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    [quote name='Cato' timestamp='1491161708' post='3270954'] Bluebirds are not a native species in the UK. On the other hand, 'There'll be pigeons over the white cliffs of Dover' doesn't have quite the same poetry. [/quote] I quite agree, and I'm all for a bit of artistic license, but are you telling me Dame Vera was spinning us a yarn all along? I'm shocked and appalled.
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    [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1491051336' post='3270172'] Care homes are always looking for people to play Vera Lynn songs & that sort of stuff for the inmates, that's always an option. You can check out the accommodation for future reference while you are there, maybe put your name on the waiting list... [/quote] She doesn't half talk bollocks, that Vera Lynn. I was down at The White Cliffs today. Lovely sunshine, not an f-ing bluebird in sight! :-)
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    Great basses. I have one in a wicked black sparkle, and much as I'd like to own his angelic twin, I'm downsizing myself at the moment. GLWTS.
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    [quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1490888710' post='3268852'] Some 'Old People' pass-times I've noticed are; Driving very slowly,especially during rush hour. Paying for the weekly shop in 2p pieces. Asking for a full ingredients and cooking process breakdown whilst ordering a pub lunch. These all look like splendid fun. [/quote] My god, you're right, they do. I shall implement these immediately.
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    Bump
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    It's now re-appeared... my old bass! I moved it on in 2011, and it's had a couple of owners since, I think. It was a lovely thing, and I'd be tempted to try and buy it back, but not at that price...
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    That's a strange figure... £9.75? Will he seriously give you 25p change if you roll up with only a tenner??
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    Or I left my specs on the cooker... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brian-Eastwood-Bender-Collision-bass-guitar/272519379512
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    It seems to have vanished!
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    [quote name='Dave88' timestamp='1490041369' post='3261719'] Whereabouts are you based? [/quote] Between Woking and Guildford, a few minutes from M25 junction 10 with the A3. PM me if you want to come and have a look.
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    For sale is a Maruszczyk Elwood L 5a 24-fret 5-string, bought new from Bass Direct online only a few weeks ago. It's a lovely instrument - it looks great, plays beautifully, and has an impressive range of Stingray / Jazz / P-bass-type tones. The standard of fit and finish is really high, and it's light (3.6kg) with great balance. 34" scale, 19mm spacing at the bridge, 44mm wide at the nut with a zero fret. Bassculture MM/J pickups, and a Delano 2-band active EQ (push/pull active/passive on the volume pot) with a 3-way coil tap switch on the bridge pickup. The precise details for this actual bass are on the maker's website here: [url="https://www.public-peace.de/index.php/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/elwood-l/5-string/1959-elwood-l-5a-24-flamed-maple160124"]https://www.public-p...med-maple160124[/url] My only reason for selling is I've been playing 35" scale basses for years, and my Ohurangutang arms can't seem to adjust... :-( Never gigged, and in absolutely immaculate as-new condition. Even the strings are still fresh. Comes complete with a Maruszczyk gig bag, a folder with a user manual, brochure, stickers, and adjustment tools. It cost me nearly £1300, so £995 (including UK shipping) is surely a bargain! Sorry, but I'm not looking for any trades. NOW SOLD, PENDING PAYMENT.
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    Very nice. Scale length, bridge string spacing, weight?
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    Did a trade with Joni for his Boldogh Jazzy 5, and the transaction was as smooth as silk - buy/sell/trade with complete confidence. Thanks Joni!
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    A lovely bass. I did a trade with Joni for the other Boldogh he had listed, and it's a quality instrument. He was also great to deal with - buy/trade with confidence. GLWTS Joni!
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    [quote name='Bobthedog' timestamp='1487074875' post='3236745'] Thank you. I originally bought the East to help with volume issues I was having when I first got the Jazz. It has, however, a very different tone. Much more vintage and perhaps less "crisp"? Fort me it certainly is a keeper on the bass but recommend trying one if you can before buying. [/quote] Thanks for that. I just wondered how they compared. I've got an East in my Lakland DJ5, and for me, it transformed the bass. GLWTS.
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    Nice. Like you, I'm after a 5 string version though. How is the East compared to the stock Fender preamp?
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    Take it back into work dressed in one of these. He'll take the hint. Seriously though, I went to try a very rare US luthier-made bass a few months ago, and it was similarly clarted. I passed on it not because it was dirty, but because it said something to me about how the owner had been treating it. I'm always amazed when somemone presents something for sale that needs a clean, even a bit of a dust down. It speaks volumes about their attitude to their gear. And life. And personal hygiene.
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    A very lovely and rare bass, and the seller is a total gentleman - you can buy with complete confidence. GLWTS Dave!
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    [quote name='vikunja' timestamp='1483724623' post='3209637'] My experience is of course with just the one SR5, so purely objective. May get a SR4 in the future though Still, Lakland make great basses, both the Skyline range and the USA range. [/quote] Maybe a new thread of Lakland USA vs. Lakland Korea vs. Lakland Indonesia vs. Lakland Japan needs to be started... unless it already exists, of course...
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    [quote name='Downdown' timestamp='1482770707' post='3202621'] I thought 'Hootenanny' was an olde english word meaning boogie woogie backup on everything - probably even over a bit of John Cooper Clarke doggerel [/quote] Scottish. An old SCOTTISH word.
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    They appear to have the requisite number of bass players, but I don't know if that was what the OP had in mind. I prefer "Am I Evil" by Diamond Head anyway. At least they answer the question. ("Yes I am..." for the uninitiated).
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    Nice. I'll never understand why some people selling a rare thing like that can't be bothered to even give it a clean and take some decent photographs, though....
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    East Uni-Pre has arrived. I'll post again once it's fitted if anyone's interested!
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    Disappointed to report that an experiment in lighter gauge steels (Swing Bass SM665) came quickly unstuck today when the B string was as dead as a flabby rubber band straight out of the pack, the very same reason I stopped using Rotosounds in the 80's... quickly put the old D'Addarios back on again, normal service resumed.
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    Bump. Good Xmas pressie...
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