Buzz

Oohhhh, The blue '62 Jazz is gorgeous, so the 4003 for that matter. Nice harem.

Well, in a bout of strange GAS, I've ordered a les paul copy off them: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200114929317"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=200114929317[/url] £61 quid, I'll use it for firewood if it's that bad, or let a guitarist smash it on stage. Then I'll probably go buy a Squire Tele instead. NB: I know it's a gui*ar, but I want something to learn/showoff on and to have something for a couple of mates when the come around so we can jam.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='11699' date='Jun 4 2007, 10:08 AM']Definitely. Er... And that there "skunk-stripe" on the neck is not all it seems, either. I detect some judicious use of dark woodstain! [i]Still[/i] good basses, though![/quote] I'm gonna quibble on that. The skunk on mine is a totally different grain match to the maple around it. Also, I took a scalpel into the binding at one end, I only went in about a 1mm, but it was definately not wood. Not that it matters, it still plays fantasic anyway and I couldn't give a toss because it's just so nice anyway.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='11421' date='Jun 3 2007, 02:50 PM']Beware! The block markers AND the binding are both SPRAYED ON! No sign of it wearing off, though![/quote] Blocks yes......binding sprayed?, doesn't look like it, I'll have to investigate on mine.

Look here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=544"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=544[/url] and here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=321"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=321[/url] And also: [url="http://basstalk.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23547"]http://basstalk.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23547[/url] (until june 8th when it gets wiped)

Could you not just wack a couple of bricks on the top of the amp/cab?

The best bit is that the tabs in question on these sites arn't made by the record company, so therefore they havn't lost any money as they've not made them in the first place. I can see where they can claim damages for items like bootleg cd's, as they've outlaid money to record the tracks, produce them in a cd format, and get them sold on, but tabs arn't actually costing them money.

Light blue jazz + pearl guard = lovely. And hurray for Squire P basses, played a friend's brother's before, was pleasently suprised by it.

[quote name='presoulnation' post='9753' date='May 31 2007, 10:45 AM']Bloody 'ell its a bit hormonal in here......[/quote] Must be that time of the month again.

I've used Rotosound Swingbass 45-105's, can't say I had any problems with them, but it was a while ago now. Currently have my Aerodyne strung with EB Super Slinkies (45-100's) which I do like alot, much better once they've started to deaden. Thinking about a set of DR Sunbeams for the VMJ, might just buy another set of slinkies though.

Yes it is isn't Waldo, but some people arn't always up to date. It's widly known that in shop sales are flagging for cd's as online sales have taken up some of the market, but in what's an oligopoly of world wide music by a few large lables, with the RIAA as their puppet organisation, and a concern for sales, they're attacking the very core of the music industry -> The musicans's themselves. Most new guitarists/bassists will use tabs at the very least as a learning guide and to help do covers, it's ironic that they're basically attacking resources for the next generation of musicians which'll be providing their profits.

I'd say it's a smoked guard. Not wood.

[quote name='ped' post='7896' date='May 27 2007, 11:29 PM']I have heard the pickups in the Aerodyne are a bit weak and mismatched in volume.[/quote] This. I do find the p-pup overpowers the j-pup on mine. Although, I've heard a couple of good things about putting a Lindy Fralin PJ set in.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='5336' date='May 23 2007, 08:11 PM']You know what? With all the business with Gerard and WoW and other stuff, I thought I'd check out Eve - stunning graphics but my goodness me, the anxiety that could be raised by the prospect of missing out on something, given the game runs in real time. I mean, you could come home from work and find your ships all destroyed! [/quote] What's that you say Kiwi? EvE online you say? Do it, you won't look back. Ever. (not at all an eve player...nope...not at all...not in a corp called 5punk either....) Also, welcome back G-77.

Fine paintbrush and enamal modeling paint?

May seem a silly question but do single amps accept stereo input?

I'd probably say in 20 years or so pre 1998 Waricks would be worth something, you know, those made in Germany. Fenders/Gibbo's will always be vintage instruments no matter what. In 20 years a 2000 model will be worth something.

You could get one made, there are a couple of threads about pickguards for other basses in which the companies mentioned will do you a custom guard if you send them a trace or the original to work from. The thread's and companies escape me at the moment, but that's why we have the search function.

Obbm, file the saddles if they're not already done. and you could shim the neck to lower the action. OR route the body a tad so the badass sits in a recess (probably not the best idea as it's non reverseable). Edit: Also, I suppose you could grind the bottom of the saddles down (remove the allen key thingymajigs before would be a good idea), but I'm not sure how that would effect intonation adjustment using the screw.

Err...of the top of my head from my gcse's and a-level's in business studies.....7 days rings a bell as a legal requirement that the consumer can return and have a full refund no questions asked, as long as it's returned as new, in original packaging etc.. I'm fairly sure that applies to any sort of business. It'll be on the government website under Trade Acts iirc.

[quote name='nash' post='6707' date='May 25 2007, 06:26 PM']ive fitted an abm 8x10 in a metro with 2 people in the front. and my marshall 8x10 in a ford ka (that was tight)[/quote] When you say "in" the car, you mean with the boot open right? Or perhaps without rear windows and the cab sitting across the car?

Aww, Dr Dave, I remember you posting on BW about the Explorer, you where so happy to blow some spare cash at the time and get a pure rock instrument to pose with.

Seeing as the VMJ's seem to be really really good for the money, I know mine is. I'd go for it and see if they'll do a price match.

[quote name='Toasted' post='3969' date='May 21 2007, 10:29 PM']Buzz, I don't know who you are. Were you on basstalk/world and what was your name? All this handle changing is too much for my addled brain.[/quote] I havn't changed my handle from BW times (According to current BT stats, joined BW in April 06 and racked up just over 200 posts), I'm just more of a serial lurker than a responder, so you won't have had that much of a chance to interact with me. But I do try and keep abreast of which people are fountains of knowledge regarding their specific subjects, also those who are generally helpful about the place and those who I need to avoid like the plague. Sorry to hear you've had a bad day as well though mate. I'm not going to preach and say "take it to pm's" or "why, how, why not do....", If it was a direct hostile attack I'd be taking a difference stance (covers any member), but considering it's [i]just[/i] taking the mick out of el Dood's posting habits, it's really nothing special to write home about and completely harmless. If anything Dood should be moaning as he's been singled out, but he's seen the funny side. Now, for tonight I'm retiring from BC, as I've got oil and brake dust all over the back of my hand and it's going to be a pain to get it off. Edit: Quick addition: At least here we can air our views on the actions of moderaters and admins, on other forums I've been privvy too, such threads would be deleted asap, the member warned or recieving a ban. It's one of the main reasons why I left a forum a while ago. So I'm grateful for that.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='3946' date='May 21 2007, 10:05 PM']Buzz, pm sent.[/quote] Ha ha ha!