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[quote name='dannyt144' timestamp='1329328619' post='1540792'] Hi i have recently (as in today!!) bought a hartke hydrive 410 yyuumm!! I am looking at 3 heads! 2 within budget and one which requires lots more saving up for!! Option 1! [b] Hartke LH1000 - £477.20 [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/hartke-lh1000/25123"]http://www.gak.co.uk...ke-lh1000/25123[/url][/b] Option 2!! [b] Hartke HA5500 - £447.53 [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/hartke-ha5500/3064"]http://www.gak.co.uk...tke-ha5500/3064[/url][/b] Option 3!! [b] Hartke Kilo 1000 - £666 (the devil lol!) [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/hartke-kilo-1000/25127"]http://www.gak.co.uk...kilo-1000/25127[/url][/b] Opinions would help, Ideally option 1 or 2 are within my price range. However this is going to be my set up for years so if the kilo is just 'worth it' i can keep saving up Thanks In Advance Danny [/quote] Hi Danny In my opinion I would 100% go for the LH1000. I currently use a Hydrive 4x10 with the LH1000 and absolutely love it. I used to have the HA3500 which I ran through a couple of Hartke XL cabs, but the shear power and simplicity of the LH1000 are brilliant. It may not have enough bells and whistles for some, but it really complements the Hydrive cabinet. I think it's straight forward punchy tone is brilliant. The Kilo looks very complicated to me, but the LH1000 is so simple to change your tone in the middle of a gig. Plus I plan to add a second Hydrive 4x10 soon, if you did the same you'd be able to run each cab off each of the 2 x 500 watt power amps in the LH1000. You'd then have a massive sounding rig that you'd never need to really push. Imagine the stage presence of an 8x10 Hydrive rig! Plus 2 x cabs is much easier to transport than any 8x10 cab.

Sorry to hijack this thread, but wanted to ask a little advice. I've got one of the newer American Standard Jazz Basses. I've added a thumb rest and ashtray covers so it looked more like a 62 bass. I've often thought about sourcing some stack knobs to complete the look, but not sure what I needed exactly? I'm happy enough with the pickups that cane standard, but what else would I need exactly? Would it just be a new control plate and the actual knobs? Or would I need anything else for the wiring etc? And where is the best place to buy the bits. I'd prefer Fender parts, but is there a complete kit, or would I need to get the bits separate. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[quote name='4000' timestamp='1319997081' post='1421049'] FWIW the headstock wings are walnut. [/quote] Thanks for clearing it up again

[quote name='tino' timestamp='1285008701' post='962639'] Martinsguitars.co.uk in Waltham Abbey Martin Clarke highly accomplished luthier top geezer and bass player to boot Or PAUL Waters in Bishop Stortford......primarily builder of Fantastic Archtops but undertakes wotk to Double Bass,lutes viola de gamba etc etc etc etc etc etc AND HES GOOD [/quote] I would also recommend Martin Clarke's. A top guy to deal with, he got my old Ric 4003 playing like a dream, the best it had ever played. He really does listen to what you want to and makes his work feel a bit more personal to your playing style.

[quote name='geofio' timestamp='1327939847' post='1519112'] hi sam, thanks mate, did you find the neck a bit chunkier on the new fireglo?? it reminds me of a 76 jg i had, i prefer the beefier neck, also is your fretboard the same as mine with the caribbean rosewood fretboard?? cheers george [/quote] Hi George To be honest I'm not too sure about the fretboard, I'll have a closer look tomorrow and let you know. I actually found the neck a little thinner than on the 2007 model I used to have. Probably the same nut width, but not quite as deep if that makes sense!

Awesome looking bass George. I too have just bought a 2011 Fireglo 4003 and she's just stunning. So I know how exited you must be about this bass. Congratulations, I hope you're very happy together.

Recently sold an Ashdown amp to Astrosmurf. Ed is a top guy to deal with, he transferred the money into my account straight away, and was also cool when I took a little longer sending out the amp. Top Bloke!

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1324329043' post='1473161'] All it would take is for them to add a volute behind the nut but they insist on not doing it. It's not just Thunderbirds, I don't know how many repaired Les Pauls and SGs I've seen over the years. [/quote] But would you say they're as stable following repair? Is there any structural or tonal indifferences?

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1324328267' post='1473146'] Before the break the glue is all going in one direction. After the break the glue goes the other way too. [/quote] I take it that's a good thing

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1324327175' post='1473122'] Given that wood glues are generally tougher than the original wood and that some models are so prone to headstock breaks that I do sometimes wonder why the manufacturer doesn't break them before they leave the factory and glue them in the first place. [/quote] That's an interesting point there. I only use the Thunderbird as an example as I know they're prone to neck breaks, and I'm always terrified one day mine might break. But then looking at it from a different angle, that necks made up from 9 pieces of wood, so there's already plenty of glue in there. Surely a little more can't hurt!!!

Hi all I'm a very proud owner of a Gibson Thunderbird Bass, but it's one of the nice shiny newer models. I always keep my eye on the vintage models of this baby, but more often than not they're usually with a neck break that's been repaired. I know the Thunderbird has a notoriously weak neck, and I must admit the majority of the ones that I've seen repaired look to be fantastic jobs. But it got me thinking, has anyone ever experienced a guitar that's had a neck repair, or been unlucky enough to have the experience of getting their own guitar repaired. I just wondered, other than the obvious cosmetic appearance, are they ever the quite the same again. Do they come back playing and feeling as good as before, or is it always that obvious you're playing a repaired neck. I'm not really looking for advice on buying a vintage guitar, but just wondered what peoples experiences are really.