Chiliwailer

[quote name='Platypus' timestamp='1490382119' post='3264822'] Did indeed, I had bought it on here from Si - 0353203 We could have met up and cut out the middleman! [/quote] True! The middle man for me via Andy Baxter was my good pal Mark. Nice that I can now trace this back to Si, who I presume imported it from the US. Well, it ain't going anywhere now Cheers pal

[quote name='Platypus' timestamp='1490378905' post='3264791'] I was the previous owner of that '66P - funny old game! [/quote] And you're right around the corner from me! Did you sell it via Andy Baxter?

Cosmic....or....coincidence? I just bought this bass back, 2 years after I foolishly sold it. It's a 66 P Bass. For the past 6-8 weeks I thought about this bass non stop, even talking to mates about it and teasing myself with old pictures of it. I've had many 50-60's Fender basses, this is the only one I REALLY wanted back. Then on Sunday, I see it listed for sale here on BC. The rest is history, and here it is now in my home, to stay.... [URL=http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/chiliwailer/media/IMG_0022_zpssi1t8vza.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah227/chiliwailer/IMG_0022_zpssi1t8vza.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Warren nailed it in the post above. I just had a great time meeting Andy, enjoying his company and conversation and then purchasing a lovely bass. Everything about this deal has been a pleasure since we started chatting 4 days ago. Andy, thanks again pal and I'll look forward to seeing you again in the future.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1490049912' post='3261855'] No, not yet mate. Wednesday hopefully 🤞 [/quote] Let's hope Thursday is a sunny day, then you can do a family gathering photo shoot

[quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1490020618' post='3261490'] Sadly it sits in it's case as I I'm used to 5's now. It's still not for sale though for sentimental reasons ] [/quote] Good call

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1489769632' post='3259742'] I've just received a phone call. It has arrived! [/quote] Is she in your loving arms yet?

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1489587514' post='3258177'] But you surely can't know that the QC is great, only that the build quality of that particular specimen is great. For every one great one, they might be shipping out 20 crap ones. [/quote] I wasn't saying that they are all great, just that i was pleasantly surprised that my cheap model came out the box really good, considering that when friends have gone in to shops to spend big bucks they have played bad examples. It was just a light hearted comment

Looks really amazing Chris, nice variant choice too I'm sure you have already, but just in case..... is that original guard screwed into some wood right now? They can shrink very, very quickly indeed.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1489577461' post='3258038'] If Gibson actually just stepped up to QC as good as Musicman and PRS, they'd sell a lot more instruments anyway. I've recently played a lot more guitar and I am astonished at some of the guitar forum posts about poor workmanship on £2k Les Pauls. I want a nice classic tone of a Les Paul but I am not risking buying one. [/quote] I've heard alot of that too and trust the players that have told me. The irony is that I just picked up a cheap Gibson USA 2014 Les Paul Melody Maker model and the QC on that one is great. Go figure...

[quote name='largo' timestamp='1489525784' post='3257714'] Thread hijack alert.... can someone please tell me why some of the early Fender basses get checking on the finish whereas others don't? [/quote] The pre 68 Fenders have a nitro lacquer top coat whereas the post 68 ones are poly. Nitro is prone to crack, sometimes just lightly but the poly ones often really crack when they do, which is rarer. With both, the differences between instruments is mostly dependent on the environmental conditions that it's lived and been played in. Best one I ever saw for being uniquely mashed up belonged to a guy who played in a beach band in Hawaii, the band left their equipment on the beach by the stage when they weren’t playing, including his pre CBS bass, looked amazing and wind/sand swept.

Grangur - the serial on a '74 would have been on the neck plate, and those anodised pickguards were phased out around '59. So...what he means by original is that it's an original one of a kind

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1489224718' post='3255263'] Elements is now up to version 9, I would have thought that during the upgrade that It would have given you the option to upgrade to the current version and not a 4 year old legacy version. [/quote] Now sorted. I needed to download the elicenser software and then get Elements 8 via a grace period download. Got there in the end and now have the beats I paid for ages ago! Cheers for your help, it steered me in the right direction

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1489224718' post='3255263'] Have you tried (after the original install) downloading and installing the Elements 7 update? https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/downloads/downloads_cubase_elements_7.html Elements is now up to version 9, I would have thought that during the upgrade that It would have given you the option to upgrade to the current version and not a 4 year old legacy version. It's possible that there is two VST folders installed, if so you will have to navigate to the second folder as well. That will be under options etc. [/quote] Cool, thank you, I'll try the update now. In my searches it looks like I may not have activated Elements 7, the online instructions aren't making sense right now, but I'll do the update and carry on from there. Cheers

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1489221469' post='3255229'] I thought Cubase Elements only had Groove Agent SE4? Sounds like you have installed Cubase A1 7 rather than Elements. Elements has the Drum software. I am not sure that A17 has? Have you tried the Steinberg set up videos? Well worth a look. [/quote] Thanks for the response and video. Couldn't see anything in the vid During the install, it mentioned that it would be installing Groove Agent One. When Cubase is open, the top bar says Cubase AI7, but the desktop icon and info that popped up during the reinstall says Cubase AI7 on the first folder and then Cubase Elements LE AI Elements 7 for Windows on the next folder., which is what was stated on the install. Man, I miss 8 tracks and real players