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[quote name='bilbo230763' post='345101' date='Dec 4 2008, 09:22 AM']Plus it lets me have a dig at people that don't study properly![/quote] You are Jeff Berlin and I claim my five pounds :lol: [size=1]Speaking of that argumentative beardy (JB, not Bilbo), did you see his answer to the guy's letter in the latest BGM? WHAT A KNOB![/size]

I like Bristol.

[quote name='BassBod' post='343839' date='Dec 3 2008, 09:44 AM']I'll be there, even though I normally drive straight past Bridgewater, and do everything possible to avoid Taunton....[/quote] You aren't the only one Mind you, at least Bridgy doesn't smell [i]quite[/i] so bad now the cellophane factory's gone. But it's still the perfect place to go if you fancy getting your teeth kicked in on a Saturday night.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='343950' date='Dec 3 2008, 12:17 PM']In a moment of autistic delight, I have collated some statistics relating to the use of this forum, specifically identifying what we, the 4,514 registered members, use it for, assuming that these are the things that matter to us most as a collective. Firstly, we have a list of forums/ subject areas in order of frequency of usage: <massive snip> we can only conclude that [b]bass players can’t read but do like looking at the pictures[/b].[/quote] And you really needed all those stats to work that out?

[quote name='Toasted' post='342749' date='Dec 2 2008, 10:41 AM']I honestly can't believe the amount of complaining over a 2.5% cut in price of just about everything we buy as consumers. It's frankly, amazing. The government can't even give money away without people whinging.[/quote]You're right, they're damned if they do and damned if they don't. As I mentioned in another thread, what annoyed me about the whole VAT thing is that when the 2.5% cut was announced it was roundly criticised as merely a vote-grabbing exercise that won't make any difference to people's fiscal situation... but when rumours arose of this alleged 1% VAT [i]rise[/i], it was roundly criticised as a huge stealth tax which will make us all massively worse off. Or perhaps I'm spending too much time reading the right-wing nonsense on the BBC's Have Your Say pages

Joe's... I'm guessing you've already got yours

What's the ETA on yours?

[quote name='Toasted' post='330465' date='Nov 17 2008, 10:06 AM'][quote name='Roger Sadowsky']That doesn't mean they are for everyone---instrument choice is very subjective. What is nice is that all of us....Sadowsky, Lakland, Mike Tobias, Spector, Fodera, etc....all have lots of players that think we make the best instrument in the world! It's kind of perfect that way---don't you think?[/quote] [/quote] I reckon that puts it perfectly. One man's Fodera dream is another man's Kay plywood sh*t-o-rama.

I get plenty of days when my playing blows... does that count?

Well I would have said chrome if I hadn't seen that TB pic... the stealth look is really cool, especially with the shiny frets as relief. Go black I reckon. Try to get a black switch too, if you can.

All that bass, and all that voice. Fabulous. It was an object lesson in the tasteful use of V-Bass and vocal loopers. He was like a one-man Ladysmith Black Mambazo at one point... real goosebump stuff.

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='329135' date='Nov 14 2008, 02:29 PM']To tell the truth, I like the look of Shuker's a lot, but the price from his website put me off getting a quote, for the single cut, it says from £1795, which is quite a bit.[/quote] Have you tried getting a quote from anybody else?? The Sei singlecuts start at 2300. Just how much are you expecting to pay for a handbuilt custom instrument?

+1 for what Kiwi said re: the neck. Jon based the neck profile of my bass on the neck of an old Yamaha 5-string I have, which I've always found to be very comfortable. The end result is perfect. Cost-wise, well all I can say is that my bass worked out cheaper than a new Stingray 5. As always, other luthiers are available... there are plenty of them out there, all doing fine work, some of them representing better value for money than others. We are lucky in this country to have so many fine artisans pandering to our whims.

I've got two of the Nemesis 1x15 cabs and they're great. The weight alone makes them worth having, my back loves me again. The construction doesn't appear to be an issue, they still pump it out really well. Rear panel wise they have Input and Parallel Output connections on both 1/4" jacks and Speakons. [quote name='Geddys nose' post='325002' date='Nov 8 2008, 09:33 PM']The only thing that I would change is the lack of any control on the HF driver but to be honest I'd leave it on anyway.[/quote]+1, it'd be nice to have some attenuation control over the HF, but I guess that's part of the cost- and weight-saving exercise.

Bongo meets novelty dildo.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='324534' date='Nov 7 2008, 09:52 PM']I think a ban on cat pics should be implemented, punishable by death.[/quote] I reckon BasschatCat might have a thing or two to say about that. Don't upset him or he'll have a dump in your slippers.

[quote name='yorick' post='323331' date='Nov 6 2008, 12:12 PM']The price is making me sweat.......... [/quote]The price is making me laugh

Blige! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31200"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31200[/url]

SO who's going, apart from me?

[quote name='ARGH' post='322171' date='Nov 4 2008, 08:40 PM']Oh and the P/U Cover...thats 30 pieces of wood....[/quote]Great. It's still my least favourite bit by a long way though. Well done for such an impassioned speech, despite the rather unnecessary sideswipes. It's perfectly possible to sing praises without making snide comments, y'know.

Could be worse... I think some people gave up waiting for their new Wals after 3 years and what's the wait for a Fodera these days? I do think Jon needs to start quoting more realistic build times though. Mine was 7 months against a 12-week quote.

[quote name='joegarcia' post='321743' date='Nov 4 2008, 01:02 PM']I have a Russian muff which... doesn't suck...[/quote]Am I allowed a gratuitous schoolboy snigger at this point? Sorry, it's one of those days.