps because they are wider?

I think it's a classic side effect of GAS. We want things because we can't afford them. Once you have the cash often you realise that you don't need that extra bass. I don't want for any basses right now but suddenly this week I've been GASing for a huge Orange Rig that I don't need or can't justify. A little bit like indigestion, I hope it'll pass.

I'm finally in the rare position where all my basses suit my needs and are tweaked to perfection

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1065035' date='Dec 20 2010, 08:08 PM']Time spent out in the real world gigging & meeting other musicians [i]GREATER THAN[/i] Time spent in bedroom widdling over chord changes [i]EQUALS[/i] success IMO.[/quote] Oh yes +1000

Welcome to the forum

I have nothing against 5 strings but I like the limitations of 4 strings

Welcome to the Terror 500 Club

I've used these guys before [url="http://www.theflightcasecompany.com/"]http://www.theflightcasecompany.com/[/url] and although they take a couple of weeks (custom order) I'd use them again

I expect a lot of watchers will be curious Basschatters. I remember the threads when this was being modified Best of luck with the sale

No preference from me

[quote name='chris_b' post='1061581' date='Dec 17 2010, 02:11 PM']Find the best playing Fender/Squire, one that feels right, then save up for some better pickups.[/quote] My thoughts exactly & I'm with Doddy on te second hand market

Seems a bit over priced considering the alterations

[url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk[/url] were offering a 15% discount on Orange gear if you enter the code ORA15 at the checkout. I saved a small fortune buying my Terror 500 head and was amazed when I went back 10 days later for the cab - I got the same discount again using the same code & details.

In September 1995 following the split of my college band, I upped sticks from Bath and moved to Watford. An early introduction was from the bank who said "why did you move [b]here[/b] from Bath?" when I changed my details in the Watford branch! I'd hasten to add that I moved to work with a musician I'd regularly gigged with. We'd been in different bands but had a mutual respect. Watford made more sense than Bath as it was closer to London, or at least that was the rational at the time. Coincidentally my ex-singer moved to Nottingham shortly after, purely on the thinking that our former band had gone down well there so he'd do well there. In 15yrs he has done absolutely nothing at all. My thoughts are that you should get things lined up before you move. I spent 6yrs in Watford and in that time I recorded, toured and had a blast. I've got some friends for life and I look back on that time fondly. No regrets. In fairness I could have gone to London or somewhere else but I moved for the band, not the place. My advice is do it, but think really carefully and make sure you have things lined up. If it doesn't work out, your new home can be a pretty lonely place.

Just a few from me - a couple of prison tunes here with the 1st & 3rd [b]Flying Burrito Brothers - Sing Me Back Home[/b] [b]The Band - Long Black Veil[/b] [b]Steve Earle - Billy Austin[/b] [b]Johnny Cash - On the Evening Train[/b]

Especially good if your band has a sideline selling Ice Cream?

I love Teles and I love bass but that's a tad too modern for my tastes. The pickguard and colour works for me though. I could tweak to my tastes I guess but I prefer a more trad bridge and a more subtle pickup. I guess everyone has to have a Paisley pickguard in Brad's band?

Very pro. I hope you don't mind my OCD kicking in but I feel a need to embed all videos on Basschat

Tone is important to the individual. It's not the cake but it could be the icing. I do see logic in the OP post though. I do enjoy the quest for finding sounds similar to those I like, to putting my stamp on a sound and to talking about it on a Bass forum. It isn't what drives me though.

Welcome Felix - Feel free to post pics of your 1976 Precision in our gear porn section.

And it's sold! (not me - I'd be scared of customs charges!!!). Looks pretty legit to me but I'm better with later gear, I must confess

Nice basses & I too have an Orange Terror head and Ampeg cabs. All good fun [quote name='Shire' post='1062405' date='Dec 18 2010, 12:55 PM']Morning guys/girls[/quote] At the risk of exposing you as a pit dweller, tis nearly an hour into the afternoon at the time of your post!

Fingers crossed the crowds are too