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Cheap 2 or 3mm ones from eBay - mole grips to hold and a lump of steel as an anvil. Welcome to come borrow.

I’ve always wanted to try Airbrushing, I’ve had a book on it for about 20 years 🤣 Maybe this would be a good opportunity to grab one.

Well, it's a good job I added a new set of string to the order then! Looks great!

@LukeFRC What stamps do you use?

I've just received Andy's TC Electronic Spectracomp. Not much more I can add to this thread other than to confirm Andy is a top member of our community, the pedal was posted very quickly and arrived well packaged.

Bought a Cort A6 from eBay the other day, it has a single non-original bridge saddle... I was looking for a Hipshot replacement but with shipping they are not cheap! So, scouring eBay I found a Wilkinson USA Multi-Adjustable Bass Bridge that I got for a mere £20. Seems like a good deal... It looks robust, from the late 80's I believe? Anyone got any experience with these? Are they decent? Have I just thrown away £20?

I'd be looking at the power supply as an 'allowance' or replacement to existing power supply, although possibly its an 'upgrade'. Batteries are consumables. Grey area. Pedalboard - Tier 1 fail. Any paint or screws you buy to fashion one out of scrap wood would be scrutinised. Photos would have to be supplied.

An elderly sax player that I know bought quite a bit of gear for his long-departed band, including a bass. More appropriately for this, many years ago, Mrs Zero and I were going to run an open mic night and I bought a cheap Tanglewood acoustic guitar[1] and unknown brand 4 string bass[2] for use by artistes - as it happened, it naver came to pass. As they were specifically for use by others, would they have counted? TBH, I think they would be fails. [1] Recently auctioned for charity [2] Recently swapped for an OLP Tony Levin

He's out. He bought it with his own money.

It is not GAS. I think the intention of the thread is to control rampant GAS. Technically anything that you buy to fix GAS itch should be covered (there's probably some special cream you can buy)

Also would just like to say that I am your compere and organiser for the year, but I'm not the boss. It's a trial by jury when potential transgressions happen, I'm just here to smack a gavel and shout "ORDER" every so often...

The decision to spend or not is not yours, in this case. Gear abstinence is about one's own decision to buy or not. Like I've just realised that I should have picked up a rechargeable pedal power supply for a little pedalboard before 2026, and now I'm not sure whether to go for the record in failing the test or use a powered power supply. Oh, and whether to buy a little pedalboard or fashion one from bits of wood I have lying around.

However, a local gypsy jazz guitarist recently purchased a Yamaha SLB 300 (which he cannot play) out of his own pocket which he claims is for use by whichever bassist is in his band. Presumably that would be a rare occurrence of a "band bass"?

This raises an interesting question which I think needs some debate - and possibly an addition/clarification to the rules. I will stick my tuppence worth in, but I'm not the boss - everyone is free to chime in and contribute to the evolution of the rules (even you @Sean as the petitioner). My take is that "band" acquisitions shouldn't count. My reasoning is that you only own a part share of the item(s), it is a precarious part ownership (if you leave the band, you'll (or at least you should) get cashed out of your share and no longer own part of it), sometimes it's not even you driving the decision to buy band stuff, there may be times when you thought the purchase was unnecessary but were overruled (in a dictatorship band) or outvoted (in a democratic band). If the gear in question is "band" property (as in paid for from a band kitty of some kind) then you don't really own it, the "band" does. Of course, "band" acquisitions need to be things the whole band uses - lights, monitors, mixing desk, subs, backdrops/stage dressing etc. I'm sure some items will be contentious and I look forward to some twists and turns in the future. There's no such thing as a "band bass" or a "band bass amp", so dinna start with your p!sh Happy to hear other people's take on it.

I'm not in. I took out 2025 like Scarface by the end.

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I keep looking at the HB MV-5JB Daphne Blue....Thing is i find Jazz'es to be a bit unwieldy and i've always sold on any that i've owned in the past(quite quickly)...But for just over 200 beer tokens it seems rude not to buy one to try it out,....Im just wondering if i can hold off the new year boredom long enuff to see if some B-stock bargains pop up in the next week or so..... anyone tried these with a High C ?

Most people will say the Classic Vibe is the better bass, but most people probably haven't even tried the 40th-Anniversary basses. I bought this one when they first came out and it's every bit as good as the CVs...I have to say the neck on this one is the best Squier neck made.