MiltyG565

i will be pretty busy myself! dublin is a fair bit away, i work saturdays, (im assuming it would be on a saturday?) but if i knew when it was going to be, i could book it off. i'm defo up for it though. i dont know dublin very well, so unless we are meeting in croke park, ill let you guys decide

im assuming this is football..... (i know nothing about football) green and cream tort.

cool, i'm into matching the scratch plate to the inlay. or of course, tortoise shell. or just going mad. like, RS focus orange

yeah, white looks good mate. what sort of neck are you going to put on though? rosewood fretboard? if it has pearl inlays, i would put on a crushed pearl scratch plate. I'm putting a maple board with block black inlays on a bass, and I'm thinking of putting a black scratch plate on it.

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1346463306' post='1789647'] If that's not a good incentive to loose the beef I don't know what is. This is from somebody who was in a similiar situation years ago and lost 4 stone. In the end we didn't get the contract but I did get fit. Since then I've put it all back on again...... but that's another story. [/quote] im at the point where i have lost a good bit of weight, and now its just the stares i have to deal with. you know.... "jesus, Milty has lost some weight....... wonder when he will go back to looking like a sofa left in the rain" soon, is my bet anyway dude, people are all different shapes and sizes. if i thought that any of my friends would sell me out like that, they wouldn't be my friends you are better off without them.

dude, thats rough. but heres what i think. if any record label is demanding that members leave or join based on their weight (lets not forget, overweight CAN also be good-looking, just not slim) they are being used as a money making tool. obviously, you and your band knew you guys were good together, but these guys, who you thought were your friends, got one small-time offer, lost sight of what they had created, and drunk on possibilities, did what the hitler from the label told them too. at the end of the day, it will be their loss. if you guys had continued without a label, it was possible that you would have gotten a good following eventually. anything they get now will be manufactured to fit into the ultra-stylish music scene of today, which means, marketable good looks, and little talent. once they stop making money, the label will throw them out like yesterdays newspaper. i know it is hard, but take this one on the chin, and look onwards. start a band with people who aren't so short sighted, and have as much of a distain for the modern music industry as you now should have. only accept contracts on your terms!!!!

why cant you kick him out? if someone isn't pulling their weight, they are out of the band, best friend, family, or anyone. it might seem harsh, but i wont waste my time with anyone who isn't willing to put the effort in. it isn't an easy thing to do either. but needs must sometimes.

lol, that crazy "LOOK AT ME!! IM A FECKING FOCUS!!" colour. love it. i just traded a bass that was that kinda colour.

bought a squier jazz neck off mark. great neck, and great guy to deal with. Cheers mark!

yes, that sounds like what it could be. the only time my active bass ever has a low output is when the battery is low.

you haven't screwed the pickup down? im not much of a tech head, but its either something very simple, or something like, your preamp is fecked. couldn't diagnose it myself though.

so yeah, a little while ago, i traded my OLP (which my cousin insists i let you all know, we called him garfield!) for a lovely fretless fender jazz bass. (hohner fretless neck/fender jazz bass body). ok, so, i tried fretless, and i must say, not the best thing for rage against the machine basslines. so...... i sold it. just the fretless neck. so yes. the body needed a little bit of work, so it is being sprayed. once that is done, i am going to bolt on a squier maple neck with black block inlays, and possibly put on a black pick guard? i know it isnt technically a build diary, and I'm kinda tired, so its a bit all over the place, so yeah. ill upload some photos tomorrow of the body and the new neck. and another photo when i get the sprayed body back. ground breaking, i know!

Mike bought a fretless hohner jazz bass neck off me. everything was done as we had agreed, good comms etc etc. couldn't fault him at all. deal with confidence people. top buyer.

thanks Mike. pleasure doing business with you

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1346260284' post='1787183'] Smart choice. Those Amsterdamned people don't understand good old Flemish. best, bert [/quote] im feeling a bit flemish today myself, anybody got any decongestants?

hello! bass playing happens everywhere, expect the wherever the white stripes recorded. them bastards! usurping us! anyway, hope you have more selling success than i do on here

it has a slot cut across the front just under the speaker. its about 5-51/2 inches long and an inch deep. when i play, it absolutely throws air out of it. i was thinking just cut a section out the back a few inches deep? no?

encourage your kids to play music. i wasnt lucky enough to have my parents encourage me to play, so i had to wait untill i was 18, and sell my car before i started playing bass! i feel so wronged

the cabs are pretty large. 20x20x22 inches. i think its just because it is so enclosed, the air moving around inside doesn't escape fast enough. i was thinking of maybe cutting a section of the back panel out of one? i like to hear my treble nice and clearly. i don't know about having a trebly sound, but i like to hear it, along with the bass. cheers for the help.

yeah, it could work. but im guessing we will hear why we shouldnt do that...

the cabs i have are fine. they are boomy, which is alright, i just want to let some brightness and tone into my sound. do you know how loud the head case would be? and what parts i would need for it (excluding the obvious timber).

they are eminence kappa 15lf. 4 ohms. my head is 250 watts ashdown abm 400. i honestly couldn't get rid of these right now. i wouldnt have the cash to upgrade. this seems like the best cost effective solution right now.