Custom neckplate

[DangerousR6]

Awesome, when i know what i want exactly, ill send you the specs and such, should be in august,
as im aiming to spend july and august constantly working on this said project,
its been 3/4/5 years since last properly worked on it, its finally time its finished.
But will have the usual neck plate orders from me too, even if i dont have the second bass by the time i order ill likely design both
to save shipping later on for the both of us  :laughing7:

Sounds good to me, and just so you know, my price includs the plate plus shipping to pretty much anywhere in the world.....Except Australia, it's costs me about 4 times as much to ship there than to anywhere else.... :dontknow:

Sweeeeet, but still, if i get the neckplate, i HAVE to do a second build.... right?  :evil4:

exactly, you can't have a custom plate lying around without a neck an body to attatch it to, so the second build is a must.... :laughing7:

 

[OzziePete]

wow, that is not much peoples
ever wonder if they are complaining about overpopulation?

A lot of Australia is sparsely populated......but do not let the size of the continent fool you. Not a lot of good land to live on. The majority of the population lives on the eastern seaboard side, particularly along the coastline.

In the west, Perth is renowned as being one of the most remote cities in the world. Water conservation has always been an issue and really, unless you like living with a lot of ex-pat South Africans or Brits, or work in the mining industry, you might find it a bit lonely. Cheaper airfares to get to Africa and Europe from here though.

In South Australia there is Adelaide, which is mostly churches and putrid water which most folks refuse to drink. :icon_jokercolor:  That's why S.A. wine is Australia's largest wine market - they refuse to drink the water.The suburb of Elizabeth is not a place for the feint of heart I am told, but a lot of Australia's rock and roll came from that place.

The capital of Australia is Canberra, which is a sterile, man made, planned city  - deliberately located (it's in our Constitution ffs!) to be at least 100 miles away from both the two major cities (Sydney and Melbourne). Bloody cold in winter, bloody hot in summer. It's a bureaucrat's revenge on pollies who have to go there for work.

Sydney is very much the rat race city of Australia - I grew up there, still work there, and hate the place. The infrastructure is breaking down all the time, and it could have been a much better city if the politicians didn't corrupt every planning idea that came across the desk over the last 150 years.

Melbourne is more genteel, and they do have a better culture, so I am told by those I know who have lived there. Melbourne city is a much better place to get around, it is planned and much better for the consistency of design. But their outer suburbs can be as rough as Sydney's. WATCH OUT FOR THE TRAMS!

Brisbane has developed into a better city, I have visited there a couple times in recent years and their infrastructure has been improved dramatically from say, 20 years ago. It has recovered from the recent floods very well, considering the damage that caused. But the humidity in summer can be stifling. Important Tourist Warning: Do Not Wear Sky Blue Shirts when walkiing down Caxton Street on Origin Night in Brisbane. Urine filled glasses may be thrown at you.

Just some random thoughts as I type : others may disagree I'm sure......

Aha. That's why aussies are such friendly people.

When at last they get the chance to see other people - why be mad at them?  :icon_biggrin: :icon_jokercolor:

Not necessarily so.......see attached news report.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-06-09/malaysian-solution-could-be-expanded-bowen/2752466/

Thread Hijack Complete...  :toothy11:

 

[DangerousR6]

good info to know, I've wanted to go ther and visit, now I don't.... :dontknow:

 

[AGWAN]

I actually really still want to move to Australia. but I'm having trouble qualifying for enough student loans to get into school there.

getting Job sponsored is near impossible... unless I want perth. and I don't.

 

[DangerousR6]

I actually really still want to move to Australia. but I'm having trouble qualifying for enough student loans to get into school there.

getting Job sponsored is near impossible... unless I want perth. and I don't.

When we were going on vacation several years ago, I was actually planning to go to Australia. But I got voted down for Hawaii... :dontknow:

 

[OzziePete]

good info to know, I've wanted to go ther and visit, now I don't.... :dontknow:

Just leave your guns at home, don't come via Indonesia on a small boat and everything will be alright!  :icon_thumright:

I was being a fair bit sarcastic about the cities:

Melbourne has a great shopping district and they do have a good reputation for some of the finest restaurants in Australia. In winter a must see is an AFL game........you will be confused after that!

Sydney has the icons of Australia with the Harbour Bridge (which is a lot bigger than people think), Sydney Harbour and the Opera House.

Either side of Brisbane is some fantastic beach country, the Sunshine Coast (Noosa) to the north and the Gold Coast (Surfers Paradise) to the south.

Adelaide is a short drive from the Flinders Ranges which I am told are beautiful, and there's also the Barossa Valley to knock yourself out with good Australian wine.

Tasmania is a great island state though a bit cold during winter, and has the Cradle Mountain National Park, the World Heritage listed Franklin River area, and historic places like the town of Richmond & Port Arthur.

One of the best and most sombre, sacred spots in Australia is the Australian War Memorial in Canberra & really if you wanna learn  'what is an Aussie' this is a good place to start. Some good modern architecture of public buildings in Canberra too. Plus you can walk over the pollies if they are in session in our Parliament House, as Capitol Hill goes over the House.

