Rich

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1454257023' post='2967906'] Who cares?[/quote]Agreed. Being an old fart, I have filed R1 firmly under 'meh' for a number of years. [quote]All the interesting new music on the BBC is on 6 Music and occasionally on Radio 3 or 4. [/quote] Dermot O'Leary has some very different and cool** stuff on his Saturday afternoon R2 show too. ** my opinion only, of course. YMMV

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1454143772' post='2966804'] A day from now I'll be a year older. [/quote][quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1454152382' post='2966938'] Me too haha! 65 tomorrow Happy birthday Marvin [/quote] Happy birthday tomorrow chaps! 🎁

[quote name='wotnwhy' timestamp='1452205653' post='2947720'] Shuker killed my GAS. Ended up getting rid of all my other basses and have not looked at another for 10 years now! [/quote] Blimey mate, long time no see!

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1454143772' post='2966804'] A day from now I'll be a year older. [/quote]Nice plug, but you're going to have to say it louder if you want any prezzies

If I was to get a relic made, itd be a 65 Jazz in CAR and I wouldn't give a damn about picking up dings. My Shuker has got a couple as has my Wal (not really surprising after 34 years!) and I'm sure the Sire will in time. ATEOTD they're only tools.

Here y'go then ABG and a couple of WIPs missing from pic.

Left-right: - Ibanez BTB406 - Sire V7 5-string - Homebrewed 'bitsa' Precision - Shuker J Custom 5-string - 1980 Wal Pro II-E - Yamaha RBX765A defretted by Jon Shuker - OLP 'Stingray' Not shown: - Tanglewood Rosewood Reserve acoustic bass - A couple of work-in-progress basses in varying states of undress

Washburn AB34 is very good. 24 frets, really good upper access, loud for an ABG. Also recommend the Tanglewood TRB-CE Rosewood Reserve. Beautiful instrument.

Mine doesn't do the volume drop either. Tvr, I reckon with that and the binding issue you've got perfectly valid reasons to request a replacement from Thomann. Get in touch with them, I reckon.

Five all the way. I have several fours, but TBH I might as well sell them** for all the use they get. ** I won't, obviously

Moved to Amps & Cabs.

"You canNOT be Cirrus!" Getting coat now.

[quote name='philw' timestamp='1453566786' post='2960645'] Wow! Lovely - especially the fretless semi-solid one. P [/quote] Agreed.

It Bites, 'Once Around The World'. I wore my first vinyl copy smooth.

Meh-yow, surely?

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1453540940' post='2960357'] Whether my buttocks could stand sitting down [/quote] I don't know about you, but when I sit down my buttocks tend to do the same. They don't stand.

Depends if it's proper chocolate or that chocolate flavour stuff for cooking. In other words, is it [i]fake[/i]? (See what I did there? )

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1453282815' post='2957994'] I have to agree... custard always trumps icecream. [/quote] It makes for a really disappointing 99 though.

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1453313193' post='2958382'] Yeah, agreed. You've got live album Bring On The Night, right? [/quote] Oh yessss. Worth having just for Bring On The Night/When The World Is Running Down. I keep meaning to get the DVD.

I wish I'd seen Sting on the Dream Of The Blue Turtles tour. What an incredible band he had alongside him.

Lucky old USA and Canada. I wonder if the rest of us will get a look in?

[quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1453196376' post='2957210'] The whole "Original versus Covers" thing is a devisive, dreary and pointless argument [b]that has been thrown back and forth [i]ad nauseum[/i] in the past and really doesn't need revisiting yet again, surely?[/b]. [/quote] Fixed.

[quote name='CyberBass' timestamp='1453194240' post='2957183'] When playing a cover to you play note for note accuracy or your take of the song? [/quote] If the original bassline is one that I particularly like or is key to the song, I'll try to play it faithfully. Otherwise, I'll add or lose bits or just invent stuff.