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I've just realised that I've gone from having gigging gear that would cost in the region of about £3500 new to about £1800 now. May be a realisation that I don't feel the need to own expensive gear any more, who knows.

its all done with mirrors

Hit Me With Your Rythym Stick sounds harder than it is

Some pics from last Sunday Yes - its a Flying V with a Bigsby

[quote name='Gust0o' post='1021074' date='Nov 12 2010, 10:07 AM']Crikey, I didn't know there was a Yorkshire one; or if I did, I could well be having a senior moment.[/quote] You still remember that you said if your Thunderbird hadn't sold by today you were going to send it to me gratis don't you?

People in the UK and Europe are going to have to factor in the cost of a transformer into the price. Plus some may be wary of using a transformer if they've never had to use one. Plus, I still encounter musicians who see my amp and have never heard of the brand before. But they still sell them in the US so you won't get as much as you would here That aside, they're fantastic amps. Wish they still sold them in this country

Interesting - would there be enough room on the body to put the bridge as close to the edge as possible and use a hardtail bridge instead of using a longer neck? Fill in the existing route for the vibrato and maybe even have a 4th pickup.

Don't forget the Lightshow model, as well as the 4005/6 and 4005/8 I think they made 25 of them. Had a kind of opaque front with lights inside it

had a Trace 4x12" from the Valve series and it was a beast of a cab both in terms of weight and sound - 45kg which some on here think is far too heavy Another reason is stackability and cheapness - most mainstream companies use the same box regardless of whether its going to house a 15" or 4x10"s. You may get 3x12"s in the same size cab in an Epifani type layout but its going to be a weird impedence that won't match any other cab. In fact I'm talking sh*te, you'd get 2x12"s in a diagonal layout. Another big reason is that when you go for cabs you talk about multiples of 10"s or 15"s, most people probably don;t realise that there are such things as 12"s other than guitar drivers.

I suppose you could see this as a problem with so much gear readily available online. In the olden days you'd have to have physically gone to a guitar store to try something and maybe negotiate some free strings or get it on HP whereas now you can order almost anything from the other side of the world, usually at a lower price than any shop could do with Mr Plastic only to find that it may not suit.

The Thunderbird is a tamed version of this. The Explorer has the same pickups as the thunderbird but in different locations. The Explorer is set neck, usually korina for the body and mahogany for the neck The neck is one piece so you'll need to be careful as the bit behind the nut is the weakest part of it. On the thunderbird they use a scarf joint which is much stronger. Cases are almost impossible to find but one solution I saw over on the Epiphone forum is to use a double rifle case. You can actually pick one up cheaper on Ebay than it would cost you for a regular case. Nut width varies between 1.5" to 1.7" and I've seen various other sizes quoted as well. They're £240 new from Thomann and Epiphones don't hold their value as well as Fenders, especially now for whatever reason, so you could probably get one anywhere from £120 to £160. They are very long so, just like with the Thunderbird, you will need to change your style slightly. I've had my Thunderbird for a few months and it feels entirely normal to me. One last thing - get a Comfort Strap or similar to help reduce the neck dive

A few years ago when GAS first hit I would buy stuff brand new and then sell it at a loss. Since then I've got much shrewder and lookout for bargains. That way when I do go to sell I either break even or sometimes make money. I've resigned myself to the fact that this kind of buying and selling gear regularly has become the norm for me and I actually enjoy it.

I had a nasty skin thing a bit like athletes foot but on my fingers a few years ago. ichy as hell. I used E45 and didn't notice my callouses softening up

Just sold a Rick bridge cover to Stag. Top man. I'd have no second thoughts about buying from or selling to in the future.

From the one of the pictures in the link its made in Indonesia

Flea Jack Bruce Lemmy Yes, even I am surprised by that

I've learned from the very beginning by jamming along. 9 times out of ten that will be the song learned and its just a matter of repeating it until I don't make any mistakes

There is no point in playing something you already know and can play fluently. The real fun is playing something you;ve never heard of before or never been able to play properly. My warm up as The Trooper, Phantom of the Opera, Infinite Dreams or Killers

I've just added 89 pictures to my Facebook account rather than try to post all of them on here. [url="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8516&id=100001785726380#!/album.php?aid=8516&id=100001785726380"]http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8516...100001785726380[/url] You may have to add me as a friend to view them. If you do then let me know who you are in case I think you're some random person wanting to love me long time.

An Ampeg SVT2 Pro is over 31kg so its not that heavy.

A nice strap with a roughish material that sticks to you rather than soft vinyl that makes the bass slip on the your shoulder is the order of the day. There are 2 ways to help the neck dive as well. The most expensive is to buy a Hipshot Supertone bridge which is a big chunky affair and improves the ability to adjust the action, is in contact with the body rather than the factory floating one and it weighs a ton. The second that I read about on Talkbass is to add a counterweight to the control cavity. Someone there found the exact amount of quarters taped together needed to counterbalance the bass. Fantastic basses, a bit like a Jazz on steroids.

Always good to have another Scottish member on board. I am a wee bit younger than you having been born the same year you started playing