Bloodaxe

Another one that followed the Bassworld>>Basstalk>>Basschat route. Can't for the life of me remember what I was looking for when I stumbled across BW. Either info on old Arias or lightweight rigs, but I'm guessing. P.

Not really a Frankenstein, but I modded an SB-1000 into a sort of fretless SB-900: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Bloodaxe/Bass/SB-1000F/SB-1000F-001-1.jpg[/IMG] Stripped out the actives, kept the varitone.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1370990763' post='2108497'] Did i see john taylor in one espisode....with a pick?[/quote] Yup, this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eKTM__dabo Also features John Entwistle & Wilko Johnson. Interesting comparisons in that between Ian Paice & Carl Palmer. Paicey uses a paradiddle to lay down two different grooves, whereas Palmer just shows off. My strongest memory of that series is of the clips featuring Sly & Robbie. Subtitles would have really helped back then

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1370685021' post='2104309'] Grenn precision copy. Not heard of Grenn before. Wonder what's lurking under that ash tray? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Grenn-bass-guitar-MIJ-made-in-japan-1970s-vintage-copy-clone-Precision-Bass-/300915045925?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item460fef3625"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item460fef3625[/url] [/quote] Who knows? Could be one of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Maya-Electric-Bass-Guitar-/121118515528?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c3339e148

[url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1955-Fender-Stratocaster-Volume-Tone-Pot-PROJECT-Repair-PARTS-Rare-Year-/230954776811?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item35c5fa38eb]Really? I mean Really!?[/url]

If you're happy with dots, there's a transcription of Hard to Handle here: [url="http://freebasspart.pv24.pagesperso-orange.fr/Fichiers/Otis%20Redding/The%20Immortal%20Otis%20Redding/Hard%20To%20Handle.pdf"]http://freebasspart....To%20Handle.pdf[/url] It's for the Otis Redding/Duck Dunn original, but that's not a problem as the Black Crowes just souped it up a bit - the arrangement's the same. [b]EDIT[/b] - Here's what I have for [url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8453031/Honky_Tonk_Women_BW.pdf]Honky Tonk Women[/url], apologies for quality (it's a scan of a photocopy), but it ought to do. P.

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1370452233' post='2101173'] Knobs.[/quote] Oops. Didn't see the pickup selector one in the listing photo - a bit dark on my monitor. Don't suppose you know of a source for correct pattern knobs? I'd be up for one over a half a dozen (or better 5 + 2 selectors). P.

[quote name='ubassman' timestamp='1370381488' post='2100185'] ...I think it agrees with Dr Kertz - the thumb isn't out in the "hitch hikers" position [/quote] Doh! I take your point. I read Dr K's stance as meaning 'the "Claw" is Good', a tactic 'ol Snaggletooth utterly fails to embrace. I still think that the straight path from elbow through the wrist is the way to go, the thumb can land where it wishes according to the individual's joint/bone structure. Same goes for the right hand (exactly as espoused by Fergie Fulton in the vid in post 4). There are a few more vids by Fergie on his website here: http://fergiefulton.co.uk/health.php P.

[url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MATSUMOKU-ARIA-PRO-SB-900-BASS-GUITAR-/271217761438?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f25d69c9e]1980 Batwing SB-900[/url] Starting price is nice, but depends what reserve the seller's put on it. Shame about the knob though.

[quote name='ubassman' timestamp='1370378026' post='2100101']Agreed ..interesting vid and +1 on the idea of finding neutral position - I reckon its probably different for everyone because the arm has 3 pivots the shoulder, elbow and wrist and all the bones are different lengths . I can get into my comfortable neutral position with my thumb behind second finger low down by simply adjusting my arm into a natural curve which comes in at maybe 75 degrees to the neck. Personally I keep my thumb in the same orientation to the fingers as the hand just glides up and down without ever needing to change shape - works for me but completely respect that others have different techniques and ideas.[/quote] That's exactly why I'm an avid supporter of the 'neutral position' - it's the only technique I'm aware of that automatically allows for differing body geometry between players. My neutral position results in my left thumb pointing to my left almost parallel to the neck in the lower registers but it shifts inwards as I move up. That's the way I'm built. Your geometry permits a different approach. I daresay that Pino's neutral stance will be somewhat different on account of him being eleventeen feet tall, as will Rob Trujillo's (he looks as if he works out, so his upper body geometry is different again). The neutral stance also impacts on the old 'what's the best strap height' discussion. In some/many cases it's possible to achieve a neutral position whilst sitting that translates seamlessly into a standing position with no strap adjustment. Not for me though - I can only play for 5-10 mins maximum sat down before my right wrist starts hurting. That couple of inches difference in strap length is the difference between CTS in 15 mins or 30 years of grief-free playing. There is [u]no[/u] 'one size fits all' approach, it's a question of experimentation until you find what works best for you. Incidentally, this clip featuring one of his patients seems to contradict Dr. Kertz's assertion: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyuDyWc09G8[/media] Note two things… Lemmy's thumb is nearly always visible, but (crucially) there's an almost straight line from his elbow through his wrist that suggests he's rather more relaxed than the pace of the tune might suggest. Pete.

