Rich

I recently dug this album out from the depths of our CD collection and gave it a play. I had forgotten just how good it is.

Watched that it was excellent.  Their ex manager ran off with money, he used to live near me.  Eventually got locked up for fraud and died about two years ago!  Just thought I would give an update! 

I’ve got the Star Wars Holiday Special and it is beyond dire 😂

Never seen this before but I'm enjoying it so far 

Thanks for the tip! Was just reading up on him, I only new him as the voice of the Hitchiker's Guide. 'In all directions' sounds very promising too!

Good lad. Engaged to a petrol head 👊

Yep, they're well suited in that respect. Every xmas and birthday present they get each other is a driving experience of some sort. His one this year was a day in a Cobra. He's now totally addicted to the noise of a big-block V8.  

There are far worse things to get addicted to. Can be an expensive hobby tho.

Well done you. Restores my faith in humanity reading things like that. Unlike the little shyte I saw in the park. He was astride his bike with another kid watching and was bouncing his front wheel up and down on the path. As I rounded the corner, his mate remonstrated with him to which he shouted ‘I don’t care, I hate them’ and on seeing me they both scarpered. When I stopped where they had been there were pieces of earthworms squidged all over the path. His parents would be sooo proud if they knew 🤬. Not little kids either. Probably 10yrs if not more. Makes my blood boil. Well, boil more than it is already today 🥵.

On reading further, apparently feeding sugary water to exhausted bees is ok providing you only do it once and in a very small quantity. It certainly seemed to perk this fella up though.

Blimey, 10 years already? Was thinking about him only the other day on a thread on here.

It's scary how quickly tempus just fugits away, innit?

That doesn't seem possible, ten years.

Hi Rich, I have the same headphones and although the ear cushions and headband on mine are still ok I'm curious to know more regarding their replacement (for future reference).

Hi,

Here's what mine look like now. I bought both the ear cushions and the headband cover off fleaBay for not very much at all.
The cushions went on with a minimal amount of swearing -- after destroying the old ones to take them off, the new ones have to be stretched so that the retaining strip slips into a small gap round the outside. Easier done than explained, actually   
The headband cover really is a knitted woollen thing held on with poppers... looks like something your nan might make but it's really very comfortable, especially when you're a bit short of thatch up top like I am  

Hehe, thanks for that. Yeah, I see what you mean about the granny-knitted headband but have to say it looks good and I can imagine they would be much more comfortable now. Good job!

This might help   I am having the same thoughts.

http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=912923&highlight=&sid=0271f0dadadd02df4aa80288bf0066d0

I owned a Fender Musicmaster bass years ago and got rid of it after about 3 years, I got it for £75 which admittedly was a bargain but the bass itself was dreadful, it must have weighed about 14ibs, had one of those dreadful two saddle bridges, the cheapest pickguard and the only way i can think of describing the tone is "murky" it had very little high end and strangely not much low end but it seemed to have a lot of the muddier mid frequencies, the tone control did almost nothing.  Now on Ebay there are Musicmasters going for nearly 1.5k !!! Insane amount of money when you can get a Mexican Mustang bass which is a much better bass for under £600

Half tempted to put my crappy old Hof up for sale warts and all for a stupid price and see if anyone bites  

Just think, you could have this lovely P bass neck, yours for only £1297.00 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1972-FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-NECK-made-in-USA/174297048267?_trkparms=aid%3D1110002%26algo%3DSPLICE.SOI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225076%26meid%3D14ffd87c1c824b61b07b1d9df4838bc4%26pid%3D100047%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D174285765143%26itm%3D174297048267%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSellersOtherItemsV2&_trksid=p2047675.c100047.m2108

^^^ This.

I'm starting week 5 of 'furlough' - use the time do do things for you and your family (this does not include murdering them! ).

You may never get another chance like this.

Sorry to hear the Rich. I'm hoping it's not too inconvenient for you or leaves you financially out of pocket.

I hope too that you're able to use the time to do things you'd been wanting to do for a while.

In second week of furlough at this end....having to hide the credit card from meself to stop random boredom purchases

Excellent,   I have a few of their little foldy  ones.

I feel your pain Rich, we've lost three festivals too. A brand new band for me as well.

I would say it gives me longer to learn the set but in reality, all it does is delay the inevitable last minute cramming and busking to a bit later in the year. 

New bits but no means of rotating them and thrusting them into virgin territory whilst remaining absolutely perpendicular and plumb?

It's as if Ian Dury had just called the LP "...and panties."!

It's true that your present interlocutor was highly desirous of such a reliable means of ensuring accuracy within the vertical plane in the creation of circular orifices in various materials; however, such an apparatus proved to be fiscally beyond my immediate wherewithal.

Bwahahahahahaha!

Sorry, no TLRTs left.  I owe you one.

PS:  Sorted.

I feel for you sleep-deprived guys. I well remember those days.

Personally I'm not tired (well, no more than usual). It's just been a total c*** of a day from the word go.

In my case it's not that I'm deprived.  I get 'nuff winks through the course of the 24hr clock.  It's just not all joined up.  If I had to keep a job going too I'd be stuffed.

Every day.

From the manual:

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When driving the power amp hard, the result is increased heft and girth while maintaining the dynamics and articulation of individual notes.

That's where I've been going wrong.  I've been going for heft when I should have been paying more attention to my girth!

@andybassdoyle it's something the MU are involved in. Well worth looking into.

https://www.hearformusicians.org.uk/

Those things are excellent and that scheme is a great thing. Had mine for years and wore them last night. Can't be without them! 

I'm going for my appointment to get the mouldings done today!

I second that, he's helped me out with a loan amp for the holidays at very short notice.  BC legend. 

Aww shucks guys, thank you!  I just do what I can!

avez vous un problem?

We are doomed.

As above,  I was pinning my hopes on a military coup   ...

Nah, in the marketplace here.

I didn't know that they sold them on here...

Better luck next time.

I've enjoyed hanging out in the marketplace (stop tittering Teebs) for the object of my desire too.  Both times I have been lucky to get the item when it turns up.  It helps that I am never off this forum of course.