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Even at the current exchange rate, these are incredible bargains.

Just had a look at the 'Special Offers' section on the PP website. There's a lot of lovely basses on there at bargain prices as low as Euro550 for an ex-demo Pike 4p. Luckily for me (i.e. for my bank balance and marriage), there's no short-scale stuff!!

Well done! IMHO W machine-head alignment suits headstock design.

How nice is that - like the moody indoor shot.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1478290630' post='3168285'] They've done lots more stuff, that's just the tip of the Iceberg... [/quote] Brilliant mate - thank you so much for that one

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1478267194' post='3168037'] I hate Red House. . . even by Hendrix. At our jam we had 3 guitarists in a row come up and ask to play it! It didn't bother them one bit that it had just been played! I had to come up with 3 different bass lines just to keep my sanity. [/quote] I have a strong hunch that Hendrix had his tongue very much in his cheek when he wrote that one. In one of my bands, whenever we got heckled by the type of 12-bar blues evangelists who wouldn't know the real thing if it jumped up and bit them on the arse, we used to respond with a piss-take that our drummer made up at some point (knowing him, it was probably something he lifted from Zappa). It was basically Red House with replacement lyrics as typified by the first verse: "Woke up this mornin', dreamt a chicken walked across my face; (repeat); and then I realised - it was only my wife Grace (but that's all right cos I still got my guitar)" - cue 15-min lead break. We would watch the punters in gleeful amusement to see who 'got it' and who was swallowing it hook, line and sinker.

I just LUURVE threads like this that take me places I haven't been before!!

[quote name='BassApprentice' timestamp='1478168446' post='3167194'] Quick, the pound has gone up! Buy your Maruszczyk now! [/quote] The prices Bass Direct are asking seem a bit over the top.

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1478127927' post='3167067'] Very happy, night of playing it has made me more so. The pickups have the sort of tones I am after, aggressive and full, with a good variation between the P and the bridge. The luminay dots work pretty well. Not just happy with the bass, also pretty relieved, as it is a lot of money for me (the most I have paid for a fretted instrument), and also fairly risky as I couldn't try it first and I am really fussy on necks and was getting a bit worried, if I didn't like it, it was a lot to lose on a custom instrument. Well, lets go and get back to playing it! [/quote] You've just summed up my feelings exactly - best bass-related thing I've ever done. Btw, I wonder if between us we've made Somerset the county with the biggest M ownership in the UK? Wouldn't rule out getting another one myself (I'll be in for it if Mrs Scrumpy reads this).

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1478037613' post='3166333'] This chancer is so far adrift of the ethos and spirit of BC. [/quote] Spot on! This is a great forum and thankfully abusers like T-bird's buyer are few and far between.

That's just drop-dead gorgeous!

"Ooh surprise email (as I am at 7 weeks):" Very nice surprise, very nice bass!

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1477672259' post='3163807'] Lovely looking bass, how heavy is it? [/quote] Just under 7lbs.

I'm absolutely made up with my Cazpar 4p (sofa shot posted a few weeks ago)! Perfectly positioned/balanced on the strap, weighs next to nowt, but punches well above its weight. My only complaint was no hard case available from Adrian, but I've got one from Scott Whitley that's a perfect fit and the Cazzie bag turns out to be just right for my Ibanez Talman

Picking model names that sound right in English-speaking markets is not the company's strong suit!

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1477580432' post='3163157'] Really no idea. It could look great....or it could look yuk I'm leaning towards yuk at the moment ...but you could always try it on some scrap [/quote] There's certainly big potential for a 'yuk' result - and no way of knowing until you've shelled out the cash. Have you considered metallic black, white or an off-white such as champagne (bubbly as well as sparkly)? Depends on whether you want sparkly/tasteful or sparkly/shocking.

Wasn't in his 'catalogue' last time I looked - must investigate this.

The Maruszczyk gig bag that came with my s-s Cazpar is really nice and very well padded, i.e. it stands up on its own when empty. Now I've got a fitted hard case for that, I'm using the bag for my Ibanez Talman, which is a perfect snug fit. Confusingly, Adrian offers a 'Standard' bag at 120cms long and a 'Medium' at 110cms - mine is the shorter 'Medium' one. The bags are available from Adrian's online shop at www.public-peace.de for Euro39 but don't know what p&p would add to that. Shame about the crap exchange rate too!!

Looks like you're almost there - apart from the tricky job of stripping/re-finishing. Are you doing that with aerosols?

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1477503046' post='3162671'] I'm drawing up the specs for a new Elwood L 4 build, have filled in the form (I used the one from my previous build) and have finally decided on a stain colour. However, there's a standard, sea foam green Elwood 4 with tort p/g available from the shop that just makes me want to buy it and save weeks of waiting. It differs from my spec in many ways, but it's sooo pretty! I must remain strong and stick to my guns [/quote] I was very tempted by the green Cazpar he had in stock at time of ordering - but I'm glad I waited for my slightly customised natural one.

That's just not acceptable - but it happens, and it tends to be us musicians who take the hit to maintain good will with the venues. Having said that, you're obviously better off without this one - unless of course the landlady makes some kind of gesture that makes things better. As already mentioned, the real loss will be if it creates a bad atmosphere within the band. A line I've used whenever there's any kind of disagreement with a venue is: "The fee we agreed wouldn't even be enough to hire our equipment for the night!" Even if it doesn't work, it makes me feel like we've taken the moral high ground!