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[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1349862917' post='1831358'] I had someone approach me after a show congratulating the band on plying thin lizzys jailbreak. He told us that he appreciated it especially since he was in the band for a little while. At this point I'm wondering since he doesn't look like anyone I recognise. He buys us all a drink and whispers in my ear that he is actually midge ure. This guy was easily twice the size of midge, and was totally bald. We all laughed along until we left and had the 'can you believe it!' talk outside [/quote] http://www.geocities.ws/dudgeandfougal/viz.html

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1349861035' post='1831325'] they took me down to the station abandoning my girlfriend... .Had to leave all my gear in the pub carpark... decided to keep me in for 4 hours for no reason. Had to walk home in the pissing rain... I didn't have any money. [/quote] Ouch, that's about as bad as it gets. Though someone did tell a tale here about having to abandon the rented van having driven it into a river and put bullet holes in it...

I bet there were similar conversations when multitrack recording was introduced. somewhat agree with Pete though.

[quote name='NoirBass' timestamp='1349812588' post='1830977'] Forgive my ignorance, do you mean swap the locations of the black and white wires coming off the pickup? [/quote] that's right. just the one pickup; if it hums, swap them back and try it on the other pickup.

Your pickups are out of phase. Swap the wires on one of them.

surely rigidity is the issue, and well braced 12mm ply is better than an average 18mm cab...?

'JUST LOOK AT THE DETAIL IN THE FACE AND HANDS' Just look at how the eyes follow you round the room... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9OCS08rabE

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1349435337' post='1826222'] I'm aware of re interpretations etc but you should always keep the general mood of a piece. [/quote] Not egg and celery. For example, I've heard a version of the very jolly Kylie song 'Can't get you out of my head' re-interpreted as a dark, brooding piece where it becomes clear that the singer is stalking her subject.

[quote name='davehux' timestamp='1349433838' post='1826201'] That's positively brimming with information compared to one of her other listings [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/painting-/170919884517?pt=UK_art_Paintings_GL&hash=item27cb9e76e5#ht_500wt_1156"]http://www.ebay.co.u...5#ht_500wt_1156[/url] [/quote] I really, really need to see this! If I had £390...

[quote name='nomis' timestamp='1349368288' post='1825404'] thanks for the advice chaps. Dont think i will upgrade the bridge. Still considering a new pickup maybe as i do love this bass. But like it has been said, it is a cheap bass so maybe buying the most expensive stuff isnt a great idea! Afterall, you can't polish a turd! [/quote] A MIM Precision is hardly a turd though! Worth the polish of a nice set of strings and a set-up. And maybe try a Wizard Thumper or SD if a bargain comes your way.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1349368002' post='1825398'] The neck wasn't great so I swapped it for a Mighty Might neck and I ended up with a bass that was very playable but sounded thin and weedy. Swapped the pickups to standard US Fender ones and it was a different bass entirely. [/quote] A Trigger's Broom

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1349359256' post='1825267'] . Failing all the above, take a lump hammer to rehearsal and leave it menacingly sitting within your reach on the bass end of the keyboard... oh and adopt a manic grin! [/quote] Or get Ted Nugent in the band (see Schnozzalee's post earlier)

'Other' as I play as much in my originals band as I do my covers.

I'd spend the cash on strings, that's the biggest change in tone. D'addario Chromes if you like it big, deep and dark, GHS Boomers if you like it to bark and clang. And a setup from a good tech.

[quote name='BassPimp66' timestamp='1349303898' post='1824643'] Your bass is a partner. And, since you throw genitals in the mix, consider this: who would you like to play with (1) Gemma Arterton or (2) Jacqui Smith ? Rightly or wrongly, I believe my enjoyment & resulting performance will be enhanced by playing with Gemma, not Jacqui. I like the idea of doing stuff with the former, not the latter. So, I see a connection with what I have and what I can do. [/quote] Good point well made. To extend the analogy, the brain may be seen as the message, the fingers the letter and the bass the messenger. So while the bass, or Royal Mail in this analogy, is carrying the message it also depends on an amplifier - a Transit van manufactured by the Ford Motor Company (or Ampeg, if you're still with the metaphor) - and an infrastructure such as the road network (an electricity supply) and a supporting crew of roadmenders and drivers (roadies and other technicians). Occasionally there may be a 'bum note' due to a fault with the brain, fingers or instrument (perhaps a minor road accident; maybe a loss of all crew in a marine catastrophe [broken string, if you will] or even a power cut {nervous breakdown on stage, elecrocution[though this rarely happens with modern instruments]}) The player's genitals, in this metaphor, may be represented by (contd. page 934)

'pick up any bass and you'll get the exact same sounds I get here' RUN AWAY!!!!

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1349184803' post='1822925'] They don't feel like flats at all, more like a smooth roundwound. Tension is quite light (which I love). I love the sound. Very nice fundamental, but with great clarity. [/quote] They last better than any round that I've tried.

Homemade bitsa Precision; CIJ neck, US body, Wizard Thumpers, Chromes. All (except the strings) bought second hand from various BC people; you know who you are and I love you

[quote name='BassPimp66' timestamp='1349166023' post='1822493'] Everything is incredibly expensive in the UK. Consumers are getting milked. [/quote] I think our healthcare is a bit of a bargain compared to the USA though, makes up for slightly dearer bass strings...

The pickup holes wouldn't line up. Or would they? Or, to put it another way: Sorry, can't help. Have a bump! I'd think it was bevelled though.

[quote name='mike 110' timestamp='1348842705' post='1819035'] Chris Glen Alan Lancaster John Paul Jones Geezer Butler Andy Fraser Jack Bruce Mark King Doug Pinnick Ronnie Lane John Entwistle Peter Farndon - Pretenders first two albums Trevor Burton - The Move & Steve Gibbons Colin Moulding [/quote] I don't think any of them are 'somewhat forgotten'!

Fatback's sig: [Quote] Czech double bass (40-something, curvy and called erm... Nigella ) [/quote] I'm going to have to christen my tall skinny black EUB 'Grace'

If you put them one either side of the drummer you'll get cancellations at various spots on the stage. Keep them together and they'll augment each other, not fight each other.

I use these on my fretless...bit surprised to hear you can't get them in the UK. Can't remember where I got mine, maybe Thomann? but they don't seem to do them any more. Bugger.

What Flyfisher said; might not even have to be a make-before-break (rather obscure nowadays). Find a switch with gold contacts if you can; these won't degrade due to sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere and won't get crackly. http://uk.farnell.com/te-connectivity/tt13d2t04/switch-spdt/dp/1197658