Quick complaint:
For some reason, despite two weeks' blissfully restful holiday, I still have no motivation to work after coming back. Nothing changes.

But on the plus side: I managed to fix my bass amp the other day. I thought I'd have to pay some engineer £30 or more to tinker around with the electronics, until I popped the back off and realised the only problem was a wire had come loose from the power switch.

Plus I think I've found a buyer for the old bass I hardly ever play, which should free up the space and the money for me to buy one of these beauties.

_{(At least, it's a toss-up between that and one which might make Vipros jealous)}
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:26, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Vipros would be jealous of a guitar made with a croissant shaped body
I attempted to "paintashop" one but was distracted by...

Vip's cousin?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:33, Reply)

We could start a 'have you spotted Vipros' gallery
and take voyeuristic snaps of people enjoying croissants.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:35, Reply)

I would find that very amusing

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:37, Reply)

I have a friend called pete stillwell who has a face that looks like lots of different celebrities
so we have a facebook page called visions of stillwell for him. We could do one for you with croissants.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:41, Reply)

Really?
I wouldn't.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:42, Reply)

We could do one for you
visions of Monty - take snaps of people who look like this.

i.ytimg.com/vi/QACSo5xk3dE/0.jpg
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:45, Reply)

that's because you are a little bag of gloom

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:45, Reply)

BIG bag, please.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:53, Reply)

when I read your name now
I have visions of the uncle in Withnail and I
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 11:03, Reply)

I always imagine Withnail saying
"Monty, you terrible cunt!"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 11:25, Reply)

haha!
Since recently I've become Withnail I can take on that role.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 11:29, Reply)

NEEDS MOAR BEARD
I suspect this feller merely aspires to be Vipros - see how he looks pleased with his massive croissant, yet insecure. He dreams of having a full, bushy beard in which he can catch massive crumbs from massive croissants, and of having a balcony on which he can sit to perform this feat.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:45, Reply)

This reminds me of Vipros
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wos2jhKhiCQ&feature=channel

You have to sit through the annoyingness to see what I mean though.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:59, Reply)

hard decision
I'd go with the latter though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:34, Reply)

I was initially very tempted by the T-bird
(Not least of all because you'd been lusting after a Firebird for so long)
But then I tried one, and I had to admit I wasn't all that taken with it. Nice neck, nice big sound on the neck pickup, but I found the bridge pickup far too twangy and the access to the upper frets was awkward due to the body shape. By comparison the EB3/SG bass offered a better blend between the pickups and a more navigable neck. I will still insist on trying them side-by-side again before buying though!
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:43, Reply)

that's interesting
I'd like to play a firebird again just to remind myself how nice it was.

from what you say I'd probably go with the Epi though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:45, Reply)

No it's not

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:47, Reply)

Unfortunately it's intrinsic to wiring of the male brain
If we weren't guitarists, we'd probably have ended up discussing the technical specs of some car, motorbike or hi-fi. Or electric croissant.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:53, Reply)

You are Nikki Sixx and I claim my free Heroin Diaries.

(Cave Duck, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:40, Reply)

I'll pretend I didn't read that.

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 10:53, Reply)