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Ascension - Fear Factory

Indeed. Put your foot down. Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile.

It wasn't the guitarist who cut the solo off at seven bars, it was the singer crashing in at a random point. Verses and choruses would be added, deleted, or reordered completely randomly, the three of us got very adept at switching.

@Hugsonicjust bought an amp from me, I complicated matters with a couple of “no-shows” before Steve got dibs, he reacted really fast & smooth & I really appreciate how easy he made the transaction. Highly recommended member, thank you very much 👍

The Only Way is Up - Yazz

Likewise, probably. Fortunately, these days, I’m spoilt with splendid baked goods, Lady Ez being quite the whizz with a sweet, cake, confection.

Way On Down - Elvis

The Titanic — Leadbelly

They look aligned on the Hondo, but the OP bass looks like a frown...?

Cancel the order now, that's a cheapo body. Dots on the neck aren't right and it looks like J width nut to me. Fakedy Fake from Faketown.

The fact that the bridge and alignment of the ferrules are 'exactly' as per the Hondo screams that the body is simply a Hondo.

Is this Richtone? There was a thread on The Fretboard about how several guitars weren’t what they claimed to be on closer inspection. It was felt this was naivety on the part of the shop rather than a concerted attempt to mislead. I’ve bought several jeans from them and all have been great.

TTFC's second gig last night at The Garden, Chorlton. Venue used to be Font Bar but has just changed hands, so all the signs still say Font. They're just getting live music up and running, so there isn't a ready made audience there yet. Fortunately it's a local gig for two of us so we brought quite a few people, to the extent where I knew almost everybody in the place! It's got a lot of potential once it gets a reputation and people know there's music on. Bar staff were super chilled and helpful, always a bonus and never taken for granted. We played well, although I made more little mess ups than I should have. The drummer is fettling the recordings, so I'll be able to agonise over them at me leisure soon despite being the only one who noticed on the night. Two 1hr+ sets and 30+ songs (most of them new to me) that haven't all embedded into the muscle memory yet. Gear was Fender Japan Kazuki Arai Jazz 5 -> HX Stomp -> GR One 350 -> PA. Footwear was Vans classic lace ups. A couple of phone clips from friends. If anyone can figure out how to let me resize them please shout up! WhatsApp Video 2025-06-07 at 00.13.50.mp4 WhatsApp Video 2025-06-07 at 00.13.48.mp4

The string-through routes don't look factory, though..!

Thru body holes arent even in line... somebodys been at it with the dremel. Neck looks good but who knows and theres no-way to chk the bodies authenticity. Red flags everywhere, but if its a player, then for the right price.....

Thanks for your responses folks. I had thought they were all active - just thought I'd check. I had wondered whether the pickups would work well, without power, which I why I wondered whether they'd been swapped. TBH I still haven't removed them to check properly. They seem absolutely fine - so I guess if that bit ain't broke... Like you @casapete I think I prefer the bass as passive, which is generally my preference anyway. i need to get some fretwork done. They're all in good shape, with plenty of life left in them, but the ones at the heel end are a tad higher than the rest. I just need to get the action down a bit more, and this will be an amazing bass. These are so light for a 34" scale bass. The necks are also slim and Jazz-like, which I prefer, especially lately.

Wow, that looks gorgeous!