Dusty

I attend quite a few jams in the east London / Essex area, depends what your looking for ? Blues / Rock / Mor ! Might be a bit far to travel tho. Also there is a Facebook group called Jammers, biased towards the east London & Essex area, but other areas sometimes post as well

I've got one on my Lakland P/J, swear by it, now looking for one for my incoming Stingray

Strings Direct / Holiday Music, Have been dealing with Steve since the mid 70's, bought loads of amps, cabs, basses and recently guitars for my son. Never had any problems and they will always go the extra mile to keep theirs customers happy & loyal. Had a few dealings direct with Paul as well over the years who even managed to get made for me, a set of strings for my short scale (30") 8 & 4 string twin neck Birch / Ricky !! Not many dealers would go to that sort of trouble !! So a BIG + 1 for Strings Direct & Holiday Music. P.s, they also do a great guitar set up on site

[indent=1]Bought a Markbass LMT from Andy. A true gent to deal with. Could not have been easier[/indent] [indent=1]Many thanks Andy [/indent]

Thanks Guys, Think I'll go the route off another bass set up with a higher action and neck set for the lower tuning etc. Next problem...... another Lakie or a Rickie

Would appreciate some advice please in resolving my cr4p playing technique ! I normally play simple bluesy / rock style bass, mostly with two fingers or with a plek if a bit faster. I've just joined a 80's Metal band (Iron Maiden - Saxon style) which requires a hard driving finger style technique. The speed part of it is coming along ok, but it sounds cr4p !! I'm getting loads of noise from the strings bouncing off the frets further up the neck as I play. The action on my basses have always been set quite low and dropping the tuning to Eb is probably not helping matters. What would be my best route to improve this. Would I need to raise the action ? change the string gauge ? I dont really want to tamper with my main basses, but would consider obtaining some other guitars for this project if needed. Cheers

I used to enjoy a trip to Denmark St to look, try & buy the candy (bought 2 Rickies, an EB3 & a Warwick Thumb), but like most on here, I would not bother now. Me & my son went up there looking for a new PRS for him and was treated with total contempt. Most of the staff could not be bothered to get off the internet, and those that wern't, looked at me as if I was sh*te !! I know a few people that worked in Tin Pan back in the 60's / 70's, and they would have never treated me like this. So Digital Village in Romford got my cash (lot's) and my son got a very nice twangy thing. But I must say in Wunjos favor, they were more than helpfull, offering me and my 14 yr old the oppertunity to try ANY stock in the shop, even before we said what we was after. The stock was a taty, but most of it was s/h and nothing (not even the 70's Rickies) took our fancy, But at least they tried to treat the all customers with respect, as they were like this with everyone that went in

Thanks Dave, looks like a new cable order will be heading you way again

Hi Guys, Hoping one of the 'Techies' on here can help Me & my son out of a problem. My Son wants a 5 to15watt, all valve G****r amp to run into 2 off, Marshall 1 x 12 cabs at 8 ohms each. So far the amps we have looked at have 1 x 8ohm & 1 x 16ohm outputs. Is there a safe way to run one of these type of amps into these cabs (a type of lead or box?) We already own the cabs, which were bought (SH) for ease of a youngster lugging gear around. Your assistance would be appreciated Dusty

Hi, I'm looking to up grade my Black Fender P/J bass with a Black Mirror type plate. The bass its self, is not a well not a well know model, so dont think I will get one of the self. Can anyone suggest someone that makes these to sample, here in the UK or can supply a piece that I could have a go myself

Check out 'Randy Straps' by Sarah Rand, [url="http://www.randystraps.com"]www.randystraps.com[/url] She will advise on and make any size / style of strap that you want. I recently had one made at 4" wide, and nicely padded and have another two 3" wide straps from her. A step above the top flight Levys straps and made to your own design.

Just bought a Rickie from Alan, a real pleasure to deal with.

Have sadly said goodbye to 2 of my Lakies this week due to overwhelming GAS for the Bass 'I always promised myself' but then my Lakies are for playing, and not for living on the wall. I know I've still got four of the beauts, possibly more !! lol When I get sometime I will post pics of all those I've owned (about 12) I just love them, never had a bad one, and miss them all. I wonder how many of my ex ones are pictured above ? lol