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Nice one centurion…

Why..? Do pilots and surgeons need to eat more than till operators..? I'd have them paid for their hours of training, but at the same hourly rate as everyone else on the Planet. They would get more, yes, but cannot 'earn' more than 24 hours in any one day, whoever they are, and whatever they do.

Without wishing to derail the discussion, does anyone have any more 'themselves as muppets' pics?

Dunno if this is helpful, but we did have a thread last year: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/498002-fanny/#comment-5285120

In my band the singer gets the balance of drums/guitars/Bass/keys if I’m playing them for some numbers right, then he comes back into band to sing and then one of the guitarists will check singer against rest of band. Last gig I did that even though I was bass. it works and recordings posted on facebook or sent by members of the audience show it’s not far out.

Or the Fender Extortocaster?

Everything Must Go - Manic Street Preachers

Fender Tariffcaster perhaps?

The Man Who Sold The World - Bowie

Thanks for the heads up. I think I’ve just ordered the last set in stock

Magnificent band. Should have been huge.

John is that he always had an extremely dry sense of humour and rarely seemed entirely at ease in interviews, although if you see clips of him talking in the 70s he seems a lot more relaxed and easy-going. By this time his hearing was seriously impaired and having read his biography it seems he found situations like this quite hard work and could appear a bit withdrawn. As for his playing/tone, he always has and always will be the absolute guvnor for me. As much as I adore Chris Squire, Geddy et al, they're all standing on John's shoulders. And it should be noted, he never had the one tone, at least not until his senior years. He changed his sound quite a bit.

There's probably a whole lotta wrong in the branding/marketing (it was 1971), but shit they could play, and play a whole lot better than a whole lot of all-male bands that had far more success 👍

Communication with seller is a bit hard 🙄 so I don't want to ask him for an extra neck plate pic. If I finally get it I'll be back in this thread for further infos. I'm curious to identify this creature.

I am going to keep my powder dry until the New Fender Player II Tariffed range is launched!

Tokai has done a bolt-on copy of the Thumb. The headstock resembles Warwick's design, 26 fret neck etc.

This is sublime

Joe Dart Bass. Joe Dart Licks. Bullseye! Subscribed!

Baduizm Live - Erykah Badu The Roots - Come Alive Both are live albums and the bass on both... very nice.

You’re must be right. I probably can’t tell a live musician from someone faking it when I’m standing in front of them. Nobody could.

One of the best bass players of all time, IMHO, who was fortunate and/or lucky to be in of the greatest rock bands of all time. Whatever any of us thinks of his bass tone or his personality, JE's musicianship and place in the history of bass guitaring is assured! Having said that, he was definitely a bit of a miserable barsteward, but given his very long career and the number of interviews he would have done over that time - plus a very insipid and slightly sycophantic interviewer on this occasion - I'm not surprised it wasn't a great listen or watch. I met him very briefly once in the mid 80s at a Daily Mirror Pop Party in London.. Me and the drummer in the band I was in at the time went up to say hello to him and, despite JE having two semi-naked Page 3 girls fawning all over him (one on either arm) , he still looked and sounded utterly bored, miserable and pissed off... 🤷

I've used this offer a few times before. The only issue with the 34" scale is that if you string through the body, then the E string might not be quite long enough for some basses. No problems if you string through the bridge, or if you get the XL set.