Perth has the Kimberleys to the far north of it, but also has Albany (old whaling town) to the south and the last remaining jarrah wood forests. Fremantle & Kalgoorlie are also worth a visit for some Australiana.

Far North Queensland has Townsville and Cairns with the Great Barrier Reef off those cities, and of course, the tropical rainforests etc.

Darwin and the Northern Territory has Uluru (Ayers Rock) & Kakadu National Park as well as places like Darwin and Alice Springs to visit. While in the NT, try and drink a stubby.....

So, some of it ain't so bad, Dangerous........though at the moment the US$ is at parity with ours.

 

[DangerousR6]

good info to know, I've wanted to go ther and visit, now I don't.... :dontknow:

Just leave your guns at home, don't come via Indonesia on a small boat and everything will be alright!  :icon_thumright:

I was being a fair bit sarcastic about the cities:

Melbourne has a great shopping district and they do have a good reputation for some of the finest restaurants in Australia. In winter a must see is an AFL game........you will be confused after that!

Sydney has the icons of Australia with the Harbour Bridge (which is a lot bigger than people think), Sydney Harbour and the Opera House.

Either side of Brisbane is some fantastic beach country, the Sunshine Coast (Noosa) to the north and the Gold Coast (Surfers Paradise) to the south.

Adelaide is a short drive from the Flinders Ranges which I am told are beautiful, and there's also the Barossa Valley to knock yourself out with good Australian wine.

Tasmania is a great island state though a bit cold during winter, and has the Cradle Mountain National Park, the World Heritage listed Franklin River area, and historic places like the town of Richmond & Port Arthur.

One of the best and most sombre, sacred spots in Australia is the Australian War Memorial in Canberra & really if you wanna learn  'what is an Aussie' this is a good place to start. Some good modern architecture of public buildings in Canberra too. Plus you can walk over the pollies if they are in session in our Parliament House, as Capitol Hill goes over the House.

Perth has the Kimberleys to the far north of it, but also has Albany (old whaling town) to the south and the last remaining jarrah wood forests. Fremantle & Kalgoorlie are also worth a visit for some Australiana.

Far North Queensland has Townsville and Cairns with the Great Barrier Reef off those cities, and of course, the tropical rainforests etc.

Darwin and the Northern Territory has Uluru (Ayers Rock) & Kakadu National Park as well as places like Darwin and Alice Springs to visit. While in the NT, try and drink a stubby.....

So, some of it ain't so bad, Dangerous........though at the moment the US$ is at parity with ours.

Maybe one day.... :dontknow:

 

[CrackedPepper]

WATCH OUT FOR THE TRAMS!

Important Tourist Warning: Do Not Wear Sky Blue Shirts when walkiing down Caxton Street on Origin Night in Brisbane. Urine filled glasses may be thrown at you.

Pete, can you elaborate on these two admonitions?

 

[AutoBat]

WATCH OUT FOR THE TRAMS!

Important Tourist Warning: Do Not Wear Sky Blue Shirts when walkiing down Caxton Street on Origin Night in Brisbane. Urine filled glasses may be thrown at you.

Pete, can you elaborate on these two admonitions?

Searching online revealed little, but from what I put together it's a big night for either football (soccer) or rugby.  I'm assuming the opposing team's primary colour is light blue.

 

[AGWAN]

honestly. in my time speaking with Australians I have formed these opinions.

They're is an insanely old school amount of racism and no one who is racist seems aware of it. but the aboriginal issues are bordering on losing control.

after that, 7 of the top ten most deadliest snakes reside there.'
th ONLY venomous Mammal does to.

the internet is about 10 years behind us.

And everyone seems to have no morals in regards to sexuality.

Mind you all the people I know live in Brisbane, Melbourne and one in Perth.

 

[AutoBat]

wikipedia lists 9 venomous mammals.
and the first part: i agree

 

[OzziePete]

WATCH OUT FOR THE TRAMS!

Important Tourist Warning: Do Not Wear Sky Blue Shirts when walkiing down Caxton Street on Origin Night in Brisbane. Urine filled glasses may be thrown at you.

Pete, can you elaborate on these two admonitions?

Searching online revealed little, but from what I put together it's a big night for either football (soccer) or rugby.  I'm assuming the opposing team's primary colour is light blue.

Ha ha ha.......you are pretty much correct in your assumptions.....

There is a code of football called Rugby League (as opposed to Rugby Union). Rugby League is a very popular winter sport in the States of New South Wales and Queensland. The 'state' colour for NSW is sky blue. The 'state' colour for Queensland is maroon.

Australia has a National Rugby League competition which is one of the top line professional sports in Australia (NRL). I lost touch with that sport 6 years ago when I put my money, heart and mouth behind the resurrected football (soccer) league called the A-League and a local franchise on the Central Coast was entered. (Central Coast Mariners). But I think there's 16 NRL teams, and depending upon where the players first played their junior representative RL at, (their 'Origin'), they can find themselves selected in the State representative team ('State of Origin'). Believe me, it is big news in NSW & Qld....

The State of Origin series is run over the mid section of the NRL season in winter. They take the players elected out of their club sides, put them into camp and prepare for 3 games in a best of 3 series. It is fiercely contested and arguably the best RL you will ever see (if that says something?).

