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The crowdfunding page ended today and I would just like to once again thank each and everyone of you for going beyond the call of duty and making a donation to this fund, I never thought we would raise this much to help against Funkinshui's and my losses after being ripped off by he who shall not be mentioned YET. You have raised a mind blowing grand total of £620 pounds and have restored our faith in humanity, just to mention once again, I was the end of the chain in this fraud and I ended up buying the bass face to face with the fraudster, which was his biggest mistake as the police couldnt link it to him. But seeing as I can id the guy without doubt and we know who he really is he should get whats coming to him. I have requested an update from CID and will let you know whats going on as things progress. I being the end of the chain would of recieved nothing and lost all my money. Thanks to Funkinshui being so genorous and offering to split the loss with me and you guys suggesting we open a crowd funding page, we will loose a lot less than we expected. I cant really put into words how grateful I am for your generosity, Basschat is awesome and the community is like no other I have been part of, I tip my hat to every one of you, thank you all once again

Can only echo Stephens message. Great group of people on here. Thank you so much.

HB PB-50 - v3.0 Becomes v4.0... *AUDIO CLIP* You'll be pleased to know that this will be the final reincarnation of this HB PB-50 Precision Bass. Yes... I know I said that last time - but Shoreline Gold, though a very nice finish, isn't really my thing. My thing is basses that are white. Or cream. Or aged Oly White. Or yellow, basically... you know what I mean. I was particularly taken with the new Player Series 'Buttercream' P bass - hence this refinish and reworking - saving myself £649. This one has a custom handmade Herrick dual-coil pickup in it - and very nice it is too... warm, taut and punchy, with the mid-range push typical of a 57-type split-pickup, but in a 51-type four-pole format. It's a beast... check out the audio clip. https://www.herrickpickups.com/ The previous version 3.0 bass is here. Now read on. Body refin in TV Yellow nitro Pickguard in Acrylic White Fender American Deluxe Bridge, Top-Loading or Through-Body Herrick Dual-Coil Telebass '51' pickup overwound to 11k ohms CTS solid-shaft pots, Chiclet cap .047uF, Switchcraft Jack in cats-eye side plate Fender Chrome '51' Pickup Cover Fender Tug Bar Fender dome-top knurled control knobs with grub screws Wilkinson WJBL 200 tuners La Bella 760FS Steel Flatwounds 45-65-85-105, Through-Body Stringing Is this really the final version..? I hope so, because I just don't have the time (or disposable bass tokens) for any more finishing shenanigans... I thank you!

I am sure that there is no aspect of this video that any of us will recognise.

It's confirmed - delivery to @Len_derby tomorrow evening Here it is with its little brother: My 25" scale (PRS-scale) 6-string electric on the left is 5lbs 14oz; Neil's 34" bass on the right is 6lbs 6oz

Tedeschi Trucks - take the Blues and do all sorts of weird and wonderful things with it.

..and by the magic of a rough hack with Photoshop, we have the full progression: Left to Right: Pete's piccolo bass, my Swift Lite, Jane's Nyhavn Swift and Neil's Swift Lite Bass

I bought a pair of humbuckers for my B2A from Kent Armstrong and they came with surrounds drilled 2 on one side and 1 on the other. Might be worth a call.

Adjunct to this thread, I would advise anyone with this Hohner licensed Steinberger headless bridge to make sure the threads are really well lubricated with grease. I've had several old ones where the threads strip in the string pullers. Easily fixed using stainless Helicoil type inserts, then will be good for life. If I had kept mine, I would have done it with all of them. HTH

New video!

Looks good! Fonkay playing too

One of our gigs last weekend was at a pub whose landlord, Phil, used to own a different pub. We used to play regularly for Phil at his previous pub but the new owners cancelled all the bookings when they took over. At last Saturdays gig two minibuses turned up full of locals from Phil's previous pub who'd come especially to see us, a thirty mile round trip. Money in Phil's till and two fingers up to the new landlord at his previous pub. We were delighted to see them

Most of what is happening now is what I call "smooth blues" which is main stream blues for the masses. Like Joe Bonamassa and Gary Clarke. Blue

Got the top on and all back together The strings are VERY close to the edge if the fretboard I had a little play up and down the neck and the strings didn't fall off the sides so it might be OK?? If not I will get a 5 string neck and do it that way instead, Just got to order my strings and then I can give it a proper go!?! 😀

Just watching this on BBC 4 now. I'll be honest and say that this is probably a little too intellectual for my tastes but I am giving it a go. So what do I think? Incredible talent. Total control of each of his instruments. Is clear about where he wants to take the listener on this journey. Its just that I'm not at all sure where we're going. And not really enjoying the trip either. There is also a fine line between stage presence and showing off. I still haven't decided on which side of the line Mr Collier falls.

Is this a bass solo? Maybe. You decide... 😊

Originally it was poly over a fotoflame sunburst finish. I keyed it with a Scotchbrite pad and shot a few coats of Shoreline Gold nitro over it, which turned out very well. Then I got bored with that, so did a bit of wet and dry work with some micromesh then sprayed about four coats of TV Yellow nitro. There's no clear coat - I'm hoping for some interesting wear over time. the actual colour isn't as yellow as the pics show. They were taken in a conservatory in bright sun. It's more of a cream colour, like the 68 Telebass of that year. The top pic is most representative colour-wise.

