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Yep, blocks and binding are painted on my 2007 VMJ.

[quote name='daz' post='786101' date='Mar 25 2010, 05:47 PM']I am in town tomorrow so i will ask them. just wondered if anyone here had actually done a price match with Dawsons. ? also [b]does anyone know what strings they come with as stock [/b]?[/quote] According to the Squier site, they come with Fender Super Bass 7250ML, NPS, 45-100, but based on the multi-coloured ends there's a theory going around that they actually come with D'Addarios of a similar guage. Whatever they are, they're definitely rounds!!!

Don't think anybody else has posted about this yet. I'm also not sure whether it should be in Gear Porn... [url="http://blog.hardrock.com/post/2010/03/19/From-The-World-Of-Hard-Rock-Memorabilia-The-Lowdown-On-The-Low-End.aspx"]http://blog.hardrock.com/post/2010/03/19/F...he-Low-End.aspx[/url] The writer has also been nattering away over on TalkBass, promising more to come... [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=641409"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=641409[/url]

Think I managed to crack [i]What's The Frequency Kenneth [/i] and [i]Losing My Religion [/i] (REM) at about the same time, with [i]One of Us [/i](Joan Osborne) not too far behind.

[quote name='MythSte' post='748672' date='Feb 17 2010, 05:02 PM']Oh, playing in a band is something else... The sense of satisfaction is like nothing i'd ever felt before! Go for it![/quote] Don't worry, I'll announce it on here if and when I take that great leap forward!!!

[quote name='MythSte' post='748358' date='Feb 17 2010, 01:03 PM']I'd never noticed you where from blackpool! Do you play at all locally? This could be the making of a mini bass bash![/quote] No, I'm just a "hobbyist" playing for his own enjoyment at home. There again, whenever I see a band playing in the Hop for example, it always gets me thinking "Hmm, why not... ", so you never know.

And 'ey up back from another Blackpudlian. Haven't seen you guys play anywhere, but I'll keep my eyes open.

The Real McKenzies - Loch'd & Loaded Nice quiet bit of punk-ceilidh...

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='720512' date='Jan 21 2010, 08:43 PM']This has been posted on here before, but I think it deserves it's own thread. One of these chaps is a font of knowledge on all things Fender. The other is called Leo. Oh, aye.. forgot to mention that one of them is one of BC's own. [/quote] "And that knob's for remotely turning your guitarist down again..."

That's awful news, condolences to his family and friends.

Very nice indeed, same as mine only yours appears to be in better nick!

[quote name='Rayman' post='689357' date='Dec 19 2009, 08:00 PM']Put the end of the long thin bit [i]up[/i] through a slot on the main strap [color="#FF0000"]from the back of the strap to the front[/color], all the way up to it's fat bit on the end with a hole in it, then [i]down[/i] through another slot and through the hole in the end of the thinner piece at the same time and pull it all the way through. Use whicher ever slots that will get it all to the length you want. I think.[/quote]

Eeee, I do love a happy ending... [size=1]:sobs:[/size] Looks amazing, a real piece of history. Congratulations, sir.

MIJ '51P RI, CIJ '60s RI Jazz, Squier VMJ, and Squier '60s CV Jazz all sat up straight and proper like, '78 Musicmaster taking it easy (well, she is the oldest by a few years... ). [attachment=37346:IMGP7345adj.jpg]

[quote name='jezzaboy' post='650556' date='Nov 10 2009, 12:40 PM']An update on the pickgaurd from highlystrung. Ordered it at 3pm and it arrived at 10am this morning. Good service but will it fit? Almost spot on is the answer, just one screw hole slightly out. Looks really good, as good as the more expensive ones I have bought in the past and better than paying £44.[/quote] Phew... *[size=1]mops brow[/size]* [quote]But, as has been stated earlier, it might not fit all P basses as good as mine. (Jap P 57 reissue). Jez [/quote] Indeed. As Bassassin says, they're all different - for example, the scratchplate which fits my CIJ perfectly is an awful fit on my Squier CV '60s, none of screwholes line up and there's a 2mm gap between the scratchplate and the control plate. Then again, I've come across a couple of places who will happily supply various Fender scratchplates off-the-peg, but if you want one for a Squier they need a tracing of the one that's already on there, so it looks like this is a common issue.

Highly Strung offer B/W/B at £10.95 or Black Pearl at £19.00 (+ £2.00 P&P on orders under £30). [url="http://www.highlystrung.co.uk/acatalog/Pickguards__electric_guitar.html"]http://www.highlystrung.co.uk/acatalog/Pic...ric_guitar.html[/url] FWIW, I got one of their scratchplates for my CIJ Jazz, and all the screwholes etc. lined up perfectly.

I got a 3-ply B/W/B from [b]Highly Strung[/b]... [url="http://www.highlystrung.co.uk/acatalog/Pickguards__electric_guitar.html"]http://www.highlystrung.co.uk/acatalog/Pic...ric_guitar.html[/url] Although it doesn't look like it in the picture, it's the 11-screw version same as the original torty, and fits perfectly.

[quote name='buff' post='635609' date='Oct 24 2009, 08:55 PM']Me too[/quote] Though presumably without the edited bit or the fickleness...

As of today, an Oly White '75 Jazz RI. Just like this one... :wub: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=64207&view=findpost&p=633926"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=633926[/url] [i]Edited less than 10 minutes later to add...[/i] Or maybe an Oly White Jaguar a la Barry Adamson. I'm so fickle...

My personal favourite... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6yTRq_rJg4&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6yTRq_rJg4...feature=related[/url] JJ on a Jazz complete with ashtray and pickup cover!

Excellent, thanks for the heads-up. Islington Mill here we come!!! (before) :wacko: (after)

Don't know whether it could be described as the "Best [b]Beginners[/b] Book", but I've just acquired a copy of "The Bass Handbook" by Adrian Ashton, in an attempt to kick my butt into getting a bit more serious. [i][b]Product Description[/b] This indispensable handbook helps players of all levels produce better, more creative, and more varied bass lines. Divided into two sections - Playing Your Bass and Knowing Your Bass - it covers everything from tuning, reading music, scales and chords, and advanced techniques to tips on buying and upgrading a budget bass and troubleshooting. Along with a list of suggested listening and reference guide, this book provides an unrivaled digest of bass information that might otherwise take an entire career to amass. It begins with a 'Basics' section that assumes nothing about your ability. 'Scales and Chords' shows you how to add other notes to your bass lines and includes exercises to extend musical knowledge and train your ear. It develops your understanding of the links between chords and scales, helping you to play from a chord chart or to improvise when required. Most of the ideas and techniques can be achieved without reading music at all, although the information is there for those who can. The 'Reading music' section develops an intuitive approach using pattern recognition rather than the usual mechanical (counting) method, and introduces a skill that may eventually become important to your professional career. Advanced techniques includes harmonics and fretless bass. [/i] It includes a CD of exercises and examples, and, most usefully of all, it's a spiral-bound hardback, so it actually stays open at the right page without the use of pegs, bulldog clips, half-bricks etc. Link to Amazon [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bass-Handbook-Complete-Mastering-Guitar/dp/0879308729/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253824098&sr=1-1"]The Bass Handbook[/url]