karlfer

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1401945762' post='2468502'] We've discussed this earlier - there's too much natural variance from bass to bass. [/quote] Time and again you will see something like a 75 Precision at 8lbs, or at 11.5lbs. When you are an old git with shoulder pains 2 hours x extra 3.5lbs = bloody uncomfortable. That is ONE of the reasons I fell in love with the Dusty Hill I tried yesterday

[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1401912060' post='2468309'] Karl, if it's carpel tunnel, get it fixed. My old guitarist suffered for years and then had it operated on and fixed. Both hands too. [/quote] Thanks Martin. Doc ain't sure yet, bit more testy stuff. Wouldn't it be a shame if I'd ended up treating myself under false pretenses

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[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1401909613' post='2468265'] We could have had a coffee meet up Give me a shout if you come back down for the Dusty [/quote] Thank you Gary, that's very kind [quote name='Platypus' timestamp='1401909659' post='2468266'] Hmm looks good - might just call in there tomorrow and try it out.. Just messin with you [/quote] Just messin' [URL=http://s1354.photobucket.com/user/Karl_Altdorfer/media/index_zps4556c279.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q693/Karl_Altdorfer/index_zps4556c279.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Over the last few weeks I have had a pain in my arm, from elbow through forearm to fingers. At first it was recovering between our weekend gigs and Wed rehearsals. Now it is with me all the time and apparently my gigging time will be coming to a close over the next couple of years. Tunnel stuff says doc. As such I have decided to go out treating myself and I recently decided on a Fender Custom shop. I live in Wigan and the nearest I could find with a decent selection was Coda in Stevenage, a mere 192 miles each way. So I set off this morning, 5 hours courtesy of the traffic lights of the M6 to Coventry Junction 3 being out, causing big tailbacks. 1.5 hours to do 4 miles. I finally got there and I have to say Doug and the guys he works with were AMAZING. Nice room all to myself (the Joe Bonamassa room by the looks of it), anything I wanted to try, coffee , tea, advice. CS Jazz no 1, 1960 NOS Black, stacker. Sounded stunning but hated the flats on it. Action a bit high but they offered to do a set up while I waited if required. CS Jazz no 2, 1964 Closet Classic, Seminole Red. Beautiful, played great, great action, sounded wonderful. HOWEVER (tart alert) looked far too much like my 2002 Tango'd Sunset Orange. The white 1960 RI I wanted to try had just been sold. So, out of curiosity I asked if I could try the Dusty Hill CS. NOW THIS thing looks like I had towed it down the M6 to the shop. Upside down Tele headstock, presumably neck like a baseball bat. Wrong. This is one of the FINEST basses I have ever tried. Unlike the two wonderful basses I had just tried this one screamed out to me. World's worst bridge, who cares, intonation was perfect. Action a bit high, so what, still daftly playable, despite my arm giving me some real gyp by then. Pick up a bit quiet on bass, but killer on full tone. Weight is superb, definitely sub 8lb. THE NECK IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER PLAYED. Jazz width nut, but a bit of depth to get hold of, sublime. The guys in the shop offered me what I asked in p/x for my Hot Rod, excellent. I had , however, come prepared with a budget. X £ in one pocket for the 60 jazz (plus the Hot Rod value). Another £300 in my other pocket for the 64 jazz. Glad nobody took a chance mugging me, lot of £20's in my pocket . Sadly, the Dust was £300 more than I could reach. Today So, a massive thanks to the guys in Coda for their time, expertise, friendliness and help. Much appreciated and muchly recommended. I had a wonderful hour or so in there. Although we usually gig 3 weeks out of 4 in the little pub rock band I'm in, we have 5 gigs in June, assuming my arm lasts out. (It will, I won;t let them down), if Coda has this wonderful beat up tattly little monster in by the end of the month, she will be mine! Oh yes, she will be mine . The bass [URL=http://s1354.photobucket.com/user/Karl_Altdorfer/media/dustyhillp_zps61c0f903.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q693/Karl_Altdorfer/dustyhillp_zps61c0f903.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Thank you very much gentlemen of Coda.

[quote name='megallica' timestamp='1401696503' post='2465818'] I bought a compilation called Metal Killers from Woolworths in the 80's and Venom's "song" black metal was a bit of a shock to the system. Venom were releasing albums back in 1979 - which makes them the original black/death metal as far as I know. [/quote] Fairly sure it was 1980 we supported them. 80/83 we did gigs with bands as diverse as Gillan, Marillion, Venom and Saracen. Mind supporting Shakin Stevens and The Sunset's in 1976.....

Supported Venom back in the day at The Honeysuckle in Gateshead. Bit shouty, bit scary.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1401444964' post='2463636'] Just as long as you don't say 'Rickenbacker'. D'OH!! [/quote]

Don't mention Montezuma Brown I think I did, but got away with it.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1401439133' post='2463537'] Are you implying my meat and two veg are Mexican..? [/quote] Well your comments are frequently spicy

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1401437483' post='2463522'] I'd like to state that I've never had maggots put down my Y-fronts but I'm sure that I'd like it. [/quote] I'm sure they would get on with the worm* * statements referring to members genitalia are simply an opinion with no basis in research. ** especially MIM genitalia.

Sorry, I can't help. Bass cabs being 200 miles away, that are "impossible" to courier are frequently an issue here, FEEBay etc. They obviously swam here from US , China etc in a bubble on the backs of mermaids. There is a Vanderkley I would love to buy, but 440 mile round trip, 9 hours+ driving, £95 worth of fuel, I will simply wait for another one to come up. One that has an owner who knows the deep mysteries of bubble wrap, cardboard and a £20 next day courier. So, I can't help but I would guess that life is not dependent on getting this cab immediately. I do hope somebody can help you. Good luck, Karl.

The bit of opinion I always love is all Mexican Fenders are crap. As neepheid pointed to, nobody has played one thousandth of Fender Mexico's output, so therefore any opinion is based on an infinitesimal test base. FWIW pretty much every Mex Fender I've tried have been good to excellent, but that is just my experience. People who put out STATEMENTS based on a tiny bit of experience should be visited in the small hours and have a pint of maggots put down their Y fronts.

Oh dear