TheGreek

Welcome to Basschat... Expect a torrent of advice and recommendations....beware of advice from people with more than one bass ☺️☺️

what a beautiful look...seems a shame to have to use it for merely playing music on...

Very nice basses but I'm not sure that they'll get the asking price... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1980s-KAWAI-F-1B-Through-Neck-Electric-Bass-From-JP-With-Case/324135069902?hash=item4b77f4a8ce:g:mC4AAOSwIAxelO8d https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWAI-F-II-A-B-Used/174213622754?hash=item288ff0ebe2:g:wA8AAOSw1W5eZHQu

Cool looking Fenton Weill bass. Both Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles are rumoured to have said this was a nice looking bass....(I made that bit up) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-FENTON-WEILL-BASS-GUITAR-WITH-HARD-CASE-EARLY-1960S-PARTS-OR-REPAIR/164184025839?hash=item263a216aef:g:XugAAOSwyyleruwd Free eye test at Specsaver for prospective buyers.

For those who want to blend into the back ground.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Buzzard-Bass-Guitar/164181437057?hash=item2639f9ea81:g:3eUAAOSw1aNeq~4u

Another unfinished Letts bass... He lost any credibility with me when the shenanigans with his order book came to light.

Four string Hipshot headless system https://hipshotproducts.com/collections/bass-headless Five string https://hipshotproducts.com/collections/bass-headless/products/5-string-headless-bass-system

This "Art"??? Beauty being in the eye of the beholder.....somebody should have gone to Specsaver

IIRC those you collect in Off Topic don't add to your overall count

I could have written this...hear hear

This is why I love Basschat...we're not just a bunch of whingeing old men...we're happy to big up the good guys!! Loads of similar threads here currently... Keep up the good work fellas...

Do you think we'll see them helping their Uncle Jack off his horse??

I wish you hadn't said that...I have an Overwater pre-amp in my parts box which I bought for a project but didn't use...I'm now thing of a project where I can use it!

Here's one that I'd forgotten to mention... Under-rated: Everything but the girl Tracey Thorn has one of the most recognisable voices in the musical industry. George Michael was a huge fan. She has guested with loads of bands including being the voice on Massive Attacks two biggest hits "Protection" and "Better things". Her version of "Over the rainbow" is held in esteem by many. 11 studio albums over 20 some years each with it's own personality yet that distinctive EBTG flavour. IMO the most Underestimated band ever.

I would agree that his pre abstinence era contributions were very influential, however following Scary Monsters he ceased to be a musical inspiration. Sad that his best work might be attributed to his substance misuse. See my earlier post...

"Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers" were both filmed here. I live where "The French Village" facade was...so technically...

So in which category are we putting Joy Division?

Unsurprisingly it's been advertised before and somebody else picked up on it..

Ah, but when he was good, he was GREAT!! I remember ads for bassists in Music Maker from the late 80s, nearly everybody cited him as a influence.

@xilddx (where are you Nigel??) played in the trimmed down version of the band. He got me a signed copy of one of their albums... As you say, much under-rated.