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[quote name='Hobbayne' post='1341707' date='Aug 16 2011, 11:43 AM']I am currently reading 'The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions' by Mark Lewisohn. Basically its a day to day diary of their sessions at Abbey Road studios back in the '60,s. There is an entry from the White Album sessions where they are recording a track called 'Savoy Truffle' And they recorded a powerful brass section for it, and then they distorted it. The engineers where horrified! - nothing like that had ever been done before, but its what The Beatles wanted!![/quote] Nothing is more blasphemous than a properly played distorted guitar. It is capable of making blasphemous noises, and that's what first attracted me - F. Zappa

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[quote name='Muzz' post='1337610' date='Aug 12 2011, 01:37 PM']I got a Mighty Mite from a US EBayer for about £70 a month or so ago...[/quote] How was it? I had a Mighty Mite P neck that was a lot deeper (ie from surface of fretboard to back of neck) than the 90s Jap Fender neck I prefer. Was good quality though. Warmoth P necks are even deeper. Anyone selling a Fender or Squier P neck here?

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1336270' date='Aug 11 2011, 11:49 AM']What about digital pedals with memory chips. Are they cool with magnets?[/quote] No problem.

Paul just sent me a metronome in the post. For free. Batteries included. You don't get service like that every day :-)

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1333242' date='Aug 9 2011, 09:37 AM']We shouldn't be giving a penny to Somalia, we need the cash here.[/quote] I'm guessing from your gear list that you haven't suffered hunger lately.

[quote name='the_krysh' post='1333311' date='Aug 9 2011, 10:34 AM']hi all, I am from hamburg, germany and a bassplayer and guitarist since 1982. mostly I play guild basses and guitars and look forward to a creative exchange with some of you! :-) here my guild family: and my momentary life setup for bass: [/quote] Welcome Michael. I visited Hamburg once, to see Eisbrecher at the Docks Club. Really friendly place.

[quote name='Ian Savage' post='1332524' date='Aug 8 2011, 06:37 PM']Still more than it appears to actually be worth.[/quote] Someone's just 'won' it for 155. I thought I'd be able to contact them to warn them, but can't see how. Is there a way?

[quote name='joe_bass' post='1332361' date='Aug 8 2011, 04:47 PM']Couldn't resist either. Sent "does this have the original 'Fender' one or the £15 one you bought recently on Ebay? Spose you wouldn't know though as you "don't know much about guitars." Why is this auction still live though?! Only 2 hours to go & someone is potentially going to be very unhappy.[/quote] I'm watching it, so when I get notification that the auction has ended I'll email the 'winner' and warn him that he *may* have been scammed.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1332095' date='Aug 8 2011, 02:04 PM']I hope that whoever the poor sod that buys it collects in person. Those plastic mirror type p/g's shatter quite easily. That one looks to be under so much stress with the cheapo pups being amateurishly jammed in there that I doubt it'll take the bashing that it will undoubtedly get when the buyer smacks the seller in the face with it.[/quote] Fixed it for you.

[quote name='Evil Undead' post='1331961' date='Aug 8 2011, 12:55 PM']And the poorly applied decal is a major giveaway[/quote] I've asked him 'Does this bass have the original pickup, or the one you bought on Ebay from chguitars? '

[quote name='lanark' post='1331841' date='Aug 8 2011, 11:14 AM']Excuse my dumbness, but how can you tell it's a Squier and not a Fender, when it says Fender on the headstock and the photos don't really show you much?[/quote] Bit suspicious that there are no serial numbers anywhere.

[quote name='ficelles' post='1331611' date='Aug 8 2011, 01:09 AM']Still not found a set of flats I like, they are all too high tension for me especially the G. Any low tension set recommendations? ficelles[/quote] After years of zingy rounds, I'm a born-again flat-earther - what Wateroftyne and Panamonte said. I'm using D'Addario Chromes and find them really soft and easy to play, despite a lot of folk here finding them 'stiff'. Maybe I'm using a lighter set? I can't remember the gauge, but they have blue silk if that gives any clues.

