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Hey everybody ! Look at what I just bought : I got it for 600 Euros. It's really big compare to my Warwick Streamer Stage 1 but I will get used to it. I'm gonna completely renovate it (sanding, oiling ...) and I will show you the result. Thank you all for this brainstorming which allowed me to choose this bass !!!

Haven't been here in years but thought I would share my Jake. Vintage cream, roasted maple neck with flamed fretboard. 38mm nut. Monorail bridge. Matching headstock. Haussel pickups. Couldn't be happier. Bang on 12 weeks too.

Oasis could have rehearsed 7 nights a week - they'd still have been sh!t.

Happy Birthday to me!

As documented here: ... and with a great deal of help from @Woodinblack and @stewblack, a suitable location was chosen for the final handover to me. Unfortunately a nearby 5G mast distorted my brain as I was setting the satnav and ... erm ... I drove to a different location. Not to worry because Stew had his entire family in the car with him, and they had no problem driving an extra 25 miles to find me and @Silvia Bluejay (who handled my faux pas with astonishing equilibrium) and the handover was accomplished anyway.

New one up:

Here is a solution that appeared whilst browsing youtube this morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N5ogvoKN1E

It was originally listed at 12 billion, collection only, but they had no takers, so re-listed at the lower price, including shipping. ...

Houston, we have lift off! Phew, that took some work.

Once again I'm using piano frame bolts as strap buttons...proper chunky! Close up of knobs. I bought these in but will try making my own next time. Getting there... Every good project deserves a side project... Every good side project deserves a side side project...

There was a time when if you wanted mint sauce with your meat on a Sunday, you'd send a child out to the garden to pick a few mint leaves, you'd chop them up (the mint leaves, not the child), add them to a little vinegar et voila. Nowadays folks buy frozen pizza and ice cubes from the supermarket. I have no idea what I mean by that.

also this is just plain amazing

Updates! Slow progress but progress no less! Firstly I've got the frets installed, this was a steep learning curve, I actually uninstalled the first set of frets I installed and reinstalled a second set as I wasn't happy with the end product, the second set however I'm happy with. I've levelled them and filed them flush to the fingerboard, now I just need to crown them and take all the sharps off. I got the pickup cavity routes done, and thankfully the pickups fit lovely. I also had the awful job of drilling from the control cavity in to the pickup cavity, luckily nothing went wrong. The bridge position was also triple measured and drill holes complete. Got the tuners installed, I wanted to string the bass to make sure I hadn't made any mistakes and again thankfully everything was ok there too. I quickly half screwed the bridge in place and strung the E and D strings on to the bass, everything seemed great, not going to lie had a little 15 minute play with the strings on, and the neck feels really nice. Next! Loads and loads and loads of final sanding, frets need dressing and prepared for final polish which will be done after the oiling of the timber. I think I'm on the final stretch of the build and can focus on the finish knowing there's no more machining to do! Just got to be patient and enjoy the sanding process.

Hahahaha. Jesus Christ. The odd folk are out in force.

Really excellent YouTube documentary, well worth watching.

This may be old news to many of you, but I hadn't realised it. Scott Devine has been running a long series of interviews with notable bass players. If you're an academy member then the videos are in there, but the audio recordings are available to anyone as podcasts at https://scottsbasslessons.com/podcast They are really interesting, not at all manic, and well worth a listen. I've never heard of some of these guys and girls, but then have gone on to get their albums. Others I have heard of like Mo Foster and Gail Ann Dorsey, but don't really know anything about them.

More pics, as promised. The whole album is HERE.

You dont have to pay to relist it. But you do have to list it again using a new ad, if you want to. Fees are only if you want to bump the original ad after 30 days of no sale

So last week saw a bit of an unplanned flurry of bass purchases, well....two Firstly a 70'a MIJ Camel Journey Bass from @MoJo. Very cool, trans-white/blonde finish, maple rock machine. DiMarzio Model P (which I've always liked). Effectively just another Precision for my arsenal: Secondly, on Saturday I picked up Lakland Skyline DJ5 from The Gallery. I wanted another 5 string, and regretted selling my Lakland 55-01 a year or so ago. So with my Elrick covering the active 5 string duties, and remembering that I loved the Skyline DJ4 when I had it briefly a couple of years ago, plumped for this. Colour is Pearl White, which is actually another little tip-of-the-hat to my first ever bass, an Encore Precision, also in Pearl White: And that's me done for at least 6 months........I think Si

Yes!

I didn't. Damn!!! That has killed the vibe stone dead 😂😖

Sorry; it won't happen again.

