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    Suggestion: size limit for sigs

    in Site News

    Posted

    I like signatures, they can be funny or tell you something about the poster so I like to leave them turned on. Sometimes they can be a bit too large though, like [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/216440-on-holdsale-pending-rare-original1989-yamaha-trb-4p-emerald-greengold-museum-mint/page__view__findpost__p__2201220"]this one[/url] here that includes a slideshow of all his gear and takes up the entire height of my laptop screen. May I suggest a maximum height so the sigs don't take up a ridiculous amount of screen space? :)

    Rickenbacker spray-over with flaky paint-job?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1373803613' post='2141733']
    He's a business man not a luthier.

    If people still buy them come what may why should he care?
    [/quote]
    He just won't admit it when there is something wrong with the finish. It is never RIC's fault, it is the soap that you used/didn't use or the handcream that you used/didn't use that caused the problem. ;)

    Gretsch GAS

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I succumbed to my GAS and bought a 5440 last weekend. It sounds and looks great, I bet you can just play root notes on it and still appear to be the coolest guy in the band. ;)

    Posting images of Rickenbacker copies

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by John Schoen

    [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1369237862' post='2086753']
    I've not read the whole thread, but what if Fender were to do this with the shape of the Jazz body?  Infact, I'm off to email them to see if they will.   :P
    [/quote]

    They tried it with the shape of the Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars and the Precision bass and failed: [url="http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91161403&pty=OPP&eno=246"]http://ttabvue.uspto...pty=OPP&eno=246[/url]

    Fascinating thread on TB! Tom Wictor, ex BP journo spilling the beans spectacularly :)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I spent a couple of nights reading all three threads and bought both his books. The first, "In Cold Sweat" contains the full text of the interviews that he had with Gene Simmons, Peter Hook, Jerry Casale and Scott Thunes. The Scott Thunes interview takes up half of the book, he is a very interesting person. The Gene Simmons interview is very interesting too, it made me look differently at him.
    He wrote the second book, "Ghosts and Ballyhoo", when the Talkbass thread made him realise that people were interested in his story. The subtitle is "Memoirs of a failed LA music journalist" and he talks about his life as a musician and later journalist. There are some interludes by Scott Thunes in this book, I really enjoyed reading it.

    slab66

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I think it is a great initiative, building those basses for people that can't or don't want to do it themselves. There are a couple of things about your version of the bass that I am not sure about because they are different from the original.

    - The truss rod adjustment at the headstock, I like the cleaner look of the original.
    - The modern bridge looks a bit out of place on a vintage and raw design like a slab body.
    - Last and least: 21 frets. I am not sure if prospective buyers would ever go that high on the neck.

    Could you post some specifications of your bass? I understand that they are custom made but some basic specs and dimensions (nut width, neck profile etc.) would be interesting to know.

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