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and so I guess I should give this an update some years later!: First: Well, that one hasn’t changed Go To: Sandberg VM4 Your: Also, Sandberg VM4 (14 years later, I only own two basses. The Shine for nostalgia purposes, and the VM4!)

I love my Corts (2 BG and an AG) and really want one of these, but can't justify adding another instrument to the collection. I'll live vicariously through you in the meantime. Enjoy!

Thirteen years later I’ve started getting reply notifications all of a sudden! When I created this thread in 2011 I didn’t expect it to still be alive in 2025.

It was Bluesfire, but now Al the guitarist's other venture has become a charting indie band, Bendricks Rock is the main one. Long term I have about the same number of FS gigs in the diary. Joined Bluesfire 4 years ago alongside a band who only managed three gigs in 18 months, so I left that one and started Bendricks Rock about 6 months later. Just joined Fortunate Sons. Fractured Persona is more of a recording project with a limited lifespan, probably will do a handful of gigs. I had 7 gigs across these bands this month, but due to illness have missed three Ideal for me is three or four gigs a month. Maybe more.

I got a set of those (from Ebay). They aren't any degrees, they're just flat. Same thickness at both ends. For that reason, I don't trust them, although I'm sure some are properly sloping. I finished up using these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167307833531 (brass guitar neck shim, if that doesn't work). You need to either experiment or calculate the thickness you'll need. To work out the thickness of a shim, you can do that by considering the positions of the shim S and the fixings about which the neck will effectively pivot P (the front edge of the neck pocket). Then given the nut position N, the ratio NS:PS is also the ratio of thickness of the shim to the height by which the nut is to move (similar triangles). I think, anyway, my own pure maths O-levels were over 50 years ago.

Back in at the deep end. Bendricks Rock just played the resurrected Barry Bier Keller. Felt a bit light headed and queasy setting up with all the squatting and standing so I took an anti-nausea pill. It worked. I decided to avoid the complexity of backing bocals by forgetting my mike stand. 8:30 start but they said they would be happy with 2x45 minutes. Warned us fridays can be a bit quiet... Our first set was just over the 45 then we went back on at 9:45. Finally got finished about ten past 11. Fortunately we had a full complement so had plenty of material to do and finished with a few songs in hand. First half not too busy, we got up to about 35-40 people, with sporadic dancing but it's a big place. Halftime some of our followers arrived then the dance floor got busy early in our second set (war pigs gets people dancing around here!) and by the end it was packed. We ended up calling all the songs on the fly to keep it up. I even managed to do a bit of dancing with some friends in one song! Bar staff delighted and want us back. Got some good sounds out of my effects and Flea Jazz. I had to cut the bass and boost mids on my Orange Terror as my rear ported cab got a huge bottom end boost from the gard wall behind it. Think I'll sleep tonight... and now I have to repeat it all again tomor... later today! Not photos of us... lots of people filming us so hopefully something willpop up on Facebook.

Oh, Thank God!

The company is currently being run by Linda and Dennis Drumm (how appropriate) - I don't know if they're family. If not then I assume that JHS himself wanted his family to profit from the company and may not have anticipated that it wouldn't find a buyer.

Ooh, hello, Mr (or Ms) G&L.

Hmmmm, not very friendly. I regret sharing the video in the first place if this person is only interested in selling their preset pack.

But who has a Vigier Nautilus?

Vrooom - King Crimson

What’s weirder is why Mr JHS (RIP) didn’t want his family to continue running the profit making business, forcing it to be sold. 🙁 All a bit odd.

Yeah i did go and look eariler. Good price, i wouldn't hesitate other than i have a knack of buying things and sending them back. 2 things are holding me back. Size and gain got get rid of the Nux, that ive brought twice in the past 6 weeks. The size thing isnt really a deal breaker, but the pockets on my Bass bag are pretty full. The Nux sits nicely in the headstock pocket. I can see the SGT wouldn't fit in there. This could well be GAS that goes wrong. I’ll keep you in mind though.

It's worrying that no one wants to buy a profitable solvent business.