Jean-Luc Pickguard

That's very kind of you old chap. I'm in Sutton — so just the other side of Croydon. I'll try to figure out the HX Effects over the next week, but if I'm still in a pickle after that I might take you up on that.

I've just taken delivery of a secondhand HX Effects from Andertons. Really chuffed that it looks absolutely mint and even came with the original box, PSU, USB cable and about a dozen bits of paper & plastic bags. My plan is to be able to create some bass settings for it, including making use of the stereo input with rick-o-sound on my 4003 to process each pickup separately. Can anyone recommend any good YouTube videos for learning how to use the HX Effects & HX Edit? I've managed to connect it to my MacMini & use HX Edit to update the unit to 3.80.0, then I reset it to the original factory presets to remove all evidence of the previous owner's apparent obsession with U2 & David Gilmour. Beyond that I'm flummoxed — I'm thinking I might even need to read the manual.

Shades Of Scarlet Conquering — Joni Mitchell

Chance Meeting — Roxy Music

It looks like my nemesis Lean-Luc is at it again

Spicks And Specks — Status Quo

Demolition Man — Manfred Mann's Earth Band

I Murdered Mommy — The Residents

I don't think bass meetups have ever been described as such. I don't know whether there has been a MAGA bass meetup though, so I could be wrong.

I don't currently use a multifx although I do own a Zoom B3 which hasn't seen action for a number of years. I currently use a pedalboard populated with boss compact pedals. I have been considering a purchase of either an HX Stomp or HX Effects to take advantage of the dual inputs to have two separate fx chains using ric-o-sound from my 4003, however given the age of those units, I will probably wait until replacements with more processing power are available as I am in no hurry.

Rag Daal — Franki Valli & The Four Seasons

Tears On My Pilau — Little Anthony & The Imperials

Samosa Guy — Wilko Johnson / Richie Barrett

Can I Play With Madras — Iron Maiden

Somebody Stole My Thunder — Georgie Fame

One Hundred Punks — Generation X

I don't think the price has taken into account that a complete bass with a headstock repair will be worth less than one that has always been intact. It doesn't look like a particularly clean break, and matching the metallic finish perfectly will be impossible. If the seller believes that their pricing strategy is accurate, they have nothing to lose by getting the repair done before listing it for sale.

I bought one of the thomann ones for my 4003 recently. Its a really nice case and the Ric fits in it perfectly. I wanted something with a bit more padding than the ones I already had and this looked perfect. I will use it for rehearsals & gigs where I'll be driving and can safely put the bass across the back seat of my car rather than taking the bulky rickenbacker case.

When I bought my US Precision in 1982, I liked the Cherry sunburst Ash body of one that had a fretless neck, and the maple fretted neck that was attached to a yellow body. I asked if they could get one in with the combination I liked. Once it was clear that I was in a position to buy, they swapped the necks. I expect that probably happened fairly often.

You Yesyesyes — The Residents

On The Good Ship Lollipop (Lady) — Tiny Tim

My US Fender acoustasonic jazzmaster guitar has fishman electronics with a micro usb on the jack plate with an LED to indicate the charge level. Obviously USB-C would have been much better, and mounting the socket anywhere but the jackplate would make it easier to charge.

I really like the boss bb-1x

As someone who is greatly impressed by having the right logo on the headstock of a bass, it would need to have a much nicer Fender logo to convince me to purchase one of these over a Classic Vibe.