Doctor J

I keep mine in the filter of the washing machine.

A couple of weeks ago I saw an old SR1000E. The item description, however, read... so, emboldened - as I do enjoy fixing up fixer-uppers - by Dutch courage and bad advice, clicked Buy It Now, drifted back into tipsy reverie and promptly forgot about it until it arrived in the post a few days later. Thankfully, I was able to see the source of the electronic woe within a couple of seconds, fixed in a couple of minutes, and the truss rod was a little stiff but quite functional, nothing which couldn’t be solved by a clean and lube of the nut and bolt. It needed a thorough decontamination from the biosludge which coated every square cm, but it’s working fully, the neck is straight as an arrow, it sets up nicely and sounds like a beast. It makes a great sibling for my same-year SR800 which came off the line 141 units earlier. I have some new straplocks on the way and that’ll be one of the best mistakes I ever made.

“Gig earnings”? What are these things of which you speak?

Yep. If you can’t dig in on a Precision, it’s the setup not the instrument itself.

Don’t even reply. It’s a well known scam. This person is a criminal trying to steal from you. You don’t need to be polite or explain anything. Just block them and don’t waste any more of your time on them.

If you really think you’re in a position to pontificate on worker exploitation while paricipating in a society getting fat on what is little more than the slave labour of others, then “oh dear” indeed. That must be a very high horse! Not advocating it here while paying to sustain it there is, of course, most noble and not in any way hypocritical. Well done you! 😂

Nice try 😂

His son is in Texas now? He used to live in Nigeria.

If you didn’t type that on an electronic device made in an Asian sweat shop where worker’s rights are essentially non-existant, well done you!

I know what you mean. I find subtractive eq’ing to work best on the 800. It’s not overloaded with mids, that’s for sure. There’s a bit of work to get through before I get to hear the 1000. It’s a very different animal, both woods and electronics are quite disparate. I’m expecting that to translate to what cones out of the speakers. They’re such a comfortable design though. I started playing in 1989, it’s incredible to think of them being cutting edge then and how the world of bass looked 30 years before that.

I saw them at Bloodstock a few years ago, he’s not shy. In football terminology, he leaves it all out on the pitch 🙂

I drunkenly bought this 89 SR1000E “as is” on ebay. The seller mentioned a stuck truss rod and dead preamp. Shipping was free, though, which was nice as the seller is in Japan. It’s a nice counterpart for my 89 SR800LE but it’s going to need a lot of work and a rather thorough clean. I do love old SRs though.

I bought an “as is” 89 SR1000 over the weekend with (potentially) a borked truss rod and blown preamp... from Japan. I think it was the free shipping which pushed me to do it. That and the bottle of wine. Hey, nobody forced me to drink it, so it’s all on me. If you buy it, pay for it and you and the seller get on with your lives. Very simple. I’d love to know what percentage of ebay purchases are fuelled by booze 😂

Update whatever anti-virus or malware applications you have and run a full scan of your PC and external drive, just in case. As for the mail, does it mention your name or any personal information or is it entirely generic?

That’s quite tasty! Congratulations! 😎

Waiting for the CD + DVD version to arrive from the US. For some reason, I couldn't order it from the European shop.

EU 1 - Gibson 0 http://bravewords.com/news/gibson-loses-flying-v-trademark-case-in-eu-general-court

Just picked up tickets for The Contortionist in August and Sacred Reich in December.

A funky bunch this month

The Eliter?

I would have said it was “too Fender”. What was the real purpose of it? What gap in the market was it filling? Why would you pick it over something like an L2000? It was nice to see them try something different but it came across as half-hearted to me. I’d love to see them try something innovative (not just innovative for FMIC) and actually stick with it, develop it. The Dimension just looked like a lazy attempt to elbow some space into a crowded market space. The problem they have, by regurgitating the same old stuff again and again, is that they are not just in competition with other brands, but also with the similar old stuff they previously made. That stuff is often plentiful and cheap, before you get into the murky and illogical clouds of original-vintage-rare. The more of the identikit stuff they make, the more of it is already out there. If that model worked they wouldn’t be in such poor financial shape.

Triumph of Death playing Hellhammer in Frankfurt and Yob playing Yob in Wiesbaden. Great gigs both, but seeing Tom playing a Hellhammer set was quite special. Sadly, The Obsessed cancelled what would have made an incredible hat-trick but it was a fantastic trip regardless. Heading abroad for gigs is rapidly becoming my favourite thing.

Looking at how the intonation is set on the bridge, I’d guess it has been used as a lefty too, hence the nut crime, so look for a big screw hole in the lower horn to go with the other violations.

You’ll be able to have your fill of crooked and bent necks once the nasty EU Man isn’t demanding necks be uniform and straight, tormenting the ghost of Willy Brandt.