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I saw some advice from a doctor a few years ago that says one should never insert into the ear canal anything smaller than your elbow. Sound advice to me.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1399145771' post='2441553'] Fixato, hombre. The fact is, 30% of the general public are morons. 30% are just deeply unpleasant. Another 30% are unpleasant morons. I wouldn't work in retail if you paid me a king's ransom and all the pickles I could eat. On so many occasions I've observed other music shop customers so brutally swollen with their self-importance, their ignorance and their chippy sense of 'I'm the customer and I expect a blow-job' that I've taken shelter behind a screen in case they explode all over the emporium. To be faced with a succession of blithering opinionated gum-boils poking the merchandise, boring one rigid with stultifying anecdotes about their hobby band and then asking for a 'best price' with no remote intention of buying anything would propel any reasonable man into the kind of situation where subsequent reports conclude with the phrase '... before turning the gun on himself'. [/quote] Great post! You should see a professional photographer in action in the days of camera shops too. All of the above tossery in a safari jacket.

In the 80s i worked for a couple of hi fi mags. There was a guy called peter belt who sold some interesting, err improvements for your system. Try googling him. I recall one involve a piece of wire a couple of inches long with croc clips that you attached to your power cord. Another was sticking bluetack in all your 13amp plugs. Try this for example http://pwbelectronics.co.uk/product/quantum/quantum.html

A few years ago we played a big gig outdoors at Hylands house(V festival venue); Probably the biggest crowd we'd ever played to. I couldn't see my regular tuner LEDs in the bright sunlight so used my spare LCD one to tune my five string peavey in a rush. I Started the first song and was horrendously out of tune and just couldn't find the pitch at all. I had to stop playing and switch bass mid-song it was so bad. When I checked afterwards, at the suggestion of the sound guy, I had inadvertently switched the tuner from 440hz to something else. Oh how we all laughed. Not!

Thank you chaps. I googled DSR and was a little concerned that it came up as a high velocity rifle. All is clear now

HH VS with that lovely green glow. Aah nostalgia isn't what it used to be. Actually I think the barefaced cabs with the silver grill cloths look really smart

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1398682688' post='2436432'] Indeed. He may not have been the best drummer[i] in[/i] the Beatles but he was the best drummer [i]for[/i] the Beatles. [/quote] The mix on the Beatles love album thing reveals some really nice drumming. Back on topic what about Jim Lea in Slade ?

Sorry I don't know what DSRs are

http://www.kennysmusic.co.uk/overwater-by-tanglewood-aspiration-elite-5-string-maple Anyone know where I can try one of these locally? Thinking of replacing my peavey TL5 I'm based in Essex and its a bit of a schlep to Glasgow.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1397949052' post='2429008'] I suppose I`m lucky having Coda Music in both Luton and Stevenage, as the staff in each are great. Even Fretz in Hemel, which is just down the road from me is good, but being so small they have a limited range. [/quote] Ive always had good service from Coda too. they were very helpful when I had problems with both a fender twin and a hartke amp that I bought from them a few years ago. The first under guarantee with a dodgy valve which they replaced. The Hartke was just out of warranty but they still managed to help me sort it out with the then importer FOC. Always good service from John Lewis too in my exprience

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398450747' post='2434363'] [size=4] I bet you weren't the only one, Skank!![/size] [/quote] He wasn't

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398442185' post='2434203'] Yes, they're not happy bunnies... [/quote]

Doh

[quote name='Diablo' timestamp='1398441172' post='2434178'] And how, pray tell, did one find that website in the first place? Something you want to say? The 4th one down gets me - the wall looks like a mixture of kid crayon drawings overlayed with blood smears where people have been smashed against the wall during torture. [/quote] Good aren't they ? This link was sent to me by a single 50 something fellow photographer friend of mine. Its a bit of a worry come to think of it. Those poor Eastern Ukrainians what are they thinking wanting to hitch up with Putin who's bare chest shot on horseback would look right at home on this site

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398437226' post='2434125'] Well Svetlana is obviously quite attractive, so it's only right that you should do her a favour for nothing, isn't it? [/quote] http://www.eatliver.com/russian-dating/

Thanks for the interest. I'd love to help out with this but I'm based in Essex so a bit of a long way home for me I'm afraid. Unless air transport and a hotel is on offer of course. Cheers Mike

One of our finest singers; a sad loss. This is a really good compilation for anyone who has only ever played addicted to love in covers bands ad nauseam like me and would like to hear more: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Universal-Masters-Collection-Robert-Palmer/dp/B001KJITZI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1398270788&sr=8-5&keywords=Robert+palmer+master

I think that cabinet makers use something called a tack cloth for this

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1394063831' post='2387676'] I always assume the sort of musicians who post on Basschat would love Zappa, and his amazing bassists and drummers. I wonder if this thread will be popular. [/quote] It is with me

[quote name='lonestar' timestamp='1396814227' post='2417659'] I really like dog eat dog too even with 80's production,curtesy Thomas Dolby, and more Larry Klein good works [/quote] I really like dog eat dog too even with 80's production,curtesy Thomas Dolby, and more Larry Klein good works? In fact Check out the lineup on that album http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Eat_Dog_(Joni_Mitchell_album) What a band!

[quote name='GILLY' timestamp='1396809254' post='2417591'] 'Wild things run fast' is one of the albums in my collection that I never tire of. The opening track 'Chinese cafe/unchained melody' is amazing and the Carole that she names in the first verse is, in fact, her friend Carole Bayer Sager. Just listen to Larry Klein's bass playing: http://youtu.be/7G333adJxbM [/quote] Superb isnt it?

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1396809000' post='2417587'] yes yes yes all of that and where to start on the lyrics ! [/quote] And anyone that could come up with that guitar tuning on coyote knows her onions musically.

I wonder what percy jones is up to these days . I only know him from Brand X

Having been a big fa ca schooldays ive been listening to toys of men, bought on impulse on holiday last summer. Superb!