alyctes

Bought Mr Foxen's no-name Jazz. All as advertised, communication clear and to the point, good packing, fast despatch. A nice smooth transaction. No hesitation in dealing with him again. Thanks

Welcome aboard (I hate people more talented than me )

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1340666027' post='1707977'] ... Leo Fender also put a strap button on the back of the head stock, because that's where guitar players put their straps. What else was he going to do? ... [/quote] Did that not work? I've wondered about this.

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I bought a set of flatwounds from Stephen. Good communication, prompt despatch, nice guy. He was very quick to spot and sort out a minor glitch in the transaction. I'd be quite happy to deal with him again.

It is comprehensible if you've never heard of shimming. "I need to lower the action. I can do that by tipping the neck angle backwards. Therefore I need to remove a shallow wedge of wood from the outer edge of the neck pocket." Shame he didn't actually ask someone with some experience or some sense of it as an instrument.

I agree with BassTractor here - I've had an 18-month noobs' GAS spasm which mostly has been about understanding what's out there and the basic differences between different styles. So I have more basses than I know what to do with, none of them expensive. I really ought to sell some

Just wondering (and based on guessing about the physics) - this might be to do with the way the frets are attached. If they were glued in at each end of the fret but not in the middle, you might get a "ringing" of the fret itself - which the strings wouldn't affect, so you could change the strings without affecting the sound. And since this might allow the manufacturer to halve their fret glue budget, it's the sort of thing they might try. As I say, that's a guess.

I'd come. So long as I don't have to play anything, anyhow

PM to SisterAbdullahX

PMed Geek99. I think SisterAbdullahX is next after him (but maybe already got leftyhook's copy?)

Bass Guitar for Dummies is good, if rather American in style - not really to my taste. The Bass Handbook by Adrian Ashton is also good, [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Bass-Handbook-Complete-Mastering/dp/0879308729/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339008473&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.co...39008473&sr=1-1 [/url] It covers much the same stuff, but I prefer it.

I can't get the link to work, either from home or from work. Anyone else having trouble? [quote name='captain black' timestamp='1338929640' post='1681376'] [url="http://m.gumtree.com/g-l-l2000-tribute-bass/v?adId=102937007#Bass"]http://m.gumtree.com...=102937007#Bass[/url] This is a confirmed scam. Please take my word for it and stay well clear. More details to follow as I'm very busy tonight. Poster "Alexa Connell" is bogus and asks prospective buyers to send a photo of a ukash receipt. It's a well established con but this is the first time I've seen a bass being used for this purpose. Joe [/quote]

Buzzcocks, 'Nostalgia' (for an age yet to come).

[quote name='ironside1966' timestamp='1338390602' post='1673799'] ... many great players have had their parts removed ...[/quote]

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1338283248' post='1671965'] Think alyctes was next, and me after him? [/quote] I've had a PM from Witterth. I'm not sure what's happening with Mikegatward at the moment - I don't want to push him down the list if he's available.