Roland Rock

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1235446' date='May 18 2011, 11:26 AM']Ouch, you could get a £1 coin in between the neck and body on either side! Otherwise a nice looking bass though.[/quote] Crumbs - I thought that my "plectrum holder" gap on one side was bad! Still, I'd never get rid of it - QC aside, my 'Friday aftrernoon job' plays beautifully and sounds great.

Thanks, I looked there, but can't see the ones specifically for what I need.

Welcome to the world of bass! If you're into retro/rock sounds, a possibility is the [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/epiphone-eb-0-sg-style-bass-cherry/16580"]Epiphone EB0[/url] If possible, whatever you go for, try it out before you buy to make sure it feels and sounds right for you

When did Fender stop making Precisions with bridge/pickup covers? Is there a timeline of changes on BC/the web? I looked, but the only one I could find (vintageguitars.org.uk) is unsatisfactory, as it only really describes changes in the colour options

I'm trying to get hold of three correct screws to replace the oversized ones that have ended up holding on my thumbrest and one side of my bridge cover (if you look at the link in my sig, you can see that they are big, wrong and annoying) Any ideas where I can source these? btw - I understand that the screw holes may be slightly bigger than they need to be, but can easily fix that. Thanks

Lovely, a big improvement - it reminds me of the ash Warwick Corvette (I think most people went for the bubinga, bit I always preferred the ash)

Lovely, although I'm not crazy about the rainbow one. There's also a Classic series Stingray on there (can't get the link to work properly) that has possibly the nicest maple neck I've ever seen.

Yes, I've just started to do so. I find it encourages me to play nearer the bridge where it's beautifully plumby in tone. I'm also using the the thumb rest for the first time. I can also play down the bridge end for a tighter fingerstyle funk tone. Effectively, it splits the bass into two tone options. And it looks sooo lovely. I'm unsure about the reason it was there in the first place - anyone? Edit, mine's a P, not a J

I'm neither a buyer or a seller, and tried to tick the third section, but it wouldn't let me. Does the poll need all sections to be ticked?

John Chambers should be able to build what you need, although he's always pretty busy. He may be in the mood to work on a small amp after finishing his [url="http://www.chambonino.com/construct/const17.html"]1000w valve amp[/url]!

[url="http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/store/guitar-department-45/bass-amps-456/ebs-classic-t90-all-tube-bass-head-24690"]Ticks many boxes, except for the budget one[/url] Also, the one in my sig (gear link, 2xKT88s) could also fit the bill, but getting it to this point was a journey I wouldn't recommend.

If memory serves me correctly, BC's Mr Foxen dabbles in this kind of thing

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1226932' date='May 10 2011, 11:31 PM']i prefered the body shape on the Rusedski model, though i think they outsourced production to another country. The newer Murray model is supposed to be way better but let down by shoddy quality control and consistency[/quote]

Love this one

I've just been considering this point. On my bass, the action is 'medium', and looking down the neck, it looks like the rod could do with a tweak. There is that niggling feeling that I should sort it out, as the neck could be straighter and the action could be lower. The thing is, I love the tone and love the playability, so have to keep telling myself 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. If I fiddled with it, I'd be afraid if it didn't work out, I'd never be able to get it back to that bass I know and love.

There was a festival that we wanted to play, and we were told that there was a "two stage audition process", the first being at a pub in leicester. We were told that we need to be there to set up no later than 6. I was ill but didn't want to let the guys down, so hauled myself out of bed to get there for 6. It turned out that this "first audition" was a total farce, where the guy running the night had very little to do with the festival, and I suspect that he used this ploy to get gullible bands to play for free. To add insult to injury, we went on at 11.20 after a hasty setup and no soundcheck, so I spent five hours sitting in a pub when I could have been resting at home. We played to two people.

[quote name='paul_5' post='1219131' date='May 3 2011, 08:32 PM']I just read the title of the post and thought "what else could you do? Lie them on their back and play to the ceiling?" Silly me. [/quote] Yes - poorly worded by me - title now amended

I played on rounds for the first time in about 14 years last week - it was like running nails down a blackboard! Felt not just wrong, but nauseating!

[quote name='mcnach' post='1222648' date='May 6 2011, 09:52 PM'] ah! but... they're not horizontal... it's TWO vertical ones side by side! [/quote] Chainsaw, MDF, Gaffer Tape - sorted

First rig: Marlin Sidewinder through a Cougar 1 x 15 combo Current rig: '78P through Red Iron custom head/EarCandy Cab (the gear in my sig)

The headstock looks like a Mister Man - not sure which one though

Hopefully that's George Porter jr, bass player with the Meters. Edit - beaten to it by Spike