GreeneKing

I tried it Kev. Amazing albeit stretching my musical envelope. A good thing always. Thanks for sharing. Some awesome playing.

Iconic. I've owned 4 (at least). This includes a Chris Squire and a Macca one. I wanted to love them but the truth is the playability and tone don't suit me. But at least I gave it a proper go

[quote name='cetera' timestamp='1496757488' post='3313669'] Yep, I'm reading...... and no price reductions happening here. I've never been one to care for the vanilla tastes of my fellow basschatters [/quote]

The 'string tension' is a known depending on the characteristics of the particular string and there is a formula for calculating it. To me this is quite different to what the OP is talking about given that some basses exhibit a floppy B whatever string is fitted. For equal tension strings the 'floppiness' factor is to me determined mainly, in fact overwhelmingly by the rigidity of the neck.

[quote name='mark76' timestamp='1495448110' post='3303722'] Eastwood makes a copy of the original Ampeg fretless bass that would be in your price range [url="https://www.eastwoodguitars.com/collections/bass/products/eub-1"]https://www.eastwood.../products/eub-1[/url] [/quote] Good shout!

Life is a journey. I've struggled all my life with relationships and anger, amongst other things. It's taken me into therapy and I became involved and I then became qualified as a therapist and altogether I've spent many hundreds of hours in that environment. It has opened up my self awareness enormously and it's been enlightening but in terms of helping me with my 'stuff' nothing has really changed. My life is still interspersed with self inflicted disaster. Don't get me wrong, I'm no sociopath monster, I have achieved a lot in life and I can be (am?) a lovely bloke but I have my moments and you probably wouldn't want to spend too long in my head Life has taken a turn recently and I'm presently seeing a psychiatrist for a diagnosis. I think I know where it's headed as I can read the DSM IV. Severe abuse in early childhood can lead to neurobiological wounds. For boys neglect is particularly corrosive. I've been reading some research and the way in which the brain can become 'mal-wired' leads to certain traits that stay with us through life. These traits form who I am pretty much on many many ways both mentally and physically. One fascinating one from a bass perspective is the lack of communication and integration between the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Playing an instrument requires your musical senses and your spacial ability work together well. This stood out for me because if I'm honest 20 years of playing and countless hours of practice have left me average at best. I have great motor skills and a wide, varied and imo discerning taste in music but I'm far from gifted as a musician. The good news? Playing is great therapy because it does develop this integration. It will never repair it completely. Wth my diagnosis on the near horizon these developments have been a great help. Sometimes it's good to know you are broken, then you can work around things and not feel quite so bloody guilty.

My best B is my ACG Finn Uber, by a mountain mile. 7 piece Wenge and Bubinga does it methinks. I think it's mainly neck rigidity given equal string length and type.

I'll put my hands up. Ownership is wrong, what I should be saying is that a claim against the seller for monies lost is the issue. I obviously got the 'wrong end of the ownership stick' on this. If you've been £4k out of pocket Pete for something stolen you bought in good faith (it seems that cars are a different matter) then you should have redress against the seller. I was advised while in the 'job' by someone experienced and in authority that ownership wasn't to be assumed to be the original owner in such cases and I took this as gospel. Just goes to show you can't always trust a copper.

[quote name='Jakester' timestamp='1494931707' post='3299637'] And (as a currently practicing solicitor) the analogy drawn with cars is erroneous, as there is specific legislation which deals with vehicles sold without notice of a finance agreement. The legal principle is 'nemo date non quod habet' which means that a vendor cannot sell what he does not have good title to. There are various statutory and case law provisions relating to this but in general the innocent buyer cannot acquire good title in stolen goods. [/quote] No indeed, but he does have redress to recover the monies from the seller.

[quote name='Monkey Steve' timestamp='1494931112' post='3299627'] This has nothing to do with getting your stolen goods back - it's confirming that if you bought them from somebody who didn't own them to begin with (like Cash Converters did here) then you have to take up getting your money back from them as a civil matter. It confirms exactly what everybody else has said , that Cash Converters have to give the stuff back to the original owner. [/quote] Cash Converters will put the goods in 'quarantine' until the original owner has been established by the police. It is standard practice and happens often. Otherwise all and sundry would turn up at CC and say 'that's mine, give it back'. Yes you are correct re the above except it doesn't confirm what everyone has said i.e. that you lose out if you buy stolen goods in good faith.

Apologies for getting a little aerated. All i'm trying to say is that if you have been a genuine buyer then you needn't be out of pocket if the goods turn out to be stolen as you can make a claim against the seller.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/somethings-gone-wrong-with-a-purchase/if-you-think-youve-bought-stolen-goods/

Yes I'm bloody well lying. I was never a police officer and I haven't experience of exactly this in real life. I invented all this and I just come on here just to cause annoyance and wind people up! Ferrchrissakes......... Getting something stolen and sold to CC back is another matter. It would be for a subsequent 'bona fide' owner to raise the matter in a civil claim. If they just roll over and give it back on the word of the person recovering it then so be it. At the risk of repeating myself, if you purchase something for a 'fair' price in good faith then you have a right to raise the matter before a civil court and ownership or reasonable claim will be considered?

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' timestamp='1494925093' post='3299559'] I don't believe that this is correct. With the exception of some very specific circumstances, you can't sell something that you don't legally own. The general rule is that the original owner is always protected. S.P. [/quote] The original owner is protected in law, as are other people who assume ownership in fair circumstances. It isn't as simple absolute ownership for the original owner only. I thought as you until I came into these issues as a serving police officer. It would be for a civil court to decide. There may be a long chain of owners as in say an old P bass that is discovered to have been stolen say 45 years ago. It doesn't naturally follow that the person it was stolen from can take it back if it was purchased at a fair price in good faith, possibly many times over.

[quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1494921146' post='3299515'] If you can prove beyond reasonable doubt that it's the gear that was stolen from you, then it's still yours AFAIK. [/quote] It's not that simple. If someone else has paid a reasonable price for the goods and then taken them to CC then they may also have a right of ownership. I do realise that this isn't a likely scenario in this case but if you or I buy something in good faith at a non 'back of a lorry' price then we have a right of ownership even if the item was stolen at some point. It becomes a civil dispute. Peter

CC have an obligation in law not to sell the gear once they are informed there is an issue over it's true ownership. Speak to them, they won't be new to the situation. I'm ex Plod and have 'experence'

Weak fuse?

[quote name='dand666' timestamp='1491564318' post='3273982'] was hoping this was a thread on Humble Pie. What a band. [/quote] What a voice!

Great in passive with full tone con ad almost no volume drop....

I've noticed that using a different bass into my pedal board can result in effects that are not so so subtly different. In can even give unexpected and unwanted artefacts. This makes sense with different frequencies and harmonics being processed by reactive circuits of components. Digital effects seem to give more consistent results.

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1491320944' post='3272097'] I like the ones that came on my VM5 too, when I asked Mark Stickley he reckoned that they are GHS Boomers. I did note at the time that you can also buy branded strings on the sandberg website. Here you go, in german though. [url="https://www.cottoncontrol.com/browse/sandberg/de,0,308,0,0.html"]https://www.cottonco...,0,308,0,0.html[/url] [/quote] Thank you. Interestingly I'd have said they were nickels. GHS style ends though.

I just checked. 7.6 Lbs. See I told you, a light Sandberg