Lozz196

That logo weighs heavy…..

Always loved the bassline to Stay Clean, and the solo, awesome.

I know my basses are made in the US, the rest I’ve no idea and not really bothered, pretty much like Chris all I’m concerned about is does it sound good and can I afford it, plus is it reliable.

When I needed that really new twang these are what I used, and could get 2 to 3 months of weekly gigging before needing to change them.

I spy £300 of my hard earned quaint English pounds flying briskly towards Essex.............

I`ll bet it narrates a good tune 😀

Having just helped carry our drummers kit after band practice…..

I’ve decided to move my 5-string Precision on, and accept once & for all that I’m a 4-string Precision player, and that that doesn’t make me inferior. The fiver is a great bass but it’s just not “me”, even though I enjoy playing it I rarely use the low B, and if I do it’s only for a D which I can get with the Hipshot Extender on my fours.

I really like Stings new whistling song, just puts me in a happier mood when I hear it.

I’ve had three sig basses, Fender Dee Dee, Mike Dirnt & Duff McKagan. All were very good, well made, played well and sounded as they should have, easy to coax the famed tones from them. But ultimately I preferred the regular US Fender Standard Precisions. I wouldn’t slate someone for using a sig model in a band that didn’t do any of the sig-persons material, I’d just think they’d chosen the best instrument for themselves.

Same for me, the one I played was a great bass.

Don’t think so, but Connie Bloom of Hanoi Rocks played left handed guitars right handed so it has been done.

Worth checking out the Vintage basses, although way less than budget stated they are very good instruments.

Nicco bought a Fender Jazz from me. As above a nice and easy transaction, coupled with after we had done the deal I realised he was advertising an SKB Bass Case, so it was both a sale and purchase at the same time.

I’m thinking the same

As they used to say on The Banana Splits: “Dear Drooper”

Yep. I had one come with a bass I bought and have to agree with the name, they are comfortable. As are the Mono GS1 “Betty” straps.

Sadly - or luckily - none in existence that I’m aware of. Not sure camera lenses were that robust back then 🤣

I’ve just been to a mates birthday party and was chatting to one of the other guests who took up guitar last year. Probably in his 40s.

It’s a very good tip, I found this out by accident some years back after getting a truly great on stage sound at soundcheck, solid lows, the right amount of bite on top end. Went out front to check vocals levels and all I heard was boomy mush.

Think we’ve all been in a band with that guitarist……

If it wasn’t that I know that’s not me I would have sworn it was, looked exactly like that around ‘86

Same with me, part & parcel of it but they were def my least favoured aspects of my last band.

The only songs I never really liked much when I was in covers bands were songs that the audience seemed to love so I kept quiet as 1 or 2 songs from 40 odd didn’t seem too bad.