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I bought a shed load in my first few years of playing. I rarely ever use them unless I really, really need to. I've still got some that I bought in my teens. The one I favour most is a big yellow fender one at. 73mm. I call it "the Dorito". This must be 20 years old and still going. Also my favourite straps, RightOn fake leather, have a little pick-pocket on them that I stick some Dunlop medium picks in, but these are more to lend to the guitarists than use myself.

It looks OK but would it sound any good?

Hmmm... Odd then, would have expected some kind of pickup replacement rather than a bass neck and bridge on a tele body.

I saw these on their Facebook page. What are the pickups?

Would love to have a go but anything DIY that I touch turns to disaster. If its all screw together stuff I can do it, and I have soldered in pickups before. I really fancy having a go. Being a lefty we get very little choice in bass designs so a bitsa would be great, especially as I don't mind an upside down neck. However, I already 5 basses which is 1or 2 too many, realistically, so not sure if or when I'd let myself get round to a bitsa. I do love seeing the creations people come up with though, some real lookers in this thread.

Maybe, I hadn't thought of that. But with him being responsible for a shed load of hits and being powerful and influential in music and beyond and Robin Thicke who nobody outside his family had heard of before that song... I just thought "easy fall guy" there.

As in free from criticism at the sexist content of the lyrics, not the plagiarism.

I'm with you on this. In fact at the time it was out I remember it being a real dance floor filler and didn't see any women walking away in disgust, far from it. However, that doesn't make it right, the lyrical content is awful, but there's been far worse so if I remember rightly it took a while after the sing had its peak for the disgust to get out there. Don't get me wrong, I don't approve and I even cringe whenever I hear a song with the word "b!tch" used by a man as a throw away replacement word for "woman". I just think it's odd how Robin Thicke has been the fall guy for it and Pharrel Williams walks away scott free making the odd apology for it, maybe he's the easier target, being the far less successful of the two.

Superb, found the answer in minutes. Thank you!

A few mates and I were discussing the price of Fender MIJ guitars last night via text. We were kicking ourselves for not buying up the entire stock of Guitar Emporium when MIJs were about £450 each. It got me to thinking, I've got some nice basses that may have sold for absolute buttons brand new but now are maybe selling for a lot more either new or on the second hand market. I'm not selling but I'm keen to know whether there was a way to find out how much guitars would have sold for new back in their day? I'm talking about 2000s onwards, so in the Internet age, which may make it harder as there are no printed catalogues to refer back to!

I used to go on a different forum years back where it was de rigeur to refer to Fartke... But the kickback amp I had was utterly superb. The price the LH heads go for second hand is insane too, and now you've said it spanks the RM500 you've set me off on mad ebay search, curse you! Am I right in thinking there's some valve involvement in the LH heads, maybe in the pre amp?

I haven't finished it yet but I came across a pod cast where Guy Pratt and Martin Kemp are hosting and they're interviewing John Taylor. He was talking to his peers as if it wasn't an interview, just a chat, and it was really insightful. He talked about wanting to emulate the great recording rhythm sections and how he and the drummer (who's name I have forgotten) and nobody else in the room would spend ages just practicing fills to get them perfectly tight so that they could smash it in all rehearsals and song writing sessions. That struck a (bass) chord with me as a brilliant way to practice with a drummer rather than trying to improve and stay on each others rhythm changes. Made me respect him as a player more than I already do.

Fair play to you! Two massive lessons in this thread: Enjoy the process of learning, rather than fixate on the outcome. Stoke your enthusiasm by putting yourself in the mindset of a complete beginner. I really like this one and will take it with me in to work and leisure.

Is he just trying to get on the Katie Hopkins rent-a-gobshite bandwagon? I literally couldn't care less, he's a hateful individual and I never got all the fuss about the Smiths. I bought one of their albums when I was 17 and gave it away to a mate the next day. Believe me, 17 year old Yorkshireman me didn't ever give anything away that had cost me money. I just couldn't stand Morrisey's voice for an entire album.

