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[quote name='steve-soar' post='362941' date='Dec 24 2008, 04:37 PM']They do like their clubs, I think there is a club for nearly every facet of bass, all good fun though.[/quote] Strange that in the supposed 'land of the free' everyone is so keen to get their membership number. I frequent the place but only when i'm looking for some specific information. I'd never go off topic or risk making a joke. I did get a telling off for doing a religious post, i.e. questioning the existence of God when everyone else was assuming his existence - I'm not sure they got told off too.

As long as it looks as if it was designed before 1961 and has four strings I'm probably happy - except for Rickenbackers they're out as well. Definitely out is 1 Anything pointy 2 Anything boutiquey; 3 Anything spalty; 4 Anything that looks like it was once a major part of a tree; 5 Anything with five strings; 6 Anything with six or more strings; 7 Anything with a quilted top (the Michael Kelly was an accident guvnor, honest); 8 I've said enough.

Some Squiers were made at the Samick factory in Korea late 1980s to early 1990s, I think.

[quote name='Machines' post='362123' date='Dec 23 2008, 04:25 PM']It's that cooker that's getting me hot under the collar. Think of how many pots and pans you can have on the go ! It also seems to have an Ashdown style VU meter .[/quote]

If you are stuck for cocktail sticks and glue (maybe because you are at a gig) but do have some matches then fill the whole completely with match wood because the softer wood of the match will accept the screw without splitting the guitar wood. That should hold it until you get home and can access cocktail sticks and [s]sausages[/s] glue.

[quote name='Rusty Shackleford' post='361332' date='Dec 22 2008, 07:38 PM']i'm so sorry, but if you will tease me![/quote] I've just now noticed you have a Fender Jaguar bass. That will be why the Decade is attractive to you.

[quote name='noirpunk' post='362094' date='Dec 23 2008, 03:59 PM']I'm the opposite to the guy mentioned at the beginning of the thread. I can't play most solos, I improvise them.... Also I can't read music. Strangest guitarist I ever met was this guy who I was supposed to be joining a band with. One of my mates is a really good female rock vocalist, so she asked me to get involved with a new band on guitar. I met up with the other guitarist only to find out he was left handed, played the guitar strung up for a right handed player and played in open tuning. [b]He was a complete tosser[/b] with it...[/quote] er ... left handed or right handed with that?

[quote name='acidbass' post='361904' date='Dec 23 2008, 12:47 PM'][b]The 2003 Licensing Act states that children are allowed on licensed premises at all times when accompanied by someone over 18 years of age. [/b] You can check it out [url="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/ukpga_20030017_en_1"]HERE[/url] although I'm not sure of the section! Members clubs can enforce their own laws though, so unfortunately if they don't permit it then your best bet wouldn't be to quote the law, but to persuade the publican privately and see if he/she will see your side of the argument.[/quote] Does that mean children can be allowed to be present at the licensee's discretion and not that the licensee has to allow them?

Are you getting any use out of the Tap Trem? I don't see it on the board.

I've had a very good experience with GAK but it was mail order rather than online which means I phoned them up and didn't just order online. The order was for a Gibson Firebird. They hoped it would take about a month to arrive. It actually took four and a half months but everytime I phoned to check they were always helpful. They normally take a 10% deposit on an order that is not in stock but because they knew this would be a quite a while they took no deposit. When it eventually arrived I asked for it to be unpacked, checked over, and set up, and not just shipped on. This was done but the guy I was dealing with over the phone said he still wasn't quite happy with the set-up - slight rattling above the fifteenth fret - and so he sent it back to the workshop to be sorted. Only then did I pay and the beautifully set up guitar was shipped to me.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='361586' date='Dec 23 2008, 12:10 AM']would i be correct in assuming that if you are a selling a bass calling it a 'double jazz' is better than calling it a 'musicman style' or something as it doesnt reference another bass maker directly?[/quote] Well, maybe, but calling it a double 'jazz' references Fender at least indirectly because when we say 'jazz' pickup we actually mean the Fender Jazz style of pickup.

I was successful in getting one that fitted for my MIA 1999 Jazz. The thread is [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28405"]here[/url].

