hiram.k.hackenbacker

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.

Somewhat lacking in description and no obligatory gut shot. I've no need for a fretless either, but it does look nice....on the face of it.

I was just browsing for something to listen to for the drive up to my Dad’s this afternoon. It’s on iTunes, so I’ve downloaded it. Interestingly, they have it under ‘jazz’ in the genre description. Didn’t think that was your bag, but I’ll go with it 😎

Ah, something we can agree on (I didn’t write the thread. You did)

Tupid thread. Tupid thread title.

Yeah, in my wife’s dreams I’ve only got 18 😂. 18 sets of strings would still last me decades.

18 sets would last me several lifetimes and I gig a lot!

Use the 'off' switch then. It has a similar effect to the 'block' button on Basschat 🙄.

That looks fabulous Barrie. I fitting tribute. Is that 1139 I see on the wall behind him?

Nice one Spewy. Top job 👍