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[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='833562' date='May 10 2010, 08:34 PM']Nah, if you want ghetto straplocks the rubber bits from Grolsch bottles are the way to go.[/quote] Beat me to it!

I agree with the general conscenious expressed so far. I've always said that it doesn't take a lot to get a good sound but it takes a lot to get a great sound. A £300 amp sounds maybe 7.5 out of 10 but you spend perhaps 4 times that to only go up a couple of marks at best. Ultimately it comes down to the buy off, is it really worth it? To a lot of us it is but then I think this is why we've had a lot of good players on here raving about the new Squiers lately.

I had one of these & colour scheme aside (or should I say I acknowledge it's not to everybodies taste) it's great stock. The original neck especially! That said it's a fair price considering

A fair point on MySpace. Always nice to hear these instruments, good arrangements too. Personally I'm not massively a fan of your singer's voice but he's fine and the band sounds great. A bit of a Hayseed Dixie vibe and of course it's always good to hear Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms.

I have some Picato flats on my Dobro bass (granted this has to be the least "Rock" set up imaginable!) but I find them to be perfectly serviceable. I'd go with the deal personally & I've often wondered about endorsements myself.

Liking Sibob's 80s Squier too

[quote name='TankJon' post='831945' date='May 9 2010, 09:13 AM']what about a set of flat wounds? Might be worth trying if you prefer a dull thud as opposed to a toppy ping.[/quote] Exactly what I was thinking.

Also available left handed.... some 80s silliness for those who remember

It is quite a good photo but the photographer should have moved that cup and his finger

I think you've improved the look. Not a Queen fan personally but the bass looks great and I admire the attention to detail. I think Fenders are made to be modded.

In the local guitar shop today a lad comes in with his telecaster that he tunes down to C. He is complaining that the strings are too rattley. He then adds that he tends to mainly play halfway up the neck. D'oh!

I was after one but settled for a resonnator bass. I suspect it's all more of a pose than a truly great instrument or it would be more mainstream. That said I'd still love one! Might yet happen one day

Missing the buzz from live playing as we've been working on new stuff so the singer & I jumped on a train to Reading and did a couple of tunes at a local Open Mic night. I took the Resonator bass restrung with flats and it sounded good.

Now I remember these back in the day & they were Squier's budget range. £130 is a bit hopeful or am I missing something? [url="http://www.josaka.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24895"]http://www.josaka.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24895[/url]

Thanks Pkomor

Ah, ok. Do they sound like roundwound or are they closer to the nylons with the coating?

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='828178' date='May 5 2010, 09:37 AM']Sorry to hijack, but how different do they sound and feel from stainless flats? I don't plan on changing strings too often, and I'd like to make a sensible choice.[/quote] I think they are similar certainly but flatwounds sound a little more fretless-y too me and trubass sound more upright-y. As I type that I'm immediately unhappy with my descriptions as they are close tonally but slightly different. I actually restrung my resonator bass with flatwounds last night and it sounds awesome. I'm a big fan of flats too. It's also to do with the feel on your fingertips that I like so I'm certainly not against flats, just wondering if this product exists and also curious as to why these strings tend to always be black.

[quote name='spinynorman' post='829544' date='May 6 2010, 12:57 PM']Is this what you mean? They do pink too. [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/1851-dr_silver_stars_45_105_coated_bass_strings"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/18...ed_bass_strings[/url][/quote] Gotta be worth a go, cheers

We've just pressed 500 copies of our last record & it worked out around £1500. A lot of bands are offering free downloads with the records to encourage sales. That can be set up for free on sites like this [url="http://casehardin.bandcamp.com/releases"]http://casehardin.bandcamp.com/releases[/url] It generates codes for free downloads. We paid extra for deluxe sleeves & that price included mastering again for vinyl format. If you can sell the albums it's worth it

Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim played bass in the Housemartins. Then you had the rockers like Rick Savage (Def Leppard) and Alec Jon Such (Bon Jovi). The Smiths had Andy Rourke & The Sisters of Mercy had Patricia Morrison replacing Craig Adams who went on to The Mission. Oh & one of the fools in Bros used to mince around with a bass but that's best forgotton.

I find this attitude is typical of most of the Denmark St shops but as mentioned comes down to some staff, not all. The last couple of times I've been in there I got polite & friendly responses. That said I haven't spent money in that road since 1995 when I bought a turkey, cleverly disguised as a bass guitar.

I have my late 80s bass still too & have just had to buy a new neck for it. A refinish does affect resale value but this is a point seriously undermined by owning a genuine keeper. I considered refinishing mine too & it may yet happen. Expect to pay around £300+ This seems to be the standard Basschat approved link [url="http://www.simscustom.com/html/links.htm"]http://www.simscustom.com/html/links.htm[/url]

Doesn't surprise me at all. My 2006 anniversary P-bass (USA) had the 62ri pup in it which I thought was a nice touch.