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Right, I have managed to narrow down my bass list from 15 to 10 based upon which ones didn't get much love at the SWBB. I've got a few definites, but I'd still like to chop 2-4 more. So here are the ones in the remaining 10 which I'm considering leaving behind - tell me if there are any you'd really like to see from these four: Epiphone Jack Casady (20th Anniversary) - everyone knows what these are, right? G&L CLF L-1000 - because of G&L's demise being fresh in people's minds, is it just morbid curiosity now? Yamaha BB1200 - OG neck thru BB Yammy goodness - but maybe just too dependable to be interesting? Epiphone Thunderbird Classic IV Pro - take two Epiphone Thunderbirds into the shower bash? Register your exception to any of these being left behind (or don't) below... What is definitely coming: Epiphone Les Paul Standard bass (Paul 1) Burny (Fernandes) LSB-80 (Paul 2) Greco LPB-700 (Paul 3) Epiphone Thunderbird '64 (purple sparkle) DeArmond Jet Star Spel (with added Peavey T-40 pickup) Neep One

Yes - I use a pitch shifter all the time to cover off singer requests to "do this one x semitones up/down" - I ain't relearning songs, and I'm no getting a 5 string either!

Why are you looking to replace the tuners? Not being argumentative, just trying to get an idea of where you're heading with this.

Bought it on the way down the road to the SW Bass Bash on Saturday. Tried it out in the Guitarguitar in Birmingham and really liked it so I decided to carpe that diem - not getting any younger! Was too busy to do anything with it until I got home on the Monday - played around with it on the Monday night, put it on the board (replacing the TC Electronic Brainwaves) last night so I thought I should issue this update in the thread where people care about such things

Pedalboard iteration number who knows...

Fairly short list, but here goes... Behringer BDI-21 (overdrive/EQ/DI) Behringer BLE100 (limiter/enhancer) Boss TU-2 (tuner) * Boss LMB-3 (limiter/enhancer) Boss ODB-3 (overdrive) Boss XS-1 (pitch shifter) * Digitech Bass Synth Wah (envelope/synth) * EHX Bass Soul Food (overdrive) Fuzzdog Fat Furry Freak (fuzz) Hotone Harmony (pitch shifter) * Joyo Monomyth (overdrive/EQ/DI) * Mooer Bass Sweeper (envelope) TC Electronic Brainwaves (pitch shifter) TC Electronic Spectracomp (compressor) * TC Electronic Mojomojo (overdrive) Yamaha CO-10MII (compressor) * indicates currently on the board, correct as of midnight tonight - I will be swapping the TC Electronic Brainwaves out for the Boss XS-1.

Oh damn, I have bad news - I've just checked and unfortunately I already see a gig in the band calendar on the 10th Oct 2026 so it looks muchly like I will not be able to attend next year. Sorry, folks

Attending the SW bash last weekend with all 15 basses in tow (plus all the associated ironmongery and amplification) all the way from Aberdeen, whilst fun, was a right old faff (mostly the decanting of gear from the car in and out of lodgings the night before etc.). I'm not getting any younger and I've got no roadies so I vowed to be more... editorial this time. Would it be tw@tty/attention seeking of me to start a thread which lists what I have and invite people to tell me what they want to see? Or should I just make an executive decision and take what I consider to be the most interesting 5 or 6? I mean, there are so many thematic possiblities - the G&L mourning tour of the UK, the anatomically incorrect T-bird shootout (you'll enjoy that one, @NancyJohnson), LesMore Pauls (as if we didn't have enough already...), triple pickup madness, the projects I've done this year, cheapo basses with big knobs, I mean the list goes on. Got a few weeks to think about it, I guess.

Depends how much you want the money or the pickups and your levels of patience. I had an outstanding order with Bax Music when it went bust at the start of the year, honestly I had written it off but newco Bax decided to honour the old orders and I did get my stuff in the end. Took months though while all the corporate turmoil and upheaval was gone through. That's just one example - I like you are keen to hear what the official word is on the fate of G&L. After you get that, at least you'll know who to start your enquiries with. I don't know anything about chargebacks on credit cards, whether there's a time you need to wait before you can issue one, if you have to provide evidence that you're not getting your goods etc - you'll need to look that up, sorry.

And finally, my entry for "bass face of the bash" is...

I set out with the intention of photographing every bass I played, but I got sidetracked...

I have made it home in one piece, and all the basses safely stowed in the house. Thank you to all involved in organising the bash, thank you for the delicious lunch, and thank you to everyone who turned up with loads of amazing basses. Great to chat to you all, sorry to anyone I missed. I had a great time! I have photos, will post them up after a well earned cup of tea!

Preliminary rounds, you won't be missing much.

Ahh, the chrome bit is separate, I thought it was part of the pickup. Never mind then

If anyone does swap out the split pickup in their Starfire and is willing to sell me the stock one, please let me know...

Well, just to add some balance to the discussion (or maybe just stir the pot ) - I think the natural Z7 is the worst looking one of the bunch. Last year when the Z7 was introduced I got my first choice (burgundy) and my second choice would have been white - because I wanted the ebony fretboard.

How are you getting on? Any news?

Check what any prospective pickup uses for pole pieces. If it uses blades instead of individual pole pieces then it won't matter a jot if they're intended for 4 or 5 strings.

Well damn it, only 5 or 6 gigs in next year's calendar and one of them is on the 20th June. Don't rearrange it just because I can't make it - majority rules!

I'm an idiot - when I first read the sentence I thought you were going to put an amp head on the raffle table and I nearly spat my tea out, lol.

Wronger than a wrong thing - as proven by the fact that they contacted the courier for you anyway. The retailer is the courier's customer, not you, so if it goes astray, it's on them to chase it up, and on them to make things right with you if it goes wrong - that's what insurance is for. It has happened to me before, not a fake "delivery" but a Sire D5 just disappeared like a fart in the wind between Thomann and myself. I contacted Thomann about it, and to give them their due they didn't wait too long before giving it up as lost and sending another one. How the retailer deals with this will determine their competence and worth. If it goes badly, I'd like to know who this retailer is so that I can avoid them in future.

Indeed, it's now going to be a bookies, taking bets on the cage fighting.

I've got a couple of effects pedals I'm happy to chuck in.

I'd back myself to emerge victorious from that cage fight.