GreeneKing

If you can find him there's Les Evans. He builds basses very well and I suspect would be a good man to try. Does anyone have contact details for Les?

+1 on something different to Badass. Gotoh 201 or Hipshot.

I'd rate the BG strap and the original Comfort Strapp on a par Alan so you may have a Strap.

[quote]Where do you draw the line after that ?[/quote] With respect Matt, 'Blatently selling ropey gear' was your expression not mine, I just suggested that this was possibly the case here. Peter

[quote]blatantly selling ropey gear[/quote] It appears that this may be the case here? We need pictures

Great humour in this thread, I'd congratulate you all but you'd never find out

From the experience you relate I think this deserves a name and shame thread here. Sad to see and is there no way you can go back via Paypal again for goods not as described? A pretty sh*tty bit of behaviour it seems. Peter

[quote]Looks like a proper one - shame the divot selling it does not know how to string it.[/quote] I've bought 3 BCs and they've all been strung incorrectly I presently have two very nice SB320s and if anyone is looking for one pm me as I only need one. I'm looking for £190 plus P&P which is what I paid for it before I set it up and fited new strings. Peter

Well they do 3/8" and 1/2" and I assumed that the 1/2" are standard fitment. [url="http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=111"]http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=...etail&p=111[/url] They may well be unobtainium though.

Interesting thread as I ordered a Korina rear routed 54 P bass body yesterday with a birdseye maple jazz neck/fingerboard and routed for a P pup in the traditional position. Ordering over the phone was painless and they are very helpful. 4 to 6 weeks til it's ready. Time to decide what goes in/on it. So far I'm inclined towards the new ACG Pre amp with volume and two filter stacks, and a Wizard Thumper PUP. Possibly Hipshot Ultralites but 1/2" ones for standard size holes and what bridge to use is still under consideration. I intend using Danish oil on the body and the gun oil treatment on the neck. I also intend to do a good copper foil shielding job on the cavities. So phone them as ordering on the website isn't really an options as there's too many variables. I'l update.

I tighten mine gently with a cycle 'cone' spanner, perfect for the job if you have one handy. Just nip them up a little more than finger tight so they don't vibrate loose.

I love the Small Clone, very rich and sounds good for Nirvana type chorus.

[quote]Romantic Warrior was an unbelievable album[/quote] Inspired to get it outta the car, thank you

+1 I've just been listening to John Coltrane, 'A Love Supreme' bloody marvelous

Nice one

[quote]If the original poster wasn't implying that part of his love for her wasn't due to her attractiveness, why did he include a picture?[/quote] That's a good and fair point BBC. I still stand by my personal discomfort at some of the stuff expressed in this thread. I just do, err, that's it. Pedro

6 page thread about Tal Wilkenfeld and about 5% of the posts relate to her bass playing. Great respect for her as a bass player. As for her sex, why the flying f*** does that have to take up the other 95% of the posts, this is after all a bass forum and not a boy's club. Personally she looks too much like my daughter for me to find her attractive, but then I'm an old bastard. If you find treating women like a piece of meat fun then that's frankly a bit narrow and sad imo. Pierre

A great review. Villex are imo a very interesting bunch. I believe that there's a lot of mythology surrounding pickups but the reality is that there's only so much that a magnet and some coils of wire can do. What Villex are doing however is something completely different. My own Villex modified Lakland has an active like output in terms of magnitude but is noiseless. This new gear sounds really interesting and deserves greater broadcasting to the bass public. Up with ACG basses I believe they deserve to have a much higher profile in the bass world. Just my thoughts.

[quote]hope the rig kicks ass[/quote] Awaiting details And + a big 1 on Alan's feedback! Peter