stevie

I bought a £20 Seiko tuner for £2.28 a few weeks ago - the auction finished in the early hours of the morning and so there was no last minute bidding. A also recently got a brand new quality boom mike stand for £14.50 delivered. Prices are not as depressed as I would expect them to be given the downturn. I recently sold a hifi preamp for £150 that I paid £40 for two years ago. Go figure. The best bargains are still the 'local pickup only' ones. And if you're selling, you get a much better price if you are willing to ship outside the UK. My preamp went to Spain, for example, and was bid up by someone from Italy.

[quote name='nick' post='331062' date='Nov 17 2008, 09:48 PM']There are loads of tabs/chords for guitar, but this is the only bass tab I could find, which is also duplicated on couple of other sites. I don't think it's correct. [url="http://www.911tabs.com/link/?328335"]Abba - Dancing Queen[/url] Very muddy & unclear production on the original though isn't it?[/quote] Sorry 'bout that. I just saw the number of hits - I didn't actually look closely at them. The bass is indistinct on the original album but it's a lot louder on the Abba Gold compilation and relatively easy to make out. That probably doesn't help you much though.

If you want to hear what a sh*t hot covers band sounds like, follow the link in Terry's sig to 'beneath the covers'. Simply stunning!

[quote name='nick' post='330876' date='Nov 17 2008, 06:25 PM']Of all the Abba songs there doesn't seem to a tab on the net for Dancing Queen. There's quite a lot going on as well, isn't there.[/quote] Put this into Google and you'll get loads of them: "dancing queen" "bass tab"

I'm looking out for one. The last one I saw on eBay fetched around £80, although it was a 'collect only' sale - so I missed it. I would expect them to fetch more, but sometimes it's in the lap of the gods.

[quote name='4 candles' post='322988' date='Nov 5 2008, 09:23 PM']I disagee, this book is a complete load af sh*te, total waste of £20 sterling completely overhyped[/quote] I can't comment on that book, although anything that promises to teach you 'licks' is likely to be rubbish. One to avoid is the Bass Playing for Dummies book, which gets rave reviews all over the Internet, yet is complete and utter tosh. Stevie

Just downloaded them - thanks.

I switched off when Robin Gibb tried to sing. My, that was sad.

[quote name='molan' post='315405' date='Oct 26 2008, 10:23 PM']I'm sure I've seen this before but a quick hunt round the usual suspects online & I can't find it anywhere?[/quote] I have a midi file and could print out the bass part in standard notation - any good to you?

[quote name='Hutton' post='314346' date='Oct 25 2008, 08:47 AM']I am a minister in the Church of Scotland and would not ever consider being as offensive to any other occupation as some members have been here to my profession. Reasoned debate is one thing offence is another.[/quote] Do you feel that all professions should be immune from lampooning, satire, derision, parody, cutting humour - or just your own? Exactly what did you find offensive?

[quote name='BeLow' post='314133' date='Oct 24 2008, 08:40 PM']I should point out the adverts placed by the humanist society states there [u]probably[/u] isn't a god. That sounds like a belief to me, so perhaps it is about time we started harassing the humanist society, it's bad enough that believers in god club together, but how sad can to be in a club because you don't believe in something. They really are sad gits, it's a bit like being in an anti train spotter club because you don't like train spotters.[/quote] This is what the humanists believe, taken from their UK web site: "- Humanism is an approach to life based on humanity and reason - humanists recognise that moral values are properly founded on human nature and experience alone. Our decisions are based on the available evidence and our assessment of the outcomes of our actions, not on any dogma or sacred text. - Humanism encompasses atheism and agnosticism ‑ but is an active and ethical philosophy far greater than these negative responses to religion. - Humanists believe in individual rights and freedoms ‑ but believe that individual responsibility, social cooperation and mutual respect are just as important. - Humanists believe that people can and will continue to find solutions to the world's problems ‑ so that quality of life can be improved for everyone. - Humanists are positive ‑ gaining inspiration from our lives, art and culture, and a rich natural world. - Humanists believe that we have only one life ‑ it is our responsibility to make it a good life, and to live it to the full." What particular part of that philosphy makes them sad gits, in your opinion?

