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Nice homage to Mr CT there. Looking great @Andyjr1515! Eude

That just balances visually so well!

They're all I've played for years. I still suffer from GAS, every day, but only really for more ACGs...

Awesome purchase mate, that's one hell of a bass. Can't wait to hear what you think of it. Eude

Man alive that looks good!

Wow @Andyjr1515, another cracking effort, you sound as excited as I am too! Eude

Oh dear...

I had no idea what you where talking about when you mentioned biscuits, but had hoped it would take your mind off eating the bass's body. That looks brilliant though mate! Eude

I've found the Newtones to be familiar enough, but much better. The feel, tension, flexibility is similar, and the sound can be similar too, however I think the Newtones are a little hotter than the Sun Beams, but if you play gentle you get that round Sun Beam tone. I think they're probably more versatile as a result. Durability wise, the Newtones are far superior, they last and last, plus any problems, they are based in the UK and are great folks to deal with. I had SO many dud Sun Beams in packs I bought direct from the US that I just stopped using them. The QC at DR took a real turn for the worst a while back, but in a way I'm glad as I might not have ended up with Newtones I wholeheartedly recommend you give them a go. Eude

Please don't eat it

Shhhh, I was going to wait till he glues the fingerboard down before changing the spec Eude

Excited doesn't really cover it mate!

Man that looks hawt @Andyjr1515!

I'd argue the bass is very much still a Warwick. There's 3 defining features for me in their basses, the headstock, the 2-piece bridge and an interesting and considered body design. This bass has 2 of those things so it's a Warwick. I appreciate Joe has tweaked a lot of the spec to his wants/needs, but go look at the Warwick website and scroll through the custom gallery, they're pretty much making folks whatever they want these days, albeit at a price and they're all still Warwicks. And my 2p on the Spector/Warwick thing, when I came up playing in the early 90's I always held the NS-2 and the Streamer as two very distinct instruments. The were similarish but beyond the body everything else was different as were the markets and players they appealled to. Ultimately, it's not our fight anyway, and as mentioned above, nobody on here seems to mind Fender's designs being ripped off constantly... Now, back to Joe's bass, which I might add looks pretty cool. Eude

Simply awesome @Andyjr1515

Wow @Andyjr1515, that all sounds a bit nerve wracking?! Measure twice, cut once 😉 Eude

Did anyone else spot this little head on top of the new 2X8 cab on their site? It's a rendering, not a real thing (yet) but it seems to be called a BAM200, can't find anything else on the interwebs though... Eude

Looking great, thank you @Andyjr1515, I recall carving the original body in Ash was a fairly long winded process. Sorry 😉 Hope you family time is fun! Eude

That looks lovely @Andyjr1515! Great access to the dusty end and a beautiful bit of ebony too. Don't worry about the fretlines, it's fretless and I won't be playing in tune much anyway 😉 Eude

Always good to prep before squeeky bum time @Andyjr1515. Good luck! Eude

Oooooh. Very nice. Congratulations!

@Andyjr1515, that is bloody gorgeous! Thank you SO much! The veneer accent works really well too, this is going to be a stunner 😎 Eude

Hey @AndyTravis, similar(ish) boat to you in that work and family life have completely killed any opportunity for me to play with others. Prior to moving to London, getting married and having kids, I played live, rehearsed, jammed, recorded constantly, and I still miss it, even though it's been 8 years now. I had a brief spell playing with a local bunch doing originals, but they were a little older, with older kids, and a Friday night rehearsal was their night out, but for me, I had a 1 year that didn't sleep (and didn't till she was 4.5!) and I needed to be in bed by 22:00 at the latest as I knew I was going to be woken up several times before sunrise, so it just didn't fit with my new life. I've accumulated a fair amount of basses too, although my little rig is giggable, it doesn't take up much room packed away in the loft in bags under my desk. I play when I can, but it tends to be a noodle here and there when the wife is off doing yoga and the kids are in bed. I'm not doing it for anyone other than myself, but I know that when the opportunity arises, I'll get back into it. My kids are 5 and 1, I'm nearly 40, I've "identified as a bass player" since I was 12, and I expect I'll be back playing, with others, in another 5 years or so, and that seems to be enough to keep me sane. If you look around the forum, you'll see a lot of people on here who are gigging and playing a lot, who are in their mid to late 40's and older, having had kids and a similar hiatus as a result. My advice to you would be, don't do anything rash, keep the instruments and gear you love, and if there's anything you feel a bit meh about, just move it on. If you've got a lot of money invested in an amp, and it's not a collectable, just bin it off and get something small, but decent, that can easily hide away when necessary. I think if you got rid of everything, you might find yourself at a loose end plopped on the couch and think, wow, I wish there was a bass I could plug away on right now. That prospect is a pretty sad one in my opinion. All the best mate, Eude

Thank you for sharing @Andyjr1515, and brilliant work "saving the day" too! Eude