Doctor J

I ordered a Hotwire 5 string many years ago, a custom jobbie with Q-tuners and a fancy Noll pre. While it was being built, however, I picked up a battered Bacchus 5 string cheap which was a revelation and, in truth, the Hotwire never really got a proper look in once it arrived such is my affection for the Bacchus. A couple of days ago I found a set of 6-strings I had bought for my old 6er but never got to use before I sold the 6... I found myself looking at the C string... then the Hotwire... then back to the C string... then back at the Hotwire... thought "[i]what have I got to lose?[/i]" and strung it up E to C. Wow! What fun. Now I'm using every bit of will power I have to resist ripping the frets out of the (absurdly) expensive Hotwire but, to be honest, I think a defretting is inevitable. Fretless E to C with lovely clear Q-tuners, how could that possibly be a bad idea?

The Who Live At Leeds 40th Anniversary super duper mega deluxe thing. Lessons from the Ox, priceless.

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1067349' date='Dec 22 2010, 11:59 PM']i understand some special order Fender Jazz basses were ordered with Bartolinis...[/quote] Black dots with white binding in 78? Never saw that before. Never heard of a Fender from that era coming with Barts either.

What am I thinking? "[i]He's playing too much[/i]"

Like it or not, your tone, what you play and how you play it all come as a package. To ignore one or to say it's insignificant will be to the detriment of the others. If the punters don't cop onto that nice growl you get out of your bass and rig, why would they notice that tasteful fill you did either? If you don't think the little things about our instrument all contribute to the whole, just let the keyboard player do the bass and stay at home

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1061186' date='Dec 17 2010, 12:22 AM']I'm a total hippy but I hate the look. I sport, French cropped hair, black and red clothes. The tie-dye is in my minds eye, not on my t shirt.[/quote] You sound like you look like, like, a fascist.... man.

I could never do it. Sure, my ESP J comes with me to the grave, but then what of the Bacchus P? That's a keeper too. Then there are the others, the delicious others. They're all different, almost like children. How could I get rid of them? What kind of monster are you?

We're all Europeans now (even the British ), your rights as a buyer are covered by European law. The vendor should have offered you a replacement too (outside of the £25 PFO offer)? You're covered in the same way as if you bought it in a shop down the road, just extra hassle with couriers involved.

I see where you went wrong. It's my Godlyke Disciple. But you can't have it, it's mine

[quote name='skej21' post='1047806' date='Dec 4 2010, 09:52 PM']Yeah, but the dimensions specified only state what THEY think a guitar and bass 4 hole neck plate size is, and I don't have a guitar neck plate to measure and confirm that it's correct. Thanks for your help though![/quote] It's the dimensions of what they're going to send you. You can compare the screw postions to that of your '57 Classic Series Fender Precision, no?

It should be fine. The dimensions are specified on the image in your link.

Having owned (and sold on) a few big G guitars, I'm forever immune to the lure of owning another Gibson. However, that does look kick-ass, it really does. I hope it's not just a good one, but a great one. Rock the sh*t out of it!

No ketchup or mustard?

That Commando model, part of the "Global series", is made in the Philipines. To be honest, for the price that red one was going for, you could realisitically pick up a second hand Japanese one from Japan.

They've just overhauled the guitar with James Tyler, the new one actually looks quite decent. Here's hoping they do the same for the bass model and perhaps give it the same features.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1045054' date='Dec 2 2010, 01:38 PM']line 6 variax? can also sound like anything you want![/quote] Indeed. The variax guitar does digital retuning on the fly, just tell it what you want each string's pitch to be and off you go. I can't see it working as a pedal though, you'd need to be impossibly precise with your playing so there aren't any fluffed notes or two strings ringing out at once, chords, etc would be hugely problematic. The piezo pickup for each string is the key to it on the guitar.

[quote name='4 Strings' post='1044454' date='Dec 1 2010, 10:52 PM']Move the camera to the left a bit and it will miraculously all become central.[/quote] Indeed, but given that the photo is taken pretty much face on, it still won't centre the strings over the neck in any real sense, just in a photograph and it still doesn't make it worth eight and a half grand. In my opinion, of course

Now it's time to get serious... As the Metal I loved disappeared and the rest turned to sh*te during the '90's, three albums kept me going Of recent stuff which has impressed...

My 4003 always sounded like a 4003 no matter what I plugged it into. If it's a decent amp, no matter what gender or orientation, it'll sound like a 4003.

Eight and a half grand doesn't get you an E string that isn't practically hanging off the side of the neck? I'll pass, thanks.

Yeah, it's not Sabotage anymore... it's most likely a royalty-free derivative. Murray mentioned it on Saturday, "Cameron's cutbacks" he said

I hover between 4 and 5. I did play a 6 for some time as the band I was in at the time I was able to use all 6 strings while fitting in with what the band was about, sonically. After that band broke up, I really had no use in anything I was doing for that C string and it made no sense at all to have that extra bulk under hand, so I moved it on. 4 always feels like home and, if I'm honest, I could probably do everything I need to do on one but sometimes 5 is a nice change.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1039265' date='Nov 27 2010, 08:29 PM']I think I know.... but I'll let you lot get a bit more TB about it. (hint : it was a joke pertaining to a post has has since disappeared subsequently making him look a right cnut)[/quote] Yes, that was me. I posted and, upon re-reading decided it was steering the thread off topic so I deleted it. Then I saw Truckstop's post, which is indeed humourous in context. Put away the pitchforks, there's nothing malicious going on

[quote name='retroman' post='1037320' date='Nov 26 2010, 06:36 AM'] [/quote] Exquisite choice If I may be so bold... 5:54 in, listen to how the simplest of bass lines changes this epic tune From one of my all time favourite albums If you like it technical, these guys did it first Suicidal offshoot Infectious Grooves, love the first album still Fishbone ease the funk for a while and get heavy and this is just genius... those braces still get me... ehhh... you know

[quote]Just stopping by to say hello, I'm Justin from Dublin in Ireland. I've been playing almost 20 years now, currently playing bass in a blues band and g****r in a Metal band, have dabbled on drums too, though bass is what I started on and will always be my main instrument. I think I used to be on an earlier version of this forum a couple of years ago. Anyway, hi to you all![/quote] I've since moved house