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Sorry to hear this Lewis

Great interview Michael

I agree Andy, having just put on a set of Ultralites onto my lightest (about 7.2lbs) JMJ Mustang it`s sorted the neck dive on it. I`ve another 2 which as they are heavier (still only 8lbs) the neck dive isn`t an issue.

Very sorry to hear this Ray, in answer to your question Basschat is a great place to sell gear, I`ve bought/sold since I joined in 2009 and have never had a bad experience.

I think that’s a fair trade

Re Fool For Your Lovin’, we do it and although I’m sure my add-ons & flourishes are probably not exactly what Neil Murray played it sounds pretty close. The only bit I dumb down is on the second half of the guitar solo as it sounds a bit empty (we only have 1 gtr) so I do more root notes on that part to give more depth.

On a slight tangent I recall a great tee shirt that had two mice dressed in Armani jackets with the sleeves rolled up and wearing shades: Miami Mice

Same, never saw ABBA live but Bjorn Again sounded soooo near it was great. Especially when “Bjorn” said to “Benny” that he was fed up of playing wuss music so they played Paranoid.

All You Can 80s

I think you`re right, that I`m sure does apply to many (probably the majority) of the instrument/amp making companies, aside from the company I was speaking with. Not sure about how true it is now but a mate used to work for Marshall and apparently they never gave stuff away, figuring that the more they gave away to rich professional musicians the more they`d have to charge not so rich non-professional musicians in order to remain a viable profit making company.

I’ve heard of similar instances @Wolverinebass, with artists calling up companies saying hey, a great business opportunity is coming your way, pay me to take away loads of your amps.

Different Wheatsheaf Dave, a much more pleasant one (going by the above) in Leighton Buzzard

If I recall correctly @uk_lefty the Crow is run by the same people who ran the Wheatsheaf, or at least had something to do with it.

Yes it`s amazing that given how many very talented bassists there were throughout punk that Mr Ferocious is the most well known.

Agree, I like Dagans guitar reviews but this doesn`t make the pedal sound great, I`m sure there are much better tones that can be coaxed from it.

If portability is a factor then a Fender Rumble combo - either the 500 or 800 - would work. They’re plenty loud, lightweight to carry and can be picked up used for good prices.

There’s a prog about The Specials on at 9pm Tue 19 March.

New set of Hipshot Ultralites installed on one of my JMJs this morning, does make a difference, this is my lightest one so the neck dive, whilst not massive was more noticeable than on the others, much more balanced now. They’re a doddle to install too, straight fit, I’d def recommend them for the JMJ.

Good comms there. Given there are 3 extended breaks 4 - 8 would be doable if my back were ok but at present that would be way beyond me, a 40min set makes me hurt for a good few days.

I think it would start with C And end with UNT

I’m 6ft and don’t think they look that out of place

I switched last year to short scales from Precisions, I went for the Fender JMJ Mustang as it has a neck with similar width & feel to a Precision (and a fairly similar sound in the mix too). It hardly took anytime at all to feel very familiar playing it, in fact it was pretty instant, as a Precision player for years I was concerned I wouldn’t gel with it but my concerns soon faded. The neck dive I don’t notice too much, though I do use a Mono Betty strap which provides good support & stability (I went short scale due to back issues so made sense to have a good strap as well). Changing the tuners to Hipshot Ultralites would reduce the weight by a fair bit - principle of levers & all that, knocking off 200+ grams at the end would be very noticeable. This is something I’m thinking of to make my JMJs (I have 3) even more practical.

I`m like that with my fave Precision which I`ve had since 2015, although I`ve had loads of other basses throughout this period this bass is the one which I really know.