Maude

Don't feel bad... he joined our band! 😁

The controls look like 'googly eyes'... I may, or may not, have been drinking. 🤷

To be honest I don't know a lot of the bands output (something I need to rectify) but any time I've seen a video of this song it's been a Dano, I think. Maybe not then.

This topic has made my mind up what bass I'm taking to rehearsal tonight.

It's hard to disagree with this.

Just to add to this thread. I'm always saying on here that a Longhorns looks are deceiving, it looks like a toy, but then you plug it in and are blown away, every time. Well, I was relearning some tunes using Amazon Music and random linked songs continue when your chosen one finishes. A song came on and I was instantly WOW, what a bass tone. Then I recalled the bass player was usually seen with a Longhorn, so I assume that's what's on the recording. Enjoy a huge grinding bass tone. 😎

Man in the Mirror - MJ It's nothing personal 😉

Dream On - Aerosmith

Just seen this on Fezbok. One of, if not the, sexiest bass ever made! The last 4005, the Shaftesbury faker, was getting on for £5k wasn't it? I'm guessing these will be similar. I'm more than happy with the HW in my avatar. Genuinely can't see the Rick being any better.

The Same Deep Water as You - The Cure

Alphabet St. - Prince

Who Are You? - The Who

Bass players and producers are fine, can't vouch for the rest of the band. Matthew 5:5, "Blessed are the poor in wallet, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who hold down the low end, for they will be comforted. Blessed is Joe Meek, for he will inherit the earth."

Monkey Business - Skid Row

I've not added my favourite fretless in here yet. A 1985 Yamaha BB1100S. It plays, sounds, and looks beautiful. Growls like nobody's business.

Another Brick In The Pool - Pink Floyd

Lada Da Da - Trio

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals

Hey all. I have another quirky bass to give some TLC. A 1978 USA SD Curlee. Firstly, thanks to @Velarianfor picking this up from the seller and packaging it ready for the courier for me. Thank you. I've had a little play today and I think it has the ability to be a very nice bass. It has issues but it is 46 years old and completely original so can be forgiven. The bad points, frets very worn (so someone played it lots) crackly jack and tone doesn't work, the action is a little high and the trussrods are a known problem, although I haven't tried to adjust it yet, and it's cosmetically tired. The good points, brass Grover tuners, brass nut, brass bridge, brass covers on the back (do you see a brass theme here? 😁), Dimarzio Model P pickup with series/parallel switching and Dimarzio pots. Unconventional build but a very solid, substantial build. Mahogany body with a three piece maple bolt on neck that runs almost the entire length of the body, so a kind of neck through/bolt on hybrid. Frets are fitted directly into the neck with no fretboard. It sounds really good in series, clanky as the pickup is close to the bridge, but still thick and powerful, kind of like a Rickenbacker, parallel sounds a little weak but could be useful. The paint is wearing its battle scars with pride, chips, digs, scratches and checking. Not yet decided how far I'll go in cleaning it up, time will tell. It came in an old but substantial flightcase which was a bonus.

It's not a Yamaha BB but it's probably of interest here as the pickup and electrics are based on his BB1200S. Eastwood have just released the Hooky Viking Pro, based on his Eccleshall hollow body with the BB electrics. Pretty pricey when compared to the Jack Casady or similar. Definitely interesting though with a reverse P and active electrics. https://eastwoodguitars.co.uk/products/eastwood-hooky-viking?variant=40381321805909

It is if you use your left hand. 😁

I'm just relearning the set for our amped up acoustic band as we haven't gigged properly since lockdown. I still haven't built up the strength I had back then but I'm finally back up to speed with Rio... on doublebass. 🙈

I think the concerns are more with the finish cracking with the expansion and contraction of wood with extremes of temperature. My post was just saying that my basses have handled enough of a temperature change to cause condensation on the bass without any ill effects.

Aha, finally another slippy strap lover like myself. I hate a grippy strap pulling at your clothing all the time. I like to be able to slide it around. I've found the Mono Betty to be my favourite. Wide, padded, strong metal fixings and not grippy. They do seem to to have leapt up in price, I'm sure I only paid about £30 for mine, but it was some years ago, but there ya go, they last for years.