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A few cassette inspired names, Tape To Tape, Auto Reverse, or if you're playing the VW festival circuit, High Speed Dubbing.

Ah, rumbled 😂.

I remember listening to Jeremy Vine saying that he bought the set of chimes that was used on Atmosphere from either Hooky or Bernard. I'm also pretty sure I read that the sound of those chimes was one disc off a tambourine fed into a delay of some sort by Martin Hannett, or something similar. So it appears poor old Jezza was stitched up by them as well. 🤣

Sorry, I didn't realise you picture was the final bid. Another four grand or so to add on to that isn't there, was it 28%?

What did 142 end on?

That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings

Well I'm absolutely stonkingly super chuffed that I managed to bag lot 142. Lot 142 in the local auction house, a brass fireside companion set. What auction were we talking about? Ooh meds time. NURSE!!

Love Missile F1-11 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Another issue now. My PJB Suitcase just released the blue genie at rehearsal tonight. More expense. ☹️

The thing is, and yes I'm well aware of how rediculous a reason this is, I'm a massive Joy Division/early New Order fan, always have been since my teens. Anything that's not a Hooky signature bass just won't satisfy my want/lust/need/greed. I am that sad man that I usually ridicule.

🤣🤣🤣 Saw the £20 and the make an offer option, so offered £15,declined. £17, declined. Final offer £18.50 (got to feel like I'm getting something off), declined. Thought why bother putting offers if you've set your auto decline limit at virtually the asking price? Then saw it was an auction. 🤣🤣🤣

The thing is, I just don't need it. I'd like it but is that a good enough reason. I know they're not comparable but I'm really loving my reverse P 424 at the moment. @Reggaebasshas just posted the counter argument. I can't go tonight anyway so I'm going to see what happens tomorrow.

You lot aren't helping you know. 😁

Is the Embassy headstock smaller than a Jack Casady or EBO? They both have elephant ears, but to be fair they do look a bit huge on them, so if the Embassy is smaller then it'll definitely look out of balance.

Manchester? That's a long drive from Cornwall. 😉 It's in Wellington, Somerset. Sounds a long way from Cornwall but I'm only just in Cornwall and the bass is only just in Somerset, so just a quick blast through Devon in reality.

I think we all know the answer to that one. 😉

Holy random angles Batman!! 😁 Looks to be the same pickup (albeit with a black cover rather than white) that was in Robert Smiths first guitar, a Woolworths Top 20. He liked the tone so much that when convinced to buy a Fender Jazzmaster, he installed the pickup from the Top 20 in it between the two original pickups. It should be great as a slide guitar.

I'm Cold - The Cure

Olympic White P, maple fretboard, black pickguard, long strap, curly lead and curly top lip.

So if I got it for less than a grand it would actually be an investment really then. A sensible purchase and something not be passed up on. 😁

Hmm, well, yeah, kind of, I think. 😁 I'm kicking myself I never bagged one new. Now any I've seen come up are more than they were new. £1000 but up for sensible offers. Advert suggests postage is included in that, so if I collected there should be some decent wiggle room. What's the general concensus on the price of these. Are they going to keep rising, in which case I need to get one soon, or are they gonna peak and then start to come down after a few years and the novelty has gone (pun most definitely intended), in which case I'll wait?

Uh oh! A BBPH has gone up for sale within sensible driving distance from me. 😬

Summer Fun - The Barracudas Purely for the Ba ba ra ra cu cu da da.

People Are People - Depeche Mode

You Talk Too Much - Sultans Of Ping FC