No. 1 for the low end & No. 2 if I go further up into the Forbidden Zone. No stranger to using the thumb as a damper either. There's no law that says you have to keep your left hand in a fixed position. As the neck's geometry changes throughout its length, so should your hand's. Exhibit A:— [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3f2soptQbI[/media] I hope no-one's seriously suggesting that Duck Dunn was wrong I also recommend a perusal of this:— [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRkSsapYYsA[/media] P.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1370370908' post='2099916']So - am I being too picky by only wanting to play songs I like (both in terms of listening to and enjoying playing) or should I bite my tongue and take a gig because it'll get me out & playing again. . .?[/quote] Nope. Not from where I'm sitting anyway. The last band that I was going to go for seemed to tick a lot of the right boxes for me:— One of the guits/vox lived about 10 mins walk from me (handy for woodshedding) Regular gigs at local venues (so I wouldn't be reliant on blagging lifts) Genre was my kind of thing (i.e. mostly Blues/R&B.), Band had a servicable website with a 'private' page that contained rehearsal audio, youtube links, mp3s, chord charts/lead sheets and set lists going back several years. They'd also put together their version of a Real Book that got added to as required. So… I applied & got invited to try out, so spent a few days woodshedding at home using their excellent resources. Started well, but as I went further it became apparent that there were things I really didn't like:— There seemed to be rather a lot of Country. I'm really [i]not[/i] a fan of the genre - I'll tolerate [u]a couple[/u] of numbers in a set, but that's about it. Transpositions. I understand that singists need to do this, but if it results in the tune becoming a bugger to play it ought to be dropped IMO. The final straw was one completely needless re-arrangement of an Elvis standard that utterly müllered the original. It was rather odd… I got really angry about that for some reason. A polite e-mail to the guit soon followed. I don't expect any band's setlist to be a [i]perfect[/i] fit with my tastes, but it's got to be around 90% otherwise I'm not going to be happy. As I do this for sh!ts, giggles & beer money, my happiness comes first. Oh & FWIW, being asked to learn 25 tunes for [i]an audition[/i] is totally OTT - that's sub gig territory. Pete.

[quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1370332970' post='2099124']I wonder how much they paid for it? Or is it a consignment sale?[/quote] Martin's responses implied it was on consignment. Academic now… it's been pulled. Whether that's off the Gallery's own back or down to the ClangStick Enforcers, I know not… hopefully the former. Either way, hopefully Martin & Co are a bit more informed than they were a couple of days ago.

Invalid VAT number kills it for me straight off. Austrian prefix code??

I'm not an engineer, nor have I ever played one on TV… but I'd have thought that as near as you can get to point contact would be the most desirable. You could get a good knife edge with stainless, but that would likely put a lot of stress on the string at the witness point. If you have enough bar, why not try a few shapes? This is a dimensioned drawing of an Aria SB bridge & saddles if it's any use:— https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8453031/SB-1000%20bridge.pdf P.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1370276238' post='2098467'] Trade speak for 'it's f***ed'.[/quote] Pretty much. There's a good photblog of T.C Ellis' repair/restoration work on Lemmy's touring 4004LK. F***ed isn't the word… if it were me I'd have started with a caustic soda jet wash

Just had a chat with Martin at the Gallery & he's offered the following info:—[list] [*]It's obviously had a life; [*]It appears to be set-neck; [*]The neckplate looks like it's been put on as an afterthought & there's nothing stamped on it; [*]It looks like it's had a respray & was once a FireGlo; [*]Plain binding, not checquered. [/list] They're trying to get hold of the seller to see if they can take it to bits to investigate further, so there's seemingly a question mark or two in Martin's mind. P.

