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To be honest, if you have so few basses that your partner is able to notice that you've got another one then you haven't got enought basses in the first place. You only have yourself to blame.

Got this from Bassbros Its the first P bass I have ever bonded with , so I could finally be a convert after 35 years of mostly active J type basses . A great service by Will at Bassbros couldn’t be happier at the moment . Feels like a Fender Custom shop I once tried at over 3 x the price in a shop . The chunkier neck takes a bit of getting used to for me , but it has temporarily put a stop to my mindless dusty end noodling 😁

I just put a pair of new lady shoes on the bed with a note “love ya kiddo x” she finds them. comes downstairs… ”where’s this new bass then?”

I'm non-binary, and I definitely exist. I suppose you can either find a way to fit that into your own belief system about gender, or you can choose not to, and operate on the assumption instead that I don't exist, which at least you wouldn't be alone in. You might find yourself on the same side of the argument as a bunch of people you wouldn't want to rub shoulders with. Also might be worth keeping in mind the argument is entirely about stuff which doesn't concern you, so if you go out of your way to go around telling people like me we don't exist, you're the one going out on a limb so to speak. Another thing to keep in mind, and of course this doesn't apply to most, but being binary trans is real flipping hard, and long. Like the waiting list just to get an appointment to start the process of transitioning is 3-5 years. A lot of people find it extremely daunting to think about attempting to pass as one thing or another. That's a lot of pressure to take on, especially when you're not getting any chemical assistance. If the idea of anything outside the binary makes you uncomfortable, keep in mind that a lot of those people might be on a journey and might end up more in line with your thinking when that's done, so cut them some slack in the meantime. Or they might not, that might just be what they are, which is really none of your concern. Anyway, peace and love and stuff.

I'll say 'I might have bought a new bass' and Mrs S will say 'That's nice' or 'Good' and carry on doing whatever she was doing. If I say 'I'll sell one of the others' she usually says 'Don't - you know you regret selling them'. I am a lucky chap. I won't say 'she's a keeper' because a/ we've already been together for 37 years and b/ the way threads seem to be going recently someone will no doubt feel offended by such misogyny

Did our first show of 2022 last night at Hull New Theatre. Always our best/favourite gig so we were doubtful as to how things would be. Anyway, had around 1000 people turn up, and despite not playing or being able to rehearse for nearly 2 months due to illness in the band, things went just fine. (Pics taken by our sound tech Rik and audience members.)

Every bass is the result of an infinitely variable combination of wood and wire, so the fact it's expensive and / or vintage doesn't really bring any guarantees as to the suitability for you, other than look and feel. What I do know is that if you buy a new one, and choose to sell it, you're going to lose a chunk of cash. If you buy an early 70s bass for a sensible price, that's less likely to be an issue.

Hello all! A mahogany version with Cherry Red finish I've just got this week It's a wonderful bass!

NBD post to follow once I've had a play. Have a sellers pic teaser for now. 😉

I was quite dismayed when I discovered I needed a random youtube recommendation to tell me this about the opening I had known since I was a kid

A couple of Thunders (is the collective a "storm"?).

have you just agreed with yourself?

Last week… ”ah, a musicman…been a while” (rolled eyes)

A * friend * had some success with telling his wife that he had lent the bass in question to a fellow bass player and that he had just returned it after a lengthy period. Cough

Bit of a dull day to be trying to take natural light photos - but I'm pleased with the colour match: When you hold a sheet of white paper next to the body, it is surprising how cream it is. The headstock has had its final clear coat, currently drying, before the decal goes on and then it will have a further 2-3 coats of clear. I will leave the masking over the ebony runaway until all of that is done. After that I'll sort the machine screw inserts and then do the finish on the maple (which is actually quite a quick process). The last task will be fitting some hipshot-type string retention bars. Assuming suppliers have the string retainers in stock, both necks should be ready by around the end of next weekend.

