OldGit

Welcome! Now that is a very special gig I've seen you a few times and always enjoy Otway in all his guises. So did you play on the second Hit? OG

[quote name='EskimoBassist' post='53931' date='Sep 1 2007, 06:05 PM']ofcourse the neckdiove and its' shear weight is something to think about, but i believe these are only minor set backs. IT SOUNDS FANTASTIC![/quote] Tbird neck dive fix is here [url="http://www.lysator.liu.se/~wizkid/music/thunderbird_mod/"]http://www.lysator.liu.se/~wizkid/music/thunderbird_mod/[/url] Cant help you with the weight though

For some reason I can't see the messages on this thread beyond teh first one (the one I copied over from BW) If you've posted to it you'd better send me a PM if you want me to look at your site. OG

Hi I've seen a few basses have magnetic cover fixings to avoid having screws .. What are your experiences with these? Any problems? Any big advantages? Assuming your batteries are elsewhere and there's not much to do under the cover is it worth it? if they stay on securely, how do you get them off if you need to? Thanks OG

[quote name='Beedster' post='46253' date='Aug 16 2007, 10:16 AM']Clearly there's a long tradition of Precisions called 'Carol' [/quote] Well she looks as "experienced" as Carol Kaye

[quote name='m0reilly' post='46171' date='Aug 16 2007, 03:49 AM']that's what i did to my '72...may god rest it's soul... [/quote] What? Called it Carol?

[quote name='Tengu' post='45993' date='Aug 15 2007, 07:02 PM']I like the insurance idea. Maybe you could mark out the stage area with striped tape like they do in factories and put health & safety warning signs up everywhere.[/quote] We have 4 rope lights that we lay out across the floor infront of teh band whenever we don't have a real stage. That helps delimit the "band's" area from the punters' area It works most of the time Not with posh drunks, of course

[quote name='Buzz' post='45825' date='Aug 15 2007, 02:00 PM']No matter what happens, you cannot be as bad as these guys: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8sNoodIDk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8sNoodIDk[/url][/quote] Priceless

[quote name='BigRedX' post='45821' date='Aug 15 2007, 01:57 PM']Having had a look on both of their sites now, I'd be more inclided to go for a bass based on their Atum-Re design. There's potential to get an original take on the single-cut design for a bass there - the sculpted/rounded back looks very interesting (or is that just a trick of the finish?), rather than the more conservative but seemingly pleasing to no-one shape that they've been proposing. As ffor J-style basses IMO there's already too many. If I wanted one I'd either get a Fender or a Lakland or Celindar...[/quote] Yeah I like the Atum-re shape too .. Looks more "designed" and together ...

[quote name='Sibob' post='45725' date='Aug 15 2007, 12:33 PM']The obvious solution in my head is to have two models in a bass range, a J-bass perhaps with some teaks obviously (gotta make your stamp somehow), and a funky original design.[/quote] Yeah that's what Nordstrand do: Exotics, single cuts, extended ranges: [url="http://www.nordstrandguitars.com/models.htm"]http://www.nordstrandguitars.com/models.htm[/url] and Super Jazzes [url="http://www.nordstrandguitars.com/nordy.htm"]http://www.nordstrandguitars.com/nordy.htm[/url]

Thunderbird neck dive fix [url="http://www.lysator.liu.se/~wizkid/music/thunderbird_mod/"]http://www.lysator.liu.se/~wizkid/music/thunderbird_mod/[/url]

Have a look on the parts suppliers list here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=248"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=248[/url]

[quote name='neepheid' post='45698' date='Aug 15 2007, 11:56 AM']+1[/quote] +2 Actually they have another (complete) website [url="http://www.krozka-sharpe.com/guitars.html"]http://www.krozka-sharpe.com/guitars.html[/url] that has a few guitars, players, vids and stuff .. and more details so maybe this one is still in development and Warwicks' spilled the beans a tad early ...

[quote name='andy67' post='45678' date='Aug 15 2007, 11:28 AM']but he is still a hell of a decent bloke...[/quote] Don't think you can use "hell" in this context as he has also found God .....

