hiram.k.hackenbacker

I don’t think he was. I think of him as a guitarist first and foremost, but he obviously can play bass. He spent a lot of his early years in Genesis playing 6 and 12 string guitar as well as bass pedals.

It is a play on UB40 and they do cover Food For Thought among others. Their main gig is as an originals band that also do covers. Their album is on most streaming platforms. It’s not bad if you’re into ska type stuff.

Yes, I was just about to ask them if there would be a guitarist present at the audition, but we seem to have stalled after me asking what songs they wanted me to play.

Everything seems to be driven by Facebook/Messenger these days. As soon as I handed over my mobile number I was added to a What's App Chat Group and things went on from there. I'm no big fan of social media. I have Instagram and Twitter, but how they actually work is still a bit of a mystery to me.

Yes, I'm supposed to be auditioning for them later this month. The group chat has taken a weird turn though and I'm now wondering a) what am I letting myself in for and b) why did the previous bass player leave.

Anyone heard of the band or more specifically, does anyone know who their most recent bass player was?

I’m happy to be corrected, but I don’t think there is such a thing. They stopped offering the SLO neck as an option before the Special line came out (if that’s what you mean by Ray Special SLO).

I’ve played one. I was underwhelmed.

Bit of a lazy listing IMHO and there's nothing that aggravates me more, especially for that kind of coin. The seller might not know the full story on the oddities of the bass, but at least describe all there is to find. That's pass from me - and I do love a Jazz.

Calling @walshy. His man with a van is highly recommended.

Buy the blue one (if you can without selling the other one) and see which is best. There’s a chance the Ruby Red may be the better bass for you. (being a Rickenbacker, there’s more than a good chance in fact 🤷‍♂️)

Calling @cetera

That looks gorgeous Barrie. Congrats on getting it completed.

I like that there is now an option for a plain fretboard. Not keen on the red, but the black looks very nice.

That’s knocked the edge off my GAS for buying the tobacco burst. I think I might invest in an NS Pulse II instead.

Arriving at 8.30am this morning and weighing in at exactly 9lbs, here is my Ultra Violet Spectorbird Euro X. I can't decide whether I like the back or the front better.

Just having some lunch and then I’m going to unpack my one.

Well, I’ve just paid the balance on a bass I ordered last year. I don’t know if that means I’m in or out 🤷‍♂️

I think I did a NBD thread last year sometime, but since this thread has been revived, I thought I would post an update. In a strange twist of fate, I was told that one of these Chick Rainey PJ’s was up for sale. After speaking with the seller and asking for the obligatory ‘more photos please’, it turned out the bass that he was selling was not only the same spec as above, but it was actually the same bass that he had bought from Bass Direct which I where I lifted this photo from. The seller said he had hardly played it and when I received it, it was indeed in pristine condition. I could find no evidence of it actually being played at all. What a lovely bass it is too. Far too good not to be played. Strange how these things turn out.

Yeah, probably putting a little too much effort in there. Not all drumsticks are they same though. I know some who prefer lighter sticks that don't last very long at all. I used to play with a guy in a soul/funk outfit who used to go through a few steps per gig and he dirndl;t play particularly hard at all.

Didn't strike me as too over the top to be honest, certainly not for the genre of music they play. Chunks of wood fly off drumsticks. It happens, certainly when hitting cymbals at the angle she does. YMMV, but she's not overplaying, which would really bug me.