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[quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1346780665' post='1793170'] Bilbao? Tell me, John - is that a typo or a tribute to Bilbo? [/quote]Brill.

Good lord! http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBANEZ-Musician-MC30TH-Limited-Edition-4-STRING-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-9-of-15-/170902672442?pt=Guitar&hash=item27ca97d43a

Very interesting. Hope you find one, some day soon.

[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1346762899' post='1792787'] I'd rather go and see a band I haven't seen before playing original material,but that's just me.. [/quote]That's pretty much how I feel. Would I go to an art gallery to see a collection of fakes? I doubt it.

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1346691672' post='1791999'] It's this, although I think the bridge pickup is in the 70s position but it's the bridge is further back on the body than on the 74 and later. (which is why I needed extra long intonation screws, thanks again ikay!) Something about the body finish and the control plate looks a bit odd, like it's been scoured. It's probably OK but I'd check the dates on the pots and neck stamp just to be certain. [/quote]Agreed. And the A tuner. Take it apart, check the pots, solder joints, back of neck plate, to see if it mirrors the paint underneath it. How much?

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[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1346575875' post='1790618'] You haven't got the point of rock and roll, have you? [/quote]Some people can't get it.

Heights aren't bad.

Rich, just been looking at the bands FB page.

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1346517325' post='1790187'] Simple reason - record company control freakery. They picked on an contentious issue to see how much the rest of the band wanted to 'bend over' if you'll pardon the expression. Now they know they'll conform to any and every demand, A&R will treat the entire band as their bitches and they will do whatever they like. They are utterly screwed. [/quote]Totally this. My old band went this way, with their manager telling them to replace their bassist, (I was the replacement), then with Warners' telling us that our music was not contempory enough to release....after f***ing signing us to a deal worth a LOT of money. The rest of the band and management bent over, I walked and the band got dropped the next year. Years later, speaking to the singer and main songwrighter, he agreed that when I left he should have told them to go and f*** themselves, as they lost everything, most of their instruments, (Boogie amps, my Ampeg, 60's Fender Jaguar, Custom Les Paul, all sold be the manager behind the bands back to pay for years worth of rehearsal space that should have been getting paid for from the advance. You may have had a very lucky escape.

[quote name='BassHavoc' timestamp='1346493701' post='1789831'] The label is called Transcend music http://www.transcendmusic.com/ [/quote]With a roster like that, they certainly have trancended music.

Never did The Magic Numbers any harm.

Peter Gabriel, 1979, Tony Levin on bass. Motorhead, 1980, Lemmy. Rush, 1980, Geddy.

In 26 years of playing bass, I've never used a compressor. Really glad that you have found a great combination.

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Me please. Ta.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1345834694' post='1782313'] Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society 'Let Her' is my favourite at the moment, mostly because of the gorgeous harmonisation of the chorus vocal melody, it's f***ing glorious! Wonderful bass under it too. I love the whole album now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CqCBFxtAWM [/quote]That is f***ing spot on.

Wow! I have one with my 1980 lefty. Black strap, prestine condition. I use to own a suede one but it got robbed at a gig.

If it's been fixed with apoxy, then it won't budge. Looks shocking though.

Why? Just, Why?

That is so god damned awesome! Dudes, that freekin rocked....etc, etc, etc

Good for you.