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[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1356708740' post='1912744'] +1 on this comment on Michael Anthony of Van Halen . He's a superb hard rock bass player who is no slouch when the mood takes him . Listen to the first VH album and Michael plays some clever stuff throughout without ever cramping EVHs style or getting in the way . An underrated player in my estimation , and not poor by any stretch of the imagination . [/quote] I loved early (Roth era) VH, but never really thought that Michael Anthony fit the band. He was certainly the the worst musician in there by a country mile, although I do concur that his BVs were pretty extraordinary. I recently bought the Guitar World VH interview collection ([url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guitar-World-Halen-Great-American/dp/1618930273/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356779757&sr=8-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guitar-World-Halen-Great-American/dp/1618930273/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356779757&sr=8-1[/url]) and the guy really comes across as unlikeable, ignorant and somewhat of a bigger arse than I originally thought. Irrespective of how he feels about DLR now, VH would simply have been another LA rock band without DLRs bravado, charisma and showmanship as the primary focal points. Despite what he was doing before (and after) it just reinforced my opinion and that he was simply in the right place at the right time.

I'll vouch for Dean here. FoT are very metal. Amongst other things, Dean has speedy facial hair and his brother sings in my band. He's almost family. P

Alarmingly, he 'bought' this for £71.00: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Precision-Jazz-Bass-PJ-Style-Electric-Bass-/181026754614?nma=true&si=iuKej0XsFvNcPX638edWnImIdlM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 ...did his business on it and has it up for sale for £198.00 here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/J-Bass-a-dual-tone-pickup-type-J-bass-in-metalic-blue-/190775365513? The guy has more front than Brighton. And I should know. I've thrown up on it. P

Taking the thread back in the general direction of the original posting, along with age and the amount of work/use the bass has had, one primary issue to factor in has to be the material used on the instrument when it was manufactured. Consider Fender (as this is generally the benchmark for wear'n'tear); they stopped using nitrocellulose on their guitars in the late 1960s...this finish was soft/prone to drying out/crackling/peeling and reacted with rubber in such a way that the finish would melt after prolonged exposure. (It wasn't uncommon for guitars to be returned to Fender for refinishing.) After nitro was discontinued, Fender moved to a polyurethane finish. Hard/brittle/bombproof. With this in mind, it's feasible that if you had a two identical Fender basses from 1968-70, both of which were subject to [i]exactly [/i]the same level of daily usage and care over a period of 40+ years, it stands to reason that the nitro-finished model would/should be expected to be in worse condition than the poly finished version. This isn't to say that all poly (or nitro) finishes are identical. A generalization is that it's probably a fair comment to say that a 50 year old Poly finish will look considerably better that a 50 year old nitro one. In closing, the oldest bass I owned from Fender was a 1979 Precision. Poly. I used that bass for 20+ years. I jammed/gigged with it two or three times a week and it was played daily and it barely had a ding on it. There are guys on here who have 50s/60s basses who I'm sure will be happy to share their opinions and experiences. Everyone has their own experiences and production values differ from manufacturer to manufacturer. P

I would like it more (in chrome) if there was a way of retro-fitting a 60s style two part bridge, but as things stand, mine will get a Supertone the day it arrives.. I'm really not a fan of the three point monstrosities that Gibson put on their basses. P

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1356135618' post='1907418'] Output Jack !!!!!!! [/quote] Hmmm. All three of my Thunderbirds have side mounted [i]output[/i]-jacks. (Some new arrivals since the original faux pas.) P

Out: MusicMan Bongo 5HH Lakland Skyline DJ5 In: Gibson Thunderbird (black/white plate) Gibson Thunderbird Gothic Epiphone Phant-o-Matic (OK...it's a guitar) Rolls Crossover Boss ODB-3 Merry Christmas! P

...aah, but does it sound any better that the black hardware and pickups?

Chrome modification and knob/socket alteration alert! P

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1355783355' post='1902798'] Has anyone had an order completed within Europe? [/quote] Not yet. Key Music told me that Gibson would be fulfilling all orders globally, so I will still be on track for mid-January. Elsewhere (I think LBO), there was talk of these being a limited run anyway...400 of each model was mentioned. P

I thought you'd sold that one Rob. P

Thanks for the offer...may be in touch!

Has anyone got a power amp - mono or stereo - I can have a loan of for a few hours? I just want to see whether I can integrate something into my existing setup. I'm based in Crowthrone, Berkshire...close to Bracknell/Reading. I can collect or if you want to accompany the amp on it's date, I'll gladly throw in coffee and cakes! CheersP

One surefire way to [i]increase [/i]the value of a new bass is to break it up into its individual parts/components and sell these off individually, a la the Stratosphere seller on eBay. P

First pic of the vintage sunburst is up on LBO. P

Don't own one, but noodled on one for about half hour in the US this summer and really liked it. The component parts (jazz body, precision profile neck) was a decent combination, especially for my gorilla sized hands. I didn't like the colour (green) or the pearlescent scratchplate. The single volume control was fine, sounded decent enough through a variety of amps. I know they used to do a black/black/rosewood issue which is more me. Body styling aside, it's effectively a Precision without a tone control...you could always wire in a single stack knob if that was going to be an issue. Best P

Over on the LBO one of the guys just picked up his NR in pelham blue and has posted a couple of pictures. Very pretty bass. Key Music are telling me delivery for mine is going to be mid-December to mid-January 2013. Apparently Thomann have already sold out their allotment. P