Clarky

[quote name='farmer61' post='987021' date='Oct 13 2010, 03:09 PM']Jazz here if required, hopefully situation looks like it's improving![/quote] Happy Jack has just kindly offered to lend me my old Precision fretless for Sunday so I am sorted - at least on the bass front! I shall not be practising on a bass until probably Saturday so that the immediate swelling can go down. Well this is not how I expected Wenesday to pan out! Unfortunately I have to take a client to Guns n Roses tonight at the O2 and they are standing tickets too. Expect me right at the back, away from any mosh pit ...

[quote name='farmer61' post='987008' date='Oct 13 2010, 02:59 PM']Ah, if either of us had a great mind, I'd say something profound........ PS I have a drefretted Jazz you could use if of use![/quote] Thanks mate! I have - by spooky coincidence - just asked the owner of my old fretless Precision if I can borrow it for this weekend's rehearsal as the action on that is lower than a low thing.

[quote name='Beedster' post='986989' date='Oct 13 2010, 02:35 PM']Dude, if you want a dep who won't show you up or steal the gig, give me a shout! If you didn't have the splint you could make it with fingers taped together (for whatever reason, I only use first, second and fourth fingers on DB), but the splint is a problem. In all seriousness, you could get a second opinion from a specialist (e.g., sports) physio; the good ones tend to be very good at managing future risk whilst maintaining current performance. All the best either way C[/quote] Hi mate, I've left a message for the frontman/leader and offered him either me on electric bass for the short term or a dep on DB. I reckon I can blag it on my Precision as the bass lines are generally very simple and I can make a lot of use of open notes, plus the action on my Precision is very low. DB is obviously out for me for a few weeks Will keep you posted

Bad news. X-rays showed broken bone in hand and minor fracture of ring finger. I have ring and middle fingers taped together and a hand splint. F************************CK

Thanks Chris, its the 2nd and 3rd fingers (as in middle and ring fingers) which potentially means I can only play with my forefinger Doc's appointment 11am - will see what they say ...

First DB gig coming up and first band rehearsal on Sunday so what do I do? Fall down the stairs at 6am today and dislocate two fingers on left hand. Managed to yank them back into place ( horrible experience, made me throw up) and put hand under cold running water. Loads of ibuprofen. Hurting less now and I will probably get an x-ray done to check if anything broken. Fingers crossed ( and they were unfortunately) there's no lasting damage. Has anyone dislocated fingers and what is the recovery time? Obviously I am very worried about upcoming band rehearsal as there will be a maximum of two before our first gig on 30th

Try Minotaur, based in Greece. They have an online shop and have a good range of top quality leather straps. I have a couple of 4 inch wide padded straps in plain black but they also do fancier straps (eg, with musical note in contrast colour, a la Stevie Ray Vaughan).

Joona just bought my CS '64 Jazz and trusted me to ship to Finland despite being new to BassChat and not knowing me. He was a gent throughout and sent documentary proof of bank transfer. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend anyone thinking of buying/selling with Joona in future. Enjoy the Jazz! All the best Clarky

[quote name='pete.young' post='986125' date='Oct 12 2010, 07:45 PM']That's a great pity. The other reason for the Vintage, that it was built to fit underneath proper valve amps, is still valid and a stack of two compacts is not going to have anything like the same visual appeal or the necessary stability. Oh well, guess I'll be keeping my EBS 2x12 for a while longer.[/quote] Alternatively Pete you could buy my Vintage Will be bringing to BassBash next month if not sold by then

[quote name='tinyd' post='985773' date='Oct 12 2010, 02:31 PM']I have an IntelliTouch PT-10 - it works pretty well clipped on the bridge. It's good for gigs etc because it has a big display that goes green when in tune which makes it useful for checking intonation as Bilbo suggests.[/quote] Thanks for the tip. Looks good. Just ordered one

My wife has over 50 pairs of shoes - maybe I should also sell some of them on BassChat

I would be happy with my 1972 Precision. But I once nearly bought a Fender Pino Palladino Precision and I have always hankered after one.

[quote name='Laurence' post='983778' date='Oct 10 2010, 08:59 PM']I've just ordered one from Paul Herman and I believe they are well worth the money and the wait!! The basses seem expensive but some of the extra add-ons that used to be an add-on now come as standard with the bass such as the case and some of the rarer woods.[/quote] Hey Laurence I'm not knocking Wals, I'm bigging up Alembics! I'm sure a new Wal will be an object of desire, based on the pics of Paul Herman's recent creations posted on Basschat (like the fretless posted a day or two ago). I just feel that my particular Wal is less 'special' than my Alembic. Wasn't meaning to rain on your parade!

Having recently taken ownership of a Wal (a '78 ProIIE) I have to say I think my Alembic is better put together and I prefer the tone of the Alembic. Not saying the Wal isn't a nice bass, just that I prefer my Alembic. I'm sure plenty will disagree with me but the Alembics I have played are just the height of craftsmanship, whereas the Wal is more like a quality step up from Fender with superior electronics. Waits for bricks from the Wal devotees ....

[quote name='garethfriend' post='983664' date='Oct 10 2010, 07:21 PM']Ah!!!! that's really tempting, I reckon you'll have shifted it by the time I've raised the funds though. How did you find the sound with the orange head? Obviously a different beast to the terror but same preamp I thought?[/quote] One word. Rock! The Orange valve head is very bass-heavy and warm (could not do glassy/ hi-fi if it tried) and the Vintage suits it to a tee.