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  2. Nope, I always look forward and I've already seriously trimmed down my collection. That said, I hope you have a strong back...
  3. I have 4 in a line, right handed, Hipshots nickel/chrome coloured 1/2 either Clover or Lollipop - swap for similar 3/8’s.
  4. If it is poly, then the recommended removal method is a heat gun and scraper.
  5. Congratulations! I love this toilet seat colour too and as I already wrote: They are my favourite Fender colours.
  6. It's arrived. Nearly 36 hours after the first Email... 😐 Nice cab, though. Sounds good.
  7. Get back out on the Edinburgh riot grrrl scene with my new band. The last one folded back in the summer, due to g-word issues. That upset me more than it should have, as we were making a bit of a name for ourselves. But shit happens and there's no point in crying over spilt milk. Plus brush up on keys, get to grips properly with Reaper and <whisper> try to become a little better than utterly useless on the g****r. Just in case it's needed,you understand 🙂
  8. Dad3353

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    Have a look here for some choices..? Best value bookshelf speakers 2025 ... Hope this helps.
  9. The defaults for acoustic guitar players in my circle are AER or Fishman amps, with a few now porting to the less expensive Spark2 from Positive Grid. Any of these let you practice playing electrified without needing a PA, and serve as excellent DIs for casual gigs. And the Spark is great for electric guitar as well. But preamp/DI pedals such as your Fishman or the LR Baggs ones can work quite well too, and IME if playing into an onstage mixer you don't necessarily even need a dedicated DI output. At local open mics I often just plug an unbalanced 1/4 cable from one of my DIY preamp/EQ pedals straight into a line input, which saves a sometimes precious XLR input for other things. One of many suitable pedals I've built over the last decade: It a free open source design for DIYers who can deal with soldering relatively easy surface mount parts: https://github.com/Passinwind/PW3B-LPF
  10. Yes. Yes it is.
  11. Owen

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    Awkward!!!!
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  13. GAS is a a terrible thing. So there I was all content after a really good year, then boom and 'must have ' bass punched a mighty hole in the budget. So, my two latest acquisitions need new homes. They are brand effectively and we all know the G & L story so this is it, want a new one?, you wont find any better. Here is my surf green SB-2. Without question a bass out on its own, spicy MFD pickups (with their trademark adjustable pole pieces), Twin volume control which on other SB-2s i have found to be really easy to dial in a volume/tone needed. That said the modder in me has purchased the dual concentric knobs ready for a stacked volume tone per pickup (like the early Jazz basses). I can throw those in. This hasnt been gigged (one jam session tho..) so is 10/10 perfect. Vinyl wrapped black plate (easily removed if needed..plain black underneath). I know i'll regret letting this go, they are going to be a cult classic imho. This was bought literally a week before G & L went out of business, so one of the last out the door. Fully set up with EB slinkies set on all fressh and ready to go. I can arrange shipping at buyers expense insured (or uninsured at buyers risk).
  14. Get some gigs for my new 80s band Risky Business. Ideally first gig before end of March. Get some fresh material in for The Desert Penguins, ideally for the second half of the set. It's a really solid set list but i'd love it if we could shake it up and make picking those end of night songs a bit tougher than just going through the same ones all the time.
  15. 2026 would be a good year if I got more gigs, got more deps and (I always say this) improved my networking.
  16. Owen

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    You are, of course, correct.
  17. I found that signing up for one of the SBL courses has improved my practice. I'm practicing more because I've bloody paid for it and the stuff I'm working on is more focused.
  18. Finally buy myself that five-stringer I've been promising myself for years. Ideally a G&L L-2500 Tribute if I can find any outside Japan, otherwise we'll see what's out there when I have funds. Still bemoaning the loss of the Zoot Funkmeister I tried a couple of months ago though.
  19. Being in a band is such a big part of many BC'ers lives! Why do you feel it's wishful thinking for you?
  20. Get the ball rolling properly with my band Tea Time Funk Club I think we've got something really good going and they're a super talented bunch. This year I want us to find the right venues and get our foot properly in the door. We've got 4-5 bookings already so hopefully things will snowball from there. Personally, I've been working hard on my playing and practicing a lot more, so I want to keep that up. Gigs in the calendar always helps me with motivation in that department too.
  21. Are you planning on dying early or something? 43 == twilight years? I hope not, I'm 50 tomorrow, and I have absolutely zero intention of scaling back operations.
  22. Dad3353

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    Are you sure you don't mean 'HS8'..? 'NS8' existed, long ago, as mid-range HiFi, but are not at all 'bookshelf'... ...compared to Yamaha HS8 ...
  23. This is a parts bass made with a JV Precision neck and neck plate, all the original JV hardware (tuners, string tree, bridge and headstock strap button). Pickup is a mid 2000’s MIM Fender and the electrics were with the body which is a Y series early 2000 Chinese Squier. The scratch-plate is from a Korean Squier and I also have the original but cracked Chinese scratch-plate. I bought the JV neck and parts minus the original body. The neck had to have a snapped screw removed from the neck butt before it was doweled and filled by the luthier. The serial number, neck plate and Squier hardware are all from one bass. The neck plate has some corrosion but the JV serial number is visible. Although listed as a project the bass plays well as is. It has been set up with a low action wearing D’Addario strings. The truss-rod works and frets are good. The necks on these early Japanese Squiers are fantastic as no doubt you are aware. The instrument is reasonably light at 3.8kgs and sounds like a typical Precision. Selling at what it cost me in parts. No trades sorry, pickup preferred but I can post in the UK only at buyer’s cost. I will include a worn but well padded gig bag.
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  24. I like the idea of trying to find another band / project, but it's probably just wishful thinking on my part. Could do with playing more and with "constructive" practice.
  25. About 75% originals and without any agent at present.
  26. To actually play bass live again, Yodaclub seem to have gone on a semi permanent hiatus now, Acme Sewage Company had a lousy year in 2025 with our singer / guitarist out for pretty much the whole year with a back problem, 2026 marks 50 years of Acme, there are plenty of gigs on the table, let's hope we can do them!
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