Rich

[quote name='Toasted' timestamp='1412160075' post='2566210'] You started it. [/quote] And I've stopped it.

I have an HA3500 head that I use as my chuck-it-in-the-car rehearsal (and occasional gig) amp, had it for years and it's been brilliant. Plug'n'play is good but I like having all the control that the HAs give you. Makes it easy to deal with an odd-sounding venue.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1379258591' post='2210436'] Mark at Bass Direct just confirmed it on Facebook. SWR and Hamer basses going too. [/quote] I'm not too bothered about Hamer (although I know some folks will be), but killing SWR and Genz? BA$TARDS. I adore my Shuttle 6, and I've loved all the SWR gear I've ever had too.

Quite frankly, [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squire-Jag-P-Bass-mix-relic-/161094351564?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2581f8bacc#ht_179wt_1124"]I don't know where to start[/url]...

[quote name='marcus bell' timestamp='1377135826' post='2183894'] No Jon and rick, like mentioned before seems a bit like a tribute band [/quote] Remind me Marcus, how long has it been since the original lineup of Level 42 last toured?

my Shuker 5 my Wal my Tanglewood ABG a Shuker fretted 6 a Shuker fretless 5

It's not hyperbole, no. It certainly astonished me when I first heard it, and much of it still does.

When you say 'journeyman playing', I presume you're not including his astonishing fretless work with Paul Young, Gary Numan, etc etc etc. I know it's all a fair few years back but you can bet your boots he can still play the stuff and, my god, I wish my playing was as 'journeyman' as that..!

[quote name='Tinman' timestamp='1370859662' post='2106304'] Nope....mine is definitely the best [/quote] No, i think you'll find mine is, [i]actually[/i]

My Shuker sounds gorgeous through my Shuttle and Nemesis cabs, but the best sound I have ever produced was when I gigged Kiwi's old Ken Smith fretted BSR5 through the Eden head/SWR Triad rig I had at that time. The Smith and the Eden were just made for each other and the tone was to die for. Our dearly missed friend OldGit was playing bari sax in the band back then and it was as much as I could do to stop him from swiping that Smith .

[quote name='Ian Savage' timestamp='1370861236' post='2106331'] Hiscox are awesome for customer service, and I'll say so to anyone who'll listen.[/quote] I will do the same for SKB. I bought a 6U rack case secondhand some years ago but it only had a couple of the cage-nuts so I couldn't mount all my gear in it. I did a quick google search to try to find a source somewhere in the UK, came up blank and so I emailed SKB direct in the USA. I explained that I'd bought the case 2ndhand and couldn't find an outlet for the nuts, and could they advise me of a UK dealer I could approach? I received the reply, "Oh yes, they can be a bit hard to come by, give me your postal address and I'll pop some in the mail for you with our compliments. Will two packs be enough?". Less than 3 days later they landed on my doormat, all the way from Orange county California. Absolutely stunning customer care, especially when you consider that I hadn't even bought the case new from them.

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I hated mainstream 70s punk, the Pistols just annoyed me. TBH I didn't really sit up and take notice of anything in particular until I saw the Specials doing 'Gangsters' on TOTP.

If you can pick up that 765A for that sort of money, it'll be the performance bargain of the decade. My 765A was my main gigging and recording bass for quite a number of years, the sound was always superb and the neck was so good that I had Jon Shuker base my custom bass's neck profile on it. It's since been defretted and i've changed the 2 band eq for a 3 band with sweep mid, and it's even better than when it was fretted. I love it to bits. I've long been a huge fan of Yam basses, and instruments like this are why. To my mind they offer near unbeatable VFM.

I think this bears repeating: [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1369142884' post='2085354'] Last time we had some grumping about John Hall on a personal level. Seemingly he's active on the forums, so I would ask people to keep maintain decorum with any responses. Ta! [/quote] Please keep a lid on personal comments guys. Thanks!

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1369177327' post='2086062'] Maybe he's indignant. [/quote] Maybe he has no idea of the concept of shooting onesself in the foot.

With my mod hat on, I would echo Gus's comments regarding restraint and thank everyone for their understanding on this issue. Taking my mod hat off, I'd like to add that if R***ies were the only basses left on the planet, I would give up and play kazoo instead. Or jew's harp, or triangle, or in fact any one of a million other instruments more personally rewarding to play than a R***y.

And on that note, I think this is probably as good a time as any to bid a cheerful good-night to this particular saga.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1368268920' post='2075102'] What's VAT? [/quote] It stands for 'Vague Additions to the Total'.

When I said I'm not enjoying it, I meant because of the wheelbarrow thing. Bloody wheelbarrows, they really annoy me, sitting there all smug with their one bloody wheel, daring you to fill them with stuff. And the ball ones are even worse. And bloody yogurt too. Why o why o why? And so on.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1368423311' post='2076794'] the best thing that can possibly happen now is that this saga comes to an end.[/quote] I thought it already had. Really not enjoying this one.