LSD

Saw this on Facebook last night… “Dear Friends and colleagues I would like to thank you for all the support you have given us over the last 25 years From this year forward i have decided to simplify my life and allow myself to concentrate on what I do best. For me this is my LED work and Super Quad production. In March 2019 at the start of Lockdown I set up my workshop back at home to enable me to carry on my LED work and allow the guys to carry on spraying and building when restrictions started lifting . I have been straddling the two workshops ever since which isn’t easy and has prompted me to make the home workshop my main interest and I want to give it my full and undivided attention. I have had to make some big decisions so as from the start of this year I am going to be closing down the Spray Shop and Pick guard services and for the foreseeable future New Enfield Builds. Please be rest assured that all our ongoing commissions and orders will be fulfilled and honoured in the same time frames as already agreed. I am still very much working in my workshop and am available to carry on the Sims LED work, custom making/installing our Sims Super Quads and will be very much supporting The Enfield Brand and will be there to service and help all our family. You will be able to contact me on my current email [email protected] +44 (0)7768401186 I again would like too deeply thank all those that have been a part of the Spray work, Pick guards, Sims Custom Guitars, Enfield Guitars and Basses over the last 20 years. It been a blast, with lots of memories and friendships on the way.“ Seems a shame - I suppose the last 3 years haven’t been easy with B***** and C**** Always liked their work. Lights and Pickups must be more profitable than basses l, paint and pickguards. best of luck to Martin 😘

She knows the difference between bb1100, 1600, 414, 424, 1300, 300, 350, 450… She has “favourites” I’ve owned. She adored a bass I had (even though I didn’t) and says I’m to buy it back if it resurfaces. She’s an absolute diamond - and about 7/8 years ago, actively stopped me giving up playing by booking a rehearsal space and contacting all of my musician friends to start a band, she was adamant I wasn’t giving up on a passion… She pushes me all the time.

Posthumous, obviously.

I read that bit as two completely different words 😃

I found myself in a very similar position last year. Eventually, given my knowledge of vintage instruments is not solid enough and I was worried about consistency I decided to spend roughly the same money I would have spent on a 70s Fender on two basses. I bought a used 2013 American Standard P bass that plays great and came with custom shop pickup as stock, and a Limelight ‘63 P bass that gives me the vintage feel in the exact finish and specs I wanted. I still find myself looking at 70’s Fender but I think this was a good compromise for me

I spent some time convincing my wife that the new packages that would arrive at our door were, in fact, "new cases for some of my old basses that are presently stored in gig-bags". One time she asked me - with a smile on her face - what colour the lining of the new case was!! When I showed her, I was almost as surprised as she was that the supplier had forgotten to take out the instrument that had obviously been used to display the case lining In the store!

“Clean it ….” 😕 hmm - what is this strange language that our female members speak ? 🧐 joking - just been cleaning our en-suite ..

Exactly. My ex husband was always trading guitars in and out to keep up with which ever tribute band he was in at the time, and usually grabbing good deals online for other gear as needed, Overall, it kept his budget balanced over the years. His biggest problem was cramming it all into his studio room. I used to make him empty it all out once a year so he could get in there and CLEAN it.

Give it time. I seem to remember a similar thread not so long ago didn’t end well. Hope you guys had a great Christmas and New Years.

Just got back from jamming with my brother, I was using the Embassy through my Elf/PJB C2 and he had a 50W orange valve amp and his new Coronet. Epiphoine love-in 🙂 The word 'girth' was used a lot.

When I tell my wife I've seen some interesting gear, she just says, "If it's that good, get it".

Err. Hello dear. My you are looking well. I was thinking, how about we go visit your mum? (present bouquet of flowers from petrol station)

I don't care what a person's religious or political beliefs are as long as they keep them to themselves. Unfortunately these days, no one seems to be able to do that, especially with politics.

Can we start doing these challenges monthly? I reckon I could make it through 28 days 😎

But a very snappy dresser.

Unless it does. Then it just does. See what I mean? Like, if you're a lovely person to hang out with, but you're a nazi, being a nazi definitely still makes you a monster.

A bigot is someone who is intolerant of another holding a different option. Pretty much the entire planet these days.

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^^^^ I rewrote this to twist it to my own experiences Funny how things go. I agree that AJFA goes on too long – to get round that, I usually decide to listen to one side or the other. But more usually I listen to Ride The Lightning. One quality of AJFA that I'm surprised doesn't get mentioned more often is just how heavy the influence of Brian May is. When I first got to know it, I already knew Queen II well, and was quite startled by some of the resemblances.

