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[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='348087' date='Dec 7 2008, 08:08 PM']Burke Shelley? Geddy Lee? (playing a cassette years ago , I was asked by my boss 1 time''who's the chick singing'') Enid from Girlshool? [/quote] I'll tell Burke that next time I see him What were you listening to .. and what's a cassette?

Lat time we did this I realised why I need a big estate car ....

[quote name='yorick' post='394607' date='Jan 29 2009, 02:46 PM']Flippin' eck. That's one big gigbag. Usually it's a bass, leads, tuner and any fx. I did find a sock in one pocket after my last gig!!!![/quote] Is it a Red Hot Chillies tribute band?

It's a broad church and I think there's room for the SRV/GM/Jimi end of things as much as the Robert Johnson, Big Momma Thornton, Muddy Waters stuff. I guess too it will depend on the venue and audiences. Oh, and BB King thinks Midnight Hour is a blues song .... or he says he does here

[quote name='teej' post='394375' date='Jan 29 2009, 10:22 AM']+1 for that . Hopefully the drummer is sensitive enough to work with you on this, and the rest of the band can follow, lots of eye contact is key here.[/quote] Cheers Teej Some eye openers there. Oh and I'd add some Hendrix too Maybe I just don't have the blues in my soul, but then the last time my people were enslaved was during the Roman occupation ...

"Whilst maybe agreeing with Eric's 'Englishness', what is it with Gary Moore?" Well he's Irish and lived throughout the Troubles and was disfigured in a face bottling. I reckon that's probably enough to give you the blues .. However I don't believe you need to have the blues to play the blues ... Gary Moore may play a lot of notes but the excitement and energy is fantastic (IMHO of course). For me he's in the same blues subsection as Stevie Ray Vaughn. I'd say a contemporary blues set should have a few tunes from each. Remember to add light and shade too.. Bass and drums can add dynamics that can really make a difference to the tunes.

[quote name='Buzz' post='393914' date='Jan 28 2009, 06:30 PM']Christ, can you confirm what Bod said about only set of pins on the dual pot being connected?[/quote] Well I know Beeeeeedster is held in high esteem around here but I didn't realise .. Oh hang on, He can't be the true Christ, he's selling his last P bass ...

[quote name='spinynorman' post='393589' date='Jan 28 2009, 12:47 PM'][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqAuuIDU2sw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqAuuIDU2sw[/url][/quote] Ah yes Subtle but effective. It's important to lay back on the beat on that one. It tends to get kicked along a bit fast ... Speaking of space .. on one of the original BBK recorded versions the [i]snare[/i] drops out on the 2 beat in the first verse - now [i]that[/i] is effective use of space. Here [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6tHI6FPrQdg"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6tHI6FPrQdg[/url]

Less is more, Brother. Eric's a bit, er, "English" some times .. Try these guys: Howlin' Wolf John Lee Hooker (esp The Healer) Gary Moore (Esp Still Got the Blues) The Kings: BB King Freddie King Albert King (Flying V and pipe on stage, what a dude!) Stevie Ray Vaughn Some of this stuff was played on upright bass which means lots of open strings, a lot lese notes, walking, riffs and space ...

Here's another (but not the Gold version) for a grand [url="http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/basses/fender_elite2.htm"]http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/bas...nder_elite2.htm[/url]

They are hand fitted by production line people then refitted by luthiers and bass players after they fall out .... It's random

Or save yourself a lot of shop profit and buy used .. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=38699&hl=jazz"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=38699&hl=jazz[/url]

