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Now the top photo in that review is a case in point for me. Cover up the headstock with your hand and have a look at the rest of the bass. It looks damn nice, I mean really very foxy. Now uncover the headstock and... oh dear. If that had a nicely shaped 2+2 (although the ergonomic thingy wouldn't be so easy then I guess) or a slimmer 4-in-line (the T-Bass managed it, why can't this?), it'd be great. As it is, nah. Yes it's shallow, but the ergonomics are important.
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Awwwww how sweet (dman good job there's no PRS's! )
Rich replied to The Burpster's topic in General Discussion
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Do you own the most expensive bass on Basschat
Rich replied to steve-soar's topic in General Discussion
The bloke down the road from me valued my Squier Jazz at £6500. But then again, he also said he was Napoleon. -
I'm with Simon. That headstock is a face only a mother could love. Quite ghastly and completely spoils the aesthetics of the instrument for me.
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[quote name='Scoop' post='427019' date='Mar 6 2009, 11:12 AM']I just saw a mod breaking the previously moderated conventions of his own site and knew he wouldn't be taken to task on it.[/quote] Correction. You saw a mod breaking [i]what you thought or assumed to be[/i] the previously moderated conventions of his own site. I've been here longer than you and Cheddatom put together, certainly if you include previous incarnations of this site, and I don't remember a single occurrence of a locked/banned 'auction'. Incidentally, my congrats to whomever has bought this bass. It's the nicest Jazz of any sort that I've ever had the privilege of playing. It feels like a played-in 70s funk machine. -
+1 In fact, think of a number, multiply it by Fred Goodwin's pension, and then + that. [quote name='sgt-pluck' post='426889' date='Mar 6 2009, 07:58 AM']speaking out against what he (and others by the look of it) see as less that consistent behaviour by mods.[/quote] But how can it be less than consistent behaviour, when it doesn't go against anything that's been said in the past, and doesn't contravene any rules or guidelines? What, exactly, is it less than consistent [i]with[/i]? This is what I can't understand.
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Three of those necks are totally redundant anyway. It's got to be just a shop window marketing exercise. Load of old knob. Now this is more like it...
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All I will say -- and I'll probably just get accused of sticking up for a mate, but f*** it here's my 2p worth anyway -- is this. People have complained about feelers in the past. Still they happen, but there's no massive outcry or accusations of hypocrisy and nobody gets compared to a mass murderer because of it, even if it is only a bit of a larf, ho ho ho [i]*ping*[/i] oh dear there goes another rib. And there's nothing in the forum rules or marketplace guidelines about feelers. However, I am not aware of [i]any[/i] complaints about auctions or taking offers; if there are any, there certainly haven't been anywhere near the number of complaints as there have been about feelers. The very first time I have seen any fuss being made about auctions is guess where? yes dear reader, 'tis here in this sorry saga. And guess what, there's nothing in the rules or guidelines about auctions either. You can bet your ass that if I had just lost my job [i]again[/i] for the umpteenth time in not very long and had just blown some serious wedge on a custom bass, yes I'd be looking to sell something too... and if it was a bass that was worth considerably more than the offers I'd received, I'd be on the lookout for a bit more. And if I could avoid getting involved with fleaBay to do it, I bloody would. So what if he's not the only jobseeker on these boards? That makes no difference whatsoever to it. And I'd also be a bit pissed off if some bloke had accused me of being a hypocrite for doing something I'd [i]never[/i] complained about or stopped other people from doing. Still, it's all a bit of a laugh isn't it?
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[u]OUT[/u] Crown power amp Zoom RFX2000 [size=1](to a twat who shortchanged me and then had the cheek to leave bad f/back... well fuk you pal, I hope it broke)[/size] SKB 6U case errm, I think that was about it..? [u]IN[/u] SWR SM-900 [i](glorious!)[/i] AKG wireless Gator 4U case Korg Pandora E-H Small Stone Digitech Bad Monkey, SFX (Silent Fly) modded Boss Bass Chorus
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Sting is another prone-to-making-an-arse-of-himself-occasionally celebrity of the kind we have recently, errm, discussed but to be honest, I can forgive him absolutely anything for his wonderful bass & composition work over the years. The Police barely put a foot wrong -- Every Breath You Take, I mean it's just perfect -- and his live album 'Bring On The Night' is one of my desert island CDs.
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[quote name='kennyrodg' post='424747' date='Mar 4 2009, 08:29 AM']I can concur with the above statement albeit in my very limited experience.My 2 4x10's sound better together than my 1x15-4x10.[/quote] And my pair of 1x15s sound better than my old 2x10+1x15 setup did.
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And I'll put a "[color="#FF0000"]DANGER[/color] Beware Of The Alligator" sign on the gate.
