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Show us the pictures ;-)

I think this is VERY crowd / place dependent we try to recon a place a bit before we set our mind on a set.
For our recent gig to a bunch or 20-30 something media types the biggest hitter was, a song i did not expect.

Its All been done before - Barenaked ladies , annoying as my band force me to take lead vocals on it.
whereas i normally get to avoid having a mic at all. Apparently i'm a vocal doppelganger. >.< its a killer on the voice .

We did a bit of a late 90's early 00's bit at our last gig , this followed by a googoo dolls double of iris and slide and finishing with Everlong by the foo's

damn you , twit ... how am i supposed to not buy that 5 string now >.< .... i just have to keep focusing on that ugly as sin scratch-plate no-one mention that it could be wrapped in plastic or sprayed ... la la la not listening ...

*sneaks off to the thomann site*

that's a real looker . While , im not very metal , my partner is a and shes also Latvian ;-) thus i approve of this bass ;-) .. FYI dont go to their facebook page at work ... its NSFW

left foot , where do you practice and what are the rates like ?
I think we get a great deal and here http://www.airplaystudios.co.uk/ sometimes I wonder how he does it so cheaply .

My tbird in a hard case is a pain in the ass just about fits horizontally in my beat up 307, I've not a nice folding trolley for the trace , not because i dont want to pay for the amp hire just because I like my sound out of my gear.

Personally i think 2.50 as an option is alright to hire an amp, when were paying 36 quid inc PA ( one of the medium rooms) and while the tea / coffee making facilities arent boutique / craft press, Ive never had a problem finding a clean mug and in date milk.

I wouldn't say my standard Epi tbird is a one trick pony by a long shot , its not as versatile as my active status , i'd say it was very meat an potatoes its not going to do you an amazing slap sound but it really sits in mix.

Tonal variation of where i play how ive got the picksups dialed in and subtle moves of the tone knob can turn it from a growly Rocker to a psudo upright with me muting and playing front PU only and using my thumb

Our rehearsal studio's does a flat rate of 36 quid for 4 hours which is a pittance if you want to hire kit its an extra 2.50 per piece but its not the best quality intended more for kids who don't drive to use. It comes with a decent PA and free parking ( important in London) .

We all drag our own kit even the drummer who uses a Roland electric kit it does mean we lose about 30 minutes of setup time especially if someone it a bit late , but that means a bit of noodling at full volume for a change .


Bonus fact.

One of the main reasons we don't see too many basements in the UK is to with the ground , we have a relatively high water table here in the UK with the soil being often clay being an island . There are some places such a Bristol which is very hilly and due to the risk of subsidence the cost of putting in basements for extra stability makes sense .

I used to practice in one such basement back in my university days the problem was that houses are usually still terraced so you have to keep the volume real low.

How much are we talking ... Could you not go at it with a woodfile and sandpaper?

Essh that's a bit of a blow back to the drawing board i guess.

I'm certainly no expert on electronics either perhaps someone much more knowledgeable can dime in .
in other news I was in getting my car resprayed ( insurance job ,some numpty rammed me while on their phone)

Chatting to the respray guy about me making a pigs ear of refinishing my bass .... and how I was worried at the Nitro lacquer wasn't ever going to set in these cold conditions .... turns out ... bass player and guitar re-finisher hobbyist .... says'd he's gonna lacquer spray it for me at lunch using their spray booth and some hard lacquer which will sit nicely on the Nitro paint.

That looks mighty fine indeed . * looks at online banking *

An extra Set of four strings well i guess I've never managed to break a low string .. but this seems like a missed steak ;-)
Would you say that it was a playable instrument if the B String issues gets sorted, I worry if they have that issue that some manufacturers were putting 4 string PU's under 5 string covers.

We can hope a good setup and restring would do it the world of good.Mind you i cant say i'd want to take it into my local place i feel a bit embarrassed lugging my EPI tbird in for setups charlie chandlers is a cave of vintage wonderment and i usually find the guy bent over some piece of vintage porn.

Would you say the pickup was pretty much MM5 sized .

Also Photo's please , before i get frustrated and pull the trigger on my own.

Burning questions from me

How does it play with the electrics it has , and what kind of dimensions are we talking for the neck pocket and Pickup ?

I totally recommend that neck i've got one on my status Vintage P , its Rock solid the tuners might as well not be there because the thing stays in tune for weeks on end . GLWTS.

Don't bother with car paint , i know its a tenner more expensive but using the real stuff has been much better . Years ago i tried to refinish a body in car paint i wanted dark purple ;-) .. seems daft now. The colour didn't ever really set right , even after two months post the varnish coat it was not hardened , I popped it on a stand and the stand stuck to the body , i gave it another month and while it felt hard put it in a case and the fluff from case stuck to the surface ... in the end i had to sand it down and after nearly 15 years I've sanded the bass down and its going green.

I used http://www.rothkoandfrost.com/nitro-cellulose-guitar-paint-aerosols/
One can of their primer and two of the colour coat , I have one tin of their nitro varnish to apply to it to finish which is where i'm now .

Its a very slow process 2 coats a day with a 4 -5 hour re-coat time , using very very thin coats to avoid bubble run and orange peeling

The bodies are basswood so you never know , I'm in the process of respraying an old body with Nitro in a rather fetching British Racing Green , amazing how easy it is to get a good finish with decent Nitro paints ... not cheap mind ...

That's a shame , oh well , did they they do the sunburst for the price of the black ?

Here's hoping its a little diamond ...at worst it might have a fender profile neck .

excellent , I expect a full review with pictures as soon as its in your paws ;-)

I think its pretty poor form , that's got to either be scripted buying .. Somone else with a more aggressive version of your job , twit , and no morales looking to pass them on via ebay or Thonnman removing them .

Its bad ... because it will mean misrepresentation of these usually very good , well priced instruments , probably sold for a mark up
perhaps Thonnman might like to be informed so they can , sell some expensive Deko Air in a box just for decoration priced at 1000 pounds.

Alright let me know , if its feels good value and worth the 10 miles of London traffic through mitcham
i'll bring the status for neck appreciation , there ... different ;-)

We could always go halves 54 quid is not huge a investment and if they turn out to be junk we donate it to the great bassist in the sky.

I'll even be a gent and offer to go last , as i'd want the slightly more pricey sunburst ;-)

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found this depends on how good your german is ;-) but sounds alright in freless 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXKdMBboncw
English guy ... but not quite as detailed

Have you tried contacting [b][email="[email protected]"]dimaverymusic.nl[/email] [/b]? rather than the UK stockist , from the sound of there contact us page they seemed that they'd try to answer any question

I own a status Graphite vintage P , So I can vouch for the playability of the necks ;-) if you ever find yourself in Kingston you can find out .

As a source for a 5 bitsa the bass sounds like a good doner , but i'd probably want to change the pickups I've bought ultra cheap n cheerful Chinese stuff in the past and its been surprisingly good once ive ripped out the 2pence pickups and popped in some cheap entwistles .

they do a sunburst 5 for not a lot more money , `119 quid for a MM inspired 5 , 1 volume 2 tone .... O.O does that mean 2 band im not sure why you'd have two tone pots for a passive single humbucker.. Rumple what are you planning .... and if the things any good let me know because i'm toying with the idea of a cheap five

You could try calling here ... seems these guys make them , I particularly liked the google translate from dutch

[url="http://www.dimaverymusic.nl/over-ons"]http://www.dimaverymusic.nl/[/url]



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