KK Jale

After five years on (the same set of) LaBellas (thunky, Staxy, classic) I moved to TI Flats (light, rather lovely) but trussrod hiccups prompted a move to Pyramids (tension somewhere in between) and I'm REALLY finally home. Best feel of the lot, smooth, oomphy, musical, admittedly deader on the E but still sooooo worth it. I just love it when people discover/rediscover flats. Off now to the drunk thread. Bye!

I am in love with my Terror (especially through the still-amazing-to-me Midget) but there have been occasions - okay, venues - where I could use a weeny bit more EQ control. The current solution is to set the Terror to preferred settings (bass 4, mid 7, treble 5) but also to use a Headway preamp (which I already had) to fine-tune out some lower mids and add a hint of upper mids: Very pleased with the results so far!

Arrow-shaped headstock plaque means it's '50s, not a '46, which would have had a T-shaped logo... and it's a Model B, not a Deluxe BD, which would have a flip-top cover over the headstock. *pedant mode off* Still, not a bad price for a bakelite in the UK even though the '30s string-throughs with the 1.5" pickup are the ones to have. **okay, pedant mode really off**

First time I've seen this mag. Very comprehensive and interesting review of the Terror, and as Alex says, all kudos to Orange to have those 4/8 ohm power ratings confirmed - and even exceeded. Also, useful info on the Terror's minimal tone stack. I've started using a Headway EDB-1 preamp into mine for subtle EQ tweaking... seems to work really, really well.

Here's mine... 1915 Gibby A1. Found it at a vintage show in Dallas many years ago. Really should play it more...

Fret-King do two… blue labels series Esprit 4 or green label Europa IV. [url="http://www.fret-king.com/europaiv_spec.html"]http://www.fret-king.com/europaiv_spec.html[/url]

Rupert at [url="http://www.bearstraps.com/"]http://www.bearstraps.com/[/url] in Deptford, London will do any of his straps in custom length. They're very traditional - mostly plain one-piece, '60s short pads or buckle adjust types in black or brown, though he does sometimes do one-offs. Ultimate quality, and great prices. A 5.5cm-wide plain leather handmade strap is £24! Totally recommended.

Mystified by John Entwistle at No 1. Obviously a great band, obviously a steam train of a player, but compared to the soul greats... it just doesn't stack up. Mind you the Ox topped Guitar & Bass's best bassist poll of a few years ago, and that was a readers' postal vote.

JV '62 Jazz with the big Fender, small Squier logo. Hen's teeth. Glorious neck. £450. Hesitated. Dickhead.

I'm not sure Wunjo's is exempt from Denmark St disease... they sold a mate of mine a Gibson L-00 acoustic that was actually a re-badged Kalamazoo, as should have been obvious to them from the ladder bracing and lack of truss rod. In that case the money wasn't too bad, but I think it's buyer beware everywhere in the guitar market these days.

[quote name='Jamesrt2004' post='1274440' date='Jun 19 2011, 09:45 AM']No offence but you're techs a noob, what cools it is static pressure rather than cfm, and most cfm are lying anyways [/quote] Oh, I'm not offended, I couldn't tell 'static pressure' from a rolling doughnut, but I'll be sure to tell my guy he's a noob and shouldn't do stuff like this

Here's another of Norm's stash, currently on the 'bay... ...the highest-priced non-artist Fender I can remember seeing... [url="http://tinyurl.com/68jyqx2"]http://tinyurl.com/68jyqx2[/url]

+1 for Roqsolid. I ordered a cover for a Barefaced Midget online last Sunday evening… come Thursday, it was at the door. Amazingly good turnaround! Though p'raps not [i]quite[/i] as thickly padded as I'd hoped, it's really toughly made, and perfect in terms of size. I asked for the baffle board-pocket option (the cab being cloth-grilled) and was relieved that Roqsolid got it on the correct side (as noted above, the Midget has an off-centre carry-handle). Actually with a thin board inserted in place the handle opening is pulled just a few mm's off-centre… and I'd say the size of the handle opening could do with being a tad more generous anyway… but it's no problem. Overall... recommended.

Well, Gilmour uses Evidence Audio, and I don't think he's quoted as an endorser by them, though I might be wrong on that. His tech Phil Taylor told me they don't just freeze the instrument leads - they freeze everything in the chain, right back to the mains cables

Two other very well-regarded options, but not so close to you, are... [url="http://www.simscustom.com/"]http://www.simscustom.com/[/url] (Ashford, Kent) [url="http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/"]http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/[/url]

[quote name='gafbass02' post='1258496' date='Jun 6 2011, 03:46 PM']Wow. You sure do know a lot about me just from that. Presumptuous much.[/quote] Hmm. My intended gentle joshing obviously came over as sarky arsiness. Not the first time. Sorry!

Yes. Because you have decided to believe that ultra-thick speaker cables make a difference even over such short distances, and have already invested in some, you will hear a "difference", and you will play better, and thus attract both fame and fortune.

[quote name='molan' post='1257834' date='Jun 5 2011, 09:33 PM']Damn, the place with the '59 only has 2 of the buggers! Anyone want to guess a price?[/quote] No Oh, okay. I'd guess somewhere just south of $20K... Dreamboat stuff.

Strange… I heard back very quickly via the info@ email address with an invitation to call and discuss.

Agreed! After re-valving, my TB gives a sound I simply don't want to change. A guitarist friend whose ears I trust (full-time pro since the ’60s) came up after Sunday's gig and waxed lyrical about about my just-finalised Terror/Midget combination. "It's just so… so…" he said, waving his hands about and making vague shapes in the air, "… well, it's just so [i]round[/i]." Result

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' post='1249197' date='May 29 2011, 02:17 PM']It looks like a relative of this amp; [url="http://www.chambonino.com/work/miscguitar/misc18.html"]http://www.chambonino.com/work/miscguitar/misc18.html[/url] So I guess it might have been labelled Gem.[/quote] The winner! Here's a Gem Saturn B50... obviously very close... [url="http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/bln/110516/735r3/5273ja8_23.jpeg"]http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/bln/11051...5273ja8_23.jpeg[/url]

[quote name='Bucket Head' post='1248342' date='May 28 2011, 03:43 PM']looks like it more man but all the tuners are all on the same side of the head stock and the head stock is more fender sized, know i meeeeeeen?[/quote] Judiciously circumventing your admittedly inspiring vernacular, my final guess is an Ibanez TR50.

I remember a magazine interview with JJ Burnel back in the day... Journo: Why do you prefer maple-fingerboard Precision basses? JJ Burnel: Because they bounce better.

Ibanez ATK?

[quote name='dood' post='1246292' date='May 26 2011, 09:38 PM']Best I can do is some HTML code online that points to this post: [url="http://uk.yakaz.com/posts/000fteplvhf4qncc?p=wIqvWYvEt%2Fmmt71hRivpr7Wozx3mgr6HQ%2FO8xEYQ0BIUvn6VZimls1REhSDjsClEtqPrzA3Hqg91N5C7RT9isF4VikPsgKSLa8UzxCgswsttkmYHtMZ9i2xq9S1rROiZGYnz9gCqmf1FXDfRxoMdaFWMX3F4VhztbtchOr6QXzXVXVid"]http://uk.yakaz.com/posts/000fteplvhf4qncc...tchOr6QXzXVXVid[/url] which appears to be a cached page from ebay:[/quote] Here's the full eBay ad.... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Valve-Tube-Guitar-Amplifier-/300553487670"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Valve-Tube-Guitar-Am...r-/300553487670[/url] Been racking my brains on this one. Logo rings a bell... but stumped.