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    Don't forget the ass-tight jeans!
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    [url="http://www.axesrus.com"]http://www.axesrus.com[/url] [url="http://www.axetec.co.uk"]http://www.axetec.co.uk[/url] I use both regularly.
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    [quote name='Thurbs' timestamp='1343046597' post='1744173'] Do you feel the audience should be subjected to hearing damaging dB levels in order to receive an 'authentic' tribute experience? [/quote] Calculated risk, innit? People don't go to a rock gig and expect a quiet, sedate evening, do they? Moving away from the tribute thing, you can't reasonably expect a high-energy punk band, or crushing doom outfit, or most other 'rock' bands for that matter to keep the noise down and still sound they way they should or give the best performance they can. If the punters go in expecting less than, say, 80dB then more fool them... [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1343047557' post='1744195'] i think that's a bit unfair. it assumes that everyone has a free choice as to where they live (which they don't) and also if a pub decides it wants to put on live music when they haven't before it leaves the local residents with a source of noise they may not have bargained for. [/quote] In those circumstances then yes, the residents do have reasonable grounds to complain. But you do often get people choosing to move in next to a live music pub and then getting shirty because it gets a bit loud on Friday nights... never underestimate the stupidity of humans, or overestimate their ability to think ahead.
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    [quote name='ZMech' timestamp='1340553067' post='1706079'] I have nothing against someone using a pick, until it's coupled with a left hand with the thumb curled round over against the E string, and the little finger tucked in. Normally a sign of a thinking a bass is just an oversized guitar and should be played as such, or so I've often found. [/quote] Not a Motörhead fan I take it?
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    [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1340184774' post='1700454'] pretty much any [i][b]solid state [/b][/i]head will work with any cab. [/quote] Corrected that for you. Obviously at this stage of the game valve heads are unlikely to come into the equation, but this distinction could be very important further down the line.
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    The definitive punk bass is whatever you can nick from the back of some prog band's tour van.
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    Edited and bumped. Share and enjoy. This is also on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130706114145?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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    Immediately put off by how the forum is presented... so I'll stop here, ta.
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    <obviousjoke>Couldn't you afford a proper Gibson?</obviousjoke>
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    Dayum! If only I had £90...
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    [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1334170186' post='1612047'] As for why JH doesn't license mass produced Far Eastern copies, it's because he doesn't have the inclination. He believes in the quality of his instruments, they're tied up with his personal history and he grew up knowing his family were closely involved with an iconic design. Why would he want to cheapen the family brand? [/quote] The thing is he doesn't have to licence to a Far Eastern manufacturer. A stripped-to-the-basics affordable US-made instrument is completely possible as Gibson have recently shown (QC issues notwithstanding). If they did something like the 4000; one pickup, basic controls, no binding, dot inlays a true budget Rick that's still a proper Rick should be easily acheivable. I mean, they already use CNC routers so it's not like they can even say the instruments are truly handmade any more anyway. As for believing in the quality of his instruments... well, belief alone doesn't make things true....
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    [quote name='Stag' timestamp='1334138663' post='1611332'] I was going to mention that, but it seems he hasnt got any Ric-Alikes left? [/quote] RIC did the usual and David blinked first. Even with the headstock similarities it was blatantly obvious that those basses were not Ricks. I'm just gutted I didn't manage to get a 'fireglo' one. Their new ones, which are kind of a Rick/Jazz hybrid, look pretty good though.
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    [quote name='simon1964' timestamp='1334132581' post='1611201'] On the other hand, they would also water down the perceived exclusivity of their product. [/quote] The thing is though, the existing product would still be exclusive... call the budget line "Hallisanob by Rickenbacker" or something, make some minor cosmetic changes (no neck binding, for example) suddenly it's not a 'proper' Rick and people will still pay top dollar for the 'proper' ones, because that kind of thing actually matters to people. Gibson have demonstrated that it's possible to make reasonable sub-£500 instruments in the US (albeit ones with the usual Gibson QC problems but that's not the point) so it's not like they even have to outsource manufacturing to the Far Eastern factories John Hall despises so much because how [i]dare[/i] they have different cultures and laws to America?
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    If RIC stopped being so precious about their 'hand made American' basses and introduced a decent, mass-produced budget line that bore the 'sacred' Rickenbacker name they would make an absolute killing and take away a lot of the reason why newer copies exist.
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    This is still for sale. Still £250.
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    The Schaller certainly looks like it'd fit the bill but it's quite a bit more than I was intending to spend!
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    Off the top of my head the overall spacing is a bit under 2", but I'd need to double check to be sure. Any holes left by the existing bridge will be filled in (including the ruddy great ones that'll be left by the post holes).
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    [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1330130875' post='1553314'] These days, nobody needs 50w. For home, I'd be looking at 5w max. [color=#ffffff].[/color] [/quote] Bah! I have 160w at home...
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    I want to replace the bridge on my Columbus EB-3 copy as the current one's a bit naff and doesn't allow for intonation adjustments (especially frustrating as I established the other day that the 12th fret harmonic is flat across the board). I'd prefer to avoid getting singles as I don't like how they look and I think would detract overall from the look of the instrument. Any ideas where I can get a bridge with narrow or adjustable spacing that doesn't cost an arm and a leg? I'm currently dole scum and even if I weren't I wouldn't fancy spending loads on replacing the bridge on a 40-year-old freebie.
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    Sorted. Turned out to be the two frontmost handle bolts. Thanks.
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    Righto, I need to clean the pots in my Firebass head as they're pretty damn noisy. Problem is I can't seem to get the chassis out. I've removed all the screws (four front, four back, two bottom) but the thing won't budge. Obviously I don't want to force it, as that'll never end well, so I was wondering if anyone has had similar issues getting at the Firebass chassis and had any tips.
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    Playing guitar in hardcore band, dropped plectrum right at the start of the song, decided to carry on anyway, shredded fingertip.
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