[quote name='Prosebass' post='391219' date='Jan 25 2009, 08:52 PM']Yeah bloody consultants..... Like anything else good one and bad ones. All I was getting at Si is that glib off the cuff remarks without substance, reasoning or example are pointless ! But then again there is a lot of that on here... [/quote] Here's an example of what I assume is a guy selling used basses and guitars from his spare bedroom.. (and on ebay) [url="http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/info.htm"]http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/info.htm[/url] Maybe you could start like that to gauge the market, demand, supply, work and costs involved. There's not fiddly little bits and pieces, no 50 quid starter packages making 50p profit and, I assume, no Saturday jammin' oiks to deal with. He says he sources from the states so there's a huge increase in cost of stock from just this last 6 months ... WRT the original questions, I think his testimonials page lists everything you need to know - it's all about attitude, customer care, customer relationships, service and communications and, of course, good stock. [url="http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/testimonials.htm"]http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/testimonials.htm[/url]

[quote name='Marky L' post='390230' date='Jan 24 2009, 10:18 AM']I've used those for a while now and had no real issues TBH. If you have a thick strap, then you may find fitting them a bit tight unless you have a long strap pin. I also like the classic "Grolsch" method too except I don't like the red rubber look.. need to get the felt pen out![/quote] Last weekend I managed to liberate some green and blue rubber Grolsch style locks from the posh water bottles in a post resturant we were visiting ... Marky PM me your address and I'll send you a blue or green pair I have a set of the OP plastic things and they can be fiddly to get on and off and when they wear they loosen up and don't work as well.. Takes two hands to get them off which is a pain sometimes. They are available in most UK guitar shop too so no need to get them from the states

That's from Classic and Cool [url="http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/info.htm"]http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/info.htm[/url] He seems to have (and has sold) lots of nice Fender basses

[quote name='Beedster' post='392977' date='Jan 27 2009, 05:51 PM']Guys, thanks, you've probably saved me much time! I have two June '64s on my radar at present, I'd given up on finding a 22nd, and I'm guessing that, given the above, that wasn't a bad decision Amazing that some of the 'authorities' have got it wrong also Chris[/quote] Well I can't say the articles I linked to are genuine but I remember thinking my old bass's neck date was the date it was made 'til someone expained and pointed out a seruos flaw in my logic: As the damn yankees use a stupid month first illogical date format it would say have to say 7 22 64 anyway. Now we know that 7 is a jazz bass you may manage that bit but unless there used to be 22 months in a year in '64 you are not going to find 22 as a month There you go, you are orf the hook just buy the best 64 you can find ..

How did it go last time .. Oh yes "Now what bass was that then, Ted?"

[quote name='tauzero' post='392975' date='Jan 27 2009, 05:49 PM']Is this the Brunel chap you're all on about? [/quote] Nah, That's Ikkie, one of his ancestors ... Mind you, he made great bridges and I think TBBC uses his cables as the thick strings on his 9 string bass

Oh and FWIW I'd say that was a scam ..

Dunno the accuracy of the source but this supports what Steve and I both think "In 1969, CBS-Fender began to implement a new type of neck stamp in place of the usual date stamp consisting of model code, month, year, neck width (e.g. 8 DEC 65 B for a Duo-Sonic II with a 1 5/8 inch neck width). " Copyright 1998, 20th Century Guitar Magazine. [url="http://www.ggjaguar.com/neckcode.htm"]http://www.ggjaguar.com/neckcode.htm[/url] Oh dear, Could be a long long search Chris, according to that article 22 is a strat .. "One more time, since you love this stuff… Strat (s/n 279515) with code 22384109B. Break it into pieces: 22 = code for Stratocaster 384 = batch or lot code? 10 = October 9 = 1969 B = 1 5/8 inch neck width " and in the 60's .. 22 was still a Strat... [url="http://zeus.lunarpages.com/~jimshi2/neckstamps/fender_neck_codes_1962.htm"]http://zeus.lunarpages.com/~jimshi2/neckst..._codes_1962.htm[/url]

[quote name='birdy' post='392906' date='Jan 27 2009, 04:49 PM']I thought so. Beedster may pass on a fair few of the correct month if he is waiting for the exact day was all I was thinking [/quote] ha ha yeah 07-22-1964 might be Fender code for Telecaster necks, or worse, DIY heart shaped inserts knocked off on the routing machines when they had spare capacity ....