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My bog standard Mexican Mustang PJ in Sonic Blue. Andy

Hi Folks, I bought a 3d printer early on in lockdown - Anycubic mega. I'm a model maker as a hobby so really useful for making all the little bits that cost a fortune to buy. A few guitar related bits I printed (as I was building a guitar) : Fret bevel file holder (for beveling the edges of the frets) : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:391435 Fret Rocker (to check frets are level to each other) : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4281448 Fret Polishing mask : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2734185 I mostly work with thingiverse files to print although I am starting to design my own using tinkercad - getting my head around the third dimension for design is a challenge! Andy

Budget practise amp (not even sure it had a brand!) Marshall 100H guitar head into a 1x15 cab Marshall JCM800 100W Valve head with 4x12 Cab Peavey Mk V Bass head and 2x15 (ex simple minds) Ashdown Superfly with Yamaha 2x10 cab Marshall 200w IBS with 1x15 Eden Nemesis NC410 Budget rig (pa mixer amp and a 1x12) Line 6 Lowdown Studio (current amp) Rig size has definately decreased over time but nothing beats the all valve Marshall for tone. Andy

Bought a CD from Mick. Posted the same day and with me the next. Superb! Andy

I remember buying one of these when they were new about 1998 - Sound Control sold them at £99 each. I bought a white one the same as this Wish I'd kept mine 😥 Andy

There was a discussion on this previously with some ideas : https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/319377-hard-case-for-fender-mustang/ Andy

Yep, another tele player here. Currently have 4 variations on the tele (CIJ 62 reissue, Rick Parfitt style partscaster and 2 Esquire partscasters), a Gibson Les Paul Studio, 6 and 12 string acoustics. Owned about 25 others over the years! Only over owned one bass at a time though. Andy

Heads up for anyone looking for a case for a Mustang bass (or similar) in the Surrey area : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Mustang-Bass-Case/362810853101 £40 is a bargain, shame it's too far from me! Andy

I think there's still an HMV at Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh, FOPP is probably the main stockist for CDs in the city though. There's also Coda Music at the top of the mound which does more Folk and Jazz. Andy

I've just bought a Mustang PJ and was seeing if any of my existing hard cases would fit. I've found that the Strat/Tele sized coffin case is a good fit although I don't know what the availability of these is now. Andy

I had a Squier Musicmaster Bass that I bought new in 1998 and regretted selling. In recent years I've had standard scale basses, a couple of precisions and a Steinberger but decided I wanted to go back to short scale as it's more comfortable for me. After a search around I got it down to wanting a Squier Mikey Way (pretty rare) or a Squier Jaguar SS. However, wandering gumtree I picked up a Fender Mustang PJ locally which has filled that gap. A little more expensive than the squiers would have been but it was a good deal. Not convinced by the colour - it's Sonic Blue but it has more of a blue-tinted white than an actual blue. Andy 😎

Sold a Marshall pedal to James. Good guy to deal with. Andy

Sold my Marshall compressor to Harry. Nice, easy transaction. Andy

Marillion took it to extremes with Lavender - Fish had lost his voice so had the lyrics on a flip chart and pointed to them : Andy

Seriously basic and old school rig for a Ceilidh last night. Gear4Music precision copy, Carlsbro X100 PA head and a Carlsbro A112 PA cabinet. Sounds OK for occasional use and has the upside of the total rig having cost about £60 Andy

Bought a flightcase from Dunc, very helpful guy and does parcelforce proof packing Andy

A quick google finds this : [quote]Instruments previously produced in Korea between circa 1988 and 1990. Distributed by Tropical Music in Miami, FL prior to their purchase of the Dean company and later by Starforce Music Corporation in Miami, FL. The Starforce company/brand was launched in 1988. These medium quality solidbody guitars featured designs based on the original Stratocaster with contemporary features that were common for the 1980s. Electrics were part of the 8000 Series and electric basses were in the 7000 Series. With the introduction of models such as the 8007 with its more original body design, and several bass guitar models, Starforce sought to expand its market niche, but they were only produced for a few years. Source: Tony Bacon, [i]The Ultimate Guitar Book[/i].[/quote] Andy

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