Paul S

Chrome and doing it on my pc.

I don't currently have one in my team but when I do have a fretless it is always unlined. Given that I am equally bad at both lined and unlined the unsullied board wins it for me

I've seen Nik Kershaw a handful of times recently. He did a tour with Go West a couple of years back which was the first time I had ever seen him - he is amazing. HUGE personality and charisma. One of the gigs, think it was IndigO2, they each did an arrangement of one of the others songs. He did 'Missing Persons' and it elevated what is already a fabulous tune to another level. Saw him do a solo acoustic gig at Union Chapel in London and it was just a brilliant night. His guitar playing isn't too shabby, either. Very talented guy.

A bit like this? https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/party_new_year_clip/2a14d8d5-86c8-4c15-8f44-f753d1694c51

Proper job. Love the adjustable spacers. I assume, Michael, you don't subscribe to the notion that all Precisions sound the same?

This reminds me of something my brother-in-law told me once. He is a huge Shadows fan and a regular visitor to a Shadows discussion group. One time they were arguing about what guitar Hank Marvin used to record a particular track, forget which now - was it the Strat or the Burns? Most people reckoned the Strat but one fellow said he had analysed the sound and it couldn't have possibly been a Strat because of x,y and z that appeared on the read out and therefore it could only have been the Burns. 'Jet' Harris, who was at the time an occasional poster said he was there when the recording was made and it was the Strat. They guy said, 'No, you are wrong, it was the Burns'. 😅

This is a little patronising, tbh. I reckon that, as a general rule, people with dodgy backs don't aggravate them when lifting heavy weights for this very reason. Certainly in my case it is those silly little movements that you don't prepare for that catch you out, usually involving a slight twisting motion. Of course it isn't the same for everyone as each back injury is different Off the top of my head I have made my back go into spasm and caused myself a lot of pain and immobility by doing the following: cutting my toe nails (I now have a chiropodist!) putting on socks tying shoe laces (now wear mainly slip-on) drying where the sun doesn't shine with a towel extending a tape measure filling a kettle with water mis-judging a dip in the pavement getting up from sitting in a low sofa I'm 62. I've gone to the gym all my life - started lifting weights when I played rugby at school and carried on. Never had a back injury through lifting weights or moving anything heavy up until the 'extending a tape measure' incident 17 years ago which came totally out of the blue. I used to be as strong as an ox but now just look like one I still go to the gym regularly but now it is all about core strength and flexibility.

You wouldn't think fret wire was so heavy, would you.

Damned fine album, or so I thought when I bought it. Haven't listened to the band for prob. 45 years, I wonder if it time travels ok?

I had one for a while, I like the shape, cracking bass. Early MIJ, medium scale, well built, lovely neck, sounded fab.

Surely that's a P in the top right corner, not a J? This is assuming a globe has corners, as in 'all 4 corners of the globe'.

I'll wait until mine breaks!

Lucky man.

I'd be jumping all over the HB combo in the classifieds, I think.

I had a BB425 and a BB5000. Stock, both were way too heavy for me. I stuck lightweight tuners on the 5000 but didn't compromise it otherwise - had to move it on. The BB425 as well as lightweight tuners I removed the J pup to lighten it but it was still too heavy! Do you still have the 735a? If so are you able to weigh it, please? I am curious!

That's a shame. I loved the old BBs but they were just too heavy, was kind of hoping the new range might be lighter

How heavy are these new models? Any lighter than the previous series?

I'd say that for this little set up it is extremely important. Not the cheapest option but I have a BF One10 for this very scenario - home practice, small gigs and now have a TE Elf for the amp. I previously used a Tecamp Puma 300 but liked it so much I traded it up for a 500 so I can gig with it on occasion.

I have a black one of these and it looks cool as anything. But, boy, is it heavy! And it needs securing in some fashion otherwise it'll drag any lightweight head off the cab in no time.

More Japanese copies!?

Indeed my Les Paul Jnr DC bass is around 7.5lbs and that is a mahogany slab body, albeit a slim one.

Mine would be: Spend more time on Basschat Buy more basses Practice less That way nobody is disappointed.

I just had a listen! I think this would scare our chosen audience to death 😁 Not quite Cream or Jeff Healey, really.

Sounds fairly harmless.

You naughty man ☺️