EssentialTension

Well, what can you say? Another fantastic Clacket Lane exchange with the one and only Clarky. This time involving a fretless Tony Franklin, a Takamine B10, and a wedge of cash (actually it was a bank transfer but the wedge sounded sexier). Top man , top deal. Thanks Clarky.

[quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1318954891' post='1408223'] I've read some interesting news on the Dark Star situation. Over the past year or so many of you probably already know Fred Hammon (maker of Dark Stars) has done a bit of a 'Lane Poor' (ie stopped making pickups and all but disappeared). However, In the last week or two on TalkBass someone has posted news about a Swedish organisation that has been working with some of the old Hagstrom employees to re-recreate the Bi-Sonic, including a 5 string version. There's no more news than that for now but fingers crossed Bi-sonics will be back on the menu again! Incidentally, has anyone got a Dark Starred bass (or better still just a pickup, or even better still, a Bi-Sonic) I could have a look at sometime??? [/quote] Thats's interesting news. I used to have a Dearmond Starfire with Hammon Dark Stars. I regret not still having it.

The whole site is interesting not just the Bill Black pages.

Very good.

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1318801660' post='1406430'] The US varient is probably more correct as the Guy whom its named after is Lester not Leslie Paul [/quote] Yes, Lester William Polsfuss.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1318778726' post='1406080'] They look good unless the colour clashes with the bass. [/quote] Get a white or black bass and any colour looks fine.

I only use flatwounds and I only ever change them if I want to try a different kind of flatwound. So to me an old string is merely one I don't have on a bass at the moment. They eventually make a comeback.

[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1318762120' post='1405798'] Oh fgs. It's going to end up like BBC1 during the daytime before long... [/quote] It already is - lots of repeats.

[quote name='paul torch' timestamp='1318763302' post='1405823'] err. Don't know about that mate. Was refering to Paul Raven (the late) of Killing Joke. I think Gary Glitter's real name is something like Paul Gadd [/quote] In between being Paul Gadd and becoming Gary Glitter he was Paul Raven. No relation to the Killing Joke guy, presumably

[quote name='cd_david' timestamp='1318763056' post='1405817'] My Dad once corrected my pronunciation of Les Paul. He stated it was Les (as in french[lay]) Paul. [/quote] Besides which, in UK we tend to say 'Lezz' Paul, but US pronunciation would be more like 'Less' Paul.

[quote name='paul torch' timestamp='1318756857' post='1405746'] Paul Raven. [/quote] Er...wasn't that Gary Glitter's previous stage name?

[quote name='billyapple' timestamp='1318715698' post='1405582'] Well, yes, very knowledgeable and all that. But it's kinda had all the fun sucked out of what I thought was a positive thread with folk giving credit to some personal faves and unsung hero's. But never mind, thanks for all that Professor Dax. [/quote] I don't see how Daz 'sucked the fun out' when he was praising Matlock.

[quote name='Schnozzalee' timestamp='1318680566' post='1405109'] I've always wanted something like this, but I wouldn't play it lik the girl in the video - they sound great without effects and chords, especially if you go off on one during a song like Mr Bruce. I wouldn't pay more than £1200 for one and then you have to worry about problems like what amp to use and pedals etc afterwards. [/quote] Agreed, the video is a bit of a let down.

[quote name='Mikeg' timestamp='1318673810' post='1404994'] That looks like a long scale guitar to me [/quote] It's a short scale six string bass guitar, like a Fender Bass VI, for doing the tic-tac bass or for those Cure/Placebo type things.

Hmmm ... another one.

You can hear it here: [url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lakland-Basses/110289655668643"]http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lakland-Basses/110289655668643[/url]

Announced on Facebook: 30" Scale 6 String Bass Decade Body: Mahogany, Alder or Ash 3 P90 PIckups with a 5 way selector "Shorty" J neck slightly altered for 6 string spacing. Maple, Rosewood or Ebony Fingerboard, Ebony Fretless lined or unlined available. Headstock options same as any US Lakland Colors same as any Lakland Price: probably similar to a USA Decade 4 - which probably means £2,000+ in UK (so while I'd be tempted by a Skyline, this is a definite no)

I haven't used one for a long time but when I did it was the EMMA DiscumBOBulator.