Big_Stu

[quote name='stoker' timestamp='1366132141' post='2048788']Threaten him with the small claims court for the value of the amp.[/quote] This would be my first thought.... [quote name='bigjohn' timestamp='1366132142' post='2048789']Who would you report it too? The cops will have nothing to do with it. He didn't steal it.[/quote] There might be a case of "Theft by misappropriation", but agree that without a receipt & if it got snotty it would be a tough one. Though if someone else had a receipt off the guy, even if it was for a pack of strings, it wouldn't be difficult to "find the missing receipt" via photoshop.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1366137901' post='2048886']What's the fuss with repeated threads, who cares, we don't have to pay per thread or anything![/quote] So - they're not repeated threads; they're cover versions?

I've heard of it happening due to a reaction with the glues & chemicals used in some cases, (that's as in guitar-cases, not "occurrences" cases). I thought it was on nitro finishes but I may be remembering wrong.

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1366148238' post='2049063']Is this really necessary?[/quote]

Not that many moons ago I used to have a Bolero hat (think Lee Van Cleef in the spaghetti westerns). It went well with the long hair & tiny plaits with little red bows under each ear Thankfully I only have one pic of me wearing it which is somewhere in the garage. I gave it away during a drunken bon-homie after a gig.

[quote name='MarkW' timestamp='1366191510' post='2049332'][size=3][color=#000000][font=Calibri].....................[/font][/color][/size][size=3][color=#000000][font=Calibri]then I listened to the bass track on its own. Yikes! There in glorious isolation was every fluffed note, and every inconsistency in dynamics and tempo.[/font][/color][/size][/quote] This is akin to the first time you hear your own voice on an answering machine or whatever, "is that me, I'm never going to speak ever again!". It's not actually how it is, and it's now how you are when you're interacting with others - ie. playing in a band.

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1366148238' post='2049063']Is this really necessary?[/quote] Possibly not - but [i]definitely[/i] wouldn't be if it wasn't actually true.

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1366124719' post='2048645']don`t attribute things to people that were never really said[/quote] Ahaa, well done for spotting that commonly used and gutless tactic so early in your time here! It's a fairly regular occurrence, usually employed by those who have realised they're wrong in what they're arguing but lack the appendages to openly admit it.

New posters (I hate the term newbie, it sounds patronising) & by "new posters" I mean [i]newbies[/i], [size=2]damn damn[/size], and not someones new wall-hanging-large-picture of the tennis girl scratching her bum - yes I'm that old.......... should never, ever, [b]ever[/b], use the search function properly - to see if their question has been asked before. If they do it means their question doesn't get asked that week & this place would be quiet for a while; it wouldn't have the regularly scheduled show of people having the same old rows on the same old subjects resulting in Groundhog Days of "yeah buts", "IMO"s wrongly used as "my opinion is never to be questioned because I'm older than you" and way way too much deliberate misunderstanding of previous posts to cause a proverbial riot in a phone-box (remember them?) Oh - and prolific use of emoticons goes a long way - or it does if you use all of them, in a row - repeatedly.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1366052186' post='2047815'] ........ear surgery...)[/quote] Quite - I'm fairly sure it's what took me over the edge from post-gig 2-day whistle to permanent tinnitus. [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1366052186' post='2047815']I tried this once...[/quote] More than I have - I've never actually had it at full on

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1366035716' post='2047513']I suspect what I'm looking for comes from the huge Iron transformers in all-valve amps[/quote] That's certainly where the weight issue comes from you can't have one without the other & the jury's permanently out on how much a particular tranny affects the tone. My 200 is heavy enough & manageable in a wheeled lightweight case, but the time I saw & heard a Hiwatt 400 being trialled atop two TE cabs it took two of us to haul the thing up there. I've been reliably informed that my Hiwatt 200 will put out 350 watts at full tilt, but driving them at that & keeping them healthy would be a fair bit more expensive than running an all tranny head.

I'd put it more as finishing the opening chapter of a book; the story & characters are probably established, but now you have the exploration & tangents that go off in all directions while you explore settings, gains, volume against gain & the interaction of the pedals on each of those settings. You've only just begun!

[quote name='niceguyhomer' timestamp='1365892833' post='2045815'] I believe they're doing another gig somewhere before Germany, I'll ring 'em tomorrow and find out where it is and PM you.[/quote] Thanks - worth a try!

