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[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1485852036' post='3227115']


So, the application of that scenario to this case doesn't really fit. The "buyer" in Thailand would either have to send it from their own account and try and get their own bank to refund it without proof that it was sent fraudulently or convince the bank that it was sent fraudulently sent without any evidence in the hope thatbthe bank might reverse it. As you say, there are always some asshats trying to find a work around.
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Or they hack someone else's account and pay from that one........

[quote name='anzoid' timestamp='1485817560' post='3227023']
Didn't even get to the point of discussing the type of PayPal payment - I'm guessing that he would have preferred gift and I would have said "no way"
Still not had any reply to my last message - so I think there won't be a deal.


Intrigued as to how someone might go about claiming back a bank transfer - guessing that if the person makes enough fuss the bank will just take it from your account or some such? Worrying thought...
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[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1485818026' post='3227028']


I would be interested to know what circumstances might warrant that. I had an incident with internet banking where funds were sent to somewhere they shouldn't have. My fault. I screwed up, so no issue with anyone else. I had discussions with my bank and others about getting it back from where it had been sent and the concensus was that as it wasn't fraudulent, I would have to wave it goodbye. Fortunately for me, I had tried to send it to an account that didn't actually exist, so it bounced back to me. Phew!

Just genuinely interested from a learning standpoint. Not that I'm planning on it happening a second time you understand.
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A mate at work had his internet banking account hacked and one payment of £350 went missing amongst others, he could prove he hadn't sent it and was refunded by the bank. There was a police investigation from the other end as the money was sent to a guy in Nottingham to pay for a camera bought off gumtree by the person who hacked his account. He was interviewed by the Police and was obviously fine but they told him the other guy was a student and was distraught as he had only been selling the camera to fund his car insurance and couldn't afford it any other way. My mate felt so bad about it he offered to donate a few quid towards the lads insurance and others at work agreed to chip in, he made the offer to the coppers but we never heard anything back. When he was dealing with his bank they didn't seem to need much evidence to do the claim back from what he said. He also said that the person he had dealt with had told him that people mistakingly thing its bullet proof but due to the amount of fraud on it they have introduced new rules a couple of years back which make it much easier to get the money back if needed.

Sadly for every method or protecting yourself as a buyer/seller there is always some scumbag trying to work around it.

Tamworth Battle of the bands rules require all the bands to perform a track which has been in the charts. I remember a superb punk band (but sadly can't remember the name) play hit me baby one more time and blew EVERYONE away with it. I was talking with the singer afterwards and he said they first did it after being asked if they could do some Britney by a drunk lass at a gig. They practiced it for a laugh but found it worked really well and I have to agree with them.

[quote name='addictedtobass' timestamp='1485806238' post='3226883']
Time is not a problem , i was warned off of cellulose paint as being difficult but i have seen some lovely colours in cellulose laquer. is it any harder to apply than normal poly paint ?
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Not at all in my experience. It's lovely to work with. To get the really high shine you need to lay the first coat of lacquer before the base coat has fully gone off, but other than that it's as easy as any other paint I have used and easier than many.

Even bank transfer isn't as guaranteed as people think it is, it can still be claimed back in certain circumstances.

I used cellulose car paint on my project EB3. Colour and shine are gorgeous (I think so anyway) but the paint is a little soft even after two weeks and has been marked under the bits I refitted. I have done some further research and it seems it can take up to a month to fully harden. It's very easy to work with and I would happily use it again, but I would have to factor in the wait time.

We also start with she sells sanctuary, a great intro by any standards and works really well.

Will do, it will be slow progress for the next couple of weeks as the electrics will be properly done by an electronics engineer friend of mine who unfortunately is due to go to India for a fortnight for his work. I have a few jobs to go through to fill the time though.As soon as it's all sorted I will let you know.

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1485018538' post='3220473']
Paul Weller (not the Jam) LP's. I just don't get it
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I loved his first solo album when it first came out, no idea why now as I can't abide it anymore.

