Jean-Luc Pickguard

I'm a big fan of the Fender Hi-Mass bridge — Currently only £35 from Amazon I have these on (at least) six basses. The Brass saddles seem to keep the notes punchy.

I think I've probably posted about my 'Bass of Theseus' elsewhere, but I don't think it has graced this 'bitsa' thread. This started out about 25 years ago as a fretless I put together using a neck & body from brandoni guitars. It wasn't getting played, so last year I bought a bunch of bits & bobs and rebuilt it. The parts used in this incarnation: Brandoni Japanese body (identical to the MIJ '62 reissue I used to own) AliExpress aged pearl pickguard Fender pickguard screws Fender thumbrest EMJ 'Geezer Butler' P bass pickup & loom Puretone output socket to replace the one that came with the EMG Amazon anti-slug tape Fender P to J conversion neck — The neck came fitted with a nut which was subsequently slotted & shaped to perfection by John at the Gallery Hipshot lollipop HB10 tuners & bushings Fender 'Badass style' HiMass bridge with brass saddles Gotoh nickel plated string tree & strap buttons Callaghan heavy knurled machined knobs Ernie Ball 40-95 Cobalt flatwounds Its almost a shame that I love gigging with my JMJ mustangs so much as this really should be getting some action.

Mirò In The Bathroom — The Beat

That'll buff out

Tennessee Williams — The Residents

I ended up a fair amount out of pocket playing at an all-day charity event over a decade ago — whilst I was inside playing for free and having to pay for my own (soft) drinks, some b'stard broke into my car in the pub car park by smashing the window. I was very reluctant to do any more freebies after that.

Satan's Fruit — Pure Retribution

Maxwell's Silver Hamster — Beatles

True Love Leaves No Traces — Leonard Cohen

When I bought my 4003, I immediately invested in a set of labelled knobs as the jazz bass style knobs it came with don't look right on a Ric, and I knew I'd forget which knob is which.

Ant Man Bee — Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Wild Is The Wind — David Bowie

This is what a black eagle looks like in all of its fugly glory Krist Novoselic had one that he got modified with a rosewood board

Broadway Freeze — Harvey Scales

Ẇank Williams