lpdeluxe
The Precision Bass Guy
Dude I was there. See the post above.
I assume that's an endorsement of the information offered. The fact is, only the UK would produce something that peculiar (speaking as the former owner of various MGs, BSAs, Royal Enfields...).
muttley600
Banned
Sorry for the bad language guys.
Out side of the odd word in the cave I don't use bad language often and even then I'll normally misspell or similar. In fact if I can't think of any other occasion I've used profanity outside the cave except for the odd "bullshit"..
Frankly though I nearly logged off for good last night after the shenanigans of late. I just don't have the inclination to constantly deal with the sort of rubbish thats been going around lately. In the cave sure I love it but the OT stuff no.
Just to fill in some gaps,
Alun Ashworth-Smith was a good friend. I met him when I was a youngster when he moved to Cornwall from Bristol after touring and recording with some fairly big names in the late 60's. Well big here in the UK at least. He ended up working for the coastgaurd and spending a lot of time on the beaches and hanging out with us young aspiring musicians. He was a true genius and gentleman. During that time he worked on his ideas for pickups and amplification and later started his Ashworth business doing just that.
He was always thinking outsiDe the box and the Ashbory bass started life as an idea which he realised with a luthier from the area named Nigel Thornbory. Nigel made some wonderful acoustic basses. I still have one.
The original basses mentioned here soon found their way into the hands of some significant players and eventually offers were made to buy the rights. Alun (Jonesy as he preferred) aginised for months about what to do about it but eventually sold on the idea. I saw less and less of him over the years as my life moved up here towards London but we stayed in touch and he was rightly proud of the success of the humble little Ashbory bass and always a little surprised at the fuss around it..
He died last year suddenly at the age of 62. He was a true genius and is still sadly missed in the circle of musicians, luthiers and professionals that he moved among.
That is all.
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muttley600
Banned
We need to talk, I used to have an MG Midget, red, wire wheels, roll bar, white soft top. It was crap but I loved it.
Also used to ride a Tiger cub and many of my friends from years ago were Royal Enfield fanatics. I drive proper cars now and haven't ridden a bike for nearly twenty five years.
Man I fell old now. This thread is taking me back to places and things I haven't dwelt on for years and I'm not sure how that makes me feel right now.
I'm gonna crack a beer even though it's only Wednesday.
muttley600
Banned
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
No apology necessary. You only said what most everybody else is thinking.Sorry for the bad language guys.
Sky Blue Lou
Well-known member
Don't take idiots personally, Mutt. A simple "Bullshit" posted by you quoting their post should be enough to lead those who really need the knowledge in the right direction. Justifying your position to the idiot is seldom worth the effort. If the newb is bright enough they'll get what they need. If they ain't there's prolly no helping them anyway.
You can't fix stupid and you can't save fools. Posting a guidepost is enough.
lou
You can't fix stupid and you can't save fools. Posting a guidepost is enough.
lou
Purge
Traitorous Usurper
Muttley rocks.
lpdeluxe
The Precision Bass Guy
We need to talk, I used to have an MG Midget, red, wire wheels, roll bar, white soft top. It was crap but I loved it.
Also used to ride a Tiger cub.
I learned to ride on a Tiger Cub. That was quite a few years ago. My MG was a TD. I have related elsewhere about a friend showing me his "replicar:" all the details were wrong! Weather sealing, a radio, doors that closed, soft suspension....
The real thing had Lucas electrics, two carburetors not on speaking terms, and a top that merely slowed the onslaught of rain (but it never flooded inside, due to the holes in the floor).
I appreciate your contributions here: while it's not necessary to have survived Brit machinery, perhaps that served as a rite of passage to select those worthy to fight the battles at the forum.
muttley600
Banned
"Doors that closed" rotflmao. See, it's easy to tell when people aren't bullshitting and actually no of what they speak. It's in the detail. You "know" the MG.
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Brian Oshman
New member
I am also an electrician. That has nothing to do with age. It has to do with how the wire was anealed during the manufacturing process. Insulation has gotten better over the years and so has the anealing process of the wire itself which is what makes new wire softer than wire you find in old houses.
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solaris1982
New member
Creezus, VP...you just seem to not know anything about anything you claim to know everything about. Doesn't that get tiring?
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
Triumph Spitfire for me ....... British racing green .... girls in college lined up to go riding in it.We need to talk, I used to have an MG Midget, red, wire wheels, roll bar, white soft top. It was crap but I loved it.
One winter the top had ice on it ...... drummer ran up and beat on it to knock the ice off ........ had to buy a new top when it all tore apart 'cause the cold had made it brittle.
I still miss that car.
jedblue
beep beep beep beep beep
Arrggghhh... the Prince of Darkness. I recall a few too many nights stuck out in the frost in the NZ winter freezing and pushing because the 6T, Lightning, Matchie or other notable (or otherwise) Lucas equiped rides had decided not to pass currents any more. So I thought stuff this I'll get a thoroughbred and bought a Laverda SF1, only to find attached to the quality ND stuff.... arrghhh... Lucas switchgear.
Question: "Why do Englishmen like warm beer?"
Answer: "Because Joe Lucas used to make refrigerators".
getuhgrip
Bring Back Transfat!
I just found one of these little cuties for Cheri. '73 MklV. Seems to be a bit of a bastard: enging numbers appear to be from 1800 MGB. Wierd thing is that it only has a single SU. Severely under-fed, I think.
Gotta get brakes braking before I can really get a feel for what kind of power it does or doesn't have.
The pure joy of this thing is how easy (in spite of limey over-engineering
) it is to work on. Good old basics. Wouldn't crank when I got it. Squirt oil into plug holes, work engine loose with 46mm(?) socket, engine turns. Engine wouldn't fire. Replace bone-headed Crane ignition module with points setup, engine starts! Basics. Now....the Devil Car. Still trying to sell the '84 XJ-6. What a complicated turd!
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MCI2424
New member
What exactly are you talking about?
I have read plenty of your posts and held back to see what you were going for. I can now pronounce you to be either a complete nitwit or you are trolling.
lpdeluxe
The Precision Bass Guy
Ha ha. My first bike was a '55 Ariel Red Hunter HS: a 500cc OHV single with a "magdyno" (no battery, you understand) that supplied a pitiful little headlight and tail light. I commuted 20 miles nightly on it, when I didn't have other wheels. That magdyno was the very embodiment of unreliability. I carried a points file and a spare plug and plug wrench with me everywhere. Back then, we all thought that was normal, I suppose in the same way that an automobile owner in the '20s would expect to ruin a couple of sets of tires in the course of a year.Arrggghhh... the Prince of Darkness. I recall a few too many nights stuck out in the frost in the NZ winter freezing and pushing because the 6T, Lightning, Matchie or other notable (or otherwise) Lucas equiped rides had decided not to pass currents any more. So I thought stuff this I'll get a thoroughbred and bought a Laverda SF1, only to find attached to the quality ND stuff.... arrghhh... Lucas switchgear.
Question: "Why do Englishmen like warm beer?"
Answer: "Because Joe Lucas used to make refrigerators".
Then came Honda, and people could actually ride a motorcycle and stay reasonably clean! What a concept.