It was this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370826512402?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=640092141089&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

String spacing is just too wide to make it a simple one for one swap, but nothing that can't be sorted.

[quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1485699234' post='3225876']
That's a bit cheaper than the Babicz!
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Yup, just a little! I expected to have to do a bit of tweaking but to be fair it was fine straight out the packet. No doubt it is one of a million made somewhere in china but then so is the epiphone one probably. At £12 I can hardly lose a lot after all.

[quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1485690309' post='3225794']

I've been following your 'rescue' thread with interest. Which replacement bridge have you fitted?
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I got a 'Wilkinson' brand one off eBay for a heavy total of £12, it's the same dimensions as a standard Fender one so plenty of options available to upgrade once I have everything worked out.

Earth shattering, earthquake inducing, borderline brown noise, wall wobblingly loud, bowel accident inducing,


Ok so not all of these were serious but.....

I am at exactly the same point but have the advantage of having two EB3s, one was given to me off here because it was split nearly in two, I have repaired that and decided to use it as a base to test out some ideas. I have fitted a cheap but fully adjustable bridge and will see how it goes once I have all the electrics working (sadly they were appalling so need a complete overhaul - factory stuff is disgraceful in my opinion). I did a quick test but with only the bridge pick up working and it seems that the bridge pickup is incredibly sensitive to string location. The new bridge has moved the string positions of the E and G by about 1.2mm and that seems enough to cause them to be very quiet. There are ways around this and I will start working on it as soon as I have all the electrics up and running properly.

Having left the paint to go off for a couple of weeks the rebuild and tweaking has started in earnest.


I still need to resolver the pickups back in so won't be able to properly test it until then. I had to shim out the bridge a little to take into account the change in design. The action is gorgeously low at the moment but I will need to fire it up properly to determine if I can get away with it that low or not. Brand new dials have arrived from China and will be fitted once I have tested everything. I also turned up a new pickup selector aperture cover out of nylon66 as the previous one died due to the enormous crack.

The paint has come up well but still needs a real good dose of wax to get it properly gleaming. One thing I have learnt is that the lacquer takes an age to go off and still isn't properly hard unfortunately. Possibly an area for me to examine for the next build.

Well if you must:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xwWw9g0EgHA

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1485453766' post='3224105']


I tend not to listen to radio stations that play this sort of thing. I tend to hate most of what they play.
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Even still, it has been around a long time and used on a lot of adverts, tv programs etc.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1485452218' post='3224083']
Just heard what is probably the worst I've heard in a while. I think it's called thunder, by AC/DC. Boring, cliched and the vocal was like finger nails down a blackboard.
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You have only just heard it? It was released in 1990 and wasnt cliched when released, may have been copied since.......

Aren't they just stored as patches? So you can choose your three and save as A1 then select another three and save as A2 etc, it saves individual settings for each effect within the patch.

What trades are you interested in?

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1485290004' post='3222875']
I've got a feeling I'm going to dislike most of the suggestions.
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me too, that part of the reason for asking in a perverse way after saying on the other thread how much I hate mustang sally.

Off the back of the how to empty a pub thread/ crowd you hate, I was wondering what people would consider the perfect set list for getting everyone up and dancing, the ultimate crowd pleasers if you will.

I watched Miss Saigon with an ex, it's a large part of why she is an ex. I couldn't even contemplate a lifetime of that sort of drivel.

I have been playing fir less time than you and have found playing with others to be the biggest help. So far it has been adapted covers, well known tracks but always tweaked one way or another. At first it was the much more experienced guitarist saying trybthis or that but increasingly I will know what to do to make it sound right. I can't put my finger on why, but I just seem to know when it sounds right. I would love to know the theory behind why but for know I am just enjoying playing. I also mess about with sections I know and try to blend them with other things or add my own twist. Sometimes it works well, others not so much.....

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