[quote name='Toasted' post='45671' date='Aug 15 2007, 11:12 AM']Surely power flicking on and off is dangerous for all your equipment? I've got some pretty sensitive stuff and I'm not sure that I'd want to connect it up to a socket that will radomly switch on and off. Is there anything I can do to protect my gear?[/quote] Ha ha wellllll that's the idea - the noise limiter is there to, er limit the noise .. Usually because the venue is under threat of closure due to p1551ng off the neighbours with too much noise (ie the venue is unable to control the bands or sound people enough by just asking them nicely to keep it down) So there are two things you can do to protect your gear from the electronic abuse: 1 don't play venues that have noise limiters 2 play quietly (or run an extension to another power source)

Schools out live [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib84GZVz2g4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib84GZVz2g4[/url] Alice must have scared the pants off of middle america

IN THE BEGINNING In the beginning there was a bass. It was a Fender probably a Precision, but it could have been a Jazz-----nobody knows. Anyway, it was very old…definitely pre-CBS. And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He saw that it was very good, in fact, and couldn’t be improved upon at all (although men would later try). And so He let it be and He created a man to play the bass. And lo, the man look upon the bass, which was a beautiful sunburst red, and he loved it. He played upon the open E string and the note rang through the earth and reverberated throughout the firmaments. Thus reverb come to be. And it was good. And God heard that it was good and He smiled at His handiwork. In the course of time, the man came to slap upon the bass. And lo, it was funky. And God heard this funkiness and He said, “Go, man, go.” And it was good. And more time passed, and, having little else to do, the man came to practice upon the bass. And lo, the man came to have upon him a great set of chops. And he did play faster and faster until the notes rippled like a breeze through the heavens. And God heard this sound that sounded something like the wind, which He had created earlier. It also sounded something like the moving of furniture, which He hadn’t even created yet, and He was not so pleased. And He spoke to the man, saying, “Don’t do that!” Now the man heard the voice of God, but he was so excited about his new ability that he slapped upon the bass a blizzard of funky notes. And the heavens shook with the sound, and the Angels ran about in confusion. (Some of the Angels started to dance, but that is another story). And God heard this---how could He miss it---and lo, He became bugged. And he spoke to the man, and He said, “Listen man, if I wanted Jimi Hendrix I would have created the guitar. Stick to the bass parts.” And the man heard the voice of God, and he knew not to mess with it. But now he had upon him a passion for playing fast and high. The man took the frets off the bass that God had created. And the man did slide his fingers upon the fretless fingerboard and play melodies high upon the neck. And in his excitement, the man did forget the commandment of the Lord, and he played a frenzy of high melodies and blindingly fast licks. And the heavens rocked with the assault and the earth shook, rattled and rolled. Now God’s wrath was great. And his was thunder as He spoke to the man. He said, “ OK for you, pal. You have not heeded My word. LO, I shall create a soprano saxophone and it shall higher than you can even think of. “And from out of the chaos I shall bring forth the drums. And I shall make you to always stand by the drummer, and he shall play so many notes thine head shall ache. ”You think you’re loud? I shall create a stack of Marshall guitar amps to make thine ears bleed. And I shall send down upon the earth other instruments, and lo, they shall all be able to play higher and faster than the bass. “And for all the days of man, your curse shall be this: that all the other instruments shall look to you, the bass player, for the low notes. And if you play too fast or too high all the other musicians shall say “wow”, but really they shall hate it. And they shall tell you’re ready for your solo career, and they shall find other bass players for their bands. And for all your days if you want to play your fancy licks you shall have to sneak them in like a thief in the night. And if you finally do get to play a solo, everyone shall leave the bandstand and go to the bar for a drink.” And it was so. [b]Introduction from Tony Levin’s book ‘Beyond the Bass Clef-The Life and Art of Bass Playing[/b][/font] [url="http://www.globalbass.com/archives/may2000/tony_levin.htm"]http://www.globalbass.com/archives/may2000/tony_levin.htm[/url]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='45642' date='Aug 15 2007, 10:19 AM']I'm calling in this afternoon to check on the progress of my Warwick Streamer paint strip... 'shy bairns get nowt' [/quote] Bagsie next then