Yeah they're more versatile than people think. And I've had this nearly 2 years and I'm being told there's more I can get out of it than I am. Playing with a pick is really awesome and grindy, slap can be Flea-like (not that at I am at all proficient) and fingers type can be really big and bold and that's where I am 99% of the time, either with scooped mids or for a more traditional sound boosted mids. My only issue with the 3 band EQ version is that the treble really needs to be tamed, I'm glad I got a rosewood board on mine otherwise it could be too shrill and brittle sounding without a lot of tweaking. The real thing about this bass though is the ergonomics and the feel. It's perfectly balanced and the neck is perfection. Playing it is really just effortless. When I tried it out I preferred in a lot of ways the US Jazz that was 500 quid cheaper but in my head I just knew for bashing out weddings and functions it had to be the Ray. If I did any serious recording my cash would have gone on the US Jazz but I know it just wouldn't have given me the kick that the Ray does. Long answer there! But yeah, I like it.

Forgot to mention I funded the jazz by selling a precision. I funded the Warwick by selling the Aria but the dpd c0ck up left me refunding the bass after I'd bought the Warwick...

In no particular order... Behringer 4 channel USB mixer, vocal mic, tc electronic mic mechanic, fender CIJ Jazz bass 75, Zoom Gu1. 7t or some odd name guitar multi fx, Kent Armstrong Aria replacement pickup, ashtrays for my 75 jazz, Warwick Corvette unlined fretless. Sold off a Leo Quan Badass bridge, gave away some spares, tried to sell Aria 80s Pro SB Bass Elite but DPD lost it for a month before it made its way back to me.

B stock bargain coming up, then! Can see why it would bother you, hopefully they swap it over for you with no fuss.

When we are all vaccinated or however the world decides to right itself, if we are nearby you can have a go on mine. It's just so, so easy to play. While I "prefer" a jazz bass for playing at home I just think the Ray is the ultimate live bass.

Oi, she's mine!! That's the colour combo I'm drooling over! I had the natural body, maple board vintage 5er. Outstanding bass, especially the preamp, I never got my head around active electronics before having that bass.

Great stuff! I'm thinking of adding a pre to my Warwick Corvette fretless. It's currently passive but I think it wants that extra boost...

But surely there's an underlying sinister thing lurking with the anticipation of ripping off Cheryl Baker's skirt?

I think Songsterr might do all of those?

So looking through people's family photos there's some amazing lefty basses out there from vintage classics, great value brand new instruments under £150 and everything in between. I'm on 5 basses at the moment but there's a few more I'd love to try. I thought it could be good if we list out the basses we would love to try and if someone has one they tell us about it... Not for the purpose of buying and selling but just to know about them... So the basses I'd love to get my left hand on are: Washburn status, I love headless basses but found the Hohner B2A string spacing too tight. I also like the idea of headless but with a bit of body rather than a cricket bat. Hofner violin bass. I will have one, one day but don't have use for it in my bands. Epiphone Jack Cassidy. Very, very tempted for one of these. Fender Precision Elite from the 80s. The double P pickup with white plastic covers and gold hardware. There's something about these that I love the look of having seen one in a music shop in my teens. Harley Benton PB50. I might get one on order before Brexit... I like the 50s P style and I don't have a P bass at the mo. Westone thunder iii? the double P version. Any kind of flying V bass because... Why not? Gibson SG Bass. Very very nearly bought one years back but didn't think I needed it. Sensible decision but, you know! Sire, loved the vintage V7 I had but felt guilty about the amount I spent on a bass so sold it. Now really want a Sire again. Any Sire. They're just such great value basses and so usable in almost any scenario. Tempted by the PJ. Fender Telecaster bass. Would love to get one of these, even if they brought out a new version. Whether it's a pickup config with a single giant chrome humbucker at the neck, two humbuckers or a single coil P pickup, I just want one.