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You're both liars as he's doing my gardening as we speak.

Typical - these appear when I'm skint !!! Time for me to sell some of my existing surplus basses. Here's what Pino's original bass looks like these days (pic taken by Pino's wife, Maz)

Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richtea

You Read My Mind - David Benoit

I don’t have inside knowledge, except for a comment from an official dealer when asked what was happening with Vanderkley……..”he’s selling all his stock and inventory”. Doesn’t sound great and it would be a sad loss if it folds. I have both amp and cabs and they are top notch gear. (Weet een van onze Nederlandse collega’s er meer over?)

Who's got one of these Valeton GP-5? I'm looking at getting one, partly because of the 9 FX chain (my Zoom B3 "only" does 3). More basschatter feedback would help me decide!

Snap. I bought my old Precision from a guy with at least 40 of them...

If I ever make it to England I’ll be visiting Bass Bros.

It looks like a nice instrument, good luck if you proceed with the purchase

Set up a cam on a tripod, trigger with Bluetooth no bribery required

The only difference between these basses and a standard 2 band Stingray of that era ordered in any one of those three colours (candy apple red, metallic blue and white) was the lack of a hard case and substitution of an EBMM gig bag instead. They were certainly sold cheaper at the time (£995 IIRC) but that was because Strings and Things had a bulk order for them and used the slightly cheaper gig bag (nevertheless the gig bags are reasonably expensive - I bought one for a used Stingray which came in a very cheap cover). They are red, white and blue as they also celebrated an anniversary of Strings and Things, the U.K. Distributor. So don’t feel you’ve been done - it’s a standard full fat Stingray. This is rather similar to the fact that certain finishes (such as natural and sunburst) had a higher new price than say, a solid colour - despite this they often don’t seem to command commensurately higher used prices….. Poplar was used on most solid colour basses made up until the Stingray Specials in 2018, which all had ash bodies for the first couple of years. Poplar was also used on the late 80s/early 90s blueburst basses (as well as the US Sub basses made in the early 2000s). Alder was used on most translucent red basses. Ash was used on most natural finishes and original sunburst/ honeyburst basses.

i can't see how since he's working in my local tesco's.

Whatever you do, when dealing with any insurance company get the thing you've asked them for in writing.

Can you say what band?

Sold a power supply to Martin. Swift payment and great communication made it a smooth process. Would be happy to deal with again. Cheers!

You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth - Meatloaf

I'm loving this thread. A great introduction to some new music, and supporting fellow BassChat members too. If you're on Bandcamp and I've liked what I've heard, I'm following you. My bank balance may regret this on the next Bandcamp Friday. Mark

I currently own a Cort Elrick NJS5 which is a great playing bass and I've modded the pre and pickups to my liking. The design is based on the Elrick handbuilt "New Jazz Standard" but at a more affordable price. This obviously has sent me down the Elrick rabbit hole. I believe Rob Elrick makes them all by hand himself so understandably theres not huge quantities of basses / reviews / information flooding the marketplace. I've only seen one being played live and that was a few years ago in the Bass Gallery....a certain Steve Lawson was noodling about 🤣 It sounded great, but then again Steve has the skills to make a tennis racquet not sound like a racket! 🤣 As I'm more likely to find a tame haggis in my garden than I am to be able to check out an Elrick local to Aberdeen I'm wondering what experience and knowledge the Basschat collective may have on the higher end Gold / Platinum series etc. Fit & finish? Sound & flexibility? Weight and balance? Playability? One trick pony or adaptable? Work horse or home bird? Any info welcomed 👍

Yeah, I think it was mid-late 66? I believe the lollipop tuners were made by Schaller, so I suspect it went along with that?