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I think you'll be OK with that unless you get an absolute git! Most of them are happier to have an "Ooh let's see what you've found!" kind of look. I'd just be upfront, walk thru red & see what they have to say. Have any evidence at all that you have on you & just be honest. They do know their stuff so it's the only way. I heard a story a long time ago (might even be in Ian Hunters "Diary of" book) about a guy who bought a semi-acoustic in the USA, tried to tell customs that it was a cheapo Gibson blah de blah & the customs guy said, "Open up, let's have a look ........... no it isn't! That 's a 335 dot! That's be £££ch-ching please!"

[quote name='Bilbo' post='954853' date='Sep 13 2010, 02:52 PM']And anyone that don't get it is now a 'Cheryl Cole'!![/quote] It's still sh*t though!

Not knowing much about [spoiler]planks[/spoiler] Fenders, are you saying the brass scratchplates are original in some cases??? I'd only seen Eddie Clarke's up close until my nephew was GIVEN a mid-70's Strat with one; I assumed it to be after-market????

[quote name='skej21' post='952110' date='Sep 10 2010, 06:15 PM']Have you ever been before? If so, is it any good?[/quote] If it's anything like the similarly named Preston show a few months ago it's good for drooling over over-priced semi's, over-priced Dusenburgs, listening to old guys saying "I had one of them when they first came out" & copping cheap sets of "Jack Daniels" strings. Oh yeah - and if you're on the look-out for a forged Fender neck or a neck off a 60's non-descript copy.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='951246' date='Sep 9 2010, 11:02 PM']Fender (especially if it's shabby looking), Fender copies, Musicman, Warwick. All horrible.[/quote] [size=5]+1[/size] And all Fender derivatives; making the top horn bigger or straighter, or keeping the shape but making it smaller isn't "designing", it's just boring, very very very borin-zzzzzzzzz

I ordered an SG scratchplate from the USA - it was supposed to be $18, but customs intercepted it & wanted another £22 to make it match UK prices (after holding it for 3 weeks without telling me). I told them to send it back & I'd get a refund. The customs bloke couldn't believe it & banged on about all the hassle they'd have to go thru to do that, oh how I laughed. I then sent a template to JayDee & he cut me one out of a sheet of 50's celluloid, nice n vintage!

[quote name='51m0n' post='944349' date='Sep 3 2010, 11:07 AM']The crux of your argument (or one part of it ) is that the best loudest meanest muthaf****ers all use Ampeg right? Well in that case, if that was true then they would all always use it, all of the time. Except in 2008 Trujillo was using Hiwatt with Metallica,[/quote] Hiwatts!!!!!!!! Where's a Homer Simpson "do-nuts" icon when you need one???

[quote name='D-L-B' post='942114' date='Sep 1 2010, 02:16 PM']Both equally desirable. (IMO) [/quote] That brought him down ampeg or two!

Unless you've got some hefty boxes to put it in, or a hard case for it, I'd strongly recommend unscrewing the neck & taping them together in a well packed smaller box. Wrap it in bubble-wrap then put it inside another box. I did that with a Gretsch & it made it all the way over from New York in a nice compact box. I didn't fancy the chances of the neck being snapped off.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='939908' date='Aug 30 2010, 12:36 PM']When there are three or four guitars per guitarist, and they're all expensive ones, you know it's not a gig it's some middle-aged men taking their collections out for a viewing. And they will all be trying to sound like Dave Gilmour.[/quote] Oh yes!

I got given one of those once; got it as a freebie when I paid £40 for it's matching cab. about 8 years ago. The amp wasn't working but I still got £250 for it off a guy in Australia who played in a T.Rex tribute As used by Marc Bolan briefly & featured on the cover of his Electric Warrior album [url="http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/7903-electric-warrior.jpg"]http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/7903-electric-warrior.jpg[/url]

I've only done it twice with pub bands. With name bands I thought it was compulsory, like a law? The first band I asked was when I first saw one of those pseudo-EB3s that Ovation made with the bloody great pup on it? Forget the name just now - but that's a MAN's bass!!! Second time was a guitarist playing slide on a John Birch Les Paul in silverburst. Gorgeous machine & not many of them about. I've got a JB myself, and a couple of "Birch"-ed guitars so I had to check it out. Most of the time it'll be a quick glance and "oh - it's a Fender ", or "oh - it's a Marshall ".

Gaffer tape on one of the handle grips?

[quote name='Gazunt' post='934182' date='Aug 23 2010, 09:10 PM']you right I only go to PMT really I dernt go in dawsons abit expensive for me ive heard[/quote] Where's PMT? I've only been bothering with Johnny Roadhouse lately. Welcome aboard btw.

[quote name='razze06' post='850412' date='May 28 2010, 04:15 PM']Can anyone recommend an amp tech in edinburgh?[/quote] The contact details for Dennis Marshall on Pp1 of this thread is out of date. He's now in Newmills, Dunfermline. [url="http://www.dennismarshall.co.uk/contact.htm"]http://www.dennismarshall.co.uk/contact.htm[/url] I can highly recommend him, he's an absolute guru on valve amps, all of the main brands (he lives & breathes Sound City) and is well worth the trip over the river. I lived in Edinburgh for 24 years & never found anyone in his league. Check out his client list, it speaks for itself.