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='313897' date='Oct 24 2008, 03:40 PM']The existence or non existance of God is a possibility. It has to be as we are discussing it. In science you always start from a "i dont know" position. <snip> There fore it can't be proven eitherway- this I why I said I dont see the logic of defulting to atheism.[/quote] If I follow your train of thought correctly, agsnosticism is not only the scientific position (= I don't know), it is also the only logical position, given that you can neither prove nor disprove the existence of god. Right? Having said that, I think you will find that most atheists would have no problem accepting that there is a god if there was a viable reason for doing so. They would probably still have an issue with most religions, but that's another matter.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='313897' date='Oct 24 2008, 03:40 PM']The existence or non existance of God is a possibility. It has to be as we are discussing it. In science you always start from a "i dont know" position. If I put 10 arguments for Gods existence to you, even if you disproved each and everyone it doesnt disprove God just my arguments and my finite intelect. There is always the possibility that there is another argument for his existence that you can not disprove. Equally 10 arguments that God dosen't exist could be defeated. Doesnt prove God doesnt exist. Just that you don't have a watertight arguement for his non existance. Equally the fact is there is the possibility that there is an arguement I have no answer too and proves God doesn't exist. There fore it can't be proven eitherway- this I why I said I dont see the logic of defulting to atheism.[/quote] I believe in the Sungod. This is the argument I use when people try to tell me it's nonsense. It can't be proven either way, so what's the point of not believing.

[quote name='bremen' post='313274' date='Oct 23 2008, 08:14 PM']No stupidity - BK is what was being discussed, Stevie didn't mention Hypex (about whom I've heard only good) til after you mentioned your bad experiences with BK.[/quote] To avoid any confusion, I was responding to this remark: "my plans now seem to have gone out the window as i can't find anyone who offers a similar product" by posting information on a company that offers a similar product.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='313842' date='Oct 24 2008, 02:34 PM']I've always thought I'd prefer a few old slags waiting up there for me. I'm sure you can't catch a dose in heaven.[/quote] Wouldn't you like a change from the usual when you get to heaven?

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='313457' date='Oct 23 2008, 11:52 PM']and conversely no evidence of God's non existence.[/quote] You do realize that this argument would apply to Father Christmas as well - or to the virgins waiting in heaven for the suicide bombers. It is a non-argument, to put it mildly.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='312096' date='Oct 22 2008, 02:01 PM']Don't go to Church is the only message I can take from that. Luckily, being the bible, it will contradict that point later on no doubt![/quote] When it says you should pray in a closet, does it mean you should pray in the loo, or in a wardrobe?

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='311998' date='Oct 22 2008, 12:55 PM']Now I'm not too hot on Bible studies, but surely God doesn't mind a bit of shagging? Just the regular type, not anal or anything.[/quote] He doesn't mind a bit of shagging as long as you don't enjoy it. Sex is only for conceiving children. Pope Gregory the Great has a lot to answer for.

[quote name='wotnwhy' post='311182' date='Oct 21 2008, 11:37 AM']p!ssed off is an understatement. as not only have i waited nearly 2 months for nothing. my plans now seem to have gone out the window as i can't find anyone who offers a similar product [/quote] This company is a world leader in the field of Class D amps: [url="https://www.hypexshop.com/"]https://www.hypexshop.com/[/url] - and they actually design and make the gear themselves. What's more, they cater to the DIY community (hurrah!). The tests I've read on Hypex plate amps have all been extremely positive.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='310683' date='Oct 20 2008, 06:35 PM']Current challenge is how to get at the speaker. There is no hatch anywhere, reckon the whole middle bit comes out. Plan is detach the wire I can see, lay whole thing on its front, undo screws on the sides and lift the shell off. Sound like the way?[/quote] Looks like an old EV Eliminator copy to me. Have a look here: [url="http://members.aol.com/xxbase80a/eliminator/box.html"]http://members.aol.com/xxbase80a/eliminator/box.html[/url] Click on Zeichnung for the drawing. Klappe is the hatch. No guarantee, of course.