BigAlonBass

It'll be a pleasure having meaningful discourse with you again, mate. You've been a real miss round these here parts. Onwards and Upwards and welcome back.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1381556798' post='2240590'] I didn't notice those, I was blinded by the sheer pinkness of it. I wonder what the owner was using as a strap. A piece of old rope? [/quote] I saw a Bass Player last week with those on his Bass, and he was using a laptop bag strap, with the clips on the ends. I didn't bother asking him why.....

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1381505255' post='2240044'] Saw him live about 10 or 12 years ago, he managed to play about 4 songs in his 45 minute allocation [/quote] Yep - a few years ago I watched the Support Band, then lasted for 2 of his songs before I went home.

[quote name='Dave_the_bass' timestamp='1380900272' post='2232186'] Can't believe no one has suggested the £30(ish) Vox Amplug "custom designed for your requirements". [/quote] Me neither. I've used it for the past few years for silent late-night practise, and the Wife hasn't woken up once! Well worth the money.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1380783479' post='2230385'] The only thing that would stop me is the 5 strings. Otherwise I'd buy it straight off. [/quote] DO what I did. Use the B-string as a thumb rest until you get used to the extra string!

[quote name='cytania' timestamp='1380488150' post='2226151'] Isn't it stamped 'Second' on the back of the headstock?... [/quote] Yep, with an "explanation" in the description.

[quote name='nottswarwick' timestamp='1377027704' post='2182483'] What is Reynauds? [/quote] Most people associate it with Vibration White Finger, where the circulation has real problems getting to where it needs to be, but it affects other parts of the body as well. My Wife and Daughter in Law both suffer from it, and need to wear thick gloves when it gets a bit colder, as well as thick socks, thick jumpers etc.It can be excruciatingly painful at times, when the blood flow either slows down appreciably or afterwards, when it starts to return. (Basic explanation, It gets a bit more complicated the more you look into it)

[quote name='bagsieblue' timestamp='1376513028' post='2175395'] Any suggestions on what to do with it gratefully received? A [/quote] Hmmm. Considering I live ten minutes away from Chester-Le-Street, and you beat me to it by about a minute, I don't think you'd appreciate any suggestions I'd have to offer!

....aaand gone.

VERY accurately!

My Grandson is mad on the Disney "Cars" characters, so we've been collecting them for him, and presenting them on Birthdays and so on. Recently, the Wife did her sums, and found it was cheaper in some cases to order them NEW from America (including postage) than it was to buy them second-hand on evilbay! The Postage costs on some of the stuff in the UK has gone ballistic, and I can imagine it jumping even more when the Post Office is 'fully' Privatised.

A friend of mine installs these (and other Musical stuff) for a living, and he constantly rails about them, but not in the way you'd expect. They come from the factory with a 'default' setting, and are SUPPOSED to be calibrated for each individual venue. This is where it all falls apart, because the owner of said establishments have to pay extra for the calibration service, and it's a case of "It's working-I'm not paying extra" in most cases. All this probably means the meter's you are coming across have been set to "Folk Duo" settings, so naturally are going to be no use to a 'real Music' venue.

Showing my age a bit:- Keep On Running. The Spencer Davis Group.

It's back. With a more sensible approach. (and price) [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/fender-precision-bass-copy-hybrid-parts-o-precision-er/1023109880"]http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/fender-precision-bass-copy-hybrid-parts-o-precision-er/1023109880[/url]

Read the feedback "Under Investigation by ebay-a con man" That was last December, for a Jazz Body.

[quote name='ash' timestamp='1371799236' post='2118165'] Give enough history and it becomes true - either the seller is a blatant liar or totally deluded. [/quote] ...and Gumtree don't care which. The Ad has been reported, and it's still there.

It's being advertised on the local Gumtree page now. [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/fender-precision-bass-usa-1982-1985-from-last-ever-batch-at-fullerton-factory-electric-blue/1022645754"]http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/fender-precision-bass-usa-1982-1985-from-last-ever-batch-at-fullerton-factory-electric-blue/1022645754[/url]

Are the scratchplates and hardware actually designed to "nearly fit" like that?

[url="http://biggingergitsgigpit.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=bandmembers&action=display&thread=63705"]http://biggingergitsgigpit.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=bandmembers&action=display&thread=63705[/url]

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1368383666' post='2076390'] I've toyed with getting the Vox one and may well get one if they're pretty good, do they have an aux in like the flanger one in the OP? [/quote] Yes, I use it for playing along to stuff on my laptop when everyone's gone to bed. I've heard some negative comments like Bluejays, but I can only say I wasn't expecting massively hi-fi quality sound, so I wasn't disappointed. I mean - it's a battery-powered 'doofer' that allows you to practise at zero volume, it's cheap, takes up no room on my coffee table, and is there for whenever I get the urge to play my Bass, so it does it's job perfectly for me. I might have been one of the lucky ones, but it sounds like "my Bass" if you know what I mean?

[quote name='tonyquipment' timestamp='1368301423' post='2075544'] I've seen the vox ones...didn't know they did a bass one??? [/quote] They certainly do, My Good Lady bought me one for a Christmas 'stocking filler' after spotting it on eBay, and I have to say, I'm rather glad she did.

Check his 'other items' while you're there. Cracking little starter Amp for her as well, even cheaper.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1365319043' post='2037881'] Focus estate fer me, too... [/quote] Snap!