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Ask him if it weighs a quarter of a ton. If it does, it might be a genuine 78... Seriously, though, it doesn't look right to me - my 78 was, as Ash says, block and bound. I'd like to see the neck plate, too - should be a micro-tilt. No bullet truss rod adjuster, either...nope, the more I looky, the less I likey...

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1371751755' post='2117767'] I don't know who Mark E Smith is but he seems to have the measure of Mumford and Sons. What a sh*t band. [/quote] Charlie Brooker referred to them recently as "The trust-fund Worzels". I've not been able to take them even vaguely seriously since.

+1for the Amplug, it's not the most versatile tone-wise, but it's very small and convenient, and does the trick. If you connect an iPod, you can even wander round the place... I have a Micro Cube which replaced the Amplug, but it's a lot more cash.

Love mine. Had an ABII as well, but it really wasn't anything the ABZ was, so it went. The design, finish, sounds and weight are all exemplary. I've sold all my other high(ish) end stuff, the only other basses I have are frankenbuilds and cheapies with personal connections. Quite excited about putting Dingwall pups into the Laklandbird, though, then it's a John East U-Retro, and we'll see how much that brings to the party.

Then there's the evil step-twin of this syndrome, which is that moment of frozen terror as the four-count into the songs starts, and you can't remember the first note...it all comes back in a rush, but just for that moment...

Liked my LMIII, moved on to valvier sounds, but they're still a great amp.

Yeah, as I said, it's more of an aesthetic exercise; the chrome covers and rings are going on there, too. It won't sound much like a T-Bird, but that's kinda the idea. No need for a Badass - the Supertone bridge is a big improvement on the Gibbo 3-point one (which IIRC is the same on the £200 Epi and the £1000 US), and fits straight into the existing bridge mounts. It's the easiest bridge swap there is.

Listening through crappy earbuds, I spotted the Tesco one, but got the Strad and the other one mixed up. The clips could have been better recorded - sounded like they were being played in the Ashmolean khazis...

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Sold Pete a Hipshot, he was more than patient with some haplessness on my part, but all went well. Deal with confidence, he's a good guy!

Well, as long as they're going to price it in the "knocked-up in a shed" price range, that'll be fine... Is it just me that thinks our friend Mr Phillips the Shed Knocker-Upper Supremo is even now scribbling down some notes from this video for his next custom project?

In no order... JJ Burnel Geddy Lee Bakithi Kumalo Phil Lynott Pino Palladino Lemmy Bobby Vega James Jamerson Tony Levin Cliff Williams

Yeah, the D-Bass amps were one of those ignored/unfashionable rigs which I found did a really good job. If you can get a 115X secondhand, they seem to go around the £250 mark, which is great value. They're also handy as a power amp/cab combination if you have a favourite preamp to run into them. I might well still have mine if they hadn't all been nicked from our rehearsal room

I'd be inclined to have a chat with the chaps (OK, Andy) at Wizard: I've had a few of their pickups, and while my tone goals were very different from yours, the pickups are very good, and the ones I chose did the job for me. Edit: Although my experience is with Wizard, I'm sure there are other small pickup companies out there (and I'm sure people will chime in with their experiences) who will make you something to your specific requirements. I'd look at that option over something off the shelf.

The body wood on the Epi T-Bird is a nice piece of Alder, which looks good, and there's very little Epi left in either of them, but the real test is how they play, which is...great. I'm convinced a great neck pocket makes a lot of difference, and that's down to Steve at PMT. It's a US Lakland neck, too, which will originally have cost zillions. I'll get some better pics of the Birdseye Lakland board, it's ridiculous. Never liked Rosewood meself; maple all the way, or wenge at a push. They're much brighter than the real thing, but then the Dingwall pickups are very different to Gibbo humbuckers, and by the time I've got the active 3-band in there, it'll be different again. They're a visual exercise as much as anything, and as such I think they work. Oh, and it's not a Fender neck - it's a Mighty Mite Jazz, just to confuse things even further...

Wasn't it a JE prototype thing that never went anywhere? Anyway, it's only got 20 frets... Cheers chaps, like I say, it's a bit of an obsession now. [quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1370797783' post='2105667'] Oooooh, the Laklandbird also has a supertone bringing up the rear. Beautiful bass! Me likey!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/quote] And Ultralites with a detuner at t'other end...no neck dive here...

Stick the matching 115X powered cab underneath it - I had the full stack, and you're not gonna get any arguments with 690w!

OK, so this whole Fenderbird thing is becoming a bit of an obsession, but, after a very long time in the making, the Laklandbird lives! A big, big thank you to Steve Curtis at PMT in Manchester for a cracking neck pocket, given a very unusual request - a 22-fret neck onto a 19-fret pocket. The pocket, like the first one he did for me, is airtight. And yes, it also has the Most Pointless Top Five Frets in bass history, but as I get giddy and nauseous anywhere above the 12th fret, that won't be an issue for me. Still some bits and bobs to do with pickups (Dingwall) and preamp (East U-Retro), but nearly there. Here's the two of them together: [attachment=136557:fenderbirds1.jpg] [attachment=136558:fenderbirds2.jpg] Oh, and one of them will be in the For Sale section soon - can't really justify two of them at once.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1370688700' post='2104375'] JJ Burnell of The Stranglers, on Hanging Around: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2kis6lWRg[/media] [/quote] This.

Nice bass, I love doing this sort of thing. Trouble is, it becomes addictive...I have to feck around with everything now, even Dingwalls...

Yup, the 1024s are very nice, but the 2024s I've played were something else entirely. Because they don't look (from a distance) like a boutique/luthier built bass, I think people underestimate their quality - you have to play them to really appreciate them.