I am not a bigot, but I wouldn't call myself "woke" iether. As I suspect 90% of the UK population are as well, I am just an ordinary person trying to live his life and trying to get on with people rather than plss them off.

It's here! Lighter than I expected. Had to drop the action a bit (the 'specified action' in the manual is a joke!) Needs the nut cutting and slight truss rod tightening but I'll let it settle for a week first. No buzzes and the intonation was set spot on. No scaggy fret ends. Finish is flawless but i will have to take the pots off to remove the last of the sratchplate film - it's caught under the lovely little knob pointers. These are a great detail along with the lovely chunky strap buttons. Body is contoured and very rounded, just like the Coronet. Very bright stainless roundwounds. The blend control works backwards (IMHO). Tone control effective, apparently Epiphone use a custom potentiometer contour. Ridiculously loud output from the 'probuckers'. Real solid growly tone, just like the Thunderbird with probuckers, which is exactly what I was looking for. Neck is a bit of a baseball bat, again like the Thunderbird, but I like my basses to have different feels, that's how I justify having them all. Can't wait to add lemon oil and make the frets fall out. Main reaction - this is very, very different from my Fenders/Squiers.

There was a whole generation that thought Rock n' Roll had no artistic merit because it wasn’t played on 'real instruments' by classically trained musicians,. The more things change....

Most people who’ve been in the Spector or Musicman threads know I’ve been lusting for a Wal. There’s been arguments against, offered alternatives and arguments for, all of which I read and yay or nay that lust didn’t change. This wasn’t sudden GAS this has been going on for years, but failing to act and cheaper impulse buys stopped me. Lately the £5,000 - £10,000 (yes 9.9k on eBay) has started to see my dream bass slip further into just that, a dream. So, as with most of my purchases ‘it all happened so fast.’ I was searching the internet for “Wal for sale UK” and there it was, Bass Bros in Stratford upon Avon had a Wal Pro 1, Birds eye’s maple and not only that it was almost in my favourite colour ‘honey burst’ AND it had the single pickup at the Bridge end of the bass where it should be. (I love my stingrays and modulus FU) But and this was a heart dropping moment , it was passive with just a volume, tone and series/parallel switch… What the hell, a quick call to Will at Bass Bros and a chat about some gear I could part exchange had me promising to head down the next day (it was afternoon and late in the day I had things on) to: 1. Check the Wal out and 2. For him to check my gear out so I could haggle him up a bit more. I got as far as the kitchen and was suddenly back on the phone to him making arrangements to be on the road within the next hour… (now the GAS had hit home.) I took the Waza bass air with me as I didn’t think he’d have an all tube/Bag End setup and I’m familiar with how my other basses sound through the headphones. I played it cool when I arrived, there it was sat on a stand but I ignored it while we passed the usual pleasantries, until, finally the time had come. “Would you like to try it” It had flats on and the action was high for me but as soon as I plucked the first note a huge grin I couldn’t stop appeared. That Wal sound, punchy, loud, distinctive, beautiful. It took me less than a minute to know I was going to take this bass home with me and after Sterling service by Will an exchange of gear and some funds I was on my way home. Casting furtive glances in the rear view mirror at the Wal sat in its case, like it was some super model crossing and uncrossing her legs while she promised I was going to get some when I got to my destination those miles went by quickly. photos courtesy Bass Bros

I live in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, and drove over to Brum a couple of weeks ago and spent more than a few hours in PMT and GuitarGuitar, when I got home later that day, my wife asked what I had bought, when I said "nothing", she didn't believe me, I couldn't help laughing which made her disbelieve me even more, but it was true, I actually came home with NOTHING, and she actually seemed genuinely disappointed that I came home empty handed, but as I said in an earlier post, I usually buy second-hand because if the bass is not for me, then I move it on for around what I paid for it. That's why our marketplace is great for moving gear around, and trying gear out, because what might not be right for me, might be perfect for someone else, and we all end up happy until the bout of GAS kicks in.

I've been known to enjoy a Crafter or two... 9 of the 12 Anniversary Edition acoustics. They absolutely punch well above their weight. I have a non-export Korean Dragon (the one with the pick guard below) and it is phenomenal. A far stretch better than a USA Martin Dreadnought I had a while back.

Back when Chuck and Flave were in full force. Love this tune....