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I don't think I have ever broken a string either, I had the A string pop out of it's nut slot on Friday's gig, it felt really weird for the rest of the song, popped back into place fine and didn't come out again, just one of them things I guess! Like others have said losing the A or D would probably give me most issues

Just wanted to tell you guys about the customer service I recieved from Mark this week: A while back I ordered a couple of sets of La Bella Super Steps from Bass Direct which arrived quickly and in original packaging, on Sunday I decided to re-string a bass ready for some gigs this weekend, I opened a fitted one of the packs only to find that the D string was completely dead....to say I was slightly disappointed would be an understatement, anyway the following morning I rang Bass Direct and explained the issue, Mark asked me to email the details to him and he would raise it with La Bella which I duly did, Tuesday afternoon I get home from work to find a brand new set of Super Steps on my door mat! If Carlsberg did customer service was the phrase that sprang to mind!

They were not a bad bass, I brought one new when they first came out, it was a bit of a "meh" bass, it played ok, sounded ok and looked ok and that was about it!

I doubt he will find any takers at his new inflated price so he will end up selling it for less or just sitting on it, I have just brought a 1024X via Ebay, the seller listed it for too much money the first time around so I ignored it, he relisted it again least week at a far more sensible price, I bit the max I would pay and won the bass. From my research the £350.00 original asking price was a bit of a bargain (about £100 light?) the new sellers asking price is above what you could get a new one for so unless someone is desperate for one in this colour he will not get any interest......however, using someone elses images without their permission is unacceptable and, I believe is against Ebay policy

Gotta love PIL, I used to drive my mum to distraction by playing "Blue Water" at full volume because I knew how much she hated it I remember the video for Rise being on the chart show one Saturday morning, my mum shot in the living room and started shouting that he was raving mad and he was not suitable viewing for my sister (who was at least 14 years old at that point!) before stomping off back to the kitchen to get on with the washing or cooking or whatever parents do when you were 17 years old! I am sure she still has a soft spot for him now she is in her eighties, I may give Blue Water a spin for her when she comes over this Christmas

I copied my cassettes to computer using Reaper, I could chop the ends to what I needed and clean them up if need be, the biggest hassle I had was finding a working tape deck, when I got my old deck out of the loft both the fast forward and rewind belts had disintegrated, cue a Bic Biro and a lot of whirling of cassettes with the occasional one flying across the room if I got over enthusiastic!

https://www.waves.com/plugins/bass-slapper?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=bass-slapper-release-nov2017&utm_term=specials-row-desktop&utm_content=image This popped up on my Facebook feed tonight, what kind of evil is this?

RIP Malcolm, a true legend of rock

That's an unusual old girl, I don't think I have ever seen a lefty Thunder III come up before!

Really surprised a Mike Dirnt is weighing in at 13lbs that is heavy for a Fender even in their darkest days.....if you like the Mike Dirnt bass the Squier option may be a great way to go, they were built for the budget market and I assume the younger player, mine is one of the lightest Precisions I own and is a great bass, I have upgraded the bridge, tuners, pickups and wiring which has probably brought it up to the cost of a Mexican bass but it still weighs in at less than 9lbs....nice and manageable for my 50 year old back and shoulders

Great job guys, the new site looks really polished, it's only when you see this you realise the old layout was looking rather dated

https://www.facebook.com/groups/992440637527378/?multi_permalinks=1240496146055158&notif_id=1510190074212911&notif_t=commerce_interesting_product I have just come upon this, it looks like it is a USA sub but no image of the headstock to confirm, I have commented asking him to confirm but I know there are always people on here looking for the USA sub, if it turns out to be a USA sub it is a steal at that price

I write and play with Yodaclub, a bunch of nearly or, in my case already 50 year olds, it takes us ages to get anything done as we never have enough time available with life getting in the way, but the band lack the childishness of youth, we are realistic that we are never going to make it big but we do it for fun and to see just how good a product we can turn out.....It has got us national radio play and some decent support slots and a healthy following on FB......stick an ad on JMB, be prepared for a lot of time wasters but hopefully a couple of useful contacts will come along.....I write a lot of my stuff on my own, like you I can do most everything except decent vocals but most bands are crying out for a decent songwriter if you can write and record a rough approximation of what you want and you can find people that can develop it into full songs, you will have your originals band, one tip I use is I tend to create a melody line on keyboards so I can say to the vocalist....this is what I imagine it to be like as a wailing tortured dog vocal can be challenging for a proper singer to comprehend what you were actually trying to sing

I seldom listen to songs that I have played in bands, I tend to find my favourite songs by bands don't tend to be their biggest hits (Mr Brightside being an exception) I think once I have spent the time mastering the song, played it live and rehearsed it with the band then I rarely bother to listen to it for pleasure, however with the original stuff Yodaclub turn out I listen to that all the time,I like to A/B it against other contemporary releases and see how mixes stand up

I messaged him, he sounds like a genuine seller and has amended the advert now to reflect that it is not a 63 bass

Or get a standard black or white set and spray them gold, if you lacquer them afterwards they should last nicely, I sprayed a black set white many years ago (pre Ebay days) and they were still fine when I sold the bass about 3 years later

I think there is something to be said for slightly higher end cables than the standard cheap rubbish that comes with an appliance, decent quality (and thickness) speaker cable is worthwhile, as are cables with quality plugs but I agree spending £3000 on hifi cables is madness unless you have more money than you could ever need....I hear Lewis brought some with his rebate for his private jet that the Isle Of Man kindly gave him back

[quote name='martthebass' timestamp='1510059365' post='3403587'] A very early 1983 JV 57P - traded against a 'proper' US Jazz A mint fretless Westone Thunder 3 - traded against an Ibanez geetar And I'm sure at some point I'll regret letting go of my Status Streamline...... [/quote] I also regretted selling my Thunder 3 fretless but was fortunate enough to pick up another equally good example a few years ago

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1509924897' post='3402699'] Can't understand why people want headstocks, stupid primitive things that make a bass heavier and less well-balanced, and more likely to unintentionally jab the vocalist in the ear. With a headless, I have to actually mean it. [/quote] "Unintentionally jab our vocalist in the ear" there was nothing unintentional when I gave our guitarist a black eye with the end of my Precision headstock, he doesn't stand so close to me nowadays.... (to explain, I am not some kind of bass wielding physco he was jumping around like an idiot I just provided him with something to crash in to)

I have a semi complete Pitbull Rick bass, it just requires wiring and painting now but the standard neck joint was a complete joke and would not have lasted five minutes, I had to do some serious carpentry work on it to make it useable, the bridge was wrong (again the right bridge needed more carpentry work) the pickups were wrong, again more woodwork...I now have a playable bass with a decent action that looks about right....would I recommend the kit....not a chance!

Yep, that's definitely a contender!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Steampunk-Electric-Bass-Guitar/322862492084?hash=item4b2c1aa9b4:g:t1QAAOSwGPxZ~XNg I have no words to describe this one!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JACK-DANIELS-LONG-SCALE-BASS-GUITAR-STRING-SET-45-105/322863445611?epid=7007213130&hash=item4b2c29366b:g:sEsAAOSwnMRZ4NEN An interesting collaboration, it would have been interesting to sit in on the marketing meeting when this was decided!

I have an entire albums worth of stuff I wrote some years back, complete songs of drums, keys, bass and guitars, recorded back on Cuebase 1 and an 8 track reel to reel, neither of which I still have, I have them on the media player, we still listen to them sometimes but I have absolutely no idea what I played, the sounds I used or basically anything for them, I have played them to a view people who have said I ought to do something with them....err I think not, life is too short to start trying to work out everything I played!