Valve amp Specialist; Preston, Lancs. Just had my Hiwatt 200 in to an Amp Tech that I had recommended by a local music shop. It had a constant loud background hum that I had been told online could be down to an imminent cap failure or power tube problems. I left it with the new (to me) tech who looked over it very quickly, checked it couldn't be my beloved GEC KT88s, not the caps & eventually tracked it down to a bad ground. What I was dreading could have been a slightly expensive cap job, or a disastrous re-valve was fixed & covered by his standard fee for an investigation. I'm sure there are some who would have said they did more, replaced unnnecessary part etc & charged accordingly. Very courteous, very prompt, knowledgable (builds his own amps too) and for me one reassurance was seeing the use of cabs & guitars to check with too & not just a multi-meter. He's also very accesible with a nearby motorway link within 5 mins of his premises. No hesitation in recommending DPE Services in Preston Lancashire. Tel 01772 715097. Email [email protected]

[quote name='funkle' post='206678' date='May 26 2008, 05:27 PM']Can anyone suggest somebody reliable in Edinburgh? In the meantime, I've asked Alan from ACG if he would kindly do a bit of tech work for me, nonetheless it would be nice if my 'local' tech wasn't more than an hour and a bit's drive away... Thanks all. Pete[/quote] Rod Vaughan; He's not IN Edinburgh, quite a way out, but when I knew him he used to come down to Embra a few times a week. Used to be tech at Edinburgh & Dundee Sound Control. VERY good with guitars, used to work with John Birch. He worked on a few of mine with perfect results. Worth a go if you haven't been fixed up yet?? www.rvguitars.co.uk

[quote name='barneyg42' post='933119' date='Aug 22 2010, 09:30 PM']Sticky is in the Repairs and Technical Issues forum...... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=198"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=198[/url] I'm sure a Mod will be along to move post for you.[/quote] Done it - eventually - having one of them days, thanks for the correction.

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='932625' date='Aug 22 2010, 11:37 AM']I'll have to assume that there's a structure/connection linking the pianist & drummer, but I'm damned if I know what it is & [u][i]to me[/i][/u] it [i]does[/i] sound as though they're off on tangents and soloing without any regard for each other.[/quote] Which to me is what a LOT - but not all - and I DO still enjoy the majority of it - honest - is what the Jimi Hendrix Experience sounds like. On a recent BBC prog they showed the whole of their slot on the classic Lulu show prog. And it really seemed like 3 diff songs at the same time. still great, but Jimi would have sounded no worse playing on his own for most of it. HM-Jazz, before HM was invented!

Can't say as I've seen a sticky here for resources such as Amp Techs that can be vouched for, if there is please move this to there? Just had my Hiwatt 200 in to an Amp Tech that I had recommended by a local music shop. It had a constant loud background hum that I had been told online [i]could[/i] be down to an imminent cap failure or power tube problems. I left it with the new (to me) tech who looked over it very quickly, checked it couldn't be my beloved GEC KT88s, not the caps & eventually tracked it down to a bad ground caused by something missed by the last tech to look at it. What I was dreading could have been a slightly expensive cap job, or a disastrous re-valve was fixed & covered by his standard fee for an investigation. I'm sure there are some who would have said they did more, replaced unnnecessary part etc & charged accordingly. This chap is very courteous, very prompt, knowledgable (builds his own amps too) and for me one reassurance was seeing the use of cabs & guitars to check with too & not just a multi-meter. He's also very accesible with a nearby motorway link within 5 mins of his premises. I have no hesitation in recommending DPE Services in Preston Lancashire. Tel 01772 715097, serious enquiries only naturally.

Once more from the top! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffZXnWkbkgs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffZXnWkbkgs[/url]

Didn't read the link, didn't need to. I used them for three years, each year was a PITA to get a renewal. The last time I tried to get thru for 5 days, left messages etc. Then it dawned on me that if it was that bad to GIVE them my money how band would it be to claim!!!! Coincidentally within a few days there was a piece in the paper about someone having a hell of a lot of grief getting a settlememnt out of them, so I felt kinda right. Also, they're not a designated musical insurance company, even though they claimed to be with me. I don't think any of them are.

[quote name='Geek99' post='930857' date='Aug 20 2010, 01:02 PM']I have a law degree as it happens. The OP should be entitled to his money back, but the shop are first entitled to take 'a reasonable time' to inspect the goods to see if they can repair.[/quote] My understanding of the law is that IF you accept a repair being done you automatically lose a lot of your rights to a refund later. BUT the law is defintely different when it comes to used gear. I've just taken a valve bass head for an overhaul & I'll be getting told by Monday what's wrong & how much. Three weeks is a bit strong to have no answer. Has the OP told the shop that you'd like a refund in the off-chance that you find something else, but you'll take it back if they can fix it before you do?? PS. you're not talking Music Ground are you???

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='927484' date='Aug 17 2010, 12:51 PM']Brilliant. I'm no longer the most recent person to post this on basschat. Now as long as I remember not to post links to those 17 string basses on ebay, I'll be OK.[/quote] he/she/it should get together with the bloke in the gold jacket playing drums like Animal who generated about 26 different threads on here a while back.

In the brief time I've been here I've come to respect his thoughts & opinions as being from one of the forums "Old Guard". He will be sorely missed I know.