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I’m going to vote for Coventry. 

Godflesh:

I was sat playing the bass earlier and noticed there was a tiny bit of logo colour on the headstock. Wondering if it had just been painted over I grabbed a couple of alcohol wipes and bingo!! 
The truss rod cover was painted too!!

Brutus are great. 

The brass knobs turned up earlier. Was rather surprised to find that at some point, someone glued the current knobs on. I got the tone one off ok, but the volume one snapped the shaft.

I'll replace the pot and spray the knobs matt black.

They're Ampeg V9 cabs. 

New bridge arrived. Action is now lower, intonation spot on and no hand shredding bridge screws sticking up. 
 

@Shaggy I’ve email them to see if they’re getting any more in stock.

37 minutes ago, Paul S said:

Edit for extra.  Checking my old pictures I had three of these!  This one had one of the original knobs, looked like black cupcakes that sloped slightly inwards at the base.

 

Yep, those are the kind I’m watching. But for now I’ll spray the brass ones, that are coming, matt black.

cheers for the confirmation of the logo too 😊

I picked up a lovely old 1984 Westone Thunder Jet yesterday. It's in need of some tlc as it looks like it's had quite a life. 

None standard knobs or bridge. New, more accurate, bridge is on the way. I've got some brass Thunder I style knobs on the way, but I am watching an auction for original ones. The pots are in dire need of a clean, or replacing.

The logo has gone, I'll get one made, and the truss rod cover is worn, so I'll sort that too.

I'll need to investigate why one machine head is wonky, and they're quite tight to turn. Fortunately they're not branded so replacements are easy to find.

I've been after a Thunder Jet for a while now and I wanted a little project to keep my occupied while some work being done to the house means my music room is out of action. Through a preamp pedal and headphones this bass sounds amazing, the pickup has a lot of output. Westone were right to name them Hard Puncher.
I might give the body a light refinishing, just enough to return it to a more flat finish it came with, but not enough to look new.

If anyone out there has a Thunder Jet can you tell me if the logo is white or that flat gold colour Westone used. Cheers

I have a JJB500 and love it. It’s is a totally clean amp, no grit whatsoever. But it lends itself perfectly to whatever you feed into it. I ran a low gain overdrive, with a blend,into it and it was fantastic. Never any doubt of the power through 8x10s, 4x10s, 2x15s or even a 4x8.

Mad Season:

It's not bad... 

EDIT: Listening to the album now. The vocals sit better in the mix than the live video.

6 minutes ago, Dazed said:

 

So judging by the preview image: 1/2 of Soundgarden and a tall bassist that's not Ben Shepherd... Novoselic?

Amebix - Sonic Mass

They channelled Killing Joke somewhat

7 hours ago, tauzero said:

On second thoughts - over 450 solder joints. I've got a better chance of being the next man to set foot on the Moon than make 450 faultless solder joints.

It's all through hole. A total doddle.

The continuously evolving band that is Ulver:

1 hour ago, Doctor J said:

 

 

You're welcome... I bid you welcome... 😁

Well played!

I'm totally blaming @Doctor J for this:

I think it's been a few years since I listened to Inside the Electric Circus...

1 hour ago, Doctor J said:

 

 

 

I don't think I need that haircut, though 😁

I'd like to have enough hair to have the option.
I also think you'd need that kind of hair to suit having a yellow Iron Bird

some Cabs:

some easy listening:

I've been listening to the Home of Metal podcast about The Mermaid pub in Brum. Famous for being the breeding ground for grindcore and hosting many, many crust gigs. 

So for most of today I've been listening to:

ooh, lovely!

So you get given a signature model and you scrub the manufacturer's logo from the headstock.
If I was Schecter, I'd be rather miffed.