Maude

I haven't had cause to use my Phil Jones Bass 4B extension cab since lockdown and it's been stored in my workshop. Last week I took it out from underneath the bench and noticed the port slots at the bottom were filthy and some of the wadding had been pulled out. It looks like someone has made more use of it than me for the last couple of years. I opened it up today and it's in a right state. The wadding has been moved all around and hollowed out, various bits of rubbish have been dragged in there (rubbing down paper, nitrile gloves, etc) and it contains the skeleton of, I presume, a rat. It's completely stripped now and will all be being cleaned and disinfected thoroughly. I have the same type of polyester wadding saved from another large cabinet that was scrapped (I assume it's all the same?) but how much should I put in? I can't tell how much was in it before or where it was as it's all been moved around and compacted. The cabinet is a 4 driver 2x2 design. There is a shelf between the upper pair and the lower pair that stops about 4" short of the back panel. Should I fill just the rear area behind the shelf, just the two areas above and below the shelf, or all three effectively filling the entire cab? I assume it doesn't want to be compacted at all? Thanks in advance for any guidance.

I'm currently helping my son buy his first house (money laundering checks should be in the Daily Annoyance thread at the mo) so any spare cash is tied up, otherwise @Clarkyand @phantomSBwould be writing 'Sold' on their ads.

Doll Parts - Hole

Welcome to my Nightmare - Alice Cooper

Nothing hugely exciting, but something that I've always liked the look of and is in need of a little love. An american S D Curlee. Until it's in my hands I don't know how old but judging by the bridge it's a 76/77. All original apart a possibly painted body, which might be original, with Grover tuners and Dimarzio pickup, in a hard case for £150, I couldn't help it! As said earlier, @Velarian very kindly offered to collect it and package for a courier to help me out, which he did this morning and is hugely appreciated.

Money has changed hands, I'm out.

Oregano Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz

Fattie Fattie - Clancey Eccles

Just The Three Of Us - The Meteors

I can't compare the singles to the humbuckers as I havent had a J style, but I had a BBG5S with a pair of the soapbar humbuckers which sounded fantastic. Also I assume the same soapbar pickup is in the BEX4 which is one of the best sounding basses (very little) money can buy IMO.

You know my views on these Andy. Congrats on a fantastic bass. 😎

Sink the Pink - AC⚡DC

I'm Sticking With You - Velvet Underground

One Friesian Under a Groove - Funkadelic Hooves don't fail me now!

I'm not spilling the beans until I've actually got the bass, it's nothing incredibly exciting anyway, just something I've always liked the look of at a good price. If it falls through we can all forget this sorry incident ever happened... and @VelarianThe Enabler can be let off the hook. He has very kindly offered to collect the bass and send it on to me, being the excellent basschatter that he is. Top fella, top forum, big hugs all round... but you're all very naughty. 😁

Exit pending. 🙈

Twenty Four Hours - Joy Division

Uh oh, thank goodness I'm nowhere near Leeds/Bradford Airport or I'd be out in an instant. Unless there's a member that lives near there that would happily collect, package and send a bass to me. 😉

Are you saying the 600 pickguard is different to the 400, or that they're both different to a Precision. If the 600 is the same as 400 then you're best bet, if not happy to make your own, is to send the 400 one (or an accurate tracing around the outline and all holes) to Brian 'earlpilanz' on eBay to make you one. He's on here but I can't remember his username.

I bought some of these for a project and they're actually very nice. Like a blend of BEX4 shape and Yam sucked sweety colour, I reckon they'd suit a BEX4 nicely. I was a little disappointed as I wanted the creamy/gold numbers as they look in the the Ebay ads but they're actually white. But that's more like the Yamaha ones. My picture makes the numbers look like they're printed on top but they're not, they're under the clear plastic. Clear plastic, with printed numbers, then black inside like the speed knobs, so they look 3D. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185858915690?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=xSL6w7-gSLi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=i1P6UitjSry&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

If we're in the mood for confessions of lustful thoughts, I'm having real trouble with two basses in the classifieds. One I had successfully dodged when it sold on Facebook, but that fell through and it's now stalking me on here. "Buy me, buy me." La la la la la, I can't hear you!

Just a quick update. I put the side tape on today. Normally a Danelectro would be painted and the the white side tape applied, and it usually ends up shrinking and pulling away in valleys and edges. As I did on my Longhorn, I've used a wide centre tape with two thinner outer lines to look like a binding, the whole body including tape will now be clear coated which will seal everything in a help prevent any lifting of the edges. I really like the wood effect centre tape and I've gone for a very creamy 'binding' tape. It gives it a kind of hollow body vibe, which it is anyway. Just clear coat and a quick rebuild now.

One down, eleven to go. It's as good as in the bag.

You Wheelie Got Me - The Kinks

Thanks. 😊 Only cosmetic mods, all the workings are still Variax.