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1365863875' post='2045346'] In a rush to get some strings late at night I ordered them off a US Seller unintentionally. The strings cost £25, the postage £7.25 and now I have had a card from Postie saying they want a further £13.25 off me! The strings are £38 here! Is there anything I can do other than pay more attention in future and "suck it up"?[/quote] Happened to me once with a scratchplate; after speaking with the supplier in the US they offered me a full refund. So I told the post I wasn't prepared to pay it & send it back. I was then given a lengthy speech as to "do you realise how much trouble that will cause them? etc etc etc" which admittedly did sweeten it a bit.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' timestamp='1365882251' post='2045659'] Yeh, I love the Stumble. Some of them (guitarist / drummer & Cameron or wayne58 as he's known on here) did a gig last night in Chatburn near Clitheroe with Top Topham - one of the original members of The Yardbirds. It was a bit of a warm up for a forthcoming tour of Germany. Cameron gets some bloody gigs I tell ya.[/quote] Bugger We'd have gone if we'd known - just saw it advertised as "Chessmasters".

[quote name='niceguyhomer' timestamp='1365875906' post='2045567'] It was indeed sir. Wayne58 off here was playing bass with the support band (The Stumble). Had a great night. [/quote] The Stumble are fantastic! Bought their CDs at the Clitheroe gig - from (M)Anita - her words, not mine! Thought I recognised you from the pic.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' timestamp='1365838684' post='2045026'] Had the real pleasure of meeting and talking to The Colonel a few weeks ago. He was a gentleman and even though he was just about to go on stage, had all the time in the world for me.[/quote] Was that the Morecambe gig? There was a group of guys there, one of who had been to the original 67 tour.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1365801760' post='2044847'] Ooh, thanks Stu, just ordered on vinyl - CD player in the car isn't working anyway![/quote] [quote name='niceguyhomer' timestamp='1365838684' post='2045026'] Had the real pleasure of meeting and talking to The Colonel a few weeks ago. He was a gentleman and even though he was just about to go on stage, had all the time in the world for me.[/quote] [quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1365853283' post='2045206'] Me too, plus:[/quote] You may be interested to know that Cropper's among the artists doing a mass gig at The Whitehouse on the 16th; which if it works over here is being broacast live from a link within this link [url="http://music.broadwayworld.com/article/Timberlake-Lauper-More-Set-for-IN-PERFORMANCE-AT-THE-WHITE-HOUSE-416-20130402"]http://music.broadwa...SE-416-20130402[/url] I've no idea how "featured" he'll be in it though.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1365801760' post='2044847'] Ooh, thanks Stu, just ordered on vinyl - CD player in the car isn't working anyway! [/quote] It's truly excellent - and you get a CD copy with it - which is always a good excuse for car CD player GAS. After I bought it I told Cropper that he caused a fight between me & my other half, "Oh my God, what did I do?" he says. "She says you wrote [i]"30 second lover"[/i] about me", says I. He looked puzzled for a second then laughed so much he sprayed red wine out, "You got me, - but *whispering* really it means the opposite of that, it's a compliment for you". There's a whole list of co-contributors on it, including Brian May, Steve Winwood & BB King.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1365759298' post='2043937'] Now I'm picturing you swinging about in a harness playing your bass! [/quote] With optional "blood".......... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVGytqpWmKM[/media] or balloons...............(@ 4:37) ?? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do9QFucoIDY[/media]

"Dedicated" - Cropper's tribute to the Five Royale's; the band who inspired him to play.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1365716168' post='2043538'] So you added ACG and Shuker... Where's 13 Guitar, John Birch, Clifton, Crimson, Brian Eastwood, Eccleshall, Enfield, Everson, Fretking, Gordon Smith, Gus, JC Hamilton, Simon Lee, Legra, Rim, Andrew Scrimshaw, Sei, Doug Wilkes? j All UK luthiers making bass guitars. And I'm sure that even that list isn't complete... [/quote] One of the most gorgeous basses I ever saw was by Jimmy Moon and at the time was owned by "Thornybank" of BC's very own hallowed pages.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1365684771' post='2042847'] I lied, 4 guys and 3 girls... I forgot to count myself I suppose... nobody notices the bass player, eh? [/quote] The Magnififunk Seven

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1365698526' post='2043190'] I've used a straight one of these for yonks with no problem - maybe the right-angled one has a problem? G. [/quote] ^this. This is the second time I've heard of an angled one doing that - but like Geoff I've had a straight one (for years) with no issues so far.