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[quote name='owen' post='930742' date='Aug 20 2010, 11:27 AM']Harland & Wollf shipyard on top of my own 30ft scaff tower which was part of a circle of 8 such towers each with it's own dedicated PA stack all rigged to an 8 way joy-stick on the PA. The dancers came down from the ceiling and threw chalk and earth at the audience. We were fearsomely loud and we got paid well. You have to love groundbreaking theatre [/quote] sounds mental strangest place for me was on a stage in the middle of metroland - the kiddies indoor amusement park in the metrocentre, gateshead. he had a kiddies rollercoaster going by overhead as we played and we were surrounded by statues of gnomes and mushrooms...

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 !