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I cheated and used AI to save typing but this is the 'real' rock top ten (in layer years the first side of 2112 became a staple): The "Friday Rock Show" top 10s from the classic Tommy Vance era on BBC Radio 1, consistently featured epic rock anthems like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" (often #1), Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird," Deep Purple's "Child in Time," Rush's "Xanadu," Rainbow's "Stargazer," Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," Genesis's "Supper's Ready," Yes's "Starship Trooper," and Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water", with slight variations depending on the specific listener poll or broadcast date in the late '70s and early '80s, highlighting progressive and heavy rock. The year that sticks in my mind (because I listened with my first serious girlfriend) was 1982: Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven" Genesis - "Supper's Ready" Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird" Rainbow - "Stargazer" Rush - "Xanadu" Deep Purple - "Child in Time" Yes - "Awaken" Deep Purple - "Smoke on the Water" Pink Floyd - "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" Rush - "2112"

I have a Honhner Vineta. 48 holes Everywhere will tell you it plays three chords F, C, G. It also plays the root notes as bass tones (two reeds). On 'suck' you get the fifths so (I think) the chords C7, G7, D7. 99% of web sources don't realise this.

Looks like I gonna make my very first visit to bassdirect...

This snippet of a photo from the 1980s of my school band playing in the school's main hall, shows what I assume is mine and my brothers amps. The right one is a guitar amp and obviously some sort of HH. The left one is a bass amp, and MUCH harder. Could be a Carlsboro or something? The think is we both have only extremely vague recollections about these two pieces of gear. Posing on here as predominantly wondering if anyone knows what the bass amp was!

Decent knot-free joinery-grade redwood pine is easily obtained from timber merchants or, tbh, most builders merchants - places like Buildbase and (though I hate their attitude towards small traders) Travis Perkins and Jewsons usually carry very good stuff. Your local independents probably do too, and are more likely to give you a fair price. You can also find good furniture-board. Go for ~21mm thick finished stuff and it ought to be strong yet pretty light. It just dents more easily than oak, beech or birch. It shouldn't split if it has been properly kiln dried and you don't start forcing unpiloted screws in next to cross-cuts.

That's a great selection.

Ok I'll bite. You not liking jazz music makes it nonsense? 😂

Mark was good enough to reply to inform me that since Br**it, that option isn't available. However, he pointed me in the direction of '440 Distribution' who I have contacted via their online form. Mark was most helpful though

Love the signature 'Jaco' bridge pickup sound Guy Bernfield is getting out of that Mode. I'd definitely like to try one out. This is definitely the first truly interesting Ibanez since they originally launched the EHBs.

Black Horse And The Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall

For an upcoming jam: Birthday - The Beatles Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix Overture - The Who Hideaway - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck Cause We've Ended as Lovers - Jeff Beck Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson

Thanks The tailpiece ends have balls

Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles Love me some Ray, but this is a bit of a workout 😖

It's a standard "machine" extension or sometimes called an "English" or "forester" extension. Basically it looks like someone has strapped a flute to the side of the scroll!! (brass players often take the piss and reckon we've kicked a piccolo!) Pretty common in most orchestras from the early '60's to the early 2000's, but now the new "gated" extension are more popular (as are 5 string basses). There's still many about (I might still have one in a drawer somewhere). They can be an absolute bugger to maintain and easily knocked out of tune or damaged. They also tend to clatter and buzz a bit if they're not properly set up (Malcolm Healy or Martin Bailey are probably the best with these beasts) plus they add a bit of weight to the bass. But they served us well and some older pros still prefer a mechanical extension over a gated or fingered one (they're easier to use when you've got used to where the keys for your fingers are). *they can be deadly.... Ripping off half your finger in the fast bit of Beethoven 6....(ask me how I know!!!) I never understood why the bass guitar world hasn't cottoned onto extensions..? (apart from the odd one or two), they're very handy and have been around and popular for over 60yrs. (I suppose they'd have to have special strings made for them). Pic of an extension from Google attached ('cos I can't be arsed to dig out my old one). Note - much more interestingly in that picture of the jazz player is that his bass is equipped with "in-line planetary geared tuners" - very rare indeed. I belive they were trialled in the '60's... I think I've only ever seen one bass with them on. They did away with the standard geared "Baker" tuners and like a cello / violin used "geared pegs" mounted in the same linear axle. Very clever stuff that didn't catch on. This is the first picture I've seen of them. (much more interesting than an extension IMO)

4kg would be just about okay for a four string.

The guy doesn't know what the switch does, says it affects the entire frequency spectrum but it's a 3 way mid switch. Interestingly configurable between two presets so 6 to pick from in total. Although they look great I don't like the marketing stuff (especially when he gets other details wrong) about how the body shape was designed from the ground up, it's a tweaked Cort GB and even nicks the scratchplate from that bass.

Bass direct have indicated weights between 4kg and 5kg!

Congrats! I too come from using an HX Stomp. It’s great but I like this one better. Found it easier to dial in my desired tones and not fiddle too much after once I set everything up.

These look like a lot of bass for the money. It would be interesting to try them side by side with some much more expensive boutique brand Super-Jazz style basses and see how they measure up. That midrange circuit reminds me a bit of the Sadowsky Will Lee preamp, and it would certainly serve the same purpose. I bet these will be very useful basses, and the price-point is pretty accessible. Providing they don't weigh a ton, I think these basses are going to be very popular.