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[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1422443271' post='2672629'] Steve's number one has a maple body according to mike kenney [/quote] Really? is it a Fender body? what year is his #1 bass?

just done a quick google, John Gold used to run the shop. Works for Fender Europe now (So it says on the forum I've just found this info)

That'll be Mr Strummit then. Google time

The Fender website says it's got a 2 piece maple body!! Surely not. I like the tinted headstock, looks like the nicotine stained 70's headstocks

I thought it was just amazing. It was the owner of Allbang & Strummit IIRC

at that price I'll have to buy one. My brother's band supported Maiden on an Italian tour when Bruce first joined and I've been a SH fan ever since. Plus I support WHUFC. COYI

thanks folks, that is what I thought but just needed to check

does an octave below mean the same as a bass though?

How are they tuned. Are the bottom 4 strings the same as a normal bass guitar? Stupid question really but I'd like a definitive answer please.

apart from the mis-matched wood, I quite like it. Would prefer normal jazz bass controls and a tort guard though

DHL are utter sh*te. They f**k up nearly everything I have used them for.

[quote name='M@23' timestamp='1419951638' post='2644252'] Really sorry to hea about your Bro. You're spot on though mate. [/quote] Thanks [email="M@23"]M@23[/email]

Hey Luca, welcome. What's the 'rafo' in your name.Is it anything to with the Italian rock band called 'The Raff'?

easy gig for us with my pub band (not the tribute). 2 sets. 45 mins and an hour. Then the DJ takes over at 11.30. 15 mins from my house in the car. The other singer and guitarist live in the same town as the gig, poor drummer has a 45 minute drive home. Cheap beer and (usually) full of people

In Spector euro 4lx in white (like the Se-5) Epiphone classic pro thunderbird in white Bitsa Fretless P bass Out JV squire P bass I've learned this, (my brother passed away from Cancer, he was 49). You have to grab life and enjoy it. You only get one chance.

+1 on the qsc K10. I have K12s and subs and actually I wish I would have bought the K10s and the subs. Thomann do QSC at a good price too plus QSC have a six year warranty

I've just been to the FB page. He makes some lovely looking basses

I've always fancied a bass with active MM humbucker and a Passive P. Never got round to it

I remember watching the TV show called 'Rockschool' with Deirdry Cartwright, Henry Thomas and Paul Nicholls. They explained reggae style music in a simple form and I found it very informative. As a novice (at the bass, I played violin for 7 years before touching the bass) it was quite a good show. The only reggae/ska stuff I've done in recent years is Stir it up by Bob Marley and Amy Winehouse's version off monkey man. It's great stuff

yep its great fun learning loads of stuff at short notice. I learned 30 odd Jam songs in just over 2 weeks. Did 5 or 6 gigs

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1418076174' post='2626724'] The female singer in my function band went for a lesson with a vocal coach, the coach asked her "whats you warmup regime?" "?erm a pint of Stella and a fag?" "No no you cant have a pint of Stella before a gig!" "What about Carling?" 100% true story, never been back but she can knock out some blondie, pretenders, specials etc so its all good. [/quote] Brilliant. I've been singing for over 25 years and have only ever completely lost my voice ( at a gig) once. It was about 15 mins before the end of the 2nd set. And these days if I get a heavy cold I am at risk of losing my voice but luckily I don't get many colds. I have no special regime or tricks. I stay hydrated. This is very important. If you dehydrate, you can lose your voice. It's was from a book called the rock n roll singers survival manual (something like that). I don't smoke. I'm 46 and have no idea whether I will be able to sing when I'm 60 but I'll carry on trying. These days, though, I do use a monitor but I don't know if that really helps with the straining.

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1418051026' post='2626293'] Why not just go for one like Police squad's and pick/drill out the side dots you don't like, little wipe of light wood filler (couple of quid from b&q for a small tube) and just sharpie pen some dots where you do want them? Easy, and keeps your project cheap and fun. [/quote] I did this but because the laquer is tinted, you can still see the dots (which are now white). The new markers are black and slightly larger that the old ones, but under stage lights the black ones stand out so well it's not a problem. If i could be bothered with some tinted laquer i could go over the white dots and try and blend them in a little more. But as I said, it's not a problem on gigs