hiram.k.hackenbacker

Part of that maybe that the Bongo has a big name attached to it - albeit with the 6 string variant. That said, Bongos are nice basses and are enough of a departure from their other models to hold their own - IMHO.

Zoot Allures and Zomby Woof both by Frank Zappa.

I would suggest if you haven't heard of The Vaccines then you're probably correct 😂.

Well, they appear to be. They have "Neutrik" on silver coloured bit at each end and they are made in Germany. I've no reason to believe they aren't what they say, unless anyone knows otherwise?

Dave, you’re such a Klotz. Sorry, couldn’t resist 😂.

This has reminded me that I do need to get another Speakon cable as I only have one to share between two amps at the moment and would like a spare or two. I have quite a bit in my basket at dv247.com already and need to make it up to £150 to get free shipping 😂, so will be buying from there. The only Speakon cables they sell are ‘Music Store’ (which I presume to be their own brand) as well as Cordial, Klotz and D’Addario. They do also sell the £60 Vovox one (listed in the microphone section for some reason) which I’m tempted to try just for a laugh, but yeah, expensive. I’ve seen Cordial mentioned favourably here already. Any negatives for Klotz or D’Addario? I seem to remember @obbm used Klotz stuff when making interconnects.

That is exactly what I was expecting 😂

That is exactly what I was expecting 😂

To be fair, it's no less than this thread deserves 😂.

Oh good, we're now arguing about French Grammar - in French! 🙄

Just look forward to the video. I can't wait 😂

Do you ever read what you’ve typed before you click ‘submit reply’? 😂

Just to be clear, I’m not.

Well, I’m impressed. You should have started this thread with that paragraph. Could have saved a whole load of grief!

Isn’t @FinnDave in a Grateful Dead tribute?

Yes, I use DBE Hot Wires on my S2. I'm sure there are other comparable makes, but you'll not go far wrong with them.

Yes, quite. This thread would make a good pair with the tone wood one 😎.

I would say that’s a Danelectro 3412 Short Horn. One of the first, if not the first model of bass produced by them.

The one bass I have bought from Guitar Guitar arrived perfectly set up (for me), but I can’t say more than that. I’ve also dropped in unannounced at Peach Guitars and asked to try a few basses that I knew they had in stock and they were also spot on. All this may have been luck of course. To be fair, I expect to carry out a set up when any new (to me) arrives at Hackenbacker Towers. That’s half the fun of getting a new bass isn’t it?

It sounds too noisy to me. How do we know this is the original? There seems to be a lot of unnecessary sliding around on the strings which I would certainly want at a minimum if it was me being recorded.

Yeah, plenty of year left for you to trip up 😜.