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South Devon Evil, not too far from Mansons and even they didn't have anything short last time I was in

[quote name='Prosebass' timestamp='1401021648' post='2459188'] This is what I would suggest also. The problem with buying an el-cheapo short scale is the same as buying an el-cheapo 34" scale. If it is crap it will put you off playing it! I used to custom build short scales and there is a lot more to them than just being a shorter version of their longer siblings. [/quote] the capo suggestion sounds good. You say theres more to a shorty than shortness Mr Rose, such as what please mate?

Ive never had the chance to have a go on a short scale bass, but as my preference seems to be for slim necks and narrow string spacings, I think Id like to try one. There aren't many music shops in my vicinity, even fewer that have more than one 'token' bass guitars in stock, and the chances of them having summat short is practically nil. So that's that option closed then. Im not the flushest of folks, so thought Id order one of these - http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbp90bk_shortscale_ebass.htm Its short scale, its dirt cheap, it doesn't have my favoured PJ pup setup, but one cant have everything. Can anyone see any obvious flaws in my cunning plan?

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1400512590' post='2454498'] Love this post, can't believe no-one else guffawed at this! [/quote] I missed it the first time round

Theres some lovely attitudes in this thread, Im so glad to be a bass player

Id rather eat cake. Lovely lovely cake. My daughter cant stand it tho. I guess we're all different eh?

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1400339213' post='2453052'] I love being in a tribute band [/quote] Me too Obviously not the same one ,like.....

Hello, thought Id revisit this thread to give an update. I started on the cod liver oil shortly after posting, and then switched over to Glucosamine Sulphate. I haveno idea if its doing me any good, but I have managed to get rid of the pain by doing some vigorous stretching exercises once a day for a couple of weeks. I mean really going to town on the hands and wrists. Result - pain gone and hasn't been back since. So far anyway. Unfortunately for me I wasn't able to continue with any stretches as I fell off a ladder and have messed up some bones in my hand, got some surgery coming up soon to hopefully fix that. Hasn't stopped me playing tho I hope the other posters in this thread have had some good results in sorting their problems?

Only Lionel Blair

jeez.....when is it going to end?

another vote for Strawberries and MGE here Someone said up there that The Damned are the band they've seen live the most, well thatd be because they are fecking everywhere lol

Weve all had bad uns mate, chalk em up to experience, have a beer and move on to the next. always onwards and upwards, and chances are a lot of folk probably didn't even notice

[quote name='lee4' timestamp='1399146392' post='2441560'] Is anybody really that gullable? [/quote] If you really want to know the answer to this then send £3000 to me, PM me for my painpal address

Scrap it and start again lol

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1398620416' post='2435833'] Not quite in your league Pete but I played a gig with raging flu back in 87, I mean the real thing and not just a bad cold. I had a temperature of 101 and should have been in bed, but it was a Saturday night headline in London and there's no way I was going to see the band pulled. I got through that gig on the power of lemsip and adrenaline, walked off stage and virtually passed out into the arms of my roadie spent the next 4 days welded to my mattress. [/quote] Beaten to it, ive also played with the full on flu, where I was struggling to hit the right notes coz I was shaking so much. Worst gig ive ever played, luckily for me there was a pillar next to my rig so I let it keep me upright for most of the night. I fell off a ladder in January and have spannered up my fretting hand, very painful to play, specially fretless but ive still gigged with it. the audience just think im really getting into it when im grimacing with pain lol. Got an appointment to see a surgeon on Monday at last, so hopefully get it sorted out soon

Looks like we're all stumped with that one ^^^^

close enough. crack on

[quote name='Mark Dyer' timestamp='1396801542' post='2417471'] "There moves a thread that has no end" All My Love - Led Zeppelin Ok, see if anyone here knows this... "Is there life on Mars?" [/quote] [quote name='DaveFry' timestamp='1396803232' post='2417492'] " Its on America's tortured brow... " Life on Mars - David Bowie [/quote] or 'Ello John, gotta new motor?' by Alexie Sayle

I have a ticket for the Sept 2nd show, its cost me a fair bit but Im happy I have it. I look at it as 'research' lol

Del palmer seemed a bit miffed with the whole affair on his FB page.....or is that just a ruse?

get a sax player in and do Steppenwolf. And another vote for the HLL version of quark strangeness and Charm, My favourite album tho is Chronicles of the Black sword, so do that. All of it please.

I was told that I was a fool for selling a Guild for the price I did as there was one on ebay for nearly twice the price. This was well over a year ago, and the Guild on ebay is still being advertised for its ridiculous price....... Value is all about what someone is willing toupee....

Ive been having a bit of bother with the repetitive bassline in Boogie Oogie Oogie, but found that a good stretch before playing it seems to help with the pain

well done mate heres to many more Threads like this are great, we never stop learning, I myself have only very recently ( i.e. last gig I played) learned to write my set list in a large enough font to be able to actually see it whilst on stage. Marker pens on multiple sheets of paper are the way forward All the best, I hope we share a stage one day

Just learning it ( or an approximation of it) for a function gig. What a fun and funky little tune, I wonder who wrote the bassline? That is all. As you were