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The first band I was in had a terrible name but we were popular locally and couldn't change as pubs would just advertise us with the original name. The events leading to the hasty naming involved a group of mates that got together with instruments in someone's kitchen once a week, not a band as such, just having a laugh. We went to the pub one evening to see a band and one guitarist was trying to chat up the barmaid with the old, "Oh yeah, I'm in a band you know", line. It worked so well he got us a booking and she asked the name of the band to put in the diary. We weren't a band and we had no name. He looked around for inspiration and a random bloke was wearing a bobblehat, erm "The Bobblehats" he said, Tw@t. Anyway we had to choose who would play what a get a set together in three weeks. The gig was horrendous and amazing at the same time. I had massive feedback issues for the first half but got it sorted in the break, at the end a bloke came up and congratulated me on my amazing sound in the first half but didn't like what I'd done to it in the second. It was noisy, raucous, and ferocious and people were dancing on tables and anything that would move got dragged out and danced on/broken. We were paid and the banned from ever playing there again. I learnt a lot that night, not least that we were The Bobblehats and the name stuck. Moral of the story, pick your name wisely, it might haunt you for a long time.

Thank you, it is rather nice🙂. Yes makes his own R tailpieces and bridges, a very talented chap.

I never pass up an opportunity to whip mine out. Made by the same luthier as Rick's Fine' 52 (I think). Given the price genuine ones command that wreck of a shell on ebay might not be that rediculous. I'd never go near it but at around a third of the cost of a complete one who knows? It is an absolute turd though.

So would you sell for £275?

So would a belt sander but there's more than one way to skin a cat. Actually the belt sander would do that as well

Fixed 😁

A good set up will transform a fretless far more than a fretted bass. Give it a go and then decide, it doesn't cost a penny and can be quite rewarding.

Sellers can be freaks as well, I had a right one on a Facebook selling page. I wanted to buy a VCR to convert some old videos of the kids to DVD. I work in Plymouth and saw one for sale in Plymouth, ideal I'll swing by one the way home from work. "Is it still for sale?" "Yes." 'I'll have it, I'll pick it this evening at half five." "Yes." “Can I have you address please?“ “Yes." After about an hour, " Can I have your address please so I can pick it up this evening?“ “Yes." Another half an hour goes by, “Address?“ “I'm not giving out my address over Facebook, here's my mobile number, if you text when you're five minutes away, I'll give it to you then". "How the feck will I know when I'm five minutes away, five minutes away from where? This is too difficult, you can keep it!“

My knowledge on IEM is lacking somewhat, but I do know that no bluetooth device is suitable for monitoring, there is just too much latency.

I think that's the joy of the internet. You used to have to put work into buying an instrument privately, first buy a paper or whatever it was advertised in, then make a phone call with one of those things connected to the wall and have an actual conversation to discuss and arrange a viewing. Now you can just sit on your sofa, see an ad that takes your fancy and send a quick message, before really thinking about whether you actually want it. Then decline on a whim without having to speak to the seller. The upside is, obviously your ad reaches a far wider audience though. Yes there are lots of numpties out there, but it's still better selling today than in the days of FreeAds.

Get out!!!

Could you get a clear scratchplate and get a DIY emporium to scan that bass, or whatever you have in the pink you want, and mix you some paint, not emulsion though. Then paint the inside of the scratchplate, once covered it will appear even and glossy from the outside. If you go to a trade supplier to vehicle bodyshops they can scan it and mix you an aerosol of car paint which would be even better, still paint the inside of a clear scratchplate though as it will look like plastic once done.

Welcome to the forum. A 1" paint brush (and vacuum cleaner if you want to suck it away) will flick the dust out from under control knobs, around pickup cavities, tuners, Bridge, etc.

How do the Chinese get away with building and selling blatant counterfeits? Do copyright laws only apply in certain countries or something? Mr Hall's flying monkeys get all over private, individual sales on ebay etc, yet seem to ignore the abundance of Chinese sellers on Ali-express and the like. This is a genuine question, not a troll.

Maybe speed this up a bit to make more punk?

I never want to hear any of you lot moaning about neck dive again, it's not worrying this little lad one bit, so the rest of you just get over it! Lovely pics @josie and @ped 👍

Late 90s with my rediculous 2x15 plus 4x12 bi-amped rig........ ..... to last month supporting The Chords at Exeter Cavern.

Guys, you seem to be missing the most important part, it has a tone pin............. a TONE PIN. O,M and freakin' G my bass will sound awesome with a tone pin. 😀

Dunlop do the twisty ring with the turny keyhole type, I have a feeling that's not the correct name 😁 They just fit over the original strap pin like a grolsch washer but you then rotate the outer ring to lock the on. I've never had any problems with them and they're cheap, £3.99 a pair on Amazon.

This. I also use the 1mm Dunlop nylon picks, the only down side is they're black, never put it down, it'll be the last you see of it 😄 If you find picks slipping or spinning in your fingers the either score a noughts and crosses grid into them with a Stanley blade or drill three or four small holes in the centre of them. Some people will tell you to play with the thickest pick you're comfortable with, others will say thinner's better. The correct one is the one that gives you the sound and feel you like.

Seriously though I can totally understand any site or company not wanting to get involved in the sale of Rickenbackers due to fakers being offered, but to restrict the discussion of Rickenbackers is a bit silly. Sure lots of people don't like them, but lots of people don't like all sorts of basses. If every time a brand got a bad post the discussion got shut down then they'd be pretty boring discussions. It's good to know the positives and negatives about different basses.

Or....... after the thread on here about John Hall leaving RIC, I think you may have found out what he's running now 🤣

It even looks comfortable to play 😎

Ha ha, that'll teach me to half read posts 😄

I'd imagine those pickups are inspired by the sharksfin neck inlays. Shame that neck is dotted.