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Wow. Sounds like I did the right thing by giving it a miss. Roll on the next Manson's show in Exeter (assuming there will be another one? hope so).

We get the occasional nice little earner -- New Year's Eves and so on -- but generally I do it for laughs and the love of playing, and enough cash to cover my diesel. Any more than that is a bonus. There's 13 of us, so it's never going to be a living!

Pennie Smith's shot of Bruce Foxton is the one that does it for me. Although I must admit the Steve Harris one does have a certain something. Here's one of me that I'm particularly fond of. Mainly because it doesn't show my gurning face.

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[quote name='Earbrass' post='508899' date='Jun 9 2009, 11:28 AM']From "Wiki Answers": [i]Are horse chestnuts safe food for squirrels? In: Chipmunks and Squirrels [Edit categories] [Edit] Yes they are. [/i][/quote] Ah yes, well they might be [i]safe[/i] for squirrels, but do the squirrels actually [u]like[/u] them? I mean, tomatoes and hard boiled eggs are perfectly [i]safe[/i] food for me, but I'd rather eat my own entrails on a Ryvita than take a single small bite out of either of those. Eww *shudder* And who would win in a fight between a magpie and a fully-laden African swallow? [quote name='spongebob' post='508975' date='Jun 9 2009, 12:59 PM']Can't we all just be friends????? :wub: :wub: :wub:[/quote] Yeah yeah, whatever. Will somebody [i]please[/i] think of the squirrels?

[quote name='Bassassin' post='506941' date='Jun 6 2009, 01:15 PM']It is a bit of an old chestnut, this.[/quote] No, it can't be. Squirrels don't like chestnuts. Nor do badgers or magpies.

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Hi and welcome I'm not a Reading bassist as such, but I lived there for the first 23 years of my life (well I lived in Shinfield actually, just the other side of the M4) and my dad still lives in Sonning, so does that count?

Ooh look, there's a squirrel.

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='486099' date='May 12 2009, 04:42 PM']I'm getting together some stuff to make a few custom PCB's for people on the UK Guitar Buiders forum. Generally we're talking about small etched and drilled PCB's to put together a stompbox pedal - tubescreamer, micro-amp, compressor, treble booster, that sort of thing (-the simpler circuits!). If there's anyone frequenting this forum that's into making their own pedal or interested in having a go, and needs a pcb etching, let me know, and for a nominal fee to my Paypal account to cover consumables I will knock one out for you. Alternatively if you're interested in having a go yourself, I posted up a How-To guide somewhere, pm me and I'll sned you the link. I realise this is a particularly niche and geeky area so am not expecting floods of requests, otherwise I may have to go out and commandeer more lolly sticks and Chinese take-away containers for my production line.[/quote] Would you be able to do double-sided boards?

The problem with the meaningless word in reviews thing is... well, just [i]how[/i] do you describe a sound or tone? What actual adjectives can you use to describe the sound a Jazz makes, or a P bass or a Stingray? It's got to be difficult. It's easy on a CD, you just play the damn thing... but in print? I like to think I'm reasonably good with words, but I wouldn't have a clue where to start. For me, the main problem with reviews isn't the descriptions per se; it's the occasional factual errors, and the lack of teeth (as others have mentioned). But again, I guess it must be difficult to do without alienating the manufacturers.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='505002' date='Jun 3 2009, 08:02 PM']Ooh get her.[/quote] Yes, I spotted that too. I think there are some other subliminal messages in Dood's post... [quote name='dood' post='504963' date='Jun 3 2009, 07:30 PM']Brian May feel my Doodle[/quote] See what I mean?

What goes with a Jeff Berlin Combo? Errm... fries and a shake..?

I like the blocks and the coloured h/stock. Shame it's not a Jazz...

Excellent! I look forward to hearing about it and seeing the pics after you pick it up. In August.

[quote name='lowdown' post='502879' date='Jun 1 2009, 12:19 PM'] For some reason or another i always had Dee Murray down for that one [ and i am proberly wrong] Anyone know who it actually was? So far we have... Pino, David Paton and Dee Murray. Help Garry[/quote] Pretty sure it isn't Pino. Wrong sound for starters, he was still Stingraying all over the place back then. Is it just me, or is there some slightly wobbly intonation in places (always sets my teeth on edge when I hear the song)..?

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='503311' date='Jun 1 2009, 09:15 PM']FWIW, I don't much like the look of the Fly guitar. Yet I [i]really[/i] like the look of that bass. And I'm a stodgy old Fenderhead. Weird.[/quote] Weird innit? Exactly the other way round for me. The Fly guitar is gorgeous -- if I was a guitard, I'd have a Fly and an old Tele and that'd be it -- but the bass just looks too chubby in the butt. If only the production basses looked like Steve Swallow's prototype... now that's proper wacky

I have two TWs on my Shuke, they're nice pickups BUT be aware that the single coil output is quite a bit lower than the full humbucker output. I'm actually thinking of getting mine changed for Delanos when I've got the necessary luncheon vouchers. EDIT: [i]love[/i] that body shape.

Typical ain't it? It's only just down the road from me (well, sort of), but I don't want/need it.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260420406244&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123"]Trace rig for 300 sovs[/url]? Strikes me as a pretty good deal. BTW I am in no way affiliated with the seller. Just thought I'd better point that out!

If you're on a tighter budget, the [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ARTEC-SE2-BASS-GUITAR-EQUALIZER-ELECTRONICS-EQ_W0QQitemZ360141838380QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item53da20582c&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50"]Artec SE2[/url] may be worth a look.

Another +1 for Abba. Cheesy pop for the most part, but brilliant cheesy pop. For my money, Dancing Queen is the perfect pop song. Charlotte Church's 'Call My Name'. Great bass, with a nice fat farty synth part in the verses and that slap'n'pull in the bridge parts. The song is utter dross though.