Jean-Luc Pickguard

I can tell who replied after only reading the thread title, rather than the whole post.

The transformation of the Hartke looks fantastic. I want to be rid of the fuzzy rat rur from my Schroeder 1212L, but I'm not sure I will have the patience to see the project through and will end up with a half stripped cab and loads of bits & pieces of hardware scattered about the place which the missus will attempt to tidy up and several bits will go missing.

That's one of the things Epiphone fixed on the wonderful Vintage pro/60s Thunderbird bass. The original 60s Gibson ones had the socket on the face of the bass but its on the edge for the Epi.

Is there any feature or element of your gear that you put up with despite being happy with the other aspects of the gear—due to it being a relatively minor quibble or the expense of replacing/upgrading the gear outweighing the thing you dislike? My personal dislike is the ‘fuzzy rat fur’ on my Schroeder 1212L cabinet. It just looks tatty from being scuffed at the edges and attracting dust and lint. Tolex always looks much smarter.

Bad Girl - New York Dolls

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the fabled emperor's new strings. They look fabulous with the pure gold windings and peacock coloured silks don't you think?

I'll soon be a member of the ABM owners club as I have just ordered a B-stock ABM EVO IV 600 Head from PMT. It should be with me sometime tomorrow!

my friend Jack - The smoke

Mahogany wood - The Residents

call me names - Joan Armatrading

Don't make me pick a favourite

I don't have a classic 50s P bass, but the only hard case I use for my '81 Pbass is a hiscox liteflite bass case.

Living in the Pasty - Jethro Tull

God save the quinoa - sex pistols

Wheat wave - Martha & the vandellas

Here comes the rice - small faces

Its my chapati and I'll cry if I want to - Lesley Gore

I'm waiting for the naan - Velvet underground

meat on the ledge - fairport convention

I liked my sunburst one so much I bought a white one as well. The spec on epiphone.com states that they are now being made with an indian laurel fingerboard, which won't be as good looking as the blackwood tek used on the earlier ones which resembles bazilian rosewood, and as it doesn't shrink/expand with the seasons, makes the bass immune to fret-sprout.

T-bone shuffle - T-Bone Walker

Oh man, I really want a bassoguitar now

Tiger, my friend - Psapp

Albert Tatlock - The Skids

suck it & see - arctic monkeys