TheGreek

Hey Ross Have you spoken to @Garymac...he's local too. There's a new luthier, Matt Kersey, in Symondshyde who I used to install a preamp. https://www.kerseyguitars.com/

Isn't there another thread running currently with a "gadget " built by one of our members to offset the neckdive. I'll see if I can find it.

404 failure when I try to log on the website. They are on LinkedIn which I hate using.

Whole lotta Rosie - AC/ DC

Personally I blame the Greeks..

Evict a child!! 🤭🤭

Space is infinite - you can always squeeze another bass in😉😉

(Don't) Panic on the dance floor - Sophie EB

LONG LIVE ROCK'N'ROLL!!

I'm at the stage of thinking about moving some gear on but TBH I see a lot of my gear as a potential Life Insurance policy - gear I've acquired for not a lot which I hope to sell down the line for a bit more. I have several basses I'll be reluctant to part with - the two that @Andyjr1515 built for me, my VC and the @Jabba_the_gut mini. While I'm still playing I plan to hold onto my Yamahas too. I hope that once I've started to sell stuff it'll become easier.

That was my thought. Get yourself a £50 copy to take with, bring back something a bit more classy and hope for the best. Don't assume that HMC&E don't know what they are doing though, they have specialists in the value of most stuff.

Can't copy and paste from Gumtree using my phone.

Just been browsing on Gumtree and there's a quite nice looking red semi acoustic bass by Gear4Music for not a lot. I've seen loads of their gear for not a lot. I accept its probably entry level gear - similar to HB - but the difference in build quality can't be so wide that HB are regarded highly while G4M has seemingly no following. Does anybody have any experience of G4M gear?

...and don't forget The City of London. If anybody asks you how big is the City of London its about a mile and a half by three quarters of a mile.

Ain't Loch (not) Ness arily so - Jimmy Somerville and friends

It's a brave man who would do that to a Rick. Not for the dyed in the wool Rick fan but I'm sure that it will sell.

...but what a way to go!!! ROCK AND ROLL!!!

Some interesting viewpoints here. I think that it's natural for our love of music to rise and wain, finding something that reboots that love is what is important when you feel lost. Personally, even though I also have periods where I struggle with my desire to play, I really can't envisage a time where I would want to be without a bass I can just plug in and play.

River deep, mountain high - Ike and Tina Turner

Alone again, naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan

Shoot me down - EBTG

For future reference Bernie is one of the world's Nice Guys...very helpful and extremely knowledgeable. The basses he builds aren't bad either.

I'm getting worried now... I had an OBP2 installed in my Spector 6er - three different people had a go at fitting it before a new local luthier finally managed . The process took a couple of months which affected my desire to play 6er....played it for less than an hour. I'm going to have to check if I have similar issues.