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That's most lkely a faulty pickup. There were a batch of them apparently. I can't find the source but I looked into it a while ago.

Thanks for the info, unfortunately he's also a very long way away, just in the opposite direction!

Reviving this thread as I am contemplating making a replacement for the massive oval scratchplate on my Hartwood Satellite (https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Hartwood-Satellite-Bass-Guitar-Metallic-Blue/6TIG?origin=product-ads&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22258054978&gbraid=0AAAAAD_kjLRZrTmqxuNITBkj63RrM5LPQ&gclid=Cj0KCQjw267GBhCSARIsAOjVJ4EhqfQLPBb9Mn9Rcrr-nD8s_SwO4igob7SJTID7XJOdCy7ekpJS1tUaAhrREALw_wcB). Gregor from Bass the World reckoned a big mudbucker style humbucker would look and sound really great in it. I happen to have a D’Addario DP145 Will Power that I want to try in it but I want to make it a reversible mod, so want to cut an appropriate replacement scratchplate, rather than messing with the original. I was wondering what electric jigsaw blade people are using to cut the shape? Is one available for acrylic type plastics? Has any body tried a tile cutter blade, or would that be a bad idea? I need to find an oversized blank as the Satellite’s scratchplate is 48cm long! Any suggested sources?

Busking. Bass players are a rarity. I’ve seen one in Hastings late last year noodling along to some jazzy backing tracks on a battered Jazz bass.

our drums are on the backing tracks, since the drummer left but before then it was mostly live,a few cheats to augment the sound BVs etc

I don't know so much about tapping sounds but I have tapped the pickups with various metal implements and the magnet stops short of the G. You can feel the pull drops off.

Hello and Welcome @Goety1983 - join in, ask questions, chat etc. Glad to have you on board 😀

Just sold Kert an amp. Great comms, no hassle, would happily do business again. Great chat about bass gear too 🙂

PM'd re PP

I got mine from Strings Direct. Exactly the same (as far as I could see) as the original in my late 80s Stingray.

Absolutely Tiffany style. I won’t bother typing the accolades of which you are almost certainly aware of for VKTRS. Suffice to say that the track screams 80’s from every pore and always goes down a storm. I should add that Total 80’s are 100% live - no backing, which is more than I can say for some 80’s tributes I’ve seen.

A few years back my band did a a couple of gigs where we played some jazzed up versions of reggae songs and reggae versions of jazzy tracks. I had a couple of superb white female singers from a local folk band, whom i'd depped with on bass, to cover a couple of Wailers tracks that we were including from the twist of marley album by Lee Ritenour. One was no woman no cry and also Exodus. First one they were completely happy singing, but Exodus, they both felt the could't authentically identify with the context and message of the song and deliver it with the passion it deserves because of who they were. So they did all the other tracks and we had a black female singer to do Exodus. I totally accepted their feeling, the gig went down a storm.

to be honest I'd never thought about Rick Astely best selling song of 1987. We are looking to add some new stuff to the duo set but not sure what yet Paul Young (early 80s again)

the in-laws have a caravan in pagham, when we trip into bognor i always seek him out. brilliant playing

Thanks! Sad that the feeble current Ali-led UB40 does so few of the political songs. The first two albums (ie pre covers) had a real bite to them you just don’t hear these days. Seeing them with the Pretenders made a big impact on the young would-be bassist me.

So, the SR body has been with the luthier for a few weeks and he has been some doing some final sanding and experimenting with stains to take away the stark white of the ash. He has used a very pale brown wash to darken the wood a little and it really helps to make the grain pop! Really pleased with the results and he will shortly be starting on the sealer coat and layering on the clear coat. Pictures show the wash on the body and one half with spirits to show the clear coat should look. I can't wait to see it when it's all buffed and ready to reassemble!