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Yeah I put it on the Talk Bass and the conclusion seemed to be Wal Bass is potentially an investment (I don’t know)

Interesting, a quick check against the Bank of England inflation calculator suggests that £ values from 1996 are equivalent to roughly double that number today (which in theory means Wals should be a mere £2,116...)

L2 Steinberger iirc purchased 1990/1 made me play better because it’s fairly unforgiving

Thanks for posting that with the CPI adjusted figures I found this advertisement UK Bassist Magazine 1996(?)

Sounds like they didn't have a tech guy at all. I'm glad I haven't had to deal with them. Still, somebody on here could be able to shed some light on buying stuff in the US and selling it here? It's non region specific thanks to the cute plugs with removable prongs, so does that mean if someone were to buy 30 of them and make a small profit selling to the basschat massive......?

I don't regularly listen to a lot of pop music however this piece is very good.

Inspired by chat about current gear prices here and elsewhere, I thought I'd share this advert, which I recently stumbled across while digging through some newspaper archives for work-related research. This appeared in the 15 September 1963 edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The fact that Leonards (a local department store) was putting these prices up-front in big writing suggests to me that they regarded these as competitive – they wouldn't have been simply stating RRP here. To put these figures in context, here are the CPI-inflation-adjusted conversions of those prices. They're surprisingly close to the current RRP for top-of-the-line (non-custom-shop) American-made Fenders, higher in most cases. BASSES Jazz Bass $279.50 = $2,854.61 (£2,271.66) Precision Bass $229.50 = $2,343.95 (£1,865.28) Plus another $59.50 ($607.69; £483.59) if you're a fancypants who wants a case. GUITARS Stratocaster $259.50 = $2,650.35 (£2,109.11) Jazzmaster $349.50 = $3,569.54 (£2,840.59) Jaguar $379.50 = $3,875.94 (£3,084.42) Cases from $49.50 ($505.56; £402.31) AMPS Piggyback Bassman $399.50 = $4,080.21 (£3,246.97) Princeton $99.50 = $1,016.22 (£808.69) I've had a look through contemporary used car listings from the same area, and while you couldn't get a nice car for these sorts of prices, you could get a car. Instead of a Jazz Bass you could have picked up a (ahem, stick-shift) 1955 Mercury Montclair, and instead of the misbegotten beast that is the Fender Jaguar (with case), you could be cruising around in the misbegotten beast that is the Ford Edsel. Ask yourself, what are the ladies going to go wild for – a Fender Jaguar or this fly whip?

It's just that headstock. It really doesn't float my boat. Apologies from a very shallow person.

Mine’s the opposite

Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton

She's Got The Jack - AC/DC

Benny and Miss Diane? I remember that, although not many do. I think it was in the directors cut. **

Value is a slippery thing. There are a lot of giggable bases under £300, especially with some minimal tweaks and upgrades. I find value in my boutique bass when it encourages me to play it. So does a less expensive instrument, just not in the same way. The Pedulla is no case queen, but inspires me to play better.

Who, I believe, was aping the Corronation Street theme tune. It's a rich tapestry...

Don't know what model Sonny Thompson's Dolph is .... being white and that. Equipboard reckons it's a mere SN, not a Pro1, Paired with a big Trace rig ...as did Nirvana.... which is an unexpectedly great combination. If only I had the space I'd have kept my old trace combo just for the dolphin.