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Thanks for the info, much appreciated. I did worry for a bit that I might be about to meet the infamous Mark D Philips in the flesh hawking one of his 'creations'...

Anyone ever see Toy Story? This guy's creations always make me think of this character [url="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111206021134/pixar/images/8/8c/Babyface.jpg"]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111206021134/pixar/images/8/8c/Babyface.jpg[/url] Absolutely bewildering what he does to instruments & why he does it.

Haha what can I say? It's just down the road & I just got paid...it's ideal as I recently got a Squier VM P5 & really wanted a RW neck...hopefully this'll fit so I can swap out the maple. What's with the J pup configuration on this tho? I'm not seeing a split coil in the photo.

Cheers guys, going to see this tomorrow morning. Bargain!

Top tune but alas not theirs.

That in no way redeems them. I'd probably like them more if they had - it would have hinted at a sense of humour at least. I've got a picture in my head of Geddy Lee all slapped up now & I can tell you it's pretty frightening.

It's all subjective though isn't it. Like the way my ears cry whenever I hear Rush. (Dons flame retardent suit )

Never bothered listening to that album so took the plunge just now. Surprised by how strong it actually is & how good Corabi's voice is. But it's a Crue album in name only, might as well be a completely different band in terms of sound, style, the lot! Considering the formula was a one-off it's more of an anomaly than a proper Crue album & comparing it to their other stuff is apples & oranges IMO. BTW is that Dikki Prixx playing bass on there or is it Bob Rock/some producer? It's the usual meat & potatoes stuff but sounds a bit more solid than Sixx's usual *ahem* efforts.

Maybe that's where I'm going wrong. In my other life I like Steely Dan & P-funk

Surely that's one of the finest piano pieces ever recorded? Proof if ever that drummers & pianos should never mix. Dunno about the rest of their stuff being inconsistent. It's Motley Crue, they're hardly a top class studio act. All you want is catchy dumbass pop songs & dirty riffs. Girls & Feelgood have got em in spades. SATD has to an extent but the overall sound on the album is horrible. & Theatre of Pain is a disappointing blandfest. Named it well tho.

As along time Crue fan from back in the day I have to agree with the OP. Whilst there's some classic tracks on SATD somehow the track list doesn't match up to the listening experience all these years later. The first album's still ace as are Girls & Dr Feelgood. Everything else they've done has been substandard compared to those for me. That said, even their later 'unfocused period' stuff & subsequent over-hyped 'return to form' pap beats Oasis any day!

Another GBE 750 here! Running with GB Focus 210 & 115 cabs. Mighty meets lighty. This rig is home & all rig GAS has now been eliminated.

Haha these are hilarious. Waiting for someone to report back now saying the missus found this thread after forgetting to close the browser... :/

Mixed bag with Bass Direct here. First off I have to say Mark seems a really nice guy, knows his stuff without question & his store is second to none. Made the trip up from Cardiff recently by appointment & can't complain about the service instore. Mark & his son were attentive & answered my questions - that's all you want. I could detect a bit of the aforementioned 'bass snobbery' but hey, you can take or leave that stuff. He let me try some basses that I've not had the opportunity to play before too, all good. Anyway I tried & purchased two Genz cabs, chucked em in the car & thought that was that. Got home & immediately discovered the horn switch was bust on my 210. Stupid me didn't check the switches in the shop - my bad in part but I would have expected there to be some QC on behalf of the retailer, particularly as it's not a huge operation. Not really the issue tho, sometimes inferior stuff just gets thru. It was the return process where things got a bit trying. Called Mark at the first opportunity to report the fault & he got Fender UK to organise delivery back to them for a look. He told me that I'd have a repaired cab by the end of the week. It didn't arrive so I called on the Monday & Mark gave me the number for the Fender UK guy. I felt I was being passed off - it should be the retailer's responsibility to deal with stuff higher up the food chain. Long story short I was left calling Fender to find out what was going on & on the occasions I called Mark in between he seemed pretty breezy & didn't call me back to confirm progress on a few occasions. When you've just dropped a not insignificant amount of cash on a purchase only to be able to use it for 5 mins then have to wait best part of two weeks for a replacement you expect this to be appreciated & be kept in the picture. Consequently I felt like I was pestering him. Eventually Mark had a new cab sent out which is great & I'm happy now but I was just left with the feeling that Mark's strong suit isn't after-sales care, particularly after reading others' experiences on here. So, I wouldn't wish to slag Mark off or Bass Direct, it's a great service - providing nothing goes wrong IME.