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[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='53470' date='Aug 31 2007, 03:25 PM']Almost every theatre gig I've done has involved a contract specifying PAT testing but, as you say, pubs don't seem to bother (yet?). The going rate seems to be £3.00 - £3.50 per item. Leastways, that's what we've ended up paying. LOL I agree that most people you approach are not really geared up to be PAT testing gear for a 5 piece band and that [b]this should indeed be a pinned topic.[/b] Same comments apply to the Public Liability Insurance issue too.[/quote] There is now a pinned PAT testing topic/list. Glad to be of service I put a wee dab of threadlock on the screws of the terminals in my mains plugs. It doesn't affect the electrical contact but it helps to stop them loosening.
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PAT testers who'll do bands or small batches of kit
Rich replied to Telebass's topic in General Discussion
Damn, just too far away. If there's a similar guy in the Bristol area, I'd be very interested. If you are one or know of anyone, please shout. EDIT: now stickied. -
I've got the ER20s in blue, which makes them a bit conspicuous, and I've also fitted the connecting cord which is also blue and even more conspicuous. Doesn't bother me a bit, in fact it means people are more likely to ask about them which gives me a chance to recommend them (and hearing protection in general). And the cord also stops me from losing them No earplugs? no comment!
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[quote name='Rayman' post='424128' date='Mar 3 2009, 02:13 PM']It doesn't matter.........all of this................... Some music you like, some you don't, doesn't mean it's crap if you don't, it just means you don't like it. Why all the antagonism?? U2 are a good band, who 1000s of people around the world like, and 1000s of others don't. Who gives a sh*t either way??? I like cheese, but I don't like rice pudding. Does that mean all rice pudding is sh*t? Music is music, and it's diverse and fantastic, whatever the genre, and whoever made it. You might not like it, but someone else does. All music is great, that's why we're all musicians no??[/quote] I tried saying something similar about 1000 pages ago & got roundly ignored. It's getting less like a debate and more like a playground scuffle the longer it goes on. Oh, and treacle tart kicks the living sh*t out of rice pudding.
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[quote name='RayFW' post='423092' date='Mar 2 2009, 12:34 PM']U2? What's that all about then?[/quote] U2? Absolutely diabolical. It was notoriously difficult to fly and land, with a very high stall speed and a need for extraordinary equipment balance, leading to many operational accidents within the first few months of its operation. Later versions have however addressed most of these early faults.
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These remote control socket thingies are brilliant. I've got them on any mains sockets hidden behind furniture etc. I [url="http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?forceStaticLeftNav=true&action=detail&fh_view=detail&fh_location=//catalog01/en_GB&fh_secondid=9686462"]got them from B & Q[/url] and they're good for the whole 3 kilowatts each. Using them for stage lights is a wizard idea.
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It's bloody nonsense. You expose yourself (fnar) to well in excess of 80dB simply by walking along the pavement next to a busy high street.
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We did the whole "sales = quality? discuss" thing on the Liam Gallagher thread. It's a worthwhile debate, but let's not go there again...
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[quote name='liamcapleton' post='422849' date='Mar 2 2009, 01:01 AM']I just got back from a gig where we got requested by some drunk punter to play 'With or Without You'... I laughed to myself, thought of this convo and politely declined [/quote] Good job you managed not to actually laugh out loud, or said drunkard might have taken it the wrong way
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[quote name='bumfrog' post='420838' date='Feb 27 2009, 01:06 PM']I'm guessing a large wack on the snare will do it practically every time.[/quote][quote name='OldGit' post='420842' date='Feb 27 2009, 01:08 PM']Or singing, clapping, whispering[/quote] Or the gentle 'ffrrt' of a nearby flatulent mosquito. Bloody limiters are a nightmare.
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Why are people getting so wound up? And by this I mean both the U2-haters [i]and[/i] the negativity-haters. Christ guys, at the end of the day it's only a band and a few opinions. Unless you happen to be one of the band members, none of the comments are aimed at you, and unless the law has drastically changed in the last 30 minutes, you don't [i]have[/i] to listen to the music. As at least one of our members will testify, far far worse things could be happening in your world right now and this is all, when it comes down to it, pointless. Come on people, calm down eh?
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Whatever you may think of U2 (and yes, they are great songwriters [i]if you like their songs[/i]), I think NJE is exactly right with:[quote]expensive gear and good sound engineering does not make good musicians/bands[/quote] This may or may not be the case for Bonio and his mates, but is definitely true of many a band or artist. The converse can also often be the case. How many utterly brilliant bands/musicians have you seen playing cheap gear? Loads.
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The best P bass I've ever laid hands on is OldGit's 5-string Shuker a glorious piece of kit.
