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[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1414700390' post='2592491'] But that [i]is[/i] what caused it! I can't find a suitable savings account for the life of me! Meanwhile, a small mountain of pennies accumulates on my desk. [/quote] Check them with a magnet. The non-magnetic ones are worth more in metal than the face value. I suspect the coin machines you see in supermarkets are harvesting old copper coins and charging you 8%. Copper is over £4000 per tonne, a tonne of coins has a face value of £2808

[quote name='Ticktock' timestamp='1414572770' post='2590716'] Someone using a contentious comment to garner publicity for their latest venture? Quick....act surprised! [/quote] Quick, check your iPhone cloud.

"...we had mod and then there was punk.." Duno what planet I was on but it was not the same as Rog.

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1414447082' post='2589459'] I like these, I don't find them too tense and they feel and sound great - [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/bass-guitar-strings-sets-c34/picato-picato-4-string-stainless-steel-flatwound-45-105-short-scale-bass-guitar-strings-96658s-p789"]http://www.stringsdi...ngs-96658s-p789[/url] . [/quote] Doh, looks like just what I was looking for. I guess they are sililar to XLs as they have hex cores?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1414497047' post='2589791'] Fantastic, love the Goons... genius. [/quote] Just found out last night Jack Bruce was a fan. Explains some of the silly bits in early Cream.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1414409377' post='2588934'] Absolutely - but I've always thought brown to be a bit lower-class. [/quote] Like the BBC used to be... http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s10e05_the_silver_dubloons

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1414440793' post='2589359'] Story has it that this features a Fender Mustang bass: [/quote] And the story is Jimi played bass. On later Legacy CD release the bass is mixed better than previous.

Actually I've just checked. ADG were longs cut down and E was a short scale, so a mixed set. Not sure if a cut down E will fit. I'm sure someone on here has mentioned it before though. Short scale flats were hard to find of the right gauge for me.

Last time i put short scale flats, I used long scale cut down. You lose the taper but they fitted the tuners OK. 105 gauge did not fit on the post too well, but 100 was OK. my reason: more easily available and much cheaper. They were XL Chromes. TI flats are lower tension than XL, I have them both on a long scale. No idea on Fender.

Planet Rock's Jack Bruce interview from earlier this year is being re-broadcast right now. Hopefully will be on Listen again. The DG album is being played later.

In yesterday's Observer. "Joni Mitchell: the sophistication of her music sets her apart from her peers – even Dylan As a book of interviews and box set of songs from Joni Mitchell’s career are released, long-time fan Sean O’Hagan argues that her run of five classic albums, from Blue in 1971 to Hejira in 1976, surpass the work of her more celebrated male contemporaries...." [url="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/26/joni-mitchell-blue-hissing-summer-lawns-court-spark-hejira-dylan?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2"]http://www.theguardi...EMCNEWEML6619I2[/url]

[quote name='HengistPod' timestamp='1413806774' post='2582067'] Also, what a shame they didn't take the opportunity to move the jack socket to the edge of the body rather than the front. I like to tuck my lead in under the strap to help stop it popping out, and if the socket's on the front that means a big loop of lead getting in the way. [/quote] Probably a cheaper socket on the front. I have Neutrik right-angle jacks on some of my leads. No big loop, but it may catch on the TB tonepot. Works OK on Fender.

Another clip. The Mustang made this song just as much as the lyric. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5zFsy9VIdM

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1413703055' post='2580939'] I watched a video of Carol Kaye on youtube, and she was very uncomplimentary of Fenders in the 60`s and 70`s, so it appears that the poor build is not a relativley new phenomena amongst Fenders [/quote] In another interview (Haynes Fender Bass Manual) she said "the one I used in the mid 70s was the best one for quality". Must have been really up and down. She als said she did not like changing strings, so traded in her Fender bass every couple of years!

