Jacqueslemac

Yes, just found out that Weezer's TAB for Buddy Holly has vanished too, for a similar reason. Presumably they want us to buy their books instead of learning from a vey crude free version.

Nice headstock. Slim from the Hamsters used to have a Tele-stlye guitar with "Hamstercaster" on the headstock, which I always rather liked.

My first teacher taught me to float (if you mean on the pickup when on the E, on the E when playing the A, on the A when playing the D and so on) and I've stuck with it ever since. I've tried anchoring my thumb to the pickup and couldn't, nor could I work out a good reason why I'd want to.

Band practice. We're breaking in a new drummer. It's about his fourth rehearsal with us. Okay, he's learning 30+ songs we've been gigging for a couple of years, but progress is a bit slow. I'm not yet feeling a connection with him. And he repeated some mistakes he made last week that throw the lead guitarist and me out. The result was that songs we used to play well now sound like we're all just getting to grips with them. But the drummer is a mate of the two guitarists, so I just have to bite my tongue. Felt very flat on the way home.

I have just noticed a complete lack of notifications too. I checked a couple of threads I've been subscribed to for ages (post your pictures... and Precisions) only to find that I'm no longer following them. When I click on "follow topic" it gives me the usual options, but after I've ticked one they still don't appear in my list of topics I'm following in my "contents" section.

Don't worry about me now, I got it from my local library.

Would it have been cooler to have ignored the photographer?

Has this resurfaced, please? I'm getting low on reading matter.

Is this still doing the rounds?

About time this was resurrected for a 2013 calendar...

Best not show this to the Mosrite-collecting guitarist in my surf band! My Jaguar and Jazz are just about acceptable to him.

[quote name='Linus27' timestamp='1347036139' post='1796336'] I'm currently recording a solo album with my two Warwicks and they are sounding amazing. Kind of makes me want to get some more Warwicks but the only two that appeal to me is a Bubinga Corvette Fretless and a P-Nut Streamer. [/quote] Like this one?

Northampton isn't so very far from the Fens where Charic's had his last two. They've both been about 60 miles from where I live, so wouldn't be much further for you. Worth an hour or so in the car for my money.

Whenever it's available! Thanks.

Amazing, the topic started off discussing the aesthetics of a green bass and now we're talking about the ethics of a green company.

Good buy! I love my Corvettes.

I've just finished it. For the life of me I can't remember where it came from. Was it from here? If so, I can't find the thread! Anyhow, if it's mine to pass on, who wants it?

Please add me to the list. Thanks.

Show off my Jazz's what? Here's my Jazz's headstock: I don't have any photos of my Jazzes.

I use one and love it. At our last gig I was able to wander out into the audience and greet a mate I hadn't seen for ages while also checking out our front of house sound. The guitarist won't use his as he reckons it pushes the gain up too much, but I don't notice that effect with mine. I use it for soundcheck anyway so could compensate if necessary.

I don't think the horrid green one should be mistaken for a roadworn one. Those try to replicate the damage that would have been picked up after years of use (and, presumably, are bought be people who want to pretend either they, or their bass, has lived through the experience). That green one is just a designer's idea of an off-the-wall finish, I would guess. You'd be pretty unlikely to pick up that kind of damage using it for years and years. I still think it looks pants. The basses themselves are excellent, although I've only played and owned German-made ones.

Fourth gig in three weeks yesterday. Second one in two weeks with my main band with a dep drummer (different one each time too). A little shaky on a couple of intros and endings, but nice and tight for the most part. It was a biker event and we had plenty of people on the dance floor playing air guitar, pogo-ing and generally having a good time. The venue didn't have its own PA, so we put some music on while we broke our stuff down. And then had to hang around for almost another hour playing DJ until the crowd thinned out enough for us to load the PA into my car without having it dragged from us and put back up again. The venue liked what we did and have invited us back for another (different) biker event next year. I used my wireless rig and ventured out on the dance floor a couple of times early on to see what we sounded like. Couldn't hear myself much, but the overall sound was good and we could hear everything clearly on stage. On Tuesday week we start rehearsals with our new drummer. Fingers crossed it'll be a positive experience for all of us. He's never gigged, though, so it'll be a steep learning curve for him. We have gigs for November and December, but nothing until then.