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My best mate Ben was the Hammond player in my band many moons ago. There was a rival band at the time whose keyboard player Tim also had a Hammond, albeit a smaller model. I asked Ben what the difference was between them, and he explained that when Rick Wakeman was touring with Yes, he had one of each as part of his stage setup: "He used the one like mine for playing the songs, and the one like Tim's for sticking big knives into."

I bought a bass on Monday, and my wife came with me to pick it up. It felt weird.

Always read the label on your amp head before washing.

Thanks all, that's been helpful. I'll talk to my home insurers first thing, and then go out and buy a big blanket.

Yep, that's me.

Indeed. I believe Toploader themselves are still playing it somewhere as they neglected to write an ending.

Hello, Does anyone have any suggestions for a good company to use to insure my bass gear (or ones to avoid)? I'm not really gigging these days so just for home cover.

That is EXACTLY what happened to my '78 Jazz, in fact I've got a very similar photo somewhere except on mine the block inlay had cracked as well. Jon Shuker did an amazing job of repairing it but I'd lost confidence in it and moved it on soon after. A shame because it was an amazing sounding bass.

Anything by Lewis Crapaldi.

How does that work then, does one lefty = two right handed basses?

Just out of curiosity, how much would your other half be willing to let it go for?

I remember when you bought this strap. I liked it so much I got an identical one for my Jack Casady. Even though my bass is black.

Obviously you've never had to teach my father-in-law how to use a label printer. Or Sky remote.

T ~Dog Customs are back in business. Toby is the grandson of John Diggins and does most of the Jaydee work. He did a sparkle refinish for me and it's superb.

No we're not. Oh, hang on...

I reckon if the title of this thread had been something like "question about serial numbers" it would have got waaay fewer views than calling it "Please ignore".

Be warned it's a gateway bass. I bought a lovely black one for £400 and now I'm looking at Gibson EB-2s.

Yeah, but... PURPLE.

Previously owned by a Womble, likely to be bought by a Muppet.

This is my '75P, I bought it about 25 years ago and had it refinished (it had been hand-painted in orange peely red) in Daphne blue. At least that's the colour I asked for... I'm still not convinced, but I love it anyway.

Might be worth more if someone could prove it was a bass John Entwhistle HADN'T owned at some point.

Not to be "that guy", but I doubt Stevie Wonder has ever seen a voice coach.

Two or three years ago I took my (then) 14 year old daughter with me to BD to try out, and eventually buy, a 1974 Jazz. Ended up having a very pleasant chat with Mark, well more of a listen really but it was fine. He complimented my daughter on her playing… but said nothing about mine.

I got my first bass from Andertons in 1987, from the tiny shop they had before they moved to their current premises. I remember the guy who used to look after bass stuff there at the time was the spitting image of Luke Skywalker. He was a lovely chap. Name was Mark somebody I think.