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Nice choice Interpol.

Similar period with some wicked keyboard bass in the verses... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijXcYLV1aNg&sns=em

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1496217261' post='3309557'] Hohner B2 cricket bats were always my nemesis. No so much now I am more used to them - they are just so handy to carry around as a back up so I persevered. At first, 2 octave scale plus no head meant that my subconscious mental map of note positions was all over the place. Always seemed something of a lottery which notes I would actually be playing as my hand never seemed in the right spot. [/quote] Yep, I had one of these as an easy carry-around practice bass and flogged it for just this reason. Most things I needed to practice on the road involved reading which further exacerbated the problem.

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1496201876' post='3309493'] that Van Halen clip, he wasn't in the wrong key, he was in the wrong band ....and state. lol [/quote] I heard that they'd gone out on tour without a keyboard player and all the keys were on a sequencer. I don't know if there was a power failure or what, but somehow the sequencer reset itself to the wrong sample rate (i.e. 'in the cracks' tuningwise). Being as the entire intro is on keys and they were less than a semitone out of tune, no one noticed until the band kicked in, by which time it was too late. You could hardly stop the song and start again on what was probably the last encore. I can only presume that Dave Lee Roth had mostly keys in his in-ears as he seems relatively unphased. Poor old EVH's deperate efforts during the solo make my teeth itch. I feel sorry for the bloke, although I'm sure that after the gig they had a few beers and a laugh over it.......... perhaps after sacking the sequencer tech? 😉

....errrr Jack, I was joking.

Am I the only person here that thinks that MOST (albeit admittedly not all) of the people who have a gentle dig at MS are just ribbing for fun and really don't intend any offence and that some people are taking it all a WEE bit too seriously? By the way, I belong to the ribber faction although I love playing the number and the smiling faces of the punters. Sorry Barking Spiders, your post artived as I was writing mine.

I love this guy's playfulness and now, I feel, he's really outdone himself... [media]http://youtu.be/VwHDM4QhAAo[/media] ...plus, has this one been on here before? If so, my apologies http://youtu.be/wzAOQlbhUp0

[quote name='ribbetingfrog' timestamp='1495823390' post='3306916'] I was not aware that our esteemed members would stoop so low. I shall immediately leave and join talkbass instead. [/quote] ooooOOOOoooooooooh!

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1495813618' post='3306836'] Don't burn him ! Don't burn the witch ! Don't give him the easy chair ! Everything's alright, honest [/quote] Naaaaaa, burn'im!

Wow, this morning this thread was just a light-hearted giggle between two mates (and the rest of BC) about an old running-gag. Suddenly it's gone all serious. What happened?

[quote name='Vinny' timestamp='1495799045' post='3306699'] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui38tcP6Ow0 [/quote] I dread to think what you typed into Google in order to come up with that.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1495793927' post='3306620'] Oooooh! You bitch! [/quote] How so very dare you! Meeowwww! 😉

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1495786376' post='3306501'] Just for the record, it wasn't me, OK? [/quote] The lady doth protest too much methinks.

Fugleyyyyyy!

[quote name='rorysmith' timestamp='1495578917' post='3305103'] The Lonious Monks [/quote] Slight modification, "The Lonliest Monks"?

[quote name='Geddys nose' timestamp='1495351017' post='3303075'] http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/G-L-L2000-Bass-Guitar/282486684839?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44293%26meid%3D5ba7dfe7b02649f8b975c63a5e5794b6%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D142389430048 Took all the Indonesia and Tribute logos off and never mention it. [/quote] How can you tell? Just curious.

[quote name='BassBunny' timestamp='1495114387' post='3301381'] Me too. When Nanyo was resurrected after they stopped trading the production moved to, I believe, Korea. I have one of these basses and 2 MIJ ones. The Korean one has a high mass bridge, both MIJ ones have BBOT. The control cavity cover on the Korean ones have the holes in a different place to the Jap ones as well. Also as Pete points out it is a 1988 serial number and MIJ. When I removed the neck of one of mine, it had "4 series" written in the neck pocket, so maybe that is the answer, assuming you are happy to detach the neck. [/quote] Ooh, I'm a bit of a wuss about removing necks and suchlike. I can do some close-ups of the bridge, nut and hardware if that would help?

[quote name='BassBunny' timestamp='1495114387' post='3301381'] Me too. When Nanyo was resurrected after they stopped trading the production moved to, I believe, Korea. I have one of these basses and 2 MIJ ones. The Korean one has a high mass bridge, both MIJ ones have BBOT. The control cavity cover on the Korean ones have the holes in a different place to the Jap ones as well. Also as Pete points out it is a 1988 serial number and MIJ. When I removed the neck of one of mine, it had "4 series" written in the neck pocket, so maybe that is the answer, assuming you are happy to detach the neck. [/quote] Ooh, I'm a bit of a wuss about removing necks and suchlike. I can do some close-ups of the bridge, nut and hardware if that would help?

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1495106886' post='3301296'] I believe that this is one of the later models - possibly a 100 - built after BC were first taken over. The bridge on this is the lower mass Fender style bridge rather than the well constructed high mass bridge fitted to the early models. The pre-amps are different too. I have two of these - a fretted and a fretless - theirs very little difference in the tone and playability of these versus the early ones bearing the SB3/4/5 model nos. [/quote] Thanks TheGreek. Forgive me being obtuse, would that make it an SB100 then? Or SB301 or SB310? I really don't get the model naming system.

Thanks for your help guys. I tried looking at Happy Jack's thread, but wasn't really any the wiser. Everyone there was already a level above me, throwing around serial numbers. My (very) uneducated guess was a 310, but I don't know what the criteria for the model numbers is, pup-combination? what woods used? which manufacturer? I've taken a closer look and the pups appear to be blank rather than the SGC logo scratched off. I could take the pups off and look at the back, I suppose. I'm just a bit of a chicken about taking stuff off and relying on my ability to get it back on. Cheers, Paul.

Happy Birthday BC and a huge thanks to the Mods for their tireless efforts.

Hi all, can anyone help me identify this bass model please. I know it's a nanyo sgc, but what's the model number? The serial number is 883373. Unfortunately there's no model number on the rear side of the control cavity cover. I've pictured the control cavity, however, matters are further compicated because the previous owner has fitted Glockenklang electronics. Plus the knobs aren't on because the Nanyo knobs don't fit the Glockenklang pots, doh! I do have all of these seperately though, should this help clear identification. Thanks for any help, Paul.

[quote name='bassmonk' timestamp='1494886143' post='3299391'] bass cakes! [/quote] Surely that has all the makings of a username.