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People usually suggest getting a strap with something non-slip like suede on the inside. I play a Thunderbird, which has a similar problem to yours. I actually use quite a slippery strap -- and just live with the problem. Cheers Mark

Ace Of Spades. Cheers Mark

[quote name='xverminate2' post='296086' date='Oct 1 2008, 12:33 AM']Hi, I have just started sifting through yrs of collected items with the view of selling etc and have found a box of guitar pedals i had sealed up since the 80s. 1 pedal is an Ibanez Overdrive OD-850. I was intending to let this go cheap,but have since searched and found some silly prices up to £395, is this right? If they are worth more than a few quid! I might be getting a new bass. I will make full list later this week. If you have a fair idea of old gear from pedals to amps and recording Please help! Thanks Greg[/quote] Don't expect too much. I recently dug out my 1980s Ibanez FL-9 flanger after hearing they were very much in demand. But the last one on ebay went for £36. You might want to hold on to yours until the economy picks up (another ten years? ) Cheers Mark

You have PM. Cheers Mark

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='295192' date='Sep 30 2008, 10:25 AM']Who is the autograph of?[/quote] Mr Paul Reed Smith Cheers Mark

Is it an SVT-3? If so, I'd say take it along. Dial in lots of mids, turn the graphic EQ on then slide the level dial (No18 in the owner's guide) up to full. And the tube gain knob gives more distortion to the left, less to the right -- the opposite of what many people expect. It should be great -- have fun Cheers Mark

[quote name='TheShebeats' post='290020' date='Sep 23 2008, 02:48 PM']Before guys go on about discrimination...[/quote] [b]Sex Discrimination Act [/b] [i]It is possible to restrict a job to members of one sex if being of that sex is a genuine occupational qualification for the job but the circumstances where this may apply are very limited. They include; ... in dramatic performances or other entertainment, for reasons of authenticity.[/i] You're safe Cheers Mark

+1 for Hercules. I've got two -- and my T-bird rests on one of them. Cheers Mark

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='266595' date='Aug 20 2008, 08:25 PM']We don't give a monkey's whether or not you buy it. Come to that, we don't care what you want. Now go away.[/quote] They're getting that mission statement engraved over the door Cheers Mark

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='265221' date='Aug 19 2008, 08:56 AM']Local to me, the bass department in GAK is pretty good too.[/quote] +1 for GAK -- I've spent thousands of pounds in there. Somebody who has known the owner for years told me the store became successful because they always encouraged youngsters to try out their stock. Then when those people got older and started earning money they came back to buy. And in the process GAK forced a less customer-friendly rival out of business. When will people like the Bass Cellar learn? Cheers Mark

Our seller 'Val' doesn't know what a bridge is -- but she knows enough to tell us the neck is straight in about the second sentence. How could she tell? Why would she even think to inform us? Obvious scam even without the pictures. Cheers Mark

[quote name='Huge Hands' post='226349' date='Jun 24 2008, 11:41 PM']Erm, I don't really want to comment too much on that really. He held a note well, was in tune, but I don't think he'll be worrying Amy any time soon. He sang "That's Life" and "I'm in the Mood for Love" while struggling to read the words off a sheet on the table (he didn't have his "readers" with him). He seemed like a thoroughly nice bloke so don't want to appear to slag him off. Fair dos to him for having a go.[/quote] Very tactful There are those who say his daughter's not the greatest singer in the world, either ... Cheers Mark

[quote name='bnt' post='226097' date='Jun 24 2008, 06:31 PM']I betcha there is more in the original pictures, but everything but Mr. Winehouse got cropped out. [/quote] That's fair enough -- he's the famous one. What's his singing like? Cheers Mark

[quote name='ahpook' post='225842' date='Jun 24 2008, 01:14 PM'][size=1]/quiety/ i think they're god-awful looking bases...that blue is just horrific[/size][/quote] Arf Cheers Mark

