Rick's Fine '52

No brainer, Fender, every time. Unless I got cold, in which case the Fodera would probably burn longer.

[quote name='DirkThrust' timestamp='1326925090' post='1503979'] Yeah, it was a '74 (supposedly) CAR Jazz and the poor guy paid top dollar for it only to find it was a bitsa. [/quote] I remember it well, poor guy, not nice when you here about that.

[quote name='DirkThrust' timestamp='1326909194' post='1503633'] Don't know what became of Mr 2-Gnome-Attic. He was a guy over here who got well and truly ripped off by Tune-O-Matic and was posting spoof ebay listings to try and prick TOM's conscience. A bit like trying to kill an elephant with a pea shooter [/quote] Was that the Candy Apple Red Jazz 'issue' ???

[quote name='swanbrook' timestamp='1326809515' post='1502190'] 11 years off them but still love the smell of standing beside someone with a fag. My mother in law still smokes and does it on top of my kids it drives me insane so we just don't go there much. [/quote] I hate people who smoke inside when theres kids around, absolutely no need for it whatsoever, often they're the same people (No reference to your mother-in-law here! ) who swear constantly when there's kids around too. I smoke, and swear, but i'm intellectually aware enough to change my behaviours to suit the occasion/environment, even if I'm stupid enough to still smoke......if that makes sense?!

[quote name='Zydian' timestamp='1326789620' post='1501829'] [i][/i] [i]my brand new oversized les paul goldtop[/i] [/quote] Love the Goldtop, very nice!!

[quote name='bigsmokebass' timestamp='1326791835' post='1501865'] Makes me laugh that you pay more for the worn "used" look than the new, pristine version: a matter of an additional £400 or abouts. That being said, I did enjoy the red RW Precision I played in Liverpool's Dolphin music before they moved out. It may sound stupid but it does genuinely feel that the worn in feel adds to the tone. The worn neck feels like the one from your trusty P/J bass you've played for 10 years night after night, gig after gig . . . Truly phenomenon but just something I don't see me paying full price for. [/quote] In my experience, simply sanding down the back of the neck to take the gloss off, and then rolling the fingerboard edges makes any bass 'feel' worn in. I hate glossy necks.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1326748972' post='1501577'] Access to your detailed and verifiable evidence for this phenomenon would be appreciated. [/quote] Prior to the smoking ban, an average of 0.7 public houses closed in the UK every month, following the ban, an average of 3.6 have closed. Google it. I havent, but my landlord was only telling me this at Christmas, and i have no reason to doubt him. No doubt the anti-smoking brigade will attach lots of scientific data to disprove this. For what its worth, i fully approve the smoking ban, and every price hike at every budget, despite being a smoker myself, its a horrible habit, that i would go to great lenghts to discourage anyone from starting. Sadly, my willpower is virtually non-existent.

Jeez, it's bad enough that my GP tell's me my athletes foot/genital warts/ingrowing toe nail/short sightedness and hairy chest is caused by my smoking, now people are not buying guitars because of it!!! I've heard it all now!!!!! I must say, I've never smelt tobacco on any guitar, especially mine, the majority of which are 40/50 years old. Personally i never smoke in the house, although i'm sure that wouldn't make any difference.