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No chance of getting to try one anywhere ?, trip out with a mate ?

I keep buying new ones as every time I do, they vanish again and so it goes on, conspiracy theory anyone ?

Hi fella, all quiet on the western front at the mo, folk seem unable to move from the other guitar sites, I guess they're comfy there.

I sold my Squier V1 after I bought the Silhouette Six, I don't think the silhouette gets as deep as the squier, but it feels like half the weight, certainly smaller, and have often wondered what the pups were designed for. As it's a guitar a complete octave down now I guess it doesn't need to replace the bass player as such.

Well, I have a Musicman silhouette bass V1, which came with both baritone and bass strings, currently on bass flatwounds tuned E to E, same pups. 30 inch scale like the Squier which I also had for a while, the difference between the two instruments is astounding

I've spent my whole life using my hands for work or pleasure, (eh ?), airfix kits to tuning car engines, this is great, really excellent, well done fella. J

Thanks, nothing like using strings that suit the individual, do any of you guys have enough knowledge to say which makes of flatwound strings have what kind of sound, who's are bright ?, or who's are mellow ?, which to avoid, etc.

God I'm jealous, if it was my gaff there would be one cat kipping on the amp, and another swinging from a guitar strap, I feel better knowing its in a container, smirk. Hope the move goes well.

Hi from Holmfirth, I don't play all the basses I have, never mind the guitars, thank heavens I don't have room for more than one car !

So, whilst every bass guitar i have has flatwounds, if you put them on a typical six stringer, just cos i like the feel of the flatwound strings, will they ''bend'' like wire wounds, then again it's the single core strings that get all the ''bending'' what if if i put 11 gauge flattys on ?, i like a mellow tone. Getting back into guitars so don't have oodles of knowledge,, answers on a postcard ?

Maybe something older, a bit vintage with a few knocks and bruises, but as cheap as poss, say an original Burns, just because.

AND ?, is there a happy ending, will i need a hanky ?

Ah, one of those perforated Dobro jobby's,

Morning ' you guitery-esque people's, I live only ten minutes from the home of Matamp, it's owned and run by an old school mate of mine who used to do work for Mathias in the sixty's, he bought the company from Mathias's widow years ago. Anyway, he has tentatively started production of 12 inch driver units to go with the majority of amps that he supplies, think Fane/Celestion drivers. Early days yet but should be interesting, if you need to update or want new cabs, another avenue for ya.

Did someone mention MATAMP ?

Well, well, as a bass player I see I'm out of my depth here, some I like already mentioned, Santana, Moore, what about the now departed Jeff Healey, I'll never play as well as him, and I can see !

Thanks for the show reports S.B. over on B/chat, excellent stuff. Are you going to to some for here ?

Hi, I sneak over from B/chat sometimes, hopefully nobody's looking !

I'm sneaking around from B/chat too, sshh !

A 100 watt custom MatampGt1Mk1amp'n'cab, now manufactured these days by an old school mate a few miles away, and my Musicman silhouette 6, presently strung E to E. Got a Rickenbacker 660 in fireglow, but it's for sale.

Hi gang , I play mainly bass and have drifted across from B/chat to pick some brains ! I've got a Rickenbacker 660 fireglow, it's minus strings at the mo and I'm going to sell it, what do I put on to suit prospective customers?