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[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1383233098' post='2261913'] Rear pup/front pup/both pups with a pick. [/quote] Slight hijack: when people speak of front and rear pickups, which is which? I'd refer to them as bridge and neck - or vice versa, I don't know! (On my basses with two pickups, both pickups are on the front - the side with the strings!)

Argents indeed... I don't remember it stocking basses, it was keyboards/tech gear when I were a lad. Then the Zwemmer sheet music shop that used be on a road further down off Charing Cross Road moved into Denmark Street under the Argent's name, and now it's become/been replaced by Music Room, which is or used to be part of the Rose Morris cluster of shops! Hence I can see the Music Room/Argent's thing. We need a Pete Frame "Rock Family Trees"-type thing to unravel the history of the street!

My Squier CV P is in the "nice bass but I don't need it" corner...

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1382615882' post='2254411'] It would be fantastic if they released a non-plate Jazz, with an option of the control plate, in some awesome colours, and not charge custom prices. [/quote] G&L JB-2 Sorted.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1382710202' post='2255755'] I think I've heard of his half brother - Brijova DaRiva Kwai... [/quote] Love Doesn't Ass Kwai... [media]http://youtu.be/QnIXPrD6VtQ[/media]

That's around the price of a s/h Squier VM (or maybe CV), so it could be a good price even if it's not what it says it is...

This thread is worthless without [s]pictures[/s] audio :-) Which Jamiroquai tracks?

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1382603498' post='2254114'] Oh my goodness, that top horn is absolutely revolting. [/quote] Fancy one in fleshtone/purpleburst?

I'm a sucker for an unmarked fingerboard. Might have to trade in my RV4

[quote name='tommorichards' timestamp='1382549941' post='2253573'] Are you magic? [/quote] Yes. And it was on Twitter https://twitter.com/Bass_Badger/

Sneak peek at the new Retrovibe... vaguely reminiscent of something I've seen before, but not too much ;-)

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1382540778' post='2253411'] But did it 'deserve to be called Mr' ? [/quote] It's a mister-y!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1382529842' post='2253215'] I'd have that like a shot if it weren't for the usual reason. [/quote] You wouldn't know how to tell the other half you'd bought another bass?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1382526072' post='2253139'] Identical to a 76P I had for many years... if it's original it's worth £1800 - £2000 at the very most. [/quote] Yep, it's the twin of my 77/8 - or one of triplets with discreet's! As 12,500 is just a "tad" overpriced, I'll entertain offers IRO £12250 for mine

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1382517260' post='2253005'] Nothing worse than a saggy draggy feel [/quote] Been down that alley by the night club again?

On hold...

Well what do you expect from a passive bass?

[quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1382518902' post='2253022'] Good jazz: 90% of everything recorded between 1956 and 1978 Bad jazz: 90% of everything recorded from 1979 to 2013 [/quote] Nah, the really good stuff was never recorded... you had to be there when Miles played his set at the [size=3]blah [size=2]blah [size=1]blah[/size][/size][/size]

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1382462539' post='2252494'] Would I buy Morrisey's book? Not while toilet paper is still available. [/quote] I guess unlike the pages of the book, the toilet paper doesn't have sh*t on it.... Yet!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1382460050' post='2252433'] Don't get me started on opera. The birds are fat, you can't understand what they're singing and they never get their tits out. [/quote] You've clearly been going to the wrong opera productions!

Dead strings?

Late 70s here, unmodded, with Chromes - everything from clangy at the top to heavy-reggae thud at the bottom. Similar with my Squier CV. Definitely time to see what's going on under the bonnet.

[quote name='Donnyboy' timestamp='1382445294' post='2252178'] LYL - " How's your Fender?" [/quote] Could she BE more forward?

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1382441831' post='2252110'] And some Parliament to really put the cat among the pigeons... [/quote] Good job it's a garden centre and not a pet shop.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1382436635' post='2252047'] Not too surprised at that. Probably just wanted to play "I don't want a lover" or "Say what you want" ;-) [/quote] I prefer the early stuff - before they were taken over by Homebase.