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Do you have any interestingones to share? My first Hohner bass had a fairly ordinary tort scratchplate nearly 40 years ago. My brother now has it... this is the same scratchplate!

The drive is good, but the compressor and sub are not to my taste.

I refer to it as a light relic but I sent Luca photo examples of the relicing I was after. You can go from none to as much as you want. I asked Luca if he had a really dark rosewood fingerboard he could use for the build.

You play floating thumb on both hands? 😁

😁, not forgetting the harmony hairspray

Not Lynx? With the great smell of unwashed teenager.

That could be an option. It would look great in an off white. All the dings are surface chips of the finish so they could be filled in easily enough in prep. But I will likely come up against the same issue with finding someone who can do a decent job.

I remember Brut ,and Old spice was the nicer one I think, but if you really wanted to impress then it had to be Hai Karate or Paco Rabanne 😁

The idea you can sweat your b*lls off in leathers round the track then 'freshen up' with a few splashes of Brut... 🤣 What's worse... Amazon recommended Old Spice to me yesterday. I remember coming to work a few days before the holidays in the eatly 90s "Oh wow! Has someone brought in a Christmas cake?" Turned out to be the (late middle aged) Finance Officer's Old Spice 🤣

It's almost as if different people are differrnt shapes! And like different things!

Refin in solid colour over the varnish?

So good I had to listen to it three times in a row 😁

That is kind of my position. It's great because of the neck and the pups, not the body shape or colour and I think instruments are to be played and enjoyed. Also, I think the headstock is very attractive and the pups, bridge and knobs are all great so if the body can be a better colour I am doing the bass a favour, regardless of its vintage.

When I started playing bass, 38 years ago, my goal was always to be a fretless bassist, and for the last 16 years, that's what I've been doing thanks to my wife coming home with a Squier Fretless Jazz bass after I played one for a bit of fun in a music shop. She basically said I'd never buy it for myself so did it for me. Last year, I took on a new challenge and decided to get an EUB but it sort of back fired as after a week of buying it, I was out gigging it and have since done about 25 gigs on it. So for next year, I'm going for a new challenge and I'm going to get a cheap 5 string bass and if that works out ok, then I'll give 5 string fretless a shot. I've got two on my list so I'm basically after opinions on them if anyone has owned or tried one. I'm looking at the Harley Benton MV-5PJ or the Squier Affinity Active Jazz. Both are just over £200 and should be a good starting bass to try 5 string on. Any thoughts on either?

Ummet Ozcan - Mongolian Jingle Bells

Loaded. Primal scream

Just $6k plus shipping, VAT, and duty for this one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177509523485

Carry That Weight - The Beatles

Nancy looking really great, can’t believe she is now 71 years old.

Its Christmas so go on, buy them all, you know you wanna. Dave

Something that might help you narrow things down is the fretboard profiles. Do you prefer a flatter or more rounded profile. Most of the vintage ones, actual or reissue will have a more rounded board. I personally prefer a flatter board, consequently my AVRI 64 gets far less gigs than my American Professional these days - although I still have a massive soft spot for the 64!

I bought my 'Orange' VS soft aged from them this year. Great to deal with.

What was flaky about the early 2000s ones? I had a beautiful sunburst jazz with a maple board that I’ve regretted selling ever since. From what I remember they were cracking instruments with the graphite reinforced necks and lovely fit and finish. I’m not being defensive here, but genuinely interested 😎

To all Sandberg fans, just checked out Guitar Village website and they’ve got some very nice Sandbergs in stock, including some short-scales. Please buy them as I don’t need another but can do without the temptation.