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  1. miles'tone
    As the title says... light home use only a handful of times. Another project gathering dust. Extras are: Pyramid Gold flats fitted. Zero Glide zero fret conversion nut (not fitted). Genuine Höfner Germany ebony bridge (not fitted). Höfner Germany Artist gigbag. Includes original case candy (complete with the stickers) and the unused original pickguard. You're looking at about £160 worth of extras here. £260 posted
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    😄 I once had an Avenger that had a Rover V8 gear knob that I acquired from a scrappy. At the time I was convinced it felt like it made it go faster 😂
  3. miles'tone
    Actually, that sounds like my dream bass! I love a fat neck, especially with the 70s nut widths. My old '65 was a serious bass of doom but given the choice (one day..) a narrower neck lightweight 70s P would be the one ('72 to tick the YOB thing while I'm at!)
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    Nice basses. I believe Jamiroquai is Jay Kay and whoever he chooses to hire. Since the now late Mr. Smith left in 2002 anyway.
  5. miles'tone
    https://www.apollomusiconline.co.uk/sx-p-bass---candy-apple-red-2344-p.asp
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    That's a good enough excuse for a new bass as any 😄
  7. miles'tone
    Shame, but at least you have a band again. There'll be other gigs.
  8. miles'tone
    Have a look at some 80s MIJ Tokai Jazz Sound basses. They are up there with the older MIJ Fenders. Great basses.
  9. miles'tone
    D'addario 5 string black tapes are great and low tension. Perfect for an ABG I would think. They last forever too.
  10. miles'tone
    Reminds me of being a youngster running up some stairs to catch a train...my pointy headstock Westone actually cut its way out of the top of my gigbag and slammed into a step, snapping off said pointy bit. I liked it better afterwards to be honest! 😄 @Steve Browning my current bass is fairly new so nothing to report so far (won't be long knowing me).
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    Iris was my mum's name ❤️ I hope wee Iris and the fam get sorted with this soon @AndyTravis Nice one @Clarky 👊
  12. miles'tone
    All I can offer is to frequent the open mics around your way. You'll always meet new people and new people bring new opportunities. Never say never 😉
  13. miles'tone
    We Gouda Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
  14. miles'tone
    Your memory?
  15. miles'tone
    Sweet serendipitous score! A 'Ki0gan' loom (fellow basschatter) with series/parallel push-pull vol pot ftw! 👊
  16. miles'tone
    Congrats mate, Looks ace! That finish looks superb 👌 Nothing wrong with poplar btw. I used to have an American Ernie Ball Stingray that had a poplar body. That bass killed! Happy NBD 🙂
  17. miles'tone
    Same. First thing that comes to mind is seeing them perform their new single "Your Missus Is A Nutter" at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff before Wales took on England way back. They dedicated it to David Beckham who, whenever he got the ball that evening, the Welsh crowd would chant, "Your Missus Is A Nutter!!" at him. Fun times! 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
  18. miles'tone
    Great stuff. I'll be doing something similar myself as, during a good clear out of bass bits and bobs, I discovered a Lollar P pup that I'd completely forgotten about...Well, it would be rude not to!
  19. miles'tone
    Formal: I learnt how to construct any chord by understanding what intervals they are made of (not as hard as it might sound). I can, in at least the simplest of ways, play anything with anyone and bulls**t my way through a chord chart now 😄. Informal: If you can sing it, you can play it.
  20. miles'tone
    Rod bought a bass body and neck off me. Perfect transaction, lovely chap. Thanks Rod!
  21. miles'tone
    Don't be that sound guy. You're better than that.
  22. miles'tone
    I must try this as my fatigue is driving me mad. Glad it's working for you. Might go for Welcome To The Jungle 😁
  23. miles'tone
    2 P bass pickguards - 3-ply mint and 1-ply matte black. Both unused. The mint one has some light surface marks due to storage. £10 each posted
  24. miles'tone
    This is a lightweight (1.7kg) Squier P body circa 2000. I once had it on a bitsa fretless P bass a long time ago. Eventually I stripped off all the thick poly with a heat gun (and discovered that it is an alder 4 piece body). I sanded it smooth and refinished it in black nitro over white as at the time I was going for a Scott Thunes look-a-like P ☺️ Although it's wasn't a pro finish, it was good enough for me. I did the refin at least 10 years ago and it has lived in my bits drawer under my bed eversince, where it has picked up some unintentional relicing from my occasional rummaging. I've kept it around solely because when it was a fretless that I gigged with, the whole bass was so resonant, acoustically loud, and nicely lightweight. A good one. I had plans to build it up again but I can't see that happening now. It would be great for those who like the relic thing and if not, it would be easy enough to refin it in whatever colour suits you, as it would take fresh nitro over the top of what I've done with minimal prep. £45 posted
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    I bought this from China via ebay but the bitsa project I was planning to put together went on indefinite hold when I bought a new P. It cost me around £120 all in. The neck looks really nice and well made. Smells good too! 😄 It's actually darker in real life with a pleasing satin sheen to it. The flame looks nicer and richer too. Crappy phone camera I'm afraid. £80 posted
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