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Underpants - John Foxx

My first Jaydee was a GA24 that I collected from John's old workshop when it was in Moseley, Birmingham. John was a lovely guy. It's such a shame that I had numerous calls to the workshop relating to my current order, where I was told information that had me set my expectations on a completion date that never materialised. Extremely frustrating, and very annoying.

Wow that really pops! The wenge is stunning but also wow.. that elm! The dark grain filler really transforms it. Are you using tinted poly or is it the light that has yellowed it a bit? Really nice. Great job 😀

One of the guitarists in my band had to wait three years for his Old Boy from Jaydee. He also got similarly strung along and it wasn't until he threatened to go to small claims court for his deposit back that they actually built it. He couldn't get through on the phone, their voicemail is constantly full and they weren't responding to his emails for months after initially quoting an 18 month build time at the time of order. He eventually got it just before Christmas and it is a lovely guitar, but they took the p*ss. Apparently after they've caught up, they're just going to be building stock instruments and selling when finished. No custom specs and no orders.

Ray Shulman was the main bass player for Gentle Giant (as well as guitar, violin and other instruments) You don't have to be a fan of prog rock to appreciate just what a fantastic musician and composer he was. Here's a worthwhile video where other musicians and composers talk about him and give examples of his incredibly original bass lines.

Pass a wire or string back tother way - tape or solder together and pull thru.

For me, it was Dick Nolan from IT BITES. So much presence

What A Load Of Bollocks - Oblime Shame

I've had a quite a few custom builds over the years, and I've learnt to take prospective delivery dates with a pinch of salt. To still be waiting two years after being told it's nearly ready (if I have understood correctly) is a bit much, though. By coincidence, I was looking at the JayDee website last night for the first time in ages and it says the current wait time is sixteen months months. If it was actually sixteen months or thereabouts I'd place an order right away. However, after reading what Kevin has gone through though and other people's travails, I can do without that kind of stress in my life. There's plenty of other nice basses to buy that might arrive before my family have put me in a care home and spent my savings on scratch cards and extra strong cider. My contact with Jaydee back in the old days was always with John himself, and he was a lovely man who took great pride in his work. The bass he made for me was a flawless masterpiece and I should never have sold it. I can't understand why Jaydee would tell someone the bass is nearly finished when It isn't. They're just making problems for themselves and risking getting doorstepped by Esther Rantzen or whoever is the modern equivalent. A few weeks or months delay, okay, things can happen, but years? It's hard to believe that someone making a guitar can't differentiate between those timeframes for completing the job.

Would be my recommendation too

What about a razor wire saw?

EarlPilanz on eBay is your guy👌 great value and incredibly easy person to work with

@binky_bass will pass on, thankyou

shadduppa ya face - Joe Dolce

At the risk of upsetting Basschat, Hefty 😁

Cracking share right there! Thanks!

Sean bought a Boss BC1 X Compressor pedal from me earlier this week and behaved in an exemplary fashion. His payment was swift and his comms excellent. Highly recommended Basschatter. Thank you Sean,

The TE Elf is also a good choice into a decent 4ohm cab As a rig for £600 it’s possible

You’re welcome Sean. Thanks to you too.