[quote name='OldGit' post='361570' date='Dec 22 2008, 11:53 PM'][b]I thought the bass was pretty good on the Dollar stuff [/b]and it's always nice to see "celebrities" when they still were.. .. I assumed it was a synth but I liked the dynamics on the rekkerd .. Oh yeah that's certainly him on the Paul Young.. mwaaaaaaaaah-de mwaaaaaaah[/quote] That's quite possibly true but the 'extreme awfulness', as i saw it, of the the whole thing prevented me from noticing there even was a bass on it.

I think it was too. I also thought it was extremely awful.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='183913' date='Apr 23 2008, 02:53 PM']I bought some a while ago from a pharmacy. Told them it was for cleaning tape heads, contacts, pots etc. About £3 for 500ml.[/quote] Ditto.

[quote name='bassman2790' post='361457' date='Dec 22 2008, 09:47 PM']I have one of those but it's not really a volume/gain issue as the BB1500A's output isn't that hot for an active bass and I always have to plug it into the 'passive' input of my amp (and yes, it has a brand new battery...it's just the way some Yamahas are). [b]It's the difference in tone between the basses that's difficult to compensate for.[/b][/quote] EBS Microbass or Radial Bassbone could maybe solve that. Or preset EQ pedal that you put one bass through and not the other.

[quote name='HarryPotter' post='361194' date='Dec 22 2008, 05:01 PM'][url="http://www.dawsons.co.uk/acatalog/stagg_bc300_3_4_size_black.html"]http://www.dawsons.co.uk/acatalog/stagg_bc...size_black.html[/url] Just wondered if they are any good? I'm not expecting miracles at that price just a viable alternative to a Squier Bronco to satisfy my gas for a cheapo 30" bass. I can get one for £80 new. TIA.[/quote] The bass player in my son's band used to have one when they first got started. I'd have to say it didn't sound great although I never played it myself. I used to sometimes lend him an old Aria I had which made him sound much better. Maybe not a bad deal for £80 new though. You could resell it for most of that.

[quote name='Rusty Shackleford' post='361320' date='Dec 22 2008, 07:31 PM']are these desires i fell towards this bass unnatural?[/quote] Steady on! That's my bass you're talking about!

And you can hear a Dark Star in a '72 Telecaster here: [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BMk6Z5Dxxxk"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BMk6Z5Dxxxk[/url]

[quote name='Beedster' post='360838' date='Dec 22 2008, 12:09 PM']Anyone got an opinion on whether Dark Stars would be a good choice for my Tele (currently has the original Fender humbucker at the extreme neck position). Quite happy with the sound of the present PUP but wondering if the Dark Stars would represent a significant improvement? Chris[/quote] +1 on what Steve said. Having had a Dark Starred bass I'd say it would be a good move and I believe the Dark Star drops in without any routing. The Dark Star would bring the bass alive but I can't guarantee it would be to your liking. There's a Talkbass thread about it [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=275848&highlight=telecaster+dark+star"]here[/url].

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='360790' date='Dec 22 2008, 11:04 AM']I love tales like this-same thing happened to my brother-in-law when he wanted to buy a new Subaru Impreza-went to the dealership and basically got treated like dirt. So he went and bought one somewhere else, and took it back to show the salesman, who saw the error of his ways. From working in sales in the past, you can never tell who's got the money-the scruffiest little gits are frequently rolling in it. Somebody told me car salesmen are taught to look at your watch as a way of sizing up your financial status-so [b]wear your diamond-encrusted gold Rolex when shopping for cars if you want to be taken seriously.[/b][/quote] What if you are so rich you have someone to tell you the time?

[quote name='misrule' post='360542' date='Dec 21 2008, 10:29 PM']I agree totally with your points -- but I used to hang around in Audi forums, and car fans moan about dealerships in exactly the same way we do about music shops. One 21-year-old son of a millionaire told me how a salesman shouted at him across the floor: "Get away from the car, you can't afford it." He strolled over, showed the bloke his bank statement then replied: "I was going to buy a car today but I'm not now." Cheers Mark[/quote] I once got in a taxi and told the driver where I wanted to go. He said 'It will be six pounds'. I said 'OK'. He said 'Can you afford it?'. I must have looked bad.

Very nice, Sarah, and I guess much better then the Shine. Enjoy!