neilb

I will speak to a mate of mine at Ashdown who used to work with gav and try to get a number for him. If I am able, I will give him a call and see whats happening and if I can , will try to get your amp. I only live down the road from Maldon. cant promise anything but will do my best.

[quote name='SJA' post='124309' date='Jan 21 2008, 01:20 AM']I don't have the tab, but know the line well, here's Forbes & co. playing it back in 1982; [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mubFaGE93Dk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mubFaGE93Dk[/url] (6 songs from that Live in newcastle gig are on the Seen the lights double DVD) the intro riff at the 10th fret of the G and D strings is played an octave lower for the verse (on the D and A strings), and on the last bars pauses on the C and D, before going into the chorus, Bb, A, C, D in the choruses he also plays a D harmonic over the 5fret of the D string.[/quote] Great, it was the drop to the Bb which stumped me,many thanks. I have that DVD fortunately......SM at their best!!

Ive worked out a little of this song, the main riff and the fact its in F. Does anyone have/know the tab they could share with me. The Real Me by The 'oo was easier the learn than this!! Thanks in advance, neil

[quote name='P-T-P' post='122290' date='Jan 17 2008, 04:45 PM']There's a bit of a ham-fisted note (not wrong as such, but not what was intended) played by Adam Clayton at around the 3.40 mark on the track "Love Rescue Me" from U2's Rattle and Hum album.[/quote] Yeah, I remember spotting that one, stood out a mile in such a slow simple 3 chord song. IIRC, he goes up to the IV chord a bar early.Quick correction tho'!!

Groovy baby, yeah!

[quote name='clauster' post='121685' date='Jan 16 2008, 07:15 PM']HOW EMBARASING!...........One Blonde, one Brunette..............................both in the same outfit Seriously, two gorgeous 3TSB Ps. Seriously considering an SX and selling on the MIM P I've just acquired[/quote] You wont need any encouraging from either myself, Paulh or Oldgit. The bass itself costs £55.....yes....£55. Add a few fees and VAT and you get it for £120 ish. Then mod away til yer hearts content. I would go as far as to say these are easily on par with MiMs, and for less than half the dosh. Go figure....... If you do take the plunge, order sooner rather than later as the Ps at Rondo tend to go very quickly.

I'm sure this group will grow over time, so heres a central gallery for all our new/modded Rondo wonderbasses. Next!!!!!

Paul I have just got some Oakey Extreme contour sanding pads (Medium) from B&Q and gently sanded the back of the neck down. Its taken away that glossy varnish feel and is now slightly satin in texture. Much nicer to play now and hopefully will prevent sticking when I gig her on saturday night!!!! Give it a go.

Ya buggers, you were right, it looks great with torty pickguard. Just waiting for the new tuners, bridge (fender style with spiral barrells) and string retainer (ordered one for back of the stock aswell!!!) Thumpers in already. Sounds awesome through my Trace.

[quote name='OldGit' post='120549' date='Jan 15 2008, 12:45 AM']OK ta Do you have a link to the pate in qustion? I can't find that particular nice one on there. OG[/quote] They dont put them on the website. Ive just bought a P version for my SX. You buggers have persuaded me that a tort will look better than a white one. The neck pocket needs quite a bit of "deepening" as the pups on the SX seem to be a tad nearer the neck than a Fender. Hey ho!

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='120389' date='Jan 14 2008, 08:17 PM']I'm no expert on the Fender bit but it doesn't look too bad, I've seen enough crappy copies to think it isn't a screamer. WoT or some other Fender head could probably give pointers or Beedster has owned enough Fenders to have an idea At least the guy is giving his phone number etc and offering to let the buyer collect... all good points. If you were interested and lived local I'd suggest a quick call and make a daft cash offer![/quote] +1 Looks a perfectly good Jap re issue to me, trust me, ive seen plenty. The "contour body" decal was put [u]very[/u] close on the Jap re issues. It moved to the end of the stock around 1964. This looks a lovely Jap re issue, I would have no reservations is bidding. Warwickhunt is quite right, the bidder is giving every flexibility in collection so that indicates to me he has nothing to hide. If in doubt, ask him to email you a pic of the neck heel, where it should say "Crafted in Japan" along with a SN. All in all, not a scam in my opinion.

[quote name='OldGit' post='120049' date='Jan 14 2008, 01:10 PM']Ah yes Chinese screws are a law unto themselves. Teh US/Eu ones will make it sound a lot better [/quote] +1 I changed the screw ring on the jack socket on my SX and the sustain I get now is............well!!

Nice Paul, welcome to the club. Told you it would be with you this week!!! SX Club member # 3

PM'd

[quote name='OldGit' post='119451' date='Jan 13 2008, 11:42 AM']Ah yes.. a sure sign of SX addiction ..... The scratch plate on Neil's Jazz was a fantastic tortoise shell pattern. Where do that come from Neil?[/quote] It was a generic J plate from our local Gig Gear shop. www.giggear.co.uk

+1 for the Thumper pup, got one in my new SX P bass. fantastic service and product.

Si, Nice mate,very nice. I think Kurt at Rondo must be in to us for some commission by now, either that or set up a SX-UK emporium.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fender-precision-bass-guitar-japan-with-case_W0QQitemZ190189193654QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fender-precision-bas...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Nice!!!!

[quote name='OldGit' post='118158' date='Jan 10 2008, 08:54 PM']Ah yes I think that was the colour of NeilB's SX Jazz that passed through my hands last night en route to my mate Ash who's just bought it. It's more yellow than my "vintage white" Fender used to be - and we called that "The Custard P" - the SX has a touch of green, oddly ... I'm still waiting for my used SX P from a bloke in Colorado .. I think the US or UK postal service has eaten it ... I've been playing the unmodified SX Jazz I used to have at the jam session I go to where my tutor (who now has it) is the house bass player. There's 4 or 5 good bass players who regularly attend and they are all well impressed with it. I think a few more orders will be popping up from around here...[/quote] Si, you seen my new SX P??

[quote name='paul h' post='118118' date='Jan 10 2008, 08:00 PM']Sick of waiting for mine already and I only ordered it on the 8th! The FedEx tracker says estimated delivery by the 18th. That's shocking! Not only do I want a US Fender quality bass for £96 including delivery, I also want it NOW! [/quote] The FedEx site said mine was due for delivery to my door on the 14th Jan. It arrived 2 days ago. Ignore the Fedex site. It will be with you by mid next week.

[quote name='Muppet' post='117422' date='Jan 9 2008, 09:10 PM']This guy's still at it! Every week he puts up an auction for this bass. It's been posted on here so many times I feel I actually own it. He bought a refinished/repaired bass from a well know dealer in the US and is having no success in sorting out some compensation, resorts to relisting it on ebay instead.[/quote] +1. yep, bored of this guy now.

A link would be nice Chop' me ol' mucka!!!