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I like the look of that SRF705 though...... G.

Hope not to derail..... I have a Beyma 212 - but am totally hopeless with tools. Anyone building these cabs for money? G.

Or....... for that sort of money you could go to one of John Shuker's courses and build your own....... G.

You could always try Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats, the brightest of the bright flats, and quite compliant too. G.

Look at Smooth Hound. G.

Longer than you think - I used to work in the rag trade in the dyeworks side & we used to send samples to Singapore for sun exposure - it was reckoned 12 weeks there equaled about 2 years here. G.

Cirrus BXP has great neck. Also look at Squier Vintage Modified. You might even pick up a Yamaha TRB for around £300 but a BB is more likely. Plus the above. Loads of good stuff around these days. G.

The new Ernie Ball Cobalts are very compliant but I'm not sure you'd get a 7 string set.... G.

1947? G.

Thanks - that's very good. G.

Don't really have much of a clue what you're talking about, Phil, but it's great to come across someone thinking outside the box. G.

Impedence? G.

Recently spent a week with John Shuker. Used 3mm to drill neck screw holes. G.

Just got one of these. Any hints/tips. Anyone got a copy of the factory patch list? G.

[quote name='steantval' timestamp='1492814001' post='3283498'] Just flicking through the channels tonight and came across Later, a black woman on guitar and backed by a band made up of Mumford and ZZ Top lookalikes - bloody awful IMO. [/quote] She was a bit adjacent with the pitch of her singing - in fact, well off a couple of times. G.

Whatever works for you. I learned on unlined, so that's my preference. G.

I've tried all, I think, of the common brands of straplocks. I've found that if they have a nut or a bolt fixing, it will eventually come loose and a tragedy may happen. I've been a bit lucky but there were one or two close calls. Dunlop Straplocks have no nuts or bolts - they use a circlip concept that is much more difficult to defeat. I have no problems with them so far and I've been using them for about 12 years. G.

Hi Alex, I have an Ibanez MM-alike if you need it. G.

Not so interesting when you see the price - I'd go for Schaller. G.

I've just put EB Cobalt flats on both my fretless basses. Amazing tone. G.

I pretty much play fretless for everything these days except when I want to be certain of my intonation in the studio. G.

To be honest, I think I just searched on Ebay for them & bought them off there. Yes, I've just had a look & there's loads of them from about £4 to £60 (!!!) These look nice: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brass-Abalone-premium-bridge-pin-set-for-acoustic-guitars-string-pegs-pins-/112246013074?hash=item1a22623c92:g:S7YAAOSw5cNYXSDl G.

I changed my plastic bridgepins for a set of brass and it didn't half make a difference. G.

If you liked the Sire V7, what about an M7? G.

I'm 70 & still playing - not 3 gigs a week, tho'. G.