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I have two of everything, except a speaker cab which we just don't have room for. ( As it's a 4x10 cab I think it would be rare for all 4 drivers to go kaput? ) I always ensure the spare bass and leads are close by too as you never know. In my gig case I keep a small toolkit / fuses / superglue / cable ties / electrical & gaffa tape / batteries / allen keys / mic clip holder / earplugs / strings (bass & guitar!) / plectrums / Behringer BD121 DI pedal. Rarely need any of it TBH but somehow gives me reassurance knowing I can cater for all eventualities. Does seem to me that bass players are usually the ones with the most spares on a gig. 😄

What about when the band get a dep better than yourself? I got put into that situation a few times when our band was guitarless, and as they couldn't find a dep they asked me to play guitar and use a dep bassist. The dep was a mate of mine, a wonderful player far better than myself, so I had to suffer the indignity of hearing him make a great job of covering for me whilst I struggled with playing another instrument (not particularly well either) ! Needless to say I didn't put up with it for long.....

Think I read on here a while ago about Gear4music doing a similar thing, with ‘in stock’ sometimes meaning in the group stock, including Sweden! Bit of a trek from York for me ......

One of the best Beatles covers ever IMHO. May even prefer it to the original...... In looking for the worst version of this song I stumbled across this which I must admit I'd never heard before. WTF?!!

Nah - a mate wouldn’t have sold you a Kay bass.....🤣

This! Get a Rumble 500, and if needs be add cab later.

I had the exact model - weird thing IIRC! My cat thought so too I think...

You could always give Alex a quick call at Barefaced? Am sure he'd be happy to confirm.

I believe they use the green combi Speakon / Jack sockets on these.

Reading some of the replies on here makes me realise how lucky I was starting out on bass. Having played guitar for years, I finally saw the light after a brief lay off from gigging when my daughter was born. Someone rang me to ask if I would dep on bass with their band, and so I thought I’d better get something that would do the job. Bought a s/h black Squier 57JV Precision and ran it into an Acoustic 120 head with a Leech cab containing 2x15 HH pro speakers. Sounded pretty good as I remember, wish I still had that bass now! Stupidly traded it in Leeds at Alpha Music for a late 70s sunburst USA Precision which was dreadful - heavy, badly made and just dead sounding.Then some EV speakers replaced the HH ones and I used that cab for years. (Pics show the Leech with EV's and internet pic of Acoustic 120)

This one from 'Hair' could be done in a different way and still work I think. Ignore the arrangement, think of a more rock thing. Great song.

Blimey, never seen one of those either!

Just found this, more details. Not sure if I like it or not - any thoughts? https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2019/01/14/bass-of-the-week-citron-guitars-byron-f-style-bass/

Caught the end of the One show last night on BBC1, and The Lumineers were performing. They had an unusual bass, which after a bit of Googling turns out to be a Citron Byron , made for bassist Byron Isaacs. Am guessing this is a one off ?

Also one for sale on here for £275 incl hard case.

Assuming then that it will be used with some form of amplification, I’d recommend the Washburn AB20 or AB10. The slimmer body means it is easier to manage, and the neck / playability / sound of mine is great. I’ve had it for over 20 years and tried a few other types since then, but nothing that makes me want to swap it. Always strung it with Fender bronzewounds ( made by D’Addario?) but after reading this thread I quite fancy trying some other strings now. Friend of mine has an Ibanez (not sure what model but was around £200 I think) and it’s pretty good, especially for the money.

Absolutely, why wouldn’t you? Nothing beats getting good stuff at a bargain price, enjoy!

Also found this spec list for the later Lytes, which confusingly states they were available until 2001, which I've never seen, but maybe for the Japanese market only or something? Model Name: Precision Bass® “Lyte” Standard Model Number: 025-9500-(Color #) Series: DELUXE SERIES Body: Basswood Neck: Maple Fingerboard: Rosewood (9.5” Radius/241 mm) No. of Frets: 22 Scale Length: 34” (864 mm) Width @ Nut: 1.5” (38 mm) Hardware: Chrome Machine Heads: Gotoh “Mini” Tuners Bridge: Chrome Die Cast Pickguard: N/A Pickups: P Bass (Mid), J Style (Bridge) Pickup Switching: Pan Pot Controls: Master Volume, Pan Pot, 2-Band Active EQ with: Treble Boost/Cut 22db, Bass Boost/Cut 20db Colors: (537) Antique Burst, (555) Frost White, (564) Montego Black, (577) Frost Red (Polyurethane Finish) Strings: Super 7250M, #073-7250-006, (.045, .065, .085, .105) Unique Features: Source: Japan Accessories: None U.S. MSRP: $756.99 NOTICE: Prices and Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice INTRODUCED: 1994 DISCONTINUED: 7/2001 DISCONTINUED COLORS: (586) Blue Foto Flame Discontinued 1996), (577) Frost Red (1998), Reintroduced 1999 (540) Fiesta Red (1999)

Okay, I'll play. All late models (95/96 era) with chrome hardware which doesn't seem to corrode as quickly as the gold stuff. Around the same time Fender stopped doing the matching headstocks too. The two sunbursts are 'antique', (which replaced the 'caramel' in the range), the others being 'frost white' and 'frost' red (WTF?!!) All 4 were made in Japan yet have 'Made in USA' neckplates for some reason too - Fender raiding the parts bin I guess. Sold the red one, still got the other 3. Great basses IMHO, and still undervalued making them a good s/h buy.