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I don't recall the prices coming down when the interest rates improved but they're putting them up now they've got worse. I smell sh*te

South Side of the Sky is one of my favourites on that album. Possibly one of the easiest to grasp as well. Don't know how many times I've listened to that album. Must be in the hundreds anyway. I used to listen to at last a good bit of it every day for a while

First of the Christmas party nights for us tonight. About 160 people there, 140ish of whom were attractive women. We set up before the guests start arriving then sit down and have a 3 course dinner as part of our contract. By the time Christmas comes, I've already had half a dozen turkey dinners. Due to start at 9.30 but a bit later tonight due to their being a bit more people than normal. Started with 'Mama Mia'. 140 women, the movie out recently, can't go wrong really. From the first bar of the first song until the end of the night, the dancefloor was packed. At the break I checked my phone and the singer from my rock band had text me to say that the gig tomorrow was cancelled. disappointed at losing out on a rock gig and the associated cash that goes with it but I can now go hell for leather since i don't have to save my fingers for another gig. Second set was the bollocks. Had one of the best gigs in a long time. Played a good few requests we'd never done before but we'll try anything. 'Come on Eileen' wasn't bad but the one that stood out was 'Town Called Malice'. i wouldn't say that i was a huge Jam fan but I like this one. I seem to be going back to my old sound since I installed the active circuit. Bit like Duff McKagan live. Very growly, clicky sound. totally different to the sound I was getting with the gold warmoth passive. I play with my fingers but still manage to get that clicky thing going on. Had a good look at my setup during the gig. more and more I'm planning on selling my GK 700RB II when the digital GKs make their way over here. It'll take up much less room as well. Come that time I'll fire the GK and Fender rack tuner in a 4u rack in the for sale section.

Why does this look familiar? Wasn't someone selling basses like these on Ebay a few months ago with a unknown (or no) name on them? I think someone on here bought one or was going to buy one.

And that was this weekend's drunken poster.

The thing with Nathan East from what I've read is that he likes to take advantage of his high profile by taking the mickey and blagging loads of free stuff. Fantastic player though. I believe Sting has a special Custom Shop Fender to replicate his old '57 single coil, as does Andy Summers and David Glimour.

Played a wedding tonight 5 minutes from my house so a nice short drive and an easy load in as well. Sound was fantastic and we played a lot of new stuff as well. I fitted a Bartolini 2 band EQ wiring harness to the gold bass this afternoon and it sounded fantastic. First active bass I've had in a long time. Very subtle changes but definitely a more powerful sound. i always felt that before it sounded clear but had no real defining quality about it but this just brings out the best of the bass. Had a couple of very strong coffees and a couple of bits of wedding cake that were laden with alcohol at the break. Very nice. Finished at one, were overpaid by £100 and now I'm sitting relaxing with a large dark rum Tomorrow morning (or is that this morning?) I'm going to fire a set of power slinkies onto it.

You would probably find more people interested over on Talkbs. More of them go for those than probably would here. I've voted no. I watched a lot of Billy Sheehan videos a while back and what he does is jack the pickups really high and wedge stuff between them so they are solid. When he plays a string, his finger comes to rest on the pickup. I used to do that, in fact before I watched the videos come to mention it. It was really good in that, I felt it helped me play faster due to the fingers traveling a shorter distance but I could not get the same attack that I like. I am a very heavy player, so much so that I have to use the active pad switch on my amp. Even though it helped me play faster, I wouldn't have one as it hindered me achieving my trademark sound. Are you actually planning on doing this or is it all hypothetical?

Try touching the string where it goes over the nut. I had a problem with that on my first Warmoth when I made an arse of fitting my Warwick JAN III. Don't know what caused it but a quick visit to jimmy moon had is sorted.

Thanks for the advice. I decided to conect the earth cable and it sounds fine. I'm going to treat myself to a wireless system for Christmas as I've had enough of faulty cables recently and have this OCD thing going on that if there is a cable on the floor near me, I have to kick it away.

I've had a good rake round and can't find anything. I am about to install a Bartolini prewired assembly to my gold Warmoth bass. Its a 2 band EQ with stacked bass and treble so as to retain the original look. The problem I have is that it doesn't say whether to connect the earth wire coming from the bridge or not. I have fitted EMGs before and the ones I used advised me not to but there aint nothing here to tell me yay or nae. Anyone fitted as set of these before?

For me I want to go smaller and lighter. I find the Shcroeder 1212L & GK700RB II to be far too much for use as a backline when we have an adequate PA. Need to do a lot more research but the fact i like the GK sound means that I am leaning more towards the new digital amp. also looking into getting a compact single 10" or 12". I like the idea of the Markbass combos but I sit my cab on a stand angled up towards me so that would mean that I would need to lean over the cab to get at the controls. I may rig up something so that the amp is sitting on something just below the bottom of the cab. I would like to make my 2 Warmoth basses my only basses. They are just now but I sometimes get a hankering for something else whereas in reality they do everything I need them to. I also need to diet as well. My basses are beginning to go from usual in front position to BB King, round the side position. I also want to start practicing myself at home. i don't remember the last time I just picked up my bass at home other than to learn a song for a gig. i could improve so much if I kept at it.

That would probably be a lot less if the $ wasn't so bad just now - $599 over in the US. A couple of months ago that equalled £300, now nearer £400

I'm seriously contemplating one of these as well but then again i was seriously contemplating an all valve amp not that long ago. I love how small and light they are. I'm all for reducing how many trips I need to make from the car to the gig so this would get it down to 2 and would be a lot lighter than my GK 700RB II but more powerful (?) I don't suppose you took a picture of the bit that you move to adjust the voltage for anyone else who is looking into getting one early?

We've just begun doing 'Don't Stop me Now'. Keys only needed at the beginning but shouldn't be too difficult to do something between bass and guitar - its been going down well so far

That pink one is a beauty. Remonds me of my Jap shell pink P with maple neck I had a few years back - one of the basses I wished I had never sold. Been looking for another one ever since. Feder Japan may have made '54 reissues as non-export models but I don't recall seeing them. I had a yellow 90s '51 reissue and it was deifinitely slab bodied. That and the 2 tone sunburst one I had last year were the reason for me getting my Warmoth '54s made - loved the basses but the slab body was a killer. Same reason I sold my Ricks

One question thats not been asked yet - would it cost more money to operate the site if we were to expand the for sale section? Also, more time to moderate as well? I'm not upon these things. if it wouldn't be too much trouble/cost etc I would like to see the wanted section split just as the for sale section is.

Not sure - I've had a look at some of the other auctions and he gives the impression that he knows what he's talking about. Other questions such as the ones from the PRS auction seem okay. Maybe he's skint like the rest of us? Just like the baker, he kneaded the dough Where's me coat?

This sounds exciting. Like an olympic torch thingy. Let's hope Konnie Huq isn't taking part in this

Bass may only be 4 strings generally but those are [b]man strings[/b] . None of you're tiny, sewing thread thickness, twangy rubbish here.

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='338591' date='Nov 27 2008, 04:11 PM']Why's there a big mushroom in the middle? [/quote] Its magic I'm seriously contemplating one of these now. I'll need to find out if anyone around my way has them or will be getting them in. I wouldn't say I had gas for one but am interested to see how the sound differed to my GK I really like the idea of hardly any controls- Ive just finished wiring the pickup on my newest Warmoth staight to the jack