The sports fans in Qld are very parochial........their main stadium is located near to Caxton Street in Brisbane, which has a main drag of pubs and clubs. The Central Coast Mariners played a Grand Final in the A-League up there against the Brisbane Roar in March this year, and the barracking on both sides of the street was deafening. But both sides of supporters kept their cool and I could not see any nasty incidents despite being in Caxton Street, in Mariners colours, for over an hour and a half before the match. But I have been told by friends who have ventured up there during a State of Origin series, when NSW plays Qld in RL, that the atmosphere in much more intense and incidents such as throwing plastic beer glasses filled with someone's urine happens.

As for the Trams warning, that is relevant to Melbourne's public transport... lots of folks are unawares of them until they nearly get run over by them!

 

[OzziePete]

honestly. in my time speaking with Australians I have formed these opinions.

They're is an insanely old school amount of racism and no one who is racist seems aware of it. but the aboriginal issues are bordering on losing control.

after that, 7 of the top ten most deadliest snakes reside there.'
th ONLY venomous Mammal does to.

the internet is about 10 years behind us.

And everyone seems to have no morals in regards to sexuality.

Mind you all the people I know live in Brisbane, Melbourne and one in Perth.

Ha ha, gee, that is a sweeping generalisation Agwan..

Yes we have some venomous reptiles, and crocodiles that can eat cattle etc....but if you don't go looking for them and don't live in parts where they habitate you won't see them or get challenged by them. I HAVE nearly trodden on venomous snakes but I was out in the bush shooting during a warm spring and should have been more aware..... getting a 6' tiger snake rear up at you like a cobra  is no laughing matter.

The Platypus is the only venomous monotreme Mammal. I believe that is what you are saying?

Re: Racism, well every country has it.
Some talk about it, some legislate against it, some tolerate it or even allow it into their class system....Like any country Australia has some racism and a culture, even though we may not be aware of it happening. We do have laws against discrimination, we even have laws against racial vilification, but when you have one easily identifiable section of the community and another who is different, then the hard heads in both camps may come off as racist. I *like* to think I am more tolerant than some, but then again I get mightily peeved when someone insists their culture or views is much better than mine, 'because I am soft' on issues such as racism.

ATM, and for many years past, Australia as a country has had issues, perceived or other wise, with it's indigenous communities. In many aspects the issues are not too dissimilar to what is experienced by the USA, Canada or many other countries that have indigenous peoples.

Australia is a signatory to many UN Human Rights treaties and we do try to overcome many of these issues. Sometimes our efforts are misplaced, sometimes they are abused. Sometimes they are used to parody the country.

We also have issues presently with asylum seekers seeking to come to Australia, even though they may have passed through numerous 'safe' countries before arriving here unannounced by small boat. Australia is a target for people engaged in people smuggling, and the organisation of travel by boat from nearby countries, often in vessels that are not that safe for such a trip. Our Govt. is damned if it allows them in, and damned if it takes steps to place those who arrive illegally in off shore processing centres.

Re: Sexuality.
Again a different country and we have different views. Yes, Sydney hosts the Gay Mardi Gras. Issues such as Prostitution have been vastly de criminalised across most states. Schools do mentor a more tolerant approach to those who may be gay & also a yopunger generation of Aussie is less uptight about seeing Gays holding hands etc. as they have seen it all their lives, whereas people of my age and older still get a  shock occasionally.

We do however,  take a very dim view against paedophilia, and our society is usually more sectarian than religious.

 

[AGWAN]

Indeed I was aware I was making generalizations based on the 8ish aussies I talk to. thats why i started by saying these are only my opinions. not what I perceive as fact.

and yeah, racism is everywhere... I was just... caught of guard when one of my best friends said something horribly racist and then told me she felt it wasn't. and that everyone agreed with her.

And I wasn't speaking about homosexuals. I really feel you can't chose your orientation. What I am bothered by is the seemingless endless Promiscuity. Sex seems to mean nothing to all my aussie friends. its something they have where ever, with whoever.

this is JUST my opinions, formed ONLY from my friends.

and all that being said I still want to move their. the Aussie government is a whole lot less despicable than mine. and the culture seems a whole lot less divided by class standards...

 

[blueruins]

So are you getting a gay promiscuous poisonous platypus on a neckplate or what?

 

[AGWAN]

So are you getting a gay promiscuous poisonous platypus on a neckplate or what?

Yes. Yes I am. very soon. that would be amazing.

 

[OzziePete]

So are you getting a gay promiscuous poisonous platypus on a neckplate or what?

Yes. Yes I am. very soon. that would be amazing.

You must be into S & M, they have spurs you know.....   

 

[AGWAN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erPnyi90cIc

:headbang1:

 

[swarfrat]

I can't say about Aussies, but it does occur to me that your 8 friends have something else in common. Like the old Demotivator poster says, "Has it ever occurred to you that the only common factor in all of your failed relationships is you?"

 

[AGWAN]

I met them in 5 different places. and not all of them are what I describe. several of them just describe what I describe. which is my description of the rest of them.