[quote name='spacey' timestamp='1413576549' post='2579868'] WTF, sorry, but I really do hope they sell up and someone takes over and puts the Fender brand back where it belongs. [/quote] Of course, the buyer could be Chinese, but that sort of thing has never happened before. Has it? Post #15 really is where they went wrong. As a buyer, I'm confused.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1413408624' post='2578087'] As mentioned above, Mr Bono has issued a statement: ....a touch of generosity,.... [/quote] Yeah, right. "Bono added that Apple had "paid" for the giveaway, and reports have suggested that prime placement of banner ads publicising the album on the iTunes store and other publicity provided by the tech firm [url="http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/6251364/exclusive-guy-oseary-on-u2s-100-million-deal-with-apple"]might be worth as much as $100m (£62m)[/url]. Sales of earlier U2 albums have re-entered iTunes' charts and the band has also raised its profile ahead of an expected tour as well as a planned follow-up album called Songs of Experience."

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1413134005' post='2575178'] On the German Music Forum, they claim that while wages are effectively the going rate for the area where their factory is, they do inspect the factory and check that the workers have good conditions. [/quote] Did they mention the timber source? Mahogany and rosewood for £120. No illegal logging going on is there?

[quote name='Shonks' timestamp='1412084735' post='2565464'] don't boil them, it does bring back the brightness but promotes fatigue too. Also, it's probably a good idea to keep metal away from water generally. [/quote] Got it, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_corrosion_cracking"]stress corrosion[/url] probably.

Voted a few days ago. Just checked the votes and it seems for the first time in my life I'm perfectly normal

[quote name='Shonks' timestamp='1412084735' post='2565464'] don't boil them, it does bring back the brightness but promotes fatigue too. Also, it's probably a good idea to keep metal away from water generally. [/quote] Has anyone tried an ultrasonic cleaner? I changed my D'Addarios for Thomastiks yesterday and out of curiosity put one of the old strings in the ultrasonic cleaner (bought a few months back for cleaning gunk from spectacles). Clouds of gunk came off, probably dried sweat, grease and skin cells. Yuk. Don't know if it will do any good though as I'll probably not put the old strimgs on anything. Can't see water being a problem if it is dried quickly afterwards. The silk started to break up also but that should not be a problem, I've had to remove it in the past if it was on the bridge saddles. Incidentally I'm not convinced 100 degrees C will cause metal fatigue, although I'm not a metallurgist and open to correction, but I do have a VW Golf with 180K on the clock!

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1412868384' post='2572841'] Though I think the T&aW footage is mimed, he's 'using' a telecaster bass with an added pickup. I think there was a bit of a story about it. It either got stolen or disappeared for years but he got it back a few years back. [/quote] Some of you have been here before... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/43731-chris-squire-in-i-play-a-fender-shock/

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1412802513' post='2572320'] Thanks for the link. My personal fav is CTTE, first LP I ever bought. [/quote] That book first came out around '72 called 'yessongs' it roughly covered the songs on the triple live vinyl of the same name. Seems to be an accurate transcript of the studio tracks (chords, lyrics, treble and bass clef), unusual for rock , perhaps Wakeman did it? Also had photos of the band and crew from the Crystal Palace gig. Searched high and low for my old copy (used to play some of Chris Squire's melodic bass stuff on a keyboard/synth I was building at the time - I was an electronics nut!). so pleased to find the more recent version in the link, it seems to be the same book with the addition of bass tab but no photos.

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1412770742' post='2571801'] Due to the positioning of the strap button behind the neck heel (standard on new basses, common anti-dive modification on older ones), the bass tends to sit an inch or two to the left of where any other bass naturally hangs. [/quote] Compared to a Fender shape, I'd say more like 3 - 4 inches (no upper horn for the strap). So that neck is a l-o-n-g way up to reach the lower frets. I tend to rest my forearm on the body (have a bad right shoulder!), so its a good shape for me. Just need a short scale version!

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1412777061' post='2571924'] Fond memories of the time - especially Crystal Palace garden parties, Pink Floyd in 71 & Yes in 72, going back even further the Hyde Park free concerts [/quote] Lucky you. I never saw them til well after Fragile/Close To The Edge. Never liked their later stuff so much. This is worth a punt: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Yes-Bass-Recorded-Versions/dp/1476816743/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412791949&sr=8-1&keywords=yes+bass"]http://www.amazon.co...ywords=yes+bass[/url]

[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1412763470' post='2571684'] Dad are ee oh! [/quote] Close (almost). http://www.daddario.com/DaddarioFAQ.Page?solutionid=37