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  1. NancyJohnson
    I've got everything except the pickguard. I need to do some carpentry/filling before I order that. I'm quite looking forward to this one. Much better than forking out a grand for what I'm doing.
  2. NancyJohnson
    My little secret.
  3. NancyJohnson
    #6 & #7
  4. NancyJohnson
    That was frankly one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. I was eating at the time and when the piano bit played, I kind of coughed and snorted at the same time, resulting in a bit of a sandwich going up my nasal passage. 😄
  5. NancyJohnson
    If you're at all familiar with Milehouse Studios on You Tube, he uses Frtlzr (aka Fret-a-lizer). While the system is now a sponsored supporter within the videos, he was using the stuff for quite a while before they came on board. https://www.frtlzr.com
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    #5
  7. NancyJohnson
    Are they slap cancelling?
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    #4
  9. NancyJohnson
    @prowla and I are checking about an additional room at the same location. To be honest I think were both overwhelmed at the uptake. My main concern is that there's enough power/sockets. There's no agenda/running order or anything as of yet, so we would be grateful if anyone has invited speakers/demo guys that we're let known ahead of the curve. More later.
  10. NancyJohnson
    Being a man of a certain age, I can remember a few manufacturers that seemed to be either the go-to source for building your own or something to use as a modding platform. Schecter were one of the first (before they became a defacto maker and just sold parts), SX Guitars, Sue Ryder (obvs). There was a load of guff about 20 years ago about Alex Lifeson investing in a guitar maker who subsequently went bust and all the stock was being sold off cheap - I'm struggling for the headstock name...Signature? Performer?)
  11. NancyJohnson
    I bought a very expensive compressor being of the belief it would somehow revolutionise my tone. Hahaha. Snake oil.
  12. NancyJohnson
    Delivery #3.
  13. NancyJohnson
    I've been to the US quite a few times; the first occasion, mid-80s, honeymoon, it was honestly like travelling into the future. Several times we toyed with moving there and I've oft quoted the Blade Runner line pertaining to the off-world colonies and the opportunity to 'begin again in a land of opportunity and adventure,' in support of this. If I was 20 now, I'd be more interested in living in Italy. I wish I'd just realised that 40 years ago.
  14. NancyJohnson
    Delivery #2.
  15. NancyJohnson
    Just the box. It may not reflect the contents. Cryptic.
  16. NancyJohnson
    Just starting to assemble parts. The thrill of the chase. @neepheid knows what it is. Shhh!
  17. NancyJohnson
    I'm a huge Bongo fan, I owned a 5HH and loved everything about it aside from the ridiculousness of the preamp output level; I did post here years ago enquiring whether there was a route to make it passive. You'd start a gig with a beautiful balanced tone, but inevitably you'd just keep nudging the controls up and an hour later [it] would be mush. It was hard to keep under control. Loved the quirky design, the neck carve, the string spacing, the colour and if I had £3-4k down the back of the sofa I'd consider another. These, though? I'm not saying no, more nah. At present, I'm fairly uninterested. I'm not saying Sterling kit is awful, far from it, but having witnessed a few bands supporting us where the bassists were using Sterling Stingrays, these instruments were some way off what they were copying.
  18. NancyJohnson
    Your line of questioning was a bit odd and if you read any of my posts elsewhere you'll see I frequently use the word 'subjective' when making comparisons, simply because I know what may appeal to me would be abhorrent to others. Simply because I say the Bongo was fantastic (it ticked so many boxes), I shouldn't need to have to justify that to you by providing a list of instruments by way of validation.
  19. NancyJohnson
    Mr Potato, If you're after a list of my top 5 of everything I've owned; MusicMan Bongo 5HH (gone) Mike Lull JAXT4 (still here) Hamer Cruisebass (still here) Spector Euro-X (still here) Gibson Thunderbird (Ivory) (gone) I could likely list you another 20 basses that I'm either still in ownership of OR have sold on to fund purchases, if that lights your candle. Just because they're gone doesn't mean they weren't - for me at least - sterling instruments. Search hard enough on this site and you'll find documented proof of most of my kit, past and present.
  20. NancyJohnson
    Like many in these parts, it might be quicker to list the stuff I didn't have at one point.
  21. NancyJohnson
    You're going to be on the receiving end of dozens of recommendations, so start saving £££. I'll play along. Elixir Nanowebs. They're coated, either coated stainless steel or coated nickel plated steel; I'd say out of the box their steels have a slightly more zingy tone over the nickel-plated ones, but they just settle and then sets become indistinguishable from each other. Oh, and they last for ages.
  22. NancyJohnson
    "Eee, when all this was fields, I was early in my teens with a pocket full of money from my paper round..." There was a little music shop called Adam Music on Station Path, Staines. The limited stock was all cheap/copies, but to us, kids whose exposure to electric instruments was either TOTP, Beat Instrumental or the Bell catalogue, Adam Music was heaven. Beyond this, we kind of progressed on to ABC in Addlestone.
  23. NancyJohnson
    To clarify, it's a bridge jazz pickup. No custom scratch plates, ashtrays etc. Remove, fill, forget. End of.
  24. NancyJohnson
    I've been using Ultimate and Hercules stands for a while. My current squeeze is this one (GS402BB). Assuming you have a regular shaped instrument, it works a treat:
  25. NancyJohnson
    I will!
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