chrisanthony1211

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1422393288' post='2672197'] No wife - no problem (right arm aches a bit) [/quote] You need to go steady with that slapping!!

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1422384662' post='2672012'] I am the fairer sex I always find that honesty is the best policy when dealing with my hubby Although he also has an expensive hobby in photography. We have a deal, we pay our share for our bills and outgoings and if we have anything left then we are free to do what we want with it [/quote] Damn......forgot that there may be ladies present....anyway.. I tend to have a plan of action which goes something like this Stage one, lay the seed...this usually takes the form of me watching a bass (or amp) on eBay, she stumbles across it at some point and asks me why I'm watching yet another bass, and I reply "no real reason, it's just such a good deal" ....the seed is now planted Stage two, eBay comes to the fore yet again as more of the same musical item are on my watch list, whilst looking through I shall occasionally gasp and shake my head, she then falls straight into the trap and asks what I'm looking at and I start talking about what great value this (or that) is... Stage three, the review stage, I start leaving my iPad on review pages for said item, she yet again picks up Ipad and reads the (specially selected) reviews and I hear the occasional comment like "that red one looks nice".....the trap is now set... Stage four, eBay yet again comes to the rescue as I start to ask sellers questions about said musical item, and ask what they may accept...if I don't get a rise I can then carefully move to stage five (otherwise known as DEFCON 5) Stage 5......"I bet I can make money on that one in six months time" ....she takes the bate.....hook, line and sinker.........it works everytime, but does take about six months......... I'm very envious of you out there with the you buy your handbags and I'll buy a bass deals going on........I'm married to a sodding accountant!

I'm obviously not advocating telling lies in any way shape or form...........however.........what tricks of the trade do fellow basschatters use when convincing the fairer sex on the merit your new purchase???? Or that everytime you buy and sell, your you're always making a profit, or that the last cab/combo/ bass is (honestly) the last one!!!

I had the MXR and found it much more difficult to find the settings I liked than the Markbass...out of all the compressors I have owned the markbass is by far the easiest to dial in, even with its multitude of knobs and dials..

I've been messing around a bit with my string height and I'm actually liking it a little bit higher than I've had it fir the last 20 years! About 2.5mm at 12th fret seems perfect, I found that the neck radius seems to have an impact on string height, my P with the 7.5 inch radius cannot get as low as my P with 12.5 inch radius, is this normal?...

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1421181911' post='2658236'] Not if you buy a used relic, the dinks just add to the effect [/quote] Good point well made! But there's not much that will go up in value once you've bought it, infant it may be worth a thread, which guitars are good investments!