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='225766' date='Jun 24 2008, 11:44 AM']I've played a couple and the all maple bodies mean the basses sound very bright with a very tight and compressed low end. They feel nice for slapping but I'd really need a warm rig like an SWR to get the best out of them. If I'm paying that kind of money, I'd expect more versatility tonally. You could probably get a very similar sound from a Pedulla MVP if you swap out the pickups for super clean sounding models like EMG, Rough Crystal or Alembic plus an East preamp. There again, with that insanely beautiful wood it seems almost a shame to take them off the wall hanger.[/quote] Hmm, I like bright. Don't give me even more reasons to buy the thing Cheers Mark

The picture was credited to Charlie Pycraft at www.ydimage.com. They have four shots. See [url="http://ydimage.com/cgi-bin/YDI/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Latest_Images"]here[/url] You can't actually look at them unless you work for a company who's registered on the site -- but if you ring 0207 613 3990 and ask nicely they may send you copies. In return, you could offer to give them tip-offs in future, since you play in loads of after-hours celeb hang-outs blah, blah, blah. If not, I'll ask our picture desk if they can help on Thursday. Cheers Mark

[quote name='Huge Hands' post='225277' date='Jun 23 2008, 07:20 PM']Thanks Mark. I assume it was the web copy of tonight's paper I was reading. Looks like the centre pages, part of the "London Buzz" section.[/quote] I can't find it online. Ping me a link if you see it. Cheers Mark

I thought I might be able to help you there, because my employer also owns the LondonPaper, but there are no photos on our system of Mitch Winehouse singing. It might have gone straight to their website without troubling the paper. I'll get you a copy if it pops up -- but I'm off the next couple of days. Cheers Mark

[quote name='BassManKev' post='224565' date='Jun 22 2008, 10:58 PM']sad thing about this is that he could well be telling the complete truth, and he really cant prove it, but i would have thought it would have been wrote on the reicipt or something somewere that it wasnt a normal stock bass??[/quote] I used to have a black Ovation semi-acoustic guitar similar to this which I bought in *cough* 1976. Nobody could ever find that as a production model, either, because it was a cheap knock-off sold through American catalogues. This guy's bass may have belonged to Entwistle -- although his wording about the sale is very careful -- but without concrete provenance it's nothing. You'd have thought, if he was buying a star's bass, he might have asked for some proof. Cheers Mark

[quote name='BigRedX' post='224435' date='Jun 22 2008, 08:35 PM']Have you noticed how the description on the site for the fuzzy yellow Ritter doesn't match the actual pictures of the bass? One day if Jens is still able to make them I'll be putting in and order for a [url="http://www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-baesse/ritter-basses-raptor.htm"]Raptor[/url].[/quote] Hmm, nice to look at but I can see some of those fiddly bits getting knocked off Cheers Mark

Anyone for tennis? Even I'd draw the line, at £3,690. Cheers Mark

Hi, folks -- I used to hate Ritters ... until I saw this on Talkbass. Now I've suddenly fallen in love with them, even some of the uglier ones. I'm skint, I don't need one and my wife would kill me -- but I'm in the grip of GAS. Tell me I'm a mad fool Cheers Mark

[quote name='bassjamm' post='222510' date='Jun 19 2008, 09:54 PM']Nice one with the link Mark...thanks!!! Not sure my SVT would sit very well in that though :s[/quote] My other serious GAS is an SVT to sit atop my NV610. The sack trolley has quite a deep metal base to it which would probably hold the amp in a flight case -- maybe with a couple of bungee cords to hold it on. Cheers Mark

[quote name='bassjamm' post='222378' date='Jun 19 2008, 06:41 PM']Exactly my thoughts... I mean, for starters...i've got steps up to my house from the drive, that's before i get to a gig :s[/quote] I use a three-wheels-on-each-side job from Machine Mart [url="http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/csl2-industrial-stair-climber"]here[/url]. We rehearse in a cellar down two flights of narrow stairs and it does the job -- though it's ripped the proverbial out of the bottom of my cab. I have serious gas for an NV610 but no cash at the moment Cheers Mark

[quote name='ironside1966' post='217173' date='Jun 11 2008, 08:33 PM']even if you have would rather chop of you privet parts[/quote] Sorry, I don't do hedges I'd normally be very interested in this but I'm a bit busy at the moment. I may learn the songs, though, if I can. Cheers Mark