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This Saturday I’ll be depping with John Verity (ex Argent) at The Barnoldswick Music and Arts Centre.

Interestingly no issue 12 sent and no more issues received. I think only 1 magazine has been received this year for 5 Payments 🤔

Feel free to ignore this post as Thomann are German based but they have a decent supply of them and I've personally had a good experience with them with regards to no hidden charges and relatively easy and free returns.

Thanks everyone for their help. I’ve ordered a B6 which should land today. Decided to stick with Zoom as i know the brand and looking at videos, It seems to do everything and more that i need. Also, the fact that it has a colour screen for the tuner was a big winner for me. I’m often tuning while singing the first verse of a song so rely on the colours rather than the actual screen. But, we’ll see. There’s a Stomp for sale in my local 2nd hand shop, so if the B6 doesn’t impress, I’ll give that a whirl. Thanks again all. Alex

I’ve PM’d you @AJC08 Si

Devil Skate Drive - Suzi Quatro

Cod Only Knows - The Beach Buoys

Another vote for monaco yellow but it would look much better with a black scratchplate. I made a strat with that combination and it's a great look. The only bit I don't get is putting a Fender decal on something which isn't a Fender.

Lovely little haul you got there, Jack - and the best part is they didn't cost you the best part of £2800 each. I've looked at some Chinese Fakenbackers and they always look very convincing on the Google, but I'm still not convinced enough to risk over £300 for one. Ricks are something I'm sure many would say every pro bass player needs in their arsenal, but I've never had one, basically because I've never had the need to get one. Yet. Doesn't stop me looking, though.

They look rather bendable, yes. Have a listen to Pino Palladino in the John Mayer Trio. He uses Thomastik Flats on his early 60s Precision. Great sound. https://youtu.be/go3vGKdKBqk?si=563scCQueIPoOHus

Herring Voices - The Foo Fighters

Rarely for sale...Hmmmm... desire vs availability and cost? How many of us have been disappointed by our 'Dream' instrument though? Ok... Alu necks 20 years ago weren't that expensive, weighed a ton, and were as tolerant of temperature change as they never were, now the Travis beans are bonkers £££, and the Kramers are going the same. The ones I've tried sounded nice, but ouch. Carl Thompsons.. Tried 3 over the years, a 36" scale 6, and couple of 4s, in fact the first 4 I ever tried was in Leicester, and is still the only instrument that I WANTED after trying it once, I was too late, it was sold for £850 (September 1998). The best best thing about them is the weight and neck dimensions, you could do a non-stop 3hr onstage and never break a sweat on a Thompson 6, the 4s were perfectly balanced and as comfy. Only Marmite issue is that you have to like EMGs. If you REALLY wanted a Carvin instrument in the UK, it was a bit of a faff iirc 30 odd years back with import costs, so the USA mail order bargain was not quite so once on this side of the pond, but anecdotally, the best option was to hang around the music shops within a close radius of the American military sites, there were a few people that had bought them off service personnel over here (Harrogate deffo had a few turn up), I still would want to try an LB76. Anyone remember seeing Wal's under a grand...ahhhh... I've spent many years Looking for an Ibanez 924, in natural finish, plus case, I sold one I defretted, and regretted, it's in Poland now. I've missed out on a lot of instruments because of money, and I've only seen one Modulus Graphite for sale (green...in Ilkley..5str iirc..damn...5 years ago) An Alembic Spoiler when I was a teen, you dont see them in the sticks much. PROPER BC Rich Basses with all the switches and such, or 80s Ibanez Destroyers, they go as soon as they appear. You don't see many Japan built era Ibanez Soundgears, 800 series and above for sale much, and they are usually battered when they do come up, still with a large price tag. And it's dead weird that all the stuff we wanted when we were younger, and skint, when we play it now, with our experience and different tastes, it isn't always as good. Edit... I hardly see Esh Basses, USA made higher end Peavey stuff either.

It's All About The Bass - Meghan Trainor.

For me the best muff I’ve found is the blue colander black emperor well worth a look

Bit of a coincidence, as I came across this thread while having Roxy Music on in the background. A bit indifferent to their early, glammy stuff but "Manifesto", "Flesh and Blood" and "Avalon" are fantastic. They laid the groundwork for bands like Japan, early Talk Talk and Duran Duran (stop sniggering, at their best they were brilliant purveyors of pop perfection). The bass playing on some of those tracks is sublime, often the melodic focus of the music along with atmospheric synths and the guitar adding an understated rhythmic acommpaniment.

LIke buses, presumably! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/306090339623 Japanese dealer so no idea if the eye-watering (£3800!) price is in any way realistic. Both have Schaller M4 tuners which would suggest mid 70s or later. I'm aware of the brand but know nothing about it, in fact I don't think I've ever seen one before just now. And now I've seen two.

I'd say, try a different pedal. The ODB-3 has its place but bass distortion has moved on in leaps and bounds since. It's a very fizzy pedal so might not play well with an already bright and aggressive bass. I'm a massive Spector fan, always have been, and I've always thought they sounded best distorted. I certainly never play mine without some overdrive! There's no reason for an active bass to not play well with a distortion pedal, unless the output is particularly high - thinking about it, if your Rebop has the original non-adjustable Tonepump preamp it could be overloading the pedal...

If you're after something Muff-flavoured the EHX Green Russian is fantastic - HUGE bottom end and not very expensive. As always with these threads though I would say, please post a song with the kind of distortion you're after, it makes it easier to make suggestions 😁

I'd say insurance is definitely a must , if you're sending them in a gig bag!! Sorry to be nosey but what's the situation , how did they end up on the other side of the Atlantic from the owner