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Paul S

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  1. Looks like that bridge had a troll living under it!
  2. Isn't it. I've never seen that before but what a wonderful piece of lateral thinking.
  3. I always thought it was spelled 'Squier'?
  4. I had one of these - the body was too heavy for me to manage but I liked the neck so much I kept it and had it transplanted into a lighter bass. The medium scale is great, also the neck width and profile just seem to be right for my hands. Lovely thing
  5. Absolute bargain. Necks on these are simply fantastic.
  6. Tuesday just gone. A very productive rehearsal. Drummer got a mate of his over, who is a very busy soundman/rehearsal/recording studio owner to come along. First hour was spent tuning the drums then micing them up/eqing etc to get the best from them. Wow. What a difference having someone who knows what he is doing. We fired up when he was done and played something, just to see how the drums sat - awesome was the verdict. Really fat and tight. We then asked him if he thought our sound could be improved in other ways and he said, purely from a flexibilty/dispersal point of view, having the guitar through the pa would be a bonus. This is something I have been suggesting for ages but guitarist seemed reluctant, saying he couldn't get 'his' tone if it went through the pa. But coming from this guy he seemed more open to the idea and we have finally got it sorted. Massive result. Neck pickup in my SG had been feeding back - it was a bit microphonic. I had taken it over to my usual chap to be potted but when he had a look the pickup was quite loose inside the cover. A new bit of harder foam should sort it out, said my chap. And it has. Another result! Plus we nailed 2 new songs, which is always good. And there was no traffic there or back! Marvellous.
  7. I guess I am fortunate that switching between different scale lengths has never been a problem for me, so no help there. I have a few shorties now and would say, straight out of the box, the Harley Benton PB Shorty sounded 'exactly' like a P bass with the stock pickup giving a nice old school vintage tone. I've since swapped the pup for a Tonerider, which has a bit more edge and fatness. Slight neck dive but easily cured with a suede-backed strap. I would heartily recommend getting one of these are a toe-dipping exercise into the realm of shorties, if P basses are your thing. As I always say of them, they are good basses at any price point. At £85 new they are a miracle.
  8. Sounds like some sort of euphemism - following the court case, he expressed regret at flogging his lionel in Sainsbury's.
  9. After a recommendation on here I bought a set of 4 of these (and at £45 they are cheaper now!): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196277545605?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338749393&toolid=20006&customid=GB_159912_196277545605.142099703759~1870851639525-g_Cj0KCQjw-r-vBhC-ARIsAGgUO2AFi_7aw8qg5ekEYgudJCI6_wHPQqq2NflIlZEduwTzLl_ciEo7neMaAoi3EALw_wcB They are quite frankly astonishing for the money. They somehow remember their last settings so I have them paired two at the front together (I numbered them so I wouldn't get them mixed up), two at the back together, just doing a slow colour wash change. Doesn't matter what order or how slowly you plug them in, they catch up and soon sync with each other. Chuck them on the floor so they shine up the wall. But they will chase or do the school disco flashing if you want them to - all controlled via an app. Can't recommend them highly enough.
  10. That was the edited version?
  11. It's really not worth it. Could you buy a new neck?
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