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[quote name='Panamonte' timestamp='1325681421' post='1485973'] I'm amazed that no one has commented on the ludicrous publicity shot. What's that all about???!!! [/quote] To be fair the bloke is smoking a tab, which suggests he's done the decent thing before turning his attentions to the guitar.

Meh. They look like the Jap fotoflames.

A. Yes.

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1325613309' post='1485229'] Q1. Is it a PJ? [/quote] A. Errr... No.

It's almost as radical as that...

Nope! Dougal's (very nice) Sadowsky is still for sale...

Heh... well like I say it's radical for me, but I do have my limits...

Tremendous, innit? Neil is a as cool as ever.. Mr. Stills trying to keep up with Jonesy.. excellent.

Ha... It's probably the only thing that could have stopped me going down the custom-build route. It's a bass I've lusted after for years...

My quest for a PJ has just taken a bit of a radical left-turn (for me, anyway). It arrives on Thursday, and I'll post pics when it lands. It's an itch I've had for a while, and the urge to scratch it has become unbearable. That's all I'm sayin'. *whistles*

Greg Reeves. Also played on Neil's 'After the Gold Rush'... then went mad and disappeared.

...and the 15-year-old bass player. Awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kg0v0Er8Ak

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1325456587' post='1483400'] True, although fender GBI will still fix it (at a cost) but the chances of something breaking are slim unless you are careless and or stupid. [/quote] ...or unlucky.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1325456168' post='1483396'] Yeah, I've warned him about this. No doubt its just easier to get it from the UK. [/quote] I tell a lie... I did buy an Acoustic Image Focus from Bob Gollihur a few years back, after first checking I'd be supported in the event of any problems. I save hundreds over the UK price (this is when the exchange rate was favourable, though) and, when it did go wrong, Acoustic Image were as good as their word. In those circumstances, I'd buy again.

[quote name='gareth' timestamp='1325455363' post='1483382'] [url="http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014&propertyType=document#P25_2199"]http://customs.hmrc....cument#P25_2199[/url] [/quote] What's this link pointing at...?

I haven't, and probably never will because if it goes wrong, it's black market and you're on your own.

[quote name='gareth' timestamp='1325448180' post='1483289'] vat/duty are not charged on the shipping cost [/quote] They are...

My thoughts on the P-Retro are that it won't get the back-pickup J-honk I'm looking for. It looks like a great bit'o'kit, though...

Yeah! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne1lkEEmRCI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne1lkEEmRCI[/url]

Yip.. exactly the same boat as me! We do seem to follow each other around. ha ha. Can't live without the P thump, but occasionally needs to honk away on the back pup. The Jazz neck pup just isn't quite there, although the split-coil Fralins in mine come close... I *really* fancy the new Deluxe P ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/163477-mia-fender-deluxe-precision-2011-and-sadowsky-metro-pj-tinkerin"]see here for my brief flirtation[/url]), or a custom build. I even considered an [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/163508-overwater-pj-on-gumtree"]Overwater PJ[/url]... I've no idea where I'll end up. We'll see...!

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1325343465' post='1482327'] Oh you buggers!! Look at what I just posted below this topic in the same forum! Si [/quote] Ha :-)

Hi all I'm on the hunt for a PJ, and BC's own 'The Bass Doc' (or Howard, as Mrs. Doc calls him on Sundays) has very kindly loaned me his back-up PJ so I have a tinker while I consider my options. He's well known for his lovely custom assemblies, and this is no exception. Medium-light, resonant, lively pickups (80's RI P and a DiMarzio J) and a set-up to die for. He's even letting me gig it tonight. Here it is... hot or what?

[quote name='zbigniew' timestamp='1325335903' post='1482210'] Sweet! I'm sooo keen on those HotRod P's - I now have great envy of you z [/quote] Yiiip... you lucky duck!

Thanks again to Ped and the mods for doing a sterling (Stingray?) job. All the best for 2012! WoT x