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  1. howdenspur
    Cheers Thor😉. Bump!
  2. howdenspur
    Talking Heads '77 on Spotify. Terrific stuff - I'm sure I can hear some 10CC influences and their own influence on XTC.
  3. howdenspur
    This is a thing of beauty, but alas it’s not getting the play it deserves so I need to move it on... This is a Gretsch G5440LSB (ie long scale bass) in orange which I bought new in early 2014. It is in very good condition and comes with a soft ROKSAK bag. At the moment, I would prefer pick up from DN14 – just off J37 M62 – due to lack of a hard case, but could consider delivery/meet up. Would also consider trades with cash adjustment for Fender Road Worn or Limelight Precision or Jazz. But WHY? Some info from the Grestch website: [b]Model Name: [/b]G5440LSB Electromatic® Hollow Body 34" Long Scale Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, Orange [b]Color: [/b]Orange [b]Bracing: [/b]Sound Post [b]Body Material: [/b]5-Ply Maple [b]Body Finish: [/b]Gloss Urethane [b]Body Back: [/b]5-Ply Arched Maple [b]Body Top: [/b]5-Ply Arched Maple [b]Neck Material: [/b]Maple [b]Scale Length: [/b]34" (864 mm) [b]Number of Frets: [/b]22 [b]Fret Size: [/b]Medium Jumbo [b]String Nut: [/b]Delrin® [b]Nut Width: [/b]1.6875" (42.8 mm) [b]Neck Plate: [/b]None [b]Neck Finish: [/b]Gloss Urethane [b]Fingerboard: [/b]Rosewood [b]Position Inlays: [/b]Hump-Block [b]Bridge Pickup: [/b]Blacktop™ Filter'Tron™ [b]Neck Pickup: [/b]Blacktop™ Filter'Tron™ [b]Controls: [/b]Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone [b]Pickup Switching: [/b]3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup [b]Bridge: [/b]Rosewood-Based 4-Saddle Adjusto-Matic™ [b]Tuning Machines: [/b]Gotoh® Die-Cast [b]Unique Features: [/b]Hump-Block Fret Board Inlays, Bound Body Top and Back, Bound Sound Holes, Bound Fingerboard, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod, "G" Cutout Tailpiece Thanks for looking http://[url="http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014258_zps1e705292.jpg.html"][/url][url="http://"]http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/url] [url="http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg[/IMG][/URL]"]http://[/url][URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014257_zpsa6ef7507.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [url="http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014261_zpsc6f064a6.jpg.html]"]http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014261_zpsc6f064a6.jpg.html][/url] [IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014261_zpsc6f064a6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [url="http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014264_zpsc27bd26d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014264_zpsc27bd26d.jpg[/IMG][/URL]"]http://[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Howdenspur/media/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014264_zpsc27bd26d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s415/Howdenspur/Gretsch%20G5440LSB/4thOctober2014264_zpsc27bd26d.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/url]
  4. howdenspur
    Very nice! Those surf influenced colours would really suit - including Sea Foam Green!
  5. howdenspur
    [quote name='Cairobill' timestamp='1473591486' post='3131391'] Working fine [/quote] Indeed it is. Lovely bass and great chops!
  6. howdenspur
    Comes up with "this video is private"...do you need to alter the settings?
  7. howdenspur
    Definitely a gap in the market there Rob - I'd be interested.
  8. howdenspur
    Great video, very informative and those are two lovely basses. You've now got me thinking (sighs, holds head in hands etc)
  9. howdenspur
    Fossil Fuel by XTC on Spotify - before hitting their back catalogue in earnest
  10. howdenspur
    Last night was probably our last gig for a while in our current incarnation as one of our singers is about to take herself off travelling for up to a year. It was in a pub next to York racecourse on race day, so judging by the punters walking past, some alcohol may have been taken . We were a bit nervous and our tech for the night had some teething problems, but once we got going, we had a hoot. All a bit emotional and end of an era feeling - we're all buddies. We do have another singer (another buddy) lined up as a dep for a few months.
  11. howdenspur
    What a great story! As above...go for it!
  12. howdenspur
    Another vote for Hatful of Hollow. Great songs, brilliantly played. Words are clever and funny, but I think Mozza needed Marr as an antedote or foil.
  13. howdenspur
    That colour combo is great - like it a lot! Has also got me thinking about a Limelight again as an affordable YOB-alike.
  14. howdenspur
    Got one too. The orange is quite stunning in the flesh! GLWTS
  15. howdenspur
    Stop it. I like it! Incidentally, think dv247 still have some Gibson offers on.
  16. howdenspur
    ^Definitely this.
  17. howdenspur
    "...cool ammo belt..." What rot.
  18. howdenspur
    Nice!
  19. howdenspur
    My first was a purpley red Avon EB0 copy, though I can't remember how I acquired it (1977ish). It was fun but had rather odd build quality, especially in the bridge department. This was traded against a very "well used" Musicmaster from a second hand shop somewhere in Cardiff. I liked it, though the fretwork needed fettling. This went a couple of years later post University and wasn't replaced until 2008 with the arrival of the MIM Precision! I was happy with one bass...until I came to this place
  20. howdenspur
    I had a Musicmaster back in the 70s, it had a mahoosive oblong case which I[i] think[/i] (I've had a few sleeps since then) was a Fender case. This one on ebay looks very odd...
  21. howdenspur
    This makes me feel much better...when you are mid set, about to start the next song and your mind goes blank ("what do we start on?)...or worse, mid song, completely in the groove without thinking and then you regain consciousness and it all goes to the proverbial.
  22. howdenspur

    P porn

    howdenspur replied to cd_david's topic in Gear Gallery

    Lovely trio!
  23. howdenspur
    Nice one, thanks for posting.
  24. howdenspur
    [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1458933487' post='3012282'] Sending that to our drummer & guitarist. [/quote] This
  25. howdenspur
    "[color=#333333]After further research found to be a rare , highly collectable model." Now starting at £160. [/color]
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