Mine always moans if I play it whilst she is asleep on the sofa - It's better than her bloody snoring!

6/6 is mighty light weight!

Busy weekend. We played at a local nightclub, which we had never played before, and expected to be not good, but turned out, it was actually pretty good. Sunday, we had to play outside at a football club between 3-6. Which, as you know if you are in the south of England, was about OMFG degrees in the shade. Turned out that gig was also good, I think I drank about 10 litres of water though. Normally I would wear clothes, but it didn't seem like a great idea. I do however, still love my fireman bass!

Also Stevie Nimmo. Sean Webster - probably the best voice on the scene at the moment. https://www.seanwebsterband.com/ Catfish - Matt Long is a virtuoso young guitar player with a huge dynamic range, and the best bass solo I've ever heard live was from Adam Pyke playing an Ibanez 6. https://www.catfishbluesband.co.uk/

Same bass here.

Yep. A lot of people (bassists included) think he's just a one trick slap pony, but his finger style playing is sublime. Check out their True Colours album - the tracks "Seven Days" and "A Floating Life", which boasts an immense groove in the middle section. I love his playing. 😊

I've got no idea what you are on about...?

Will pm you

Some folk have a chequered past. Here's to your chequered future!

It was worth it. Its always nice to help others and i'm proud to have helped and be part of it. Dave

This is a worrying trend. I had a number of issues with the finish of my last Elwood - including that it was supplied without the Luminlays that I had ordered and paid for!! I decided not to post anything at the time because a) everybody gets things wrong once in a while and b) Adrian had no hesitation in sorting everything to my complete satisfaction. The real test of businesses - and the people who run them - is how they respond when things start going wrong. And the time when stuff typically falls apart is when they are having to expand in response to growing demand. This is especially true of specialist skills-based manufacturing companies like Adrian's, so I do hope that he is able to manage the change that success has brought upon him. His command of the English language is limited and I know he doesn't read this forum - hopefully our Pierreganseman is still following this thread and can convince Mr M that he is walking on thin ice at the moment. Public Peace certainly won't be able to hide bad stuff from the market so their only chance is to respond in a way that can't be faulted.

I'd love one! BUT, and this goes for most of the available low power options, they're quite pricey. I think that puts folk off the whole low power valve amp thing. Most are not REALLY giggable in every situation without PA support so how much use are they really when a lot of producers nowadays just want a decent DI signal to fiddle with "in the box"...

Rather p!$$es over Ed Sheeran's loop pedal, doesn't it?

Wow! Great job Mr Discreet

Excellent job as always and first class playing.

Awesome, thanks! Can't wait to get this one underway... I'll make sure I start a build thread on here.

If it is similar to the camphor laurel I used, it was very stable. I am pretty certain that you won't need anything above your normal finishing for either rigidity or stability. The filling of the voids is basically aesthetic.

I read this as the name of another band at the Festival..!

Forgot to mention the master - Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Just getting through the post show let down after a very busy week.I was playing in the orchestra(yup, we had strings) for an amateur production of "Chicago" and although it is a slimmed down and cleaned up version of the Broadway show and is referred to as the "High School Edition", the music and orchestrations are for the most part exactly the same as the Broadway music.Luckily the musicians(14) are experienced players who have played many shows and some play in bands I am in and did a fantastic job with some very demanding music. Listen to the movie soundtrack if you want to get an idea of the level of playing demanded.Last week was three days of rehearsals and three shows.Of course the band had rehearsed a number of times before this. I was a last minute addition to the band when some extra money became available and I was asked to play...are you ready...tenor banjo!Almost 40 years ago I was very busy gigging with Dixieland type bands in Toronto but I haven't really played any serious banjo music for a long time so the last couple of weeks were real a real workout for me trying to get back some of the licks that I needed for the show and to get back into reading a banjo score instead of bass music. It was a great experience to do the shows and I had a fantastic time playing some good arrangements with excellent musicians.Three nights of full house with standing O's for cast and orchestra all three nights.On top of that I got back into playing banjo and even had couple of little solos in the show which I managed to play OK. I guess the point of the story is that if something that sounds interesting is offered to you,go for it because you might not get another opportunity like it again. Swing band rehearsal today playing bass and also a few Dixie tunes on banjo.Love it. As I have said on here before, we are so lucky to have music in our lives and be able to share it and have fun with others when we are playing. I have been gigging for 56 years and still get a thrill.I better go practice now...

I don’t think he’s changing the rules, as has been mentioned, he’s building on a lot of ideas that have gone before. However!!!!....his interpretation of those ‘rules’ and theories is wholly individual, a pure joy to listen to him explain theory and musical ideas. I actually think he’s incredibly important for music at the moment, he’s completely invigorated an entire generation of theory lovers. I don’t agree that he is danger of ‘falling’ into easy listening, he’s way too in control of everything he creates. If he writes something ‘easy listening’, it’s pure choice, and that’s fine. I actually find it refreshing where someone writes music that is beautiful and relatively accessible, instead of writing what they are technically capable of all the time. Si

Oh, good call. 👏👍

Larry Kimpel. Starts at 2:55.