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If only there were drugs and booze at rehearsal...it might numb the pain of having to listening to sections of my band blithering on about "what a bloody awful day/week/month/year" they're having.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1424522103' post='2697248'] Quite. *Cough* Bogseat! *Cough* I think the 'problem', if you want to call it that, with the V7 headstock is that it's actually bigger than the Fender headstock, which itself is bloody massive considering what it has to do - and is really only that size because it has to hold equally bloody massive tuners. Leo had little choice in 1950 as far as tuners were concerned, and could only source ex-bass viol tuners which were huge. Remember, no-one was making third-party bass guitar tuners back then! It's only when you spend time with a Spector or other non-Fender bass that you realise tuners and headstocks just don't have to [i]be [/i]that big nowadays to be effective and look great. Fenders and Fender clones have really huge, cartoon-like paddles when you look at them objectively. [/quote] Oh thanks, thanks a lot. There I was looking forward to seeing my new bass arrive, enjoy it's aesthetic and now I have buyers remorse and a sea of doubt...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1424522403' post='2697253'] Once again! It's not just basses, either - there's a much smaller range of hardware and other bass-related periphery stuff like paint, tools, pickguards, on and on it goes. Whenever I search eBay for something - a shirt, a wig, a girdle, whatever - the ones that I like are inevitably Stateside. Yes I know, why don't I go and live in Russia if I like it so much, yadda. Thp. [/quote] Yep, spares and parts in the UK is, if you can find it, extremely expensive and that's if you can find what you want at all. See you in Russia

And you've got me doing is opening threads on beaten up old basses

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1424520009' post='2697215'] In your opinion of course [/quote] Of course, but I do have a brain the size of a planet

Interesting question. I just sold a 24 year old bass that had virtually no 'road wear' at all, so who knows

I've never liked the G&L headstock, so in comparison the V7 is a lot better. I don't know what's going on with the D Lakin headstocks. They're not hideous, but look like a poor stab at sort of emulating the very early Fender head and sort of not really getting there

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/ampeg-scr-di-bass-di-with-scrambler-overdrive-bass-preamp It'd be very tempting if this is the price

[quote name='ern500evo' timestamp='1424516119' post='2697132'] I'd have to get a stealth black carrier bag for the Bongo, don't want it to clash with the finish! [/quote] Excellent plan In all seriousness, the V7 headstock is not it's most endearing feature.

Both?

You could always put a carrier bag over the headstock?

Pretty much. I've just been comparing the US and Uk Ibanez sites and once again we seem to lose out. Regards the Talman. More colours in the US, only black and burst here. And in the US there is the Talman 300 model which has a double J pickup at the bridge. I was going to maybe save up to get one of the higher end SR basses but as they only have the wood finishes available in Europe I've gone for something completely different and not Ibanez.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1424514921' post='2697110'] Sorry, please avoid religion. [/quote] Quite, most religious debates have large holes in them

I'm ever so slightly OCD, so I like my new basses to be new and shinny. Although to clarify, the paintwork I'm not too bad about, a bit of sanding or a few dings that's ok, if the bass was right for. It's the hardware. When I see some of the relics and all that grime and dirt and rust on the chrome etc...I just want to get a pot of brasso out and give them a good clean. They look like you might catch dysentery or something equally horrid. I didn't realise until recently that Rory Gallagher's guitar looked like it did due to a rare condition. When he perspired, which he did a bit, his sweat was a lot more acidic than most other peoples and it gradually weakened the paint and it came off. Well, that's what his brother said in an interview. Who knows.

My main computer is a Mac We have two Windows laptops (one runs 7 the other 8) All our mobile (phone and tablets) are Android. I'm just bloody confused...

From the clips I've watched i like it, just depends on price.

Welcome to the forum and bass playing, and you've already got bass GAS That's a great looking bass. I almost ordered the sunburst version, great price

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1424458430' post='2696623'] Nah, all my basses are on loan from mates ;-). [/quote] I've never been able to use that excuse, only one of my very limited number of mates plays bass...and it sucks

[quote name='Bottle' timestamp='1424437440' post='2696292'] And Roberta Roberts for her bass duties in Cee-Lo Green's touring band [/quote] Is that the one that played out of tune at one concert?

A warm welcome to thee

Lovely to have you on board, welcome

Greetings and welcome

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1424426054' post='2696112'] Nice one. fingers crossed its a keeper. I have no issues at all ordering from Thomanns, their returns are very good. I purposely left my credit card at home today, but i can see me ordering one over the weekend. If the gig goes well on Sat then ill order one on Sunday. Black or white, it will be at the toss of a coin now (although if i get the white one the GF wont notice a new bass lol) [/quote] Best play safe and go for white

[quote name='Bottle' timestamp='1424436507' post='2696273'] Mike Mills is the bassist and I really liked his playing style - much more melodic than the material would suggest. [/quote] ...and he's not too shabby at the old warblin' either. If I remember correctly, Mills is the only one in the band who had any sort of musical tuition...I think it tells

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1424431079' post='2696190'] Yeah, but he's sold loads of records so he must be brilliant. [/quote] Absolutely. Popularity and a stack of cash = genius. The same goes for all famous minted folk.