guitarnbass

yeah seen that a few times..

that's fkn lovely...

[quote name='lowhand_mike' post='49750' date='Aug 23 2007, 07:02 PM']can't think of any way of doing something like that without it sounding like a critisism. though i did forget to say thanks for the ideas so far, keep em coming.[/quote] I'd say listen, you're a capable guy and a great laugh, but your level of musicianship isn't as high as I would have liked, namely your timing, tone, stage presense are what's causing the problem, or whatever it is your case. It's nice to pick out a few good things before you mention the bad points, but try to be specific. Another thing would be to say also that you think that he has great potential, but still some rough edges, in the nicest possible way. If you're hard on him, he may think well fk you man, look at yourself, or he may be very disheartened and down about it, where's if you chose your words more carefully, perhaps he can go away thinking, okay, well I've got some work to do, that's cool. That's why it'd be good if you be specific about the areas he needs to improve. If you're certain about ousting him, talk to him 1 to 1, not during a band practice or when you're all together.

Yeah, like chris_b said, don't criticize, or you'll make an enemy.

I know one thing, it's terrificly expensive...

Almost brand new, ex dem, no ink. Reason it's free is that there's no psu with it, and they are exceptionally hard to find. Picked up from the birmingham area, b24. Have an unopened lexmark z series that I was gonna throw, can have that too if you want.

yeah, exactly what jean-luc said.

haha, deffinetely not 100k a week, that's an absurd figure, not even remotely possible.

23, guitarist/bassist, playing for a long old while but only about 3 years on bass. I like disco and jazz, love b edwards and stanley clarke.

Fly bass.

There's no reason why you can't make any bass easy and pleasent to play. Some just need an action ajustment, some need a neck shim, truss adjustment, nut work(reduction/raising), fret dressing/leveling, a new bridge or perhaps all of those things. You know what kind of a neck you like, and once you've got that to your liking, playability is something you have almost total control over.

All depends on the situation. If things are tight, and you're desperate for a new bass or bit of gear, but think it'll piss your wife off, can't you sit down and talk about it? Give her an insight into your hobby so that she's more understanding when it comes to spending money on it. If there's a good reason you need a piece of equipment, and you have the money, there's no reason why your wife shouldn't be down with it, but on the other hand, if you just want a nice shiny new bass for no other reason than that you want one, but still need to redo the bathroom/kitchen, then maybe you should sort that out first. When's the last time you bought your wife something nice, took her out, or went on holiday? We all have things outside of work and family life that we like to pursue, and it's important that we pursue them things, but at the same time, your wife, and kids if you have any, are far more important than your hobby(s), and should always come first.

I did have a good thing going with buying laptops from (a place) at 10% of their trade price, and they might only need a keyboard, but were otherwise brand new, so you could make so much money and undercut every other guy selling the same thing, just couldn't get enough to make a living out of it, and these fking things go wrong so much, every other one develops some fault after a weeks use. Anyway, I've really looked at all the possible ways to make some money out of ebay but I can't come up with anything. Take cheap stuff like games, DVD's, whatever, I'm not gonna be able to get the stuff cheaper than any of the other guys on ebay buying the same sh*t at trade, so to even sell something you'd have to undercut so much that it wouldn't be worth the effort for the pittons that you would make, and even if you could sell in major volume, you still have to deal with all the stupid questions, the paypal disputes, posting, etc, it'd be a full time job and a half. Selling the expensive stuff which gets you the most profit is still worse though, because of the postal risks with loss and damage, and of course, fraudsters... I'm only in the 400's of transactions, and I've already had enough of using it for business. Buying is such a nightmare too, who can just hit the buy button? You can't, you have to check feedback, buyer protection, check if there's a VAT charge buried under the stupid amount of inane sh*t covering the page, I hate it. Still, failing a mate or someone on a forum like this buying your gear, where else are you going to get a decent price for it? If you're just selling the odd bit of sh*t here and there, you can't beat it really.

sometimes things like that creep into those, it's no big deal.

Never seen anything like that before, not really my cup of tea but interesting..

I don't agree either, things like that are what splits bands up. Talk about your differences, and if you can't continue without criticizing, picking holes, and trying to out do each other, call it a day.

hmm, I've never been able to buy a legitimate product from HK, I certainly wouldn't go over there with the intention of spending large amounts of money on musical instruments. Don't forget aswell that many retailers there will double their prices as soon as they seen some European guy walk in..