No experience & the only thing I could find was this thread on the Matsumoku forum discussing a rather sparkly guitar, also with a MIK sticker: http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=6980 The OP reckons his was produced from 1999-2002. More than that? Dunno. Looks interesting though.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1370219528' post='2097806']Hey, nice Hondo![/quote] Odd you should say that… whilst hunting for info earlier I chanced upon an utterly uncorroborated statement that 'Alan' (presumably Alan Davey) had a Hondo 2 as a backup if his Ric failed. So it's [i]very dimly possible[/i] that there [i]might[/i] be a Snaggletooth connection. Question for the experts: As I understand it the 4001S had a set neck, but dot markers & no binding. Was there ever a bound & mother-of-toilet-seat version? If so, the neck plate [i]could[/i] have been lashed on there to bolster up a failing set neck joint. Either way it's as fishy as a fish supper on Friday in Fish Week at Billingsgate.

If you can remember seeing Hawkwind, you weren't there I assume I've seen them as I have a hazy recollection from 1982 of Nik Turner playing "In The Mood" as the sun rose mystically over Stone'enge, but I put that down to the drugs wearing off.

Ducking out I'm afraid… Cash Machine says 'No'

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1370071798' post='2096151']Anybody going to put a link up then, so I can play? [/quote] http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b02149w3/Pointless_Series_9_Episode_20/ Fast-forward to 2:30

Bit of 70s kitsch with no reserve: [url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-Diamond-Semi-Acoustic-Bass-Guitar-Short-Scale-Japan-70s-Hollowbody-Vintage-/230990665233?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35c81dd611]Aria Diamond Semi-Acoustic[/url]

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1369472183' post='2089523']Well, the Pro II RSB Special and the Tempo Les Paul bass both fetched around £200, so maybe the market is picking up? I'd have valued them both around £150 in the current climate.[/quote] I'd agree with you, but that said 200 sovs for an RSB Special isn't outrageous - it's still a lot of bass for the money. This [url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-Pro-II-RSB-Straycat-Bass-1986-87-Made-in-Japan-/251282248697?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a8196d3f9]RSB Straycat[/url] looks a bit of alright - it'll be interesting to see what it does. In other news… The [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300906501228?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649"]SB-1000 with a BIN of £1350[/url] got bids up to £530 - but that was still below the seller's reserve. Now there's a surprise… not. The [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221228975153?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649"]'Cliff Burton Fretless'[/url] got pulled "because there was an error in the listing" whatever that means. Couldn't see anything wrong in the listing apart from the spurious CB claim… and it's since been [url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARIA-SB-1000-ARIA-PRO-2-BASS-GUITAR-CLIFF-BURTON-VINTAGE-FRETLESS-/221232916294?pt=Guitar&hash=item3382826746]relisted[/url]. & the [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121113147387?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649"]Korean SB-1000CB[/url] topped out at £451 from a £350 start. P.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1370009244' post='2095510']Yes and no - it's built in PDF export is a bit poor. Better to install a free PDF creator (there are a plethora of them out there) and "print" to your chosen PDF creating "printer".[/quote] True dat. For some reason Tux produces a PDF of a really compressed jpeg so legibility suffers. If you print to PDF (I use Acrobat) it's much better, but doesn't display stopped or dotted notes properly. Similarly, beamed notes of multiple duration display incorrectly. The tab side of it's fine though as it doesn't include timing information. There is a workaround however, as Tux can output to Lilypond format (*.ly) & that produces some very legible (if rather old-fashioned) PDFs:— [url="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8453031/FF%26F_BJT.pdf"]https://dl.dropboxus.../FF%26F_BJT.pdf[/url] Lilypond also puts timing information in the tab (rests, stops etc) that I've not seen anywhere else, oh, and it's free. [url="http://www.lilypond.org/"]http://www.lilypond.org/[/url] GuitarPro is good, but has an annoying feature which allows you to overfill a bar (& gives no clues as to what you've done wrong). Tux won't let you do this; as soon as the bar is full it opens a new one. GuitPro's PDF output is also lacking in that it won't allow font embedding — that means that if you send it to someone without GP, the PDF reads gibberish. Pete.