geoffbyrne

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.

I don't think I've ever met a truly sane one ....and I've been playing in bands since 1960!!! G.

In that case, he once let me play it at The Old Volunteer Open Mic at Carlton, Nottingham. So I'm sad if it has deceased. And yes, I've seen better headstocks. G.

Is that the Valenti once owned by Richardd if this parish? G.

I'd have a word with Jon Shuker & see if he already has a template made up. G.

Hi Guys! I have procured a preamp which came out of an Ibanez RoadGear RB500. It has 4 'snipped' wires and I need to know where they go. The BLACK coming from the Push/Pull switch (I'm assuming this is an Earth/Ground) The BROWN coming from the 2 position mini-switch. (I'm assuming this is Hot to Jack) The BLACK coming from the main circuit board. (I'm assuming this is another Earth/Ground) The BLUE next to the above Black. (I'm assuming this goes to the RING in the Jack & completes the Battery Circuit) If anyone has this pre in their Ibanez (Is it only in RBs?) I'd be much obliged if you'd have a look & help me out here. Ta. G.

Surely it's not beyond the wit of some UK manufacturer to produce shims equivalent to StewMac's? And at a reasonable cost, too. G.

Reminds me of an old 2x10 PA speaker. G.

Up until quite recently I thought Daft Punk was a genre.... G.

Fenders are famous for the A string buzz. Answer is to leave a longer wind and be sure to wind the string down the way instead of up. Or you could use a string tree. G.

Nobody's mentioned Annie Lennox's version of 'Whiter Shade of Pale' yet..... G.

I used to have a Thunder III Mk2 (Soapbar p/ups) Unlined Fretless 4 - and it was one terrific bass. The Pre is odd but very effective. Active/passive with treble roll-off in passive plus a switch that put each pup in series/parallel. (I think there was 1 x P-Type and 1 x two spool humbucker in the soapbar shells). It was superbly built & put together. I let it go because I play 5s these days, but highly recommended none the less. G.

Look at film from the 50's - everyone (pretty much) played thumb style. G.

Don't forget Overwater & Jon Shuker!! G.

Are your pickup(s) set up close to the strings? If so, turns the screws and lower them well away from the strings as this can affect the tuning - google 'stratitis'. G.

Personally I've made more contacts via Jams and Open Mics - you have to demo that you can play. G.

Coco Montoya. G.

Why not try an external graphic EQ pedal? G.