RhysP

Bill Bruford. Gavin Harrison. Danny Carey

Saw it in the cinema last week & it's very good. Dave Grohl's shameless brown-nosing is a bit stomach churning though.

George Murray. Paul Gardiner.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1103144' date='Jan 26 2011, 07:49 AM']Calling EBS_Freak and his tales of carbon neck troubles recently [/quote] I missed this - link please someone?

I want the '52 reissue Telecaster - it's a f***ing KILLER!

Don't waste hours/years of valuable practice time hanging around on internet forums.

Allparts will do it all (the only strings they sell are generic ones though): [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/[/url]

Mixing gold & chrome hardware will look sh*t. If the price of the gold ones on Ebay is too good to miss, just give them a good going over with some Brasso & a rag - that'll get rid of the gold plating in no time.

Ty Tabor.

[quote name='thatgrantboy' post='1093457' date='Jan 18 2011, 08:34 AM']I think he was making a joke about "a little bass".... Ashbory bass... [/quote] Well spotted that man! Thank f*** somebody got it.

[quote name='yybass' post='1091731' date='Jan 16 2011, 07:41 PM']The reason they were not kept is that they did not have the same tone as the Pre-CBS models.[/quote] Pre CBS Stingrays?

[quote name='joncaulfield72' post='1088312' date='Jan 13 2011, 05:11 PM']I'm from Cardiff and I play a little Bass...[/quote] An Ashbory?

I'd go with Bartolinis - got them in both my graphite necked Zons & they sound superb (well, to me they do). If you want a darker sound maybe active pickups isn't the way to go - a good passive Jazz set might be more suitable.

Give Colin Edwin from Porcupine Tree a listen. They can be quite Floydish but can also be heavy as f***.

Howdy! I'm another Cardiffian. (Can't stand the place personally but there you go.......)

If you want it & you can afford it then buy it. I haven't gigged for 5 years & have absolutely no intention whatsoever of doing so again. Since that last gig I've bought the most expensive load of gear I've ever had. I love my Zons & don't see why I should downgrade my gear just because I'm not in a band anymore.

I'm thinking of getting a Status Graphite neck for my recently acquired Stingray 5. I've played nothing but graphite necks for the last couple of years & although I love the Stingray I just don't like the feel of the wooden neck. Anybody know what a reasonable price would be to ask for the wooden neck (maple/maple) were I to sell it? It's totally mint. Thanks.

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1077189' date='Jan 4 2011, 12:18 PM']Compare it with American customer service. I e-mailed Avatar Speakers on New Years Day, and got an e-mail back from them yesterday.[/quote] I had just as many problems with US companies as with UK ones. I've been trying to get an answer from Musicman customer services for weeks - I'd heard lots about how fantastic their customer services are but I've found them to be completely useless. Zon are the same - bloody hopeless at replying to emails. [quote name='Marvin' post='1077235' date='Jan 4 2011, 12:58 PM']I personally have a phone phobia. I hate phones - this stems from a job I once had whereby if my personal line rang it was always a problem, hence I associate phones with problems.[/quote] I'm the same. I hate the bloody things. If the phone rings in our house & there's nobody else in then it doesn't get answered. If I have to phone someone for any reason I have to spend 15 minutes or so psyching myself up for it.