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We all know what a top fella Frank is....what an asset he is to this forum... However what we don't all know is what a tease he can be...he made me buy it...honest!! That's right Frank made it impossible for me NOT to buy his Fender Modern Player 5er - and what a buy!! I'm not a big Jazz fan usually but this has the new humbuckers which give it an extra kick. Amazing neck, great range...totally fantastic bass for not a lot of bucks. Frank was even good enough to drive up from Southend to Hatfield - through Summer Weekend traffic (it was lovely today!!) and drop it off to me. Thanks Frank. The obligatory BC conversation - "what have you bought recently?" - NO LESS THAN TWO SHORT SCALE BASSES FROM @Jabba_the_gut - yes, those masterpieces that we see at Bashes yet are unable to prise from Jez... For this we should despise Frank - for everything else chant "What a guy!!" 👍👍

I forgot how nice looking this bass is....

Can't stay away from you - Gloria Estafan

Spanish eyes - Al Martino

Send Martin a message telling him what you want and ask for a quote. I think it's his partner who does the 3D printing.

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Abba

The drugs don't work - The Verve

Job lot of Ash blanks - we could all chip in and have all future custom builds made of Ash I suppose.

Hey Mike Can you copy and paste the text and start a new ad then delete the one which has the incorrect information on? I've been in a similar position before...

Heaven nose I'm miserable now - The Smifffs

Wide awake in a Dream - Alton Ellis

I know about soaking the leather courtesy of YT. I was planning on pushing the badge onto a piece of wood and hitting that. I was hoping that somebody would suggest a novel image such as an embossed light switch/ door handle, etc. Like this:

I need to pick the collective brains of the BC massive. As stated above I'm looking at making a leather scratchplate for this bass but I would prefer if it wasn't plain. There are numerous videos on YT showing how to stamp an image into the leather so I'm thinking about an image to stamp and what to use. For instance I already have a Staffordshire Bull terrier badge (about the size of a 10p piece) that I could use. I'm hoping that somebody will say "have you thought of..." It can't include lettering which would be reversed so no logos. If anybody has the ability to print a stamp then please get in touch to discuss. Thanks people.

Clearly managed to avoid the Brainwashing that goes on here (till now!!) 😆😆🧠🌊

I acquired a Spector 6er recently - plays OK but really needs a makeover. The original Holoflash finish was sprayed over in a non- descript grey, has mismatched machine heads and needs a general tidy up. I've damaged my hand so I'm limited to how much I can play - no time like the present, especially as the weather is improving so I can work outside - I took it upon myself to strip the bass down and take the body back to natural. Alder, I believe - please correct me if I'm wrong. Before: I've also taken it upon myself to soften the curves on the body and get rid of those right angles. Currently: Plan is to replace the pvc scratchplate with a leather one. I've managed to grab some leather scraps from ebay for a fiver - more than enough to make mistakes without worrying too much. May need to glue the leather to something to prevent it curling off - trip to craft shop when the leather arrives. Still much more to do - more sanding tomorrow. More photos as it progresses.

So the 6er arrived with a few issues including knobs which seem to have been glued on. I've attacked it with a palm sander and elbow grease - so it's gone from grey to natural. Plan is to replace the pvc scratchplate with a leather one. I've managed to grab some leather scraps from ebay for a fiver - more than enough to make mistakes without worrying too much. May need to glue the leather to something to prevent it curling off - trip to craft shop when the leather arrives. More photos as it progresses.

Physic(al) - Olivia Neutron Bomb

She's a lady - Tom Jones

Watch out for new shoes and handbags appearing out of nowhere.

No ordinary love - Sade