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Interesting subject. Would a bass ever be too rare and/or valuable to use regularly i wonder?

1 hour ago, fleabag said:

I've reported him to the Spanish Inquisition.  No one expects the Spanish Inquisition

And the Spanish are an inquisitive people?

3 hours ago, Teebs said:

Soooooo... Are SBL any good then?

Never looked into it, but it could be useful.

I've never looked into lessons before as I've always considered myself unteachable (not in a good way )

He is hugely talented and has a successful business, but he's not my cup of tea? And in fairness I probably wouldn't be his cup of tea either! Now if Pino did an online bass course.....?

21 hours ago, YouMa said:

I'm on Del Palmers Facebook. He's an interesting man. Underated I think.

 

Not to mention, and in the street vernacular, that he "hit that thang"

Can I declare a commercial disinterest?

11 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

It might be worth finding out who the photographer is and asking them if they have given permission for the photograph to be used. IME promoters of this kind of event have zero idea of the ins and outs of copyright or IP

This was my first thought. But if the photographer decides to 'kick off' about it, the OP's band will become "the band on the poster that got the charity event shut down?" 

All publicity is good publicity, no!

Why was the body replaced?

The sweeney had some interesting bass parts backing up scenes and setting the mood. Especially when they were following someone, they usually had some nice bass 

8 hours ago, ped said:

‘In Stock’ basically means ‘we know someone we can get one from for you’ now

 in 'group' stock?

I had the same issue, are the fret markers made of harder plastic? I wonder if they tend to force up the fingerboard slightly when manufactured because some are less affected than others like this.  I also never realised you could refinish the ebanol fingerboards, whoops?

The Dactylion

Chirogymnast

Google them, I dare you!

5 hours ago, BigRedX said:

You would have probably paid quite a lot for the design and artwork of something even as simple as this, as it required access to specialist skills and expensive equipment that were strictly for graphic arts professionals.

I was a typesetter back then, i know!

It's probably a little harsh to judge the work done at that time by this advert, even 'pre computer' times. The industry went through so many changes around that time. When I joined the trade it was at the start of 'computerisation'. I worked with many guys who had spent their working lives on hot metal. The front end systems were specialised, hugely expensive code driven machines that looked as though they could have put a rocket on the moon, but probably contained the same computing power as an iphone. But it all changed very quickly and fortunately I got out before DTP really took hold and everyone was doing it on their 386!

Anyway, the advert, to my mind, looks as though it's been 'pasted up', done on the cheap. EG check out the word spacing, especially between the words AMAZING and BASS compared to BASS and WITH. Also a little too much space after the word 'pop,' which I think indicates manual paste up and last minute changes! They have RR/RL the three para next to the image but the last para is centred weirdly. I'm guessing the text was set to suit a different design and it's been hacked around! Just my opinion

Tony Franklin always scores a blank on BC , not sure why? He seems to have earned his medals? 

On 11/01/2019 at 14:19, visog said:

Sorry to be obtuse but I'm fascinated with how rudimentary the layout, type-set and printing was in the 80s - pre-computers I suppose.

You got what you paid for?

6 hours ago, BigRedX said:

If it was as easy as you suggest pretty much everyone would be doing it.

Have you been on youtube? 

On 8 January 2019 at 22:14, dlloyd said:

...quite a decent living from all accounts:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sweet-sound-of-success-for-online-bass-tutor-7hjktpgtm

 

Youtube has changed so many lives. Some youtubers have become millionaires for actually doing very little?

1 minute ago, lownote12 said:

If you do it regularly you soon get to eyeball it close enough.  Playing styles vary so much it's not really that critical to 1/1000 inch. It takes me a second to assess my relief by eye and if I check with a measuring tool I'm always pretty accurate.

"Near enough's good enough!"

That's how the Fodera is setup at the factory?

This is quite interesting. Scott decides an adjustment of the cheap bass is needed at about 3:10, and starts cranking on the truss rod and 'eyeballing' the strings, it's the weirdest thing. Bearing in mind the 'relief' is measured in thousands of an inch he must have eyes like a hawk? Although it's only a 'cheap' bass so it doesn't matter!

16 minutes ago, jacko said:

A half decent retirement package and a cottage somewhere near Keswick.

Remote country cottages are great when you are fit with your own transport. i'm going to move next to a hospital when i retire!

53 minutes ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

PMT can be very variable.

I've had both good and diabolical service in the Romford branch.

They sold me a Warwick and were very accommodating.

Some time later, I asked to try a (Korean) Burns, but even when tuned, the strings lay flat against the frets (!) I asked if it could be set up, but the guy said "only if yer gonna buy it"

So I walked.

I still find them very hit-and-miss, and I've had them be fine to me and rude to other customers. Weird.

Not sure where you are based, or what you're after but there's also East Coast Music, Hornchurch Rd. DV247, Chesham Close (off North St) and Drum City, High Street. I can't vouch for any of these places, but I often drive passed them. There are probably others?

The art of drumming. Victorian criminals would knock on the door of a house to see if it was empty prior to burglary. This was known as 'drumming'. Where the term 'drum' or home comes from.

1 minute ago, EliasMooseblaster said:

Ludicrously optimistic prices aside, anyone know what the story is behind the left-handed trem? Did SRV prefer to have it dangling from the top of the bridge, or was it just a frantic bodged repair while on tour that he just got used to?

I understand that back in the day there were limited parts available, no ebay etc and he had to get whatever he could. I believe something fell on the guitar and it had to be repaired quickly. He just left it?

I am not an SRV guru, someone will probably reply with the full SP

It's sad that SRV actually wanted his guitars to be affordable/realistically priced instruments. Or was he being naiive?

Still sad.

10 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Oh dear lord, that’s to the bone that mate 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

And you thought 'off topic' was a rough house!