sprocketflup

It is rather lovely, and I'm a big Squier fan myself........

So what is it? for those of us not 'in the know'

Bought a rather nice Japanese P bass replica from Ben, who was a pleasure to deal with, going the extra mile for a collection and just being spot on. Many thanks mate

Latam airlines

I spent parts of today cutting away rotten fascia boards that looked in better nick than the wood on that

wow

Typing this.....

What bass is that then Rayman?

I'm not a P bass man by any means, even less so with sunburst, but that's awesome. Just the whole package, back story etc, the stuff that you can't buy (well, you know what I mean ;)) fair play to you

'71 is my YOB, and I don't seem to see many of them turn up. I know YOB basses are a rarity in themselves, but '71 does seem to be a sparse year even by those standards.

As for the bridge move......I cant think of a reason either, other than he liked to play high notes/solos and bend them a lot so was falling off the edge of the fretboard? But surely you'd bend them inwards/upwards rather than outwards/downwards? No idea

Anyway, enjoy that rather cracking opportunity you've been given there WOT, as already said, fair play to ya

Every damn word.

Been in your position, its difficult but rewarding. I found myself getting frustrated and was told by a violin player I know "Don't be daft, that stuff takes lifetimes to master!"  which made me feel a bit better about it.

Enjoy! 

p.s. I've ended up trying half a dozen or so diff rosins to find one that I like

18 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Update: a former band mate sent me the following

 

"I’ve not spoken to Rob but have talked to his brother. He’s OK but completely off social media etc. I’ll pass on your concern again and hopefully he’ll get back to you."

 

So its good news and - given he clearly wants to be incommunicado - my view is we let it rest there.

Absolutely

Any updates? Hoping all is well

2 hours ago, PaulWarning said:

what's the point of that, am I missing something?

Makes it look like its a good price, i.e. Fear Of Missing Out, and 'shill bidding' - the first bidder may have bid £800 or so

1 hour ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

I didn't sell; It has been relisted at £500

So that one bid was his mate/him on another account then. 

Pretty much play flats on everything these days, certainly everything that other people hear anyway.

As with all strings, the tone/sound/depth varies quite a lot between the different makes & models. A set of Labellas will sound different to Fender flats. You may have to experiment a bit to find what you want.

The other bonus of flats IMO is that they don't have that rather quick drop in clarity that I seem to find with rounds when they have been played a bit. In fact, the set I have on my main stage bass is well over 3 years old now, I'd have changed round wound strings lord knows how many times by now 

So, I've picked up an old, little used bass to find the pots have gone all crackly whenever their respective knobs are turned. I've whipped the control cover off and drowned everything in contact cleaner, but to no avail.

What other fixes are there for crackling? Other than roast spuds and apple sauce

**should add, its the volume and two separate tone knobs that offend. The pickup selector knob is unaffected**

Unless I've missed it, I don't think anyone has an OLP stingray on their list. Or are they classed as something else?

28 minutes ago, NikNik said:

Has He Who Shall Not Be Named been at it?

Cant be - the nut slots on the E and A strings aren't low enough

Went to see the Skimmity Hitchers last night, hadn't twigged who'd be on bass duties, of course its @TheRev's band innit.

Cracking night, cider and jokes flowing nicely, and grooving tunes a-plenty. Really enjoyed it, and as a little bonus, even my home town had the p%ss took out of it, along with just about everywhere/everyone else
 

Excellent sweaty fun, get along and see them if you can

SOLD
Here we have an example of the bewilderingly named range of Stingray basses, I believe the correct title for this bass is a 'Sterling by Music Man Stingray Sub 4' in a rather lovely trans blue.
 

Bass is in very good condition, only mark is near the bridge where ham fisted string changes have taken a small divot of the finish off. I've tried to capture it but it's hard to photograph. Specially as I'm the ham fisted one.

Active circuit, these things pump as I'm sure you know.

Collection from near Axminster, or I'm all round the UK at different times with my band so could easily bring it along to a gig.

What are the woods used in this bass?

In haiku - 

Oh fishy trumpet,

Sadly you're fit for the bin,

My mates are tossers.

There once was a trumpeteer named Rick,

Whose friends loved taking the mick,

In his horn they hid a gar,

And from the boot of his car,

The stench made him feel really sick

On 14/01/2023 at 23:43, Waddo Soqable said:

There was a trumpet player who's band mates, as a gag, put a well 'gone off' fish down his trumpet, which (in it's case) lived in the boot of his car, by the time he discovered this aparrently it was so bad that nothing would shift it, he threw the trumpet & case in the bin in the end.. 

Worst limerick ever.