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I'll add that history is definitely repeating, my eldest son likes pretty much everything I like, even the lesser known bands like Dispatch & The Werks & The Horrible Crows.

I took him to his first Chili's gig in Manchester last year & that blew him away!

My youngest son likes Queen, Bowie, The Beatles (which I take full credit for 😁) plus a whole lot of crap that I think they call "grime"? 

My mom played keys & had an organ in the dining room, probably didn't realise at the time but I loved hearing her play.

She's responsible for my liking of Deacon Blue, The Waterboys, Bob Marley, Enya, Elvis Costello to name a few.

When I was DJ'ing in the clubs in my late teans she developed a liking for house music so I guess it was a two way street.

*Edit, my mom is also responsible for my username, I was dubbed "HorizontalSte" on account of how much lying down I did 🤣

I'm sat in my kitchen right now listening to Brother's In Arms, the great album from Dire Straits & this got me thinking.

I was only a kid when Mark & co were tearing up MTV but this particular album is so ingrained in my subconscious that I can't help smiling & tapping a foot whenever I hear it. 

My love is born out of sheer exposure as a kid. I was fortunate enough in that my parents had a great & varied taste in music & our house always had something great coming from the speakers.

So just for fun, what were you listening to as a kid that has stayed with you into maturity? (I use the term maturity very loosely 😁)

😁

Ok, an update just in case anyone's mildly interested 😁

I've had no luck finding direct replacements so I decided to look around for a close match then either adapt the mountings to suit or failing that look at 3d printing or crafting something from a nice bit of wood.

So I've had them apart tonight to take measurements & better reference photos then I decided to plug them in & mark the dodgy one with a Chinagraph pencil.

I wired:em up & loaded my "headphones playlist" & as luck has it they sound amazing! I couldn't crank them up but I couldn't hear the scratchy muffled sound that I heard before. Maybe taking them apart had fixed whatever the problem was. Time will tell.

They sound so much better than the Cambridge Audio ones I've been using for the last few years. Much deeper to my ears & they fill there room.

6 minutes ago, Duroc17 said:

I spend a silly amount of time looking at basses I’ll never get - just out of interest - also do you get your mates taking the mick about the amount of basses bought and sold. They don’t know GAS IS REAL! 😂

I don't tell them anymore in case they let it slip to my Dragon, she doesn't know the half of it & I'm pretty sure it's best that it stays that way 😁

1 minute ago, Duroc17 said:

I spend a silly amount of time looking at basses I’ll never get - just out of interest - also do you get your mates taking the mick about the amount of basses bought and sold. They don’t know GAS IS REAL! 😂

That just gave me and idea, maybe @pedshould start a another internet thingy.................

basshub anyone? 😂

Looks & sounds really good to me!

Nice score, enjoy!

Playability & QC issues aside, is this conversation happening partly because we all like to spend as much time looking at basses as we do playing them?

I'm guilty, if I'm in the lounge there's one in a stand to perv at & another in the bedroom! & If I'm brutally honest, there's probably more bass photos on my mobile communications device than the are kid photos (my own kids, let's not go there 😁).

I sent a £1399 Lakland Skyline back last year because of a neck misalignment.

GG checked their stock & they were all the same so I had my money back.

My other two Skylines are perfect.

3 hours ago, Shylock said:

Thanks and will keep looking 

I used a countersunk brass one that I found in my box of bits'n pieces.

Pretty sure there's another in there somewhere so if you pm me your address I'll stick it in the post!

4 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

Maxed out truss rod?  I know it's not quite the same thing but I resurrected the neck of a BB450 by taking the truss rod nut off and sliding on a couple of washers to give me more operating room with the rod.

Did the same thing to one of my BB's!

edit* 614 will have an Allen truss rod tho so not sure if that might change things!

Not at all what I'm into but man I really enjoyed that performance!

Thanks for sharing!

21 hours ago, TheGreek said:

The neck on my BB615 has a concave bow.

If anyone has a spare lying around,  please let me know. 

 

I actually have a neck from a BBG5 I could trade if it makes a difference. 

Is it beyond repair do you think?

Cheers fellas,

I've had a reply from Mordaunt Short & as I expected they're unable to supply replacements dude to their age.

I'll message the eBay seller for measurements!

Stay tuned!

No Warwick? Must try harder 😂

I'll nip over to the website now & see if there's a contact email.

I really would like to get'em back in use.

Cheers for the input so far!

I've opened them up again tonight & I'm not sure why I thought there were no markings on, cuz the part number is there for all to see! 🤦🏻

Anyways, he's what I've found,

13 hours ago, KevL said:

What model are the speakers?

Have you removed the tweeter to see what make and model it is? Most speaker manufacturers use third-party drivers e.g. Scanspeak, Vifa and replacements are often readily available. 

I did remove the tweeter ages ago but couldn't see any be distinguishing marks!

I'll have another look when I get home!

Ok so not bass related but I'm askin' anyways!

I have a pair of Mordaunt Short bookshelf speakers, I've had them for over 20 years & they're still in great condition.

However, one of the tweeters sounds like it's bit the dust. I've searched online for a replacement with no success & I'm reluctant to contact the manufacturer due to their age.

So, does anyone know "a guy"? (Or gal) who might be able to help?

Ta

2 hours ago, josie said:

My Ibanez Premium BTB 1406 (bought from @paulie of this parish in 2018) is ridiculously light and comfortable and easy to play. Really came into its own in lockdown for playing solo, and with my duo partner, who has a wonderful voice but plays very flat rhythm guitar, I play conventional bass under his vocals and "guitar" instrumental breaks on the high strings. When my band was together I gigged a 5, sometimes a 4 depending on the set - I love the 6 but she is a bit bling, to be honest, so I tend only to take her out when I am planning to use that high C string.

What a cool photo 😎

This reminds me of the kind of elitism I used to see in triathlon, there were plenty of rich blokes with super light bikes that cost thousands of pounds & most of them could've easily lost a fair bit of weight by addressing their tubby bellies.

They'd look down on me with my self built racing bike that probably weighed twice what theirs did. Then my (then) skinny frame & crap bike would kick their butts.

I'd love a six string TRB but I know it'd be wasted on me, I'd have to become much more musical inside to do it any justice.

I play fives mostly because the shapes make more sense to me & that means I get around the neck better than I do with a four string. 

Cracking Pair!

Yamaha UK 084-481-11116

I think in this thread somewhere is a mention of a UK based distributor that has lots of Yamaha stuff!

Only to get my possessions back after my last sleepover at the local cop-shop.