[quote name='Dropzone' post='1329776' date='Aug 6 2011, 12:01 PM']i am interested in this bad boy. Please PM me when I get to the front of the queue. Ta Mike[/quote] Topo just dropped this off, many thanks. I haven't started it yet but I've had a look at the pictures and added glasses and moustaches where appropriate. Mike, get in touch with Jacqueslemac and he'll let you know when he's done.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1331184' date='Aug 7 2011, 06:31 PM']Here you go Flea in 85 on guess what a Ray (So much balls spoken about Flea not using Ray's in the early days, Thats really really new!) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p17gyvgCFA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p17gyvgCFA[/url] Here is Flea on a (Modulus?) go forward a few mins to the normal bits [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqMseqjqwTo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqMseqjqwTo[/url] Here is Flea on a Jazz [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA1C9PDTA3w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA1C9PDTA3w[/url] Still sounds like Flea to me?[/quote] Awesome drummer.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1330149' date='Aug 6 2011, 06:11 PM']Who is this 'Wotten' you speak of?[/quote] The singer out of Glen Matlock's band.

[quote name='bassman2790' post='1329130' date='Aug 5 2011, 07:26 PM']Is there such a thing? Is there a particular bass that I could buy now, and use as a bass, not lock it away in a glass cabinet, that will hold it's value or even increase in value over the next ten years?[/quote] According to another thread, we're going to run out of 'tone'wood in 10 years so get a couple of Warwicks while they're cheap and unfashionable!

[quote name='BottomE' post='1328795' date='Aug 5 2011, 02:56 PM']I just wondered where you all get bass parts from in the UK. I recently needed to buy a standard US Precision pickup and four machine heads for a Presicion neck. Given that it is probably one of the most common basses around why is it so difficult to get these from local or national suppliers? The pickup was available "to order" from 3 local Fender dealers at a cost higher than buying in from Germany with £10 postage. The machine heads - standard on all new US P basses have proved impossible to find - the only local shop that could be bothered to help assumed that the bass was stolen and broken up for bits. They just wanted the serial numer so that they could check it on a list somewhere. Whilst i applaud the fact that they are looking after musicians i did resent the assumption that i was someone who may have been buying stolen guitars and am frustrated that none of the 3 authorised dealers could supply any of the parts or even give a guaranteed delivery time. Is this just bad luck or a sign of the times?[/quote] I have a set of P type machine heads deep in a cupboard, might be Gotoh, I'll have a look if you're interested?

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1328791' date='Aug 5 2011, 02:54 PM']Without a doubt...Did anyone actually watch the whole vid..??? or is everyone throwing there toys out of the pram because of the slapping at the start? really cant see what most of you guys are on about?? hes a great player.. Jeez.. give him some credit... you guys sound as old as he is..[/quote] Nah, I reckon it's good old-fashioned grumpy-old-man healthy cynicism. He's just too cute. We don't like James Blunt either.

[quote name='lanark' post='1328645' date='Aug 5 2011, 12:58 PM']I'd be interested too. Next time I had to remember to strengthen where the wires joins the jack plug - that's always where I break them at the gym when I put the mp3 player in a pocket in my shorts, it gets too much bending.[/quote] The cheapest T-Bone from Thomann is OK; slightly metallic treble but solid bass and a steal at under a tenner with an assortment of rubbery bits and a pouch. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_ep_2.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_ep_2.htm[/url] Shame it costs more for shipping than the price of the item. Bear it in mind next time you're ordering a load of strings maybe? Or PM me if you'd like me to get a pair and post them to you next time I do a Thomann order. Don't know when it'll be, mind.

Very British reactions! Bet they'd love him on Talkbass.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1324681' date='Aug 2 2011, 06:49 PM']Some of these were content to just turn up and slog it out with a P bass or a Jazz bass but there were many bands who took a lot of pride in their performance and brought better gear with them.[/quote]

[quote name='3V17C' post='1328394' date='Aug 5 2011, 10:34 AM']hmmm.... pretty dull most of 'em i thought! i was expecting some proper amusing tall tales not.. 'once we did a gig and there weren't many people there'.. oh well.[/quote] Yeah, the bucket of piss story was hard to follow. I liked that Slade used to do Zappa covers though. Noddy Holder singing Brown Shoes Don't Make It, yay!