Twigman

1987 at Club Isla, Pacha, Valencia - the only live photo I could find. After we get back from tour I'll post what we look like 22 years later!

nobody tempted by the spicy wedges then?

c'mon - someone must want it!!! Must shift it this weekend. I'll throw in a bag of McCains Spicy Potato wedges if you like...

So are all 4 strings tuned to D? That'd be novel.

[quote name='~tl' post='444989' date='Mar 25 2009, 02:03 PM']Allparts and WD stock it. I'd guess other parts places do as well. [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/wire-gauge-vintage-style-cloth-covered-utility-pack-p-4362.html?p=product"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/wire-gauge-vint....html?p=product[/url] [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Vintage_Wire_Black_-_2_Ft._WIREBKF"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Vintage_W...-_2_Ft._WIREBKF[/url] [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Vintage_Wire_White_-_2_Ft._WIREWTF"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Vintage_W...-_2_Ft._WIREWTF[/url][/quote] Thanks - I guess that's yet anothe Allparts order to place. Along with my forever on back order order.

Where might I buy Fender vintage style fabric covered wiring in the UK? I'd like a length of white fabric covered wire. THX

try [url="http://www.groovemonkee.com"]http://www.groovemonkee.com[/url] They have free samples of their paid for packs

[quote name='Linus27' post='444797' date='Mar 25 2009, 10:27 AM']Of course, as your a girl,[/quote] news to me

Here are the pics

co-incedentally it appears I sold mine to MoonBassAlpha !! I didn't know he was here and haven't seen him for the best part of 20 years and we post on the same thread about the same amp within minutes of each other. Small world this interweb thing ain't it?

[url="http://www.allparts.uk.com"]http://www.allparts.uk.com[/url] for all things screw

[quote name='alexclaber' post='443705' date='Mar 24 2009, 12:58 PM']When you lighten up with the plucking hand you can then lighten up with the fretting hand too - it takes less effort to hold down a string that's being softly plucked rather than being ripped off the bass. And once you get the hang of moderating your typical attack you can then vary your dynamics much more. Alex[/quote] Thanks On reflection I realise all this. Back in the 80s when I was playing all the time I had much better control than nowadays. The recent rehearsals have been my first playing bass in 20 years! When we started rehearsing in January, my fingers were as soft as a newborn's bum but now they are hard but blistered. Sunday was the longest session so far.

[quote name='Huge Hands' post='443683' date='Mar 24 2009, 12:41 PM']I thought it might be worth referring you to [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19929&hl=superglue"]this thread[/url] I posted a while ago.[/quote] Great thread I might even try the glueing my fingers to the opposite forearm and ripping them off....maybe.....perhaps.......after a bottle of tequila maybe......

[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='443645' date='Mar 24 2009, 12:23 PM']1. Four hours [b]isn't[/b] (or certainly shouldn't be) an extended rehearsal.[/quote] We might book 4 or 5 hours studio time but our set is approximately 1 hour 40 minutes long. The last couple of rehearsals we have gone in, played the set end to end the once and then gone down the pub. Inside 2hours. On Sunday we started playing through the set for the 3rd time before we called it a night. In the average 4 hour rehearsal we'd be lucky to get 2hours actual playing coz of all the arsing around/smoke breaks etc On Sunday it was constant without a break!

[quote name='AM1' post='443634' date='Mar 24 2009, 12:19 PM']Turning the amp does help in that you don't have to dig in so hard on the plucking hand..[/quote] everytime I turn it up a little the guitarist comes along and turns it down again!! LOL

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='443627' date='Mar 24 2009, 12:14 PM']Lighter strings (maybe flatwounds?), lower action. S.P.[/quote] Already running Elite Flats. The action is as low as it'll go without buzzing.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='443614' date='Mar 24 2009, 12:06 PM']Turn your amp up, pluck less hard. Alex[/quote] and the fretting hand?

After a rather extended rehearsal on Sunday night ( a full 4 hours ) I am suffering. The callouses [sp?] on my fingertips have developed into full grown blisters! My ring finger and middle finger on my fretting hand My index, middle and ring finger on my plucking hand they're all blistered!! What do you do to prevent blistering? I've never been a fan of Elastoplast or the like as it reduces the feel - I need to feel the strings. So what do you do? Just to add - I don't slap. I pluck finger style. I no longer use a plectrum - it doesn't really suit - fingers is the only style that satisfies.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='443531' date='Mar 24 2009, 10:44 AM']What we really want is a load of vintage Yank electricity. Where can we find that?[/quote] The best amps were Brit though so we need vintage Brit leccy....

didn't get a chance to get on the 'puter last night I'll post pics tonight

He's offered a £5 refund now which is fair I suppose.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='442665' date='Mar 23 2009, 05:00 PM']It's all ridiculous trying to recapture the vintage sound... it doesn't matter how old the bass... Electricity feeding the amps has changed... amps just doesn't sound the same running off modern electricity ;)[/quote] What you need Sir is bank of super capacitors that were charged with genuine vintage electricity in the 50s and 60s. I think I might have some old lead acid batteries from my old Triumph that were last charged in the 60s - they too would contain original vintage electricity - unless of course it's all escaped by now.

free standing I'll post some pics tonight

I recently bought this using BIN [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250388702980"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=250388702980[/url] Given that listing, would you, or would you not expect the pedal to include the 9V DC external psu? I would and it didn't. I know we are all supposed to have umpteen suitable power supplies lying around but all mine are in use. I have e-mailed the seller asking where the psu is and have just been ignored so far. What should I do now?

I had a Sessionette 4x10 for years in the late 80s. I loved it! Mine was the cloth covered one and I really regret selling it. I paid £350 for mine new and sold it for the same amount.