Happy Jack

Damn! I did look to see if anyone had else had commented ... sorry.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Handmade-One-Off-Wood-leather-trim-Bass-Guitar/281425689503?_trksid=p2055119.c100022.m2048&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122153843%26meid%3D890431baf4394a92a4b43abe7603c50e%26pid%3D100022%26prg%3D20140122153843%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D221542718071 As far as I can see, this is a cheap 60s Futurama that someone has buggered about with ...

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1410377110' post='2548819'] Knobs with grubscrews always work loose - screw them back on and put a little blob of clear nail varnish in the screw hole. [/quote] If I were you, I'd put the nail varnish in the holes [i][b]before [/b][/i]you screw them back on. No need to thank me ... More seriously, I wouldn't use nail varnish. What you want (IMHO) is http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/pipe-thread-sealants/0514509/?origin=PSF_435926|alt I was in Angel Music in Denmark Street last year when I was deciding whether to have a custom Matamp made for me, or buy a vintage Orange AD200. The AD200 they had in there was in an awkward place and I didn't want to risk my back by reaching for it, so I asked the assistant to pick it up. Which he did. At which point both screws/bolts ripped clean through the top and the 27Kg amplifier fell about two feet onto the floor. I decided not to buy it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mixer-/171418950757?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item27e95d9c65

It's a disguised Rockbass - vendor says that in the description.

[quote name='Bikenbass' timestamp='1410422650' post='2549208'] I have terrible gas for a Rickenbacker, if someone could bring one along? I'll bring a Harley Benton jazz, surprisingly good for the money. [/quote] It's not much of a swop, is it?

The Bass Buddy is a wonderful tool but it's not really designed for live use IMHO. Anyway, it's probably overkill. The Sansamp RBI has two outputs, "Sansamp" and "Uneffected". The Uneffected output has a number of possible uses, including Tuner Out, but my point is that it is an uneffected, unboosted output. Take a lead from Uneffected to the MA400 while you run your 'main' lead from Sansamp to the FOH desk. You'll have lovely clean bass in your IEM.

[quote name='winterfire666' timestamp='1410357313' post='2548501'] music is an art form, a way to express yourself ... [/quote] Not at the school I went to. We played BOTH kinds of music, classical and rock. Classical was for nerds and very embarrassed teenagers who tried to keep quiet about playing the bassoon or the viola. Rock was for long-haired louts who spent a lot of time posing when there were girls nearby, while holding utterly crap guitars with names like 'Avon'. Express yourself? Not so much ...

My signature has four bands but that is a bit misleading ... the real number varies week to week between two and five. Right now The Junkyard Dogs and Karena K are both active, Dani Molino has gone to the States to "find himself" (I tried to tell him that I knew where he was, but he wouldn't listen), and King Ralph has gone dormant until next Spring. Meanwhile I have one new project just getting under way, and another one on the back burner. Life's too short to waste it.

[quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1410345005' post='2548310'] There are no ad hominem attacks going on here as far as I can see - the criticisms are being levelled at ideas, not people. I was not offended by flyfisher's post - on the contrary, I'm enjoying the debate. [/quote] I was actually referring to your gratuitous put-down at post #3. But you already knew that, didn't you?

Not sure how the quality of this thread is improved by the name-calling. I rather like it when people have their own opinions ...

[color=#000000]Lle lakwenien?[/color] [color=#000000]Llie n'vanima ar' lle atara lanneina![/color]

I use an empty impact-moulded plastic toolbox, the sort you see in every B&Q or Wickes. Why? Because you can stand on it (when putting the PA tops on the poles), sit on it (when taking a break), put the guitarist's combo on it (when he forgets to bring his amp-stand), etc. etc. etc. Multi-functional. It's the way of the future ...

[quote name='Earbrass' timestamp='1410270937' post='2547678'] Is it Icelandic? EDIT: D'oh! Roland Rock beat me to it with a more specific guess [/quote] I was guessing Finnish.

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Well you've now got me wondering how Jerome looked 30 years ago!

This isn't by Slade, is it?

There's an awful lot of tosh talked about 3-piece bands, isn't there? What does that expression even mean? Any supposedly 4-piece band with a dedicated singer can be thought of as a 3-piece band, so to Rory, Jimi, Eric [i]et al[/i] you can immediately add The Who and The Monkees ... can't remember many Monkees hits with extended guitar solos but then I'm getting old.

You may find this helpful. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/244540-in-for-the-long-stretch/

[quote name='Johnm93' timestamp='1409946347' post='2544969'] ... and small Stagg thing... [/quote] What, like mini-antlers you mean?

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1410188034' post='2546934'] Surprised, and disappointed by this aggresive stance, HJ. I hope you change your position on this. Such posturing is not like you, normally so balanced. I hope this tense moment passes and that you straighten up. Get back to where you were. Sorry to muscle in like this; cordially... ... [/quote] Sorry if I seemed out of joint, my life has been somewhat dislocated recently. I need to get my priorities pinned. Unlike this topic ...