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I imagine that that is height adjustment foam that has disintegrated.

There are a number of reactions/posts over on the Notable Deaths thread.

Anal - Robbie Williams* * I remember hearing a version of "Robbie's" song with this lyric in a biker pub in Swansea. Twas filthy and tickled me just so...

Because shockingly it seems no-one on this partiucular site could care less. Brian Wilson along with Elvis, The Beatles, Motown etc and a few others from the dim and distant literally shaped the musical world we inhabit today. And whether you beleive it or not he's that important.

I've picked up the bass now. After seeing it in person and checking a few things I'm really happy with it. First thing was the neck. Stamped 103-1655 so that checks out for 1975. Also stamped R BUSH which I've seen on images of others. With the pick guard and bridge remoed, the overall shape of the routing was consistent for that era, based on this thread: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/128339-70s-fender-precision-timeline/. Also good to see the through-hole holes were quite small and tidy and the original bridge holes there as you'd expect. The EMG pick up is active with a battery hiding in the main cavity - no scary routing for it thankfully. Battery was dated 2012 😀 The neck pocket isn't quite what I expected. Fully painted, some black and no stamps visible - does this suggest a refin? There's also a odd circular patch - could it have been originally made as for a 3-bolt neck? There no signs on the back of it ever having being 3 holes instead of 4. The cavities are mostly a similar shade to the main colour, maybe some black and white paint visible although the pickups seem to have tar-like black adhesive underneath. Paint under the pickguard has more of a red-shade - I don't know if the colour changes under the pickguard or only fades on the uncovered part. There's also what looks like a paint imperfection which I'm guessing Fender wouldn't have allowed. There are no date markings on the pots that I recognised. The pickups have no stamps or markings on the back. Did EMG produce a fully wired set with pots back then? Pick guard has pencil writing on the back - swirly hand-writing, probably L, LBR, and upper case JMD. The covered hole that might have had a switch has been patched with epoxy or similar on the back. Frets are quite worn but I used it with the band last night and it felt great. Heavier than my early 80s bass and maybe it bit punchier. I'm even coming round to the bridge and controls now I see them in real life. I'll probably leave it alone for a while at least. The first thing might be putting in a passive pickup. I've never had an active bass and the battery isn't easy to change in a hurry.

Very interesting. I have often thought about putting comedy bids across a bunch of stuff at Gardiner Holgate and seeing what happened. I had not thought it through far enough to realise I could undercut their lowest starting price. That is a proper niche (in a good way for us) instrument for an auction house. But clearly a very nice piece of kit. So you have to roll in to pick stuff up? They will not courier? I suppose not, there is all sorts of packing etc.

Life On M'Arse ?- David Bowie

Which would support the notion that they ship to their UK distributor in bulk and items are sent out individually from there. Makes sense. If we want quicker delivery, we can always buy from and support a UK-based company. May cost us a little more, of course.

https://guitar.com/news/industry-news/pmt-placed-into-administration/ Another news link. PMT in Brum were generally OK, the bass players were always helpful, and we've bought a bit over the years. Sad times for the staff. Still have Guitar Guitar and Fair Deal Music in town (plus Hobgoblin for those times when 19 strings just aren't enough.)

Hi Terry. Very kind of you to tip me off. I'd seen this myself about an hour before you kindly posted me the link. I'm not sure what to make of the 1025x. As others have already commented on line, does the 1025x really justify the price mark against the 425x? Having never been lucky enough to try either I'd be very grateful to learn what others think. I've noticed a fellow member up in Scotland has also posted a black 1025x for £550. So far as I can tell no one has snapped it up yet. In the meantime I'm still pondering Anderton's 425x. I spoke to them this morning. They rate the condition only 3 out of 5. Furthermore, I wasn't able to get much useful info out of sales guy so feel I'd be taking a gamble 🤔. Like most sellers, they won't entertain offers either 😔

Build Me Up Buttock Up — The Foundations

Big Bottom - Spinal Tap

We Are The Cheeky Girls - The Cheeky Girls

Hey Lord, Don't Arse Me Questions — Graham Parker & The Rumour

I’d love that. Too far from Bath though 😢

Nice, the $$ are beasts.

I hope "possible" =/= "we could be arsed".

I just got a reply: ================================= Many thanks for contacting us. Unfortunately our shipping department is having a small backlog due to a public holiday. Your order should leave our warehouse today. Thank you for your patience in any case ================================= No mention of logistics or only sending out once a week 🤔 The order status hasn't changed yet though.

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