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The sheet that the Bass is photographed on has the most appauling stains I have ever seen.

[quote name='Myke' timestamp='1358646054' post='1942881'] I just read that and laughed the whole way through! [/quote] Cheers Myke. Not an experience I'd want to go through again, but as someone one said 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger'. Or something.

A friend of mine did some backstage work at the former NEC and caught Mr Fieldy relieving himself into a one of the lighting rig flight case. This has coloured my opinion of him somehat.

Only ever did it once. Here's the story: [url="http://bigplansforeverybody.blogspot.co.uk/p/part-six-worst-gig-ever-1-bolton.html"]http://bigplansforeverybody.blogspot.co.uk/p/part-six-worst-gig-ever-1-bolton.html[/url]

Ambititious price, but apparently it's a real head turner [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fender-precision-bass-/261157928188?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cce39bcfc"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fender-precision-bass-/261157928188?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cce39bcfc[/url]

Plate arrived today and looks lush. Thanks to Conan for the heads up and Howard for a classy job (well, as classy as red pearloid can be, which isn't really classy at all...) Choc ices all round. [quote name='Johngh' timestamp='1358194476' post='1934705'] So now we know he had a few issues during the building work, if your orders late, pick up da phone and call him. Simples. [/quote] Amen.

Just got in touch with Howard today re a scratchplate I'd ordered a few months back. It turns out mine was one of the orders that got orphaned from their details when he had some building work done. I called him today, he dug it out of the pile, phoned me back and he's on the case. Hopefully, this means he's back on track - it sounds like he has a bit of a backlog (and a few jobs which have come adrift from their addresses etc) but it's all good.

Ian Rushbury- Halesowen, West Mids (...sounds a bit like University Challenge....)

If it goes around in a hard case, it needs to get a sticker of either the place or the band....

I've got a hard case that you're welcome to use if this baby has got a lot of traveling to do...

What a ridiculous idea. It'll never work. I'm in.

[quote name='w_joe' timestamp='1357764753' post='1928150'] Hi This is the latest layout in my pedalboard: Cheers [/quote] There's a classic sort of elegance about this, which the Art School bore in me is really digging. Lovely.

I believe we were promised some salacious imagery, possibly involving visible ankles. I've locked the door and made myself a pot of tea...

Quick transaction, speedy delivery and great comms. I'd let him date my sister (if I had a sister...) Buy and sell with confidence

YAYY!!! Thanks for the heads up Lifer! Watt is one of the most distinctive Bassists working today - I too saw fIREHOSE in the 80's and with The Missingmen at Supersonic. Incredible both times. A true pioneer too - The Minutemen combined the most bizarre influences with Punk to make a truly unique sound. Here's a little something from my blog, featuring a very tasty fIREHOSE live set: [url="http://bigplansforeverybody.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/firehose-live-austin-alternatives-may.html"]http://bigplansforeverybody.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/firehose-live-austin-alternatives-may.html[/url]

Lovely pics Bluejay.... I was there too - rude not to as I live about 4 miles from the venue. Great to hear the man behind so many incredible Basslines play them live. 'L.A. Woman' was ace. He seems to be a genuinely nice guy too. Right then, let's see if we can coax Lee Sklar and Carol Kaye to Stourbridge.....

[quote name='Rowley Birkin QC' timestamp='1357333405' post='1921367'] Oxford dictionary quotes, "[color=#333333][font=Georgia, Palatino,]Definition of [/font][/color][b]musician[/b] [b] noun[/b] [list] [*] a person who plays a musical instrument, especially as a profession, or is musically talented." [/list] [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]so, in that context, you are a musician [/font][/size] [/quote] This.

I've recently changed from cable ties to heavy duty velcro. Cable ties are great, but it it can be a pain if you fiddle with your pedal board layout a lot (and I do...) You have to drill holes etc etc. On the plus side, they are dirt cheap, especially if you've got a budget hardware shop on a high street near you. And the pedals never move once they're lashed down. Like most of the pedal-totin' Bassies out there, i've gone for heavy duty velcro. I used the normal stuff once - turned my pedal board on it's side for storage, went to use it at a gig and hey presto...untidy mess of cables, pedals and semi-sticky goo. The heavy duty is a bit more expensive, but nothing's shifted as yet. Rushbo top tip...to make sure your FX dont move in storage or transit, put some foam or similar in the top of the case so it just rests on the pedals when closed. It helps to keep everything in place. I've found that the stuff you use as 'underlay' for laminate flooring works great, as you can add extra layers if you need to. And everyone's got a bit of spare laminate flooring underlay in the loft, right?

No love for Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson? ...or Mike Watt and George Hurley?