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i hope you're wearing flame-proof jazz pants... but if you don't like it, you don't like it. liking everything means you have no taste

[quote name='SteveO' post='932054' date='Aug 21 2010, 05:32 PM']Can't say I'm that impressed really, It looks like the G tuner on the top neck will get in the way of the E tuner on the bottom neck.[/quote] my thoughts exactly...restringing would be fun !

[quote name='YouMa' post='932031' date='Aug 21 2010, 05:15 PM']I once tried inserting my bass,no no no il get booted off the forum! :ph34r:[/quote] was that the one time at band camp ?

did a trade - my mxr blowtorch for theo's mastotron - top guy to deal with. many thanks

damn ! i'd have seen this if only i got up earlier

bugger, [i]another[/i] bass distortion i have to try.

[quote name='silddx' post='924366' date='Aug 13 2010, 08:51 PM']First gig with gloves ..[/quote] heeey, looking rockin' mano.

i never met si face-to-face, but his posts here and the PMs we exchanged never failed to amuse, inform and intrigue. thoughts to his kith and kin. i'll be raising a glass to the oldgit tonight.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='925767' date='Aug 15 2010, 07:16 PM']I don't have a MM bass or even a MM pup in front of me but is it not possible to simply remove the plastic pup surround and replace that with a 'sealed' top (a la Bartolini/EMG) cover... failing that if the plastic surround comes off can you fit a spacer that will mean the pole pieces are dropped below the level of the surround (in my mind I know what I'm talking about, even if nobody else does ). I am just thinking out loud here and it might be a completely sealed unit for all I know! [/quote] if it's not a sealed unit this may be the way...but wouldn't the pole pieces still be [i]slightly[/i] further away from the strings ? still, prolly by only a tiny amount. what we need is a scale model...

[quote name='peteb' post='925750' date='Aug 15 2010, 06:48 PM']Will have to consider looking for a bartolini on ebay or getting an EMG from thomman when I get back off holiday (or does anyone know of anywhere else you can get bartolinis cheap??)[/quote] have you thought of talking to wizard pickups ? i believe they do a 'covered' MM pickup that's not as costly as a bart, and if their p-bass pickups are anything to go by they're damn fine replacements.

superb work mr. s. /doffs hat/

very tidy - plenty of input options, which is what you want. top work !

seeing as 'bazooka joe' is the name of type of gum (and the associated cartoon character), a band from the 70's and an upcoming film...you [i]may[/i] have a struggle... sorry.

ian masters' playing on 'the comforts of madness' by the pale saints was a real sea change for me. a perfect example of how great, inventive basslines don't have to be played at 100 miles an hour. lovely voice too...

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='925235' date='Aug 14 2010, 10:27 PM']It seems that Danelectro introduced the first six string bass, tuned E A G D B E, like a guitar but an octave down, in the 50s. And then Fender copied Danelectro [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=401075"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=401075[/url][/quote] i do remember that fender brought out the VI to try to steal some of the dano thunder.

[quote name='Colledge' post='925230' date='Aug 14 2010, 10:22 PM']its the same sorta setup as the fender bass vi, guitar tuning, but an octive lower.[/quote] i think it's B-B, but can be strung as the VI iirc

[quote name='steve-soar' post='924488' date='Aug 13 2010, 10:56 PM']Yet another lame thread, destined to hobble into the pond of much draught. Let's love our craft and not pound it into the dirt.[/quote] plus the one

[quote name='Muzz' post='921846' date='Aug 11 2010, 06:09 PM']Oh, and on the looks front - a mate of mine (non-musician) ruined the Corvette (and a few others) for me by pointing at the top horn the first time he saw it and saying (in front of a crowd): "That looks too much like a nob for me..." [/quote] exactly what girlfren says about warwicks.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='921686' date='Aug 11 2010, 03:28 PM']On the issue of weight. I have 4 Streamers in front of me (one leaving in the next day or two) and they weigh; 7lb 14oz, 8lb 4oz, 8lb 6oz and 9lb 5oz. Now even the heaviest of those is considered a light weight by some folks![/quote] plus the one...a 9lb bass is light !

[quote name='Lozz196' post='921229' date='Aug 11 2010, 07:35 AM']Certainly does! For some reason, I always expect Gibsons to be kept in pristine condition, whereas Fenders I assume will show some battle scars, and have a few tales of life on the road. Cool is always a bit ragged around the edges.[/quote] that's cos a damaged gibson doesn't have a headstock

also...look how cool they make you look !

[quote name='Lozz196' post='921364' date='Aug 11 2010, 10:39 AM']Dunno how I`d feel if I was a Rickenbacker/Status/Warwick owner tho.[/quote] my corvette $$ has picked up a few scars since i bought it...it had a few to start with, but they don't bother me. the dinks came from playing, which is what basses are for so rock on !

to me basses are tools, and tools get the odd battle scar. so it goes.