Another unforgettable night you can't remember ?

I am still gathering parts for my scratch build but in the meantime I have found myself in possession of enough spares to build a bitsa. My request for unwanted bass bits resulted in several members giving me stuff free and in some cases it was free of postage too. I've got some goodies stashed away for the big build but I also have extra bits of hardware that lend themselves to side projects. Most recently, @Shepster8316 kindly brought me some parts as in the photos he sent me below; What Paul had sent me was essentially an Encore P bass minus neck with hardware stripped out and the body and neck of a Yamaha BB1100s with hardware stripped out. The Yamaha body had suffered a whack that damaged the thin wood over the control cavity. Rather than try to make an invisible repair I'd probably put a plate over it and make it a feature at some point. The Yamaha neck fits the Encore neck pocket though. It is a slightly loose fit but not bad. The Encore body is very heavy but I am happy enough about that. I may put a piece of veneer in to tighten it up with a little fitting to make it snug. I am even considering doing the Billy Sheehan thing and putting in two draw bolts to pull the neck into the body as well as the standard fixings. The bridge will be moved inboard by about three quarters of an inch because of the slightly longer neck. Interestingly the two basses have the same bridge design so I picked the better of the two, the Yamaha. Tuners from the Encore will fit the Yamaha neck. The Encore pickup should be okay as is and I have a control loom in the spares I mentioned at the top of this post. I just need a pickguard. The parts are used and have a good patina. The body has some dings and scratches but nowt serious. Some of the screw shanks have stayed behind after the heads were sheared off. I am not one for relicing but I see no reason not to build this without refinishing as the wear is genuine and it is a bitsa. Just a mock-up photo; Should be a laugh...

I’ll only do business with John if he changes his actual name to John E Retro

Sold! 😀

A well manicured army 😁

For years I have used the scissors on my mini Swiss Army knife rather than clippers. I find I can use them with my left hand as well as my right. It lives on my key ring so always available.....

If it were my double neck, I'd swap the necks over and have the fretless on top like @Bassassin's Gordy. YMMV. That handover with @stewblack looks like you're both pulling a massive wishbone 😂.

In my experience, it's five, if the weight's anything to go by...

My bandmates always seem to be surprised I'm a bass player...

"Congregation" by Foo Fighters, by me. 😁 Fake Mendel precision bass into Focusrite Scarlett Solo audio interface, into FL Studio. Resting bass face as standard....

Opposite I think. Roasted = harder, so clearer / brighter than std maple. All only audible to dogs in laboratory conditions of course..

SBL is an amazing resource and Scott is an amazing fella...met him a few times and he remembered who I was. I'm not a member of the Academy but enjoy the free stuff he posts on YT. More power to him👍👍

Cracking bass, glad you quest ended well !

I quite enjoyed it, and I thought your clarification re not chopping up the child was well made. Either way, this thread has turned philosophic, and any excuse to bring Eric in works for me

I love it when there's fantasist out there who think they're the next Mick Jagger/ Jimi Hendrix and they get really shirty with you for not being professional enough while also begging to have an audition... At least you don't have to waste your time meeting this one!

Q: Why does the guitarist only use analogue delay pedals? A: They have (kicked the) bucket brigade devices!

Oh it’s worth it for the sweet, sweet tone.

Seems to me that FX, pedals and the like are a bit like herbs, spices and seasoning. A chef who knows what to do with them will cook something wonderful using them. An idiot will ruin perfectly good food with them. The same applies to musicians and effects.

I've been fascinated by this instrument recently oddly enough. I didn't even know it was a real thing, i just thought it some mad stinky poo Donovan was going on about! Anyways this girl is quite interesting, trying to bring the gurdy to the kids!

Just the job for the bass player?

I've used Rotosound on Beatle bass copies & liked them, £30. Not suitable for Hofners, too thick for the tuners. When I eventually got a Hofner HCT I looked at Labella and fitted these, £42. Another option is, £48. I would be interested to hear any opinions about the 2 Labella gauges. You will only need to buy flats once so I'd say spend the cash. I've never used Pyramid.

Much as I like Andy's work, I wouldn't feel compelled to nail his backsides to a wall.

There's another scam with PayPal which goes like this: Buyer genuinely pays with PayPal and collects the item in person. Buyer subsequently opens a dispute with PayPal claiming the item was not received. PayPal requests a proof of delivery from the seller. This cannot be produced (because it doesn't exist, because item was not sent through a postal service); PayPal sides with the buyer. You made the correct move here: i.e. never use PayPal for a transaction made in person.