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They REALLY are Pirates 😂

Exactly. It could be made from 1979-1982 using whatever bits and pieces Fender found around the factory at the time. I haven’t had it taken apart and dated all the various parts. The only thing I know for sure is that the nut and jack socket are less than a week old.

Cheers Steve. Seems about par for the course. I remember hearing Pizza Express followed a VC-led rapid expansion model and is now sat on £1bn of debt. That’s a lot of pizzas!

IIRC that goes for both S8 and S9 serials.

https://www.secursus.com/en-gb/# So long as the courier has a tracking system (most do), you book the courier and then put the tracking number into the Securus system... that's pretty much it!

Thanks for that wee bit info 👍

Correct, could be up to 1982

Excellent. I'm eagerly awaiting the start of my new build with them.

From what I remember some s9 serial numbers covered early 80s too. This one has some transitional features.

Donate to a basschat bass bash raffle?

Looking promising I'll be there. Brawley 5 string neck-thru, Brawley 4 string with flats. Ashdown ABM300/10 series 1 combo (maybe the 15" extension cab but that would be stupidly loud 😉). Raffle prizes.

Keep On Churnin' (Till the Butter Comes) - Wynonie Harris

4/6ths of the owners are resident abroad. Hong Kong and Singapore.

After my five mins of using the amp last night, when I moved the amp back into the corner. I found this on the floor (see picture below) This must have fallen out of the back Now I know why the chassis is loosen one side – it’s the cage nut and the chassis flange that should hold it in place – broken off. STILL KEEPING THE COMBO ! Just read an article on how to check the “With Horn”, “Without Horn” sockets on the B200R. This one has had the mod, 4ohms reading “Without Horn” Pete

First practice in a while. The drummer and guitarist were running late, but that meant we had time to re-record some vocals for the next EP. It was very fun playing loud again, and we chose the setlist for our next gig. And we also started getting a new song together.

Origin: Indonesia Year: 2025 Body Material: Alder Colour: Tina Rose Finish: Gloss Neck Finish: Satin Neck Material: Maple Fingerboard: Maple Inlays: Block, side dots Pickups: EMG Electronics: Passive Controls: Volume, volume, tone Pickguard: N/A Hardware: Chrome Gig Bag/Case: N/A Accessories: N/A Frets: 21 String Spacing: 19mm Nut Width: 41mm Scale Length: 34”

Advertising..? Back-room staff..? Fines for poor fire procedures..? I may not have all the details right, I'm not their accountant.

OK, what is the 9M cost of sales covering?

I think S9 = 1979, so 46 years old. I reckon that qualifies as vintage based on the 30+ years definition of vintage guitars.

Here we are. 16 years on… She’s completed her GCSE’s, she’s not playing as much bass 😔 But she’s on the stage acting… We went to her show close last night. She’s bloody ace.

That’s stunning

Here is my ACG Salace E-Type. Strictly speaking this is 31.5” scale, but hopefully you can let me off. What’s half an inch between friends? Spec for anyone that cares… Salace E Type Headless 5 string (strung E-C) Paulownia body with Indian Cedar top 5 piece Ash/Purpleheart bolt on neck Wenge fingerboard with 30" radius Hipshot hardware (18mm string spacing) East Uni-Pre 4k preamp 2x ACG FB pickups, with a Wenge (to match the fretboard) ramp between them Weighs an impressively low 6.8lbs.

Got my old s9 Precision a proper set up. New nut, new jack socket and tidying up of the wiring. I’ve owned it since 1999 and it has had a lot of use, as shown by the way the nitro finish on the neck is flaking off. Might get the neck refinished eventually but will leave it as is for now. Pick guard was like that when I got it. It does make for easier access to the wiring I suppose. Not a ‘proper’ vintage Fender compared to classic earlier models, but it is a damn good workhorse bass.