Maude

The article I read, when naming who's playing who only mentioned Steve Jones and Jordan, as if her role was a big one (or two....... Sorry).

I'm happy to keep an open mind, and hopefully Danny Boyle will do the story justice as he has the passion. The other thing is that everyone involved in The Sex Pistols has a different account of what happened and who did what. Mainly McClaren and Lydon's one upmanship though to be fair. I haven't read Jones' book 'Lonely Boy', which this is based on so maybe a new angle for me. Vic Reeves as Grundy would be inspired casting, "Go on, say another rude word". "Uvavu!"

I've just heard that Danny Boyle is making a six part TV series based on Steve Jones' memoirs. I'm not not sure how I feel about it to be sure. I love the Sex Pistols and really hope it doesn't make a mockery of them. Although to be fair they did a fair job of that themselves.

Daddy's Gone - Glasvegas

Exactly, if it was cheap I'd grab it, but my bidding would just push the price up for someone who's happy to pay what it's worth. It appears to need very little at first glance, strings, bridge and tuner ferrules, hopefully the electrics are salvageable as there's not a lot that can go wrong really.

Killing in the name - RATM

I would love to give that some TLC and a home, but it'll probably sell for more than I'd be happy to spend at the mo. The listing says "buyer pays postage" so I assume he's happy to package for a courier. Hmmm🤔. I won't be going for it if others want it though.

I guess you're right about the account client thingy. I was buying a bass from someone so even over estimated the measurements and weight so as to definitely not cause the seller any grief when the courier collected. Although it was insured as a bass guitar I haven't had to claim so no idea how that would pan out.

I'd also suggest looking at second hand in the Facebook marketplace. If it's anything like down here you'll be spoilt for choice. There's always a healthy turnover of fresh ads for reasonable acoustics.

How embarrassing not recognising musicians. Sat with the future Lady Maude in a pub behind Plymouth Pavilions at a large table, and in come a bunch of traveller types who plonk themselves down at the rest of the table and start drinking. We were going over The Pavilions to see The Levellers later and I leaned over to Lady M and commented it's a bit sad when fans try to dress just like their favourite bands. No malice intended though and we had a drink with them. Yeah you know where this is going. Roll on a couple of hours in The Pavilions and our table sharers walked on stage. In my defence the bass player (the recognisable one with the dreads) wasn't with them in the pub and the singer had put on a bit of weight. Also to be fair to Lady M she did keep telling me it was them but Captain Kronenbourg here was having none of it. 🙄

Learning To Fly - Tom Petty Free Fallin' - Tom Petty

Smokestack lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf

It took a while to find and is going nowhere. Fantastic basses for very little money.

Don't go down that rabbit hole! The more you read about them the more you'll want one. Psst, Peavey T-40

I suppose it's much easier when joining a new neck and body as you could just clamp the neck in the pocket and drill straight through the body into the neck, giving you the correct angle and location in the neck. Trying to match fresh body holes to existing threaded inserts in the neck must be far more difficult.

Why am I on edge reading this? I'm not drilling it. 😬 😁 Great work as always Andy. 👍

All the bits are here now and I'm furloughed again from Monday so progress should resume then when I've got an empty house, the sheds just too cold at the mo. I need to get a woodburner out there to get through my projects quicker, one in the burner one on the bench, one in the burner one on the bench. 😁

I've just used Eurosender. From North Yorkshire to Cornwall, insured as an instrument. £12.50 Search on here for the thread with the forum discount for Eurosender. It was in a Hiscox hardcase and then wrapped in a couple of layers of cardboard and sent with DPD, so size not an issue. £200 insurance included as standard, my bass only cost £200 so didn't bother increasing it. Two days door to door.

It is any good for sheet metal?

A mirror scratchplate with a bullet hole type smash radiating out from the P pickup would suit. But I'm sure @Sammybasshas a plan. The neck is gorgeous too.

Luckily most 'boutique' expensive basses don't interest me. But show me something quirky, gaudy and tacky and I can't resist. Luckily these are mainly basses no other sane person wants so it works out quite cheap. 😁

It says the Mustang sold for £950, that can't be right can it? I like the Framus, but only for a couple of hundred.

Something's afoot.

Loving this 🙂👍