L-mac

Bought the kindle yesterday, and read it in one sitting. Very enjoyable. Thanks!

Yup. I’ve bought a bunch of stuff from them. Always been great. 

Great thread. Thank OP!

A few years back, a timely and unexpected bonus arrived from work at the time of my 50th. Decided to treat myself to new hifi kit. Had a lot of fun listening to all sorts of different kit (interspersed with a fair amount of quantum physics b******s from salesmen!😂). Ended up with - 

naim super uniti steamer / amp

naim unitiserve server

rega RP3 turntable 

Cambridge CD transport

PMC GB1+ speakers

i think I’ve got my forever system (at least until the next big technology change) and it’s kept me sane during lockdown. 
My North Star when choosing the kit was something a Linn product engineer said to me back in Glasgow many many years ago “when you stop hearing a difference, stop spending money”.  Very useful when comparing £100 quid speaker cable to £1000 quid speaker cable! I’ve got the £100 type - probably cos I’ve got £100 hearing!
 

question for you folks. When you are buying new music what media do you go with. I tend to listen first via stream (Tidal) and then buy vinyl or CD depending on when the recording was made. So anything 80’s or earlier I typically will buy vinyl. Post 80’s - CD. How do you choose?
 

Thanks fella. 

just purchased a yamaha bb614 from Del.

Bass absolutely as described - better actually - , nicely packaged and delivered as promised.

A gent to deal with! 

you have pm

following this with interest. been in similar situations in my business career loads of times.

my tuppence worth is.............

no point telling them to f*** off - you never know when you might cross paths with some of these guys again on a gig you really really want. dont walk away on bad terms - no matter how stupid you think they are being.......

but push them to a decision - tell em you have another offer, and you are being pressured for a decision on that one, but you would rather work with them - suggest you all sleep on it, and have a quick yes/no conversation tomorrow. if either side is still unsure , then thats a "no", wish them well and all move on.

good luck whatever happens!

cheers
L

just bought a warwick combo from jack. - amp exactly as described, delivered on time and well packaged, kept me informed throughout.

pleasure to deal with.

Liam

[quote name='William James Easton' post='422895' date='Mar 2 2009, 08:52 AM']Has anybody ever used guitarguitar for mail order? i've only just heard of them but no nothing about them. they have lots of choice and decent prices but has anybody had good/bad dealings with them?[/quote]

never used them for mail order, but bought a few things from the glasgow shop. staff always helpful, knowledgable, good service

you got pm

got any pics mate

nice easy transaction, top bloke to deal with.

you got pm.

recommendations please?

cheers
Liam

pm'd

I am about to start a couple of months "gardening leave" between jobs, and hoping to arrange lessons to improve my sloppy techinique while I have the time to practice.

Any thoughts on how I go about choosing a teacher, things to watch out for etc? I dont want to waste a load of the time I have trying to find the "right" teacher.

Not looking for recommendations of specific teachers so much as guidance on how to choose.

cheers in advance

Liam

make sure you try out Sandberg - am loving my california JM4 and its had nothing but praise from other players....................oh, and ace customer service too.

[quote name='Weird War' post='265926' date='Aug 19 2008, 10:15 PM']Welcome, L, your mention of New Romantics and keyboards made me chuckle - got any band photos from those days?

See you around,

Doug[/quote]

thanks weird war - I have the pictures (and worse, the demo tapes) and they are staying locked away!!!

[quote name='StevieC' post='266182' date='Aug 20 2008, 11:36 AM']Hi L-mac, were your problems similar to mine? It's nice to know Sandberg are helpful.

Steve[/quote]

couple of the frets were a bit rough, staining on the fretboard was patchy, nut wasnt quite right. nothing too major, but when you spend £1k+ on a bass I think its fair to expect it to be pretty damn perfect.

been around here for a while but never got round to intros, so here goes...........

started playing again last year after a twenty year break - back in the day I spent five years playing in bad punk bands, before switching to keyboards in my New Romantic phase! Then career & family got in the way.

started playing again when I was off work for six months recovering from an operation............and now hungrily trying to learn all the stuff I missed first time around. work committments mean joining a band is a bit difficult.

like a lot of people round here I've acquired a bad case of GAS - my warwick fortress rockbasss and 80's ibanez fretless have been joined by my pride and joy - a Sandberg California JM4 which makes me grin from ear to ear every time I pick it up!

best I stay out of the "for sale" section for a while!

any way - good to be part of such a great forum, and look forward to getting to know you guys.

L

gorgeous bass mate. enjoy!

I had a couple of little quality niggles with my JM4 when it arrived earlier this year. Contacted Sandberg via their website - great response. They sorted the problems out, had the bass back with me inside 72 hours, and picked up the courier charges.

cant say fairer than that.

used them a few times - best of all the on-line retailers in my experience. certainly way better than Thoman

just the three...........


TOTAL = 470

thanks folks.

I am seeing it tomorrow - will let you know how I go........

L

[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='86059' date='Nov 9 2007, 05:09 PM'][b]Squier.[/b][/quote]


thanks for that. FYI - I am dyslexic.