miles'tone

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1468049091' post='3088231'] I hear the Steve Harris sig has the chunkiest P neck. May be worth looking up sites like The Stratosphere that break Fenders up for parts! [/quote] Thanks Danny. It's a chunky fat unlined fretless neck I'm after though (see op) Funny you should mention the Harris sig neck though, as I've thought about giving Shuker it's dimensions for my order if it's doable.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1468012934' post='3088152'] That's a great price knowing what sort of quality Jon is well known for. Nice one!! No problem, Dood sends his regards! [/quote] miles o' smiles backatcha!

Cheers dood Shuker sounds good but also sounds expensive! I'll check him out now. 👍 Edit - ooo, £280 for a finished neck it seems! That would be doable. I'll ring Jon for a chat about it. Ta v much

I've come to realise that I'm much more comfortable playing chunkier necks these days. Does anyone know who makes the chunkiest (front to back) replacement P necks at all? I'm after a fat unlined fretless. Cheers in advance.

I play about 20 mins every evening (wish it could be more) and out at weekends.

Aaron Armstrong (son of Kent Armstrong) is your man: http://www.armstrongpickups.co.uk/repairs-rewind-services/

http://www.bassstringsonline.com/DR-LO-RIDER-Nickel-Plated-Steel-Round-Wound_c_275.html Takes about 8 days door to door. Never had any customs hassle ether.

I'm not a fan of Coldplay but I just saw, via Facebook, their tribute to Viola Beach - the young band who was lost earlier this year in a tragic accident. Fair play to Coldplay, I imagine those boy's families will have loved that: http://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1052839914810632&id=353393028088661

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1466366347' post='3075347'] The official video for Dark Necessities is out. I really like it. Playing a pink stack knob Jazz whilst sitting in a sink wearing nothing but blue rubber gloves. Only Flea. https://youtu.be/Q0oIoR9mLwc [/quote] Yeah good video ☺. The new album is very good in my opinion. I actually bought the CD after hearing it. Interesting recent interview with Flea if you're so inclined: http://youtu.be/JznhtOIZ0TY

The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life. It really is.

Congratulations, it looks fantastic!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1465670594' post='3070145'] [/quote] Love it 😂

Gear4music L.A. Bass. (P bass) The body is made from super lightweight (very resonant) Paulownia wood. They are gigable but so cheap you could mod it nicely and easily still come in under budget: http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/LA-Bass-Guitar-by-Gear4music-Natural/5TQ

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1465533595' post='3069027'] And another... http://youtu.be/I7rlCyvHejY [/quote] Proper Blood Sugar live drums in a room sound on this one 👍 Flea's bass tone is sounding much sweeter again too.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1465443288' post='3068252'] Buddy was the greatest. I say if you can't deal with him , then quit.Or better yet don't join, These guy know what they're signing up for when they played with Buddy. Blue [/quote] I'm with you Blue. It's the Buddy Rich Band. It's a different level of demand and expectation entirely, I'd be expecting perfection if I'd seen them play. Anything less would be average. There's a million average bands out there. He'd more than paid his dues by that point and deserved to not feel like a fool on stage. If I was in his band and I knew I hadn't dropped any clams then I wouldn't take any of that abuse personally at all. If I had messed up through not working at it hard enough, and especially at that level, then it's a fair call in my opinion.

Fat Beams are my favourite round. They sound and feel great when new, get better as they settle in, and just stay that way for months. I'm into flats at the mo so really should give the Hi Beams flats a shot. They're round core too which sounds nice for the fingers.

A fine tipped Tippex pen. Easy to put a small dot of it on, easy to pick it off with no damage or residue left behind. I've used one to put 'note' marker dots along the edge of the neck of my upright and also to mark first position on my fretless. Have a practice on some paper first though until you're happy with your dots

Here's another new Chilis song. It's low key but I like it. http://youtu.be/5w4d_mmJOGM

Start as you mean to carry on. I hope they get there.