Rich

@SpondonBassed my hair grew back ok. Trouble is, it grew in all the wrong places. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go and plait my toes.

I certainly will. I've been using a BG250 at a rehearsal studio and have been pleasantly surprised by it. I'm going to replace my current Behringer BX600 rehearsal amp with the TC, its main advantages being more power and less weight. The Behringer weighs an absolute ton for such a small box.

Good idea with the Hammerite. I've got a tin of silver, but I might see what else is out there.

It's not really as bad as I'm making it out to be... it's got a few nicks and lifts in the vinyl which is all easily sorted, the main area of scruffiness is the grille which has been sprayed with what I assume is a band logo... a bit of rattle can black should sort that out. I'll have to clean the badge up too.

Would that be a roughy scruffy buffing wheel?

Sadly, Hugo seems to have scared them off. 

Yes, discussion is fine. Selling genuine Rickies is also allowed, but fakes are not allowed to be advertised.

Yes and yes  photos when I get it installed in my rack case.

You have my sympathy too. I was binned last December (fabulous timing, just before Xmas ) after 17 years with the company and I'm still a bit bitter about it. Although I'm told that there are going to be more redundancies there, so maybe it was good that I was one of the first out of the door, but it's hard to spin it as a positive. I've managed to secure another job which I'm still waiting to start, although with a much smaller industry player and at a lower hourly rate. I'm sure there are many of us here who can give you a sympathetic been-there-too BC hug, but sadly that doesn't pay the bills. 

Hi Ally,

I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say that if you need any help of any sort with curating or moving on Nick's vast and enviable collection, just ask. Nick was our beloved brother in bass, and we'll do all we can to assist you in what must be a painful task. Hope you and the family are bearing up ok.

Rich

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the Precisions and Jazzes of outrageous fortune... 

I feel your pain. Don't you hate it when that sort of thing happens?

Good score!

Retailer tells me that it's being delivered from the manufacturer on the 25th. So I now have probably 3 weeks of agonised waiting. Arrgh.

Ah yes, my two least favourite bits of The Gig Experience. 1, the hanging-around bit and 2, the load out. With a 5 hour wait, I would probably have retreated to my car and got some shut-eye.

My entire working life has been spent in railway signal engineering and technology, so I'm not going to be much use to you, but thanks anyway

Thanks, I've been there 17 years so they're offering a decent number. I'd better start practicing for a new job. *ahem* "Hello, welcome to B & Q..." 

I'm trying to be philosophical about it. Someone had to go and I'd rather it was a crusty old empty-nester like me than one of the younger engineers with a young family etc.

I might have guessed that there'd been one  

They sent it to me by mistake. It's mine now. Sorry   

Well done!  here's to many more.

Rich (42 years in)

Lee is true geezer and for me can do no wrong. He's a bass legend, loves hot rods and hates #45. What's not to like? 

Yup. At some point, I've got to bite the bullet and shift some things. One bass in particular never ever sees any action because I don't have a gig it would suit, and I think its guts are dead anyway . Fix it up and move it out, I reckon. 

My strings of choice. I won't use anything else now.