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I think you might need to see some close up shots! The bridge is sort of errr, maybe a Soviet 60's reject? The neck looks, well, ummm, like you wouldn't want to touch it. Something really weird going on at fret 20? Doesn't look like the same neck when you look at the headstock? Pups hanging out. Tuners might be ok though!

Nice comment about it though! https://en.shpock.com/i/W6O5Y1iyTBIASWsb/

Was just thinking that! I think quite a few Rick's are 42.9 too...

Imperial sizes seem to be a USA thing which, unfortunately takes time. Surely there must be a luthier on here who could custom make one for you? Good luck.

Watched a documentary on Carol Kaye and it reckoned she had played on 10,000 recordings! No blummin wonder she can't remember what she's played on even it's remotely true!

That's a good disciplined plan you have come up with. I tend to grab my bass, bass trainer and headphones when the Mrs puts drivel on the telly in the evening. That way I get about 8 hours in a week without it interfering with anything else I want to do. It's actually a better way for me to practice as it's a much better alternative to what I'd otherwise have to endure!

Signed. This happened to a pub in Blackburn but it was the brewery who wanted to close it. After a petition it was saved as a place of community interest. Took a while but it was successful and so there's no reason why your petition can't help. Good luck.

Send it back. Don't take any risks, These things don't happen really.

Been playing for 40 years and if there's one thing I've learned playing in a band it's, don't get yourself in a position where you are being 'told' what to do by a guitarist or a singer. If you do, you may as well become a session player and earn some money! The real fulfilling part of it all is - you will be the only one that is! The realistic future for those that 'tell' others what to do is loneliness as everyone will eventually have enough and leave. Same as any relationship!

Around 1990 we played at a local club. Loads turned up. Our then drummer Kev decided to smoke a load of weed, take loads of amphetamine and then drink a shed of ale. Needless to say, he collapsed and fell off his kit half way through. When he finally recovered, he blamed it not on the cocktail he had consumed but on the order he had taken it in 😂 That narrowly pipped the gig where all of us (bar our now different drummer) got that drunk that we couldn't play at all. By the way, that sober drummer was Ged Lynch who is currently on tour with Peter Gabriel and Sting! I've learned a lot since!

La Bella website offers custom sets. Just choose what string guages you want really. Shipped from the USA cost around £21 and they arrived within a week.

Been back tonight. It's an ABM Magnifier head and an ABM 8X10 cab in Studio 3 and it sounds marvellous. GAS is back...

To be honest, I'm not convinced it's a Thunder II at all. I didn't think that any of the Thunder 2 or 3 were bolt on neck? I think it's either a Thunder 1a fretless or some sort of a Thunder Jet project or maybe a hybrid of the 2 and an old raft found on the canal.

It's what's under that intriguing scratch plate that bothers me. Routing may well have been done with a sharp spoon and a shovel and then there's the two cracks that look to be have been caused by the bridge screws being hammered in. I know it's cheap but even if it's a complete lemon it would never make an ornament either. 😂

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-II-Fretless-bass-guitar-/223119300996?oid=172577431001

Westone Thunder 2 and 3 series have fretless models in the range. Fabulous basses too. BC'er Roger2611 has one I believe. Models - http://www.westone.info/indexthunderbass.html

Our setup is a lot like yours (live drums though)but we only use a pair of Barefaced FR800's FOH. The BF are great sounding, small and lightweight and can do a venue (with the whole band through them) of about 100-150 folk (depending on the volume and bottom end you require you of course). The bass sucks a lot of power from them though and so we are also looking for a bit more out front but do not want subs (don't really like the over wooly sound that lots of bands prefer today). So, we're adding a pair of RCF 745a's in the hope that, at larger gigs we can use all 4 FOH, smaller gigs RCF's as the main PA and the BF as monitors (or vice versa). I'm hoping the RCF's will do the FOH job on their own to be honest. Lots of folk like them on here and say they are easily capable of taking a whole live band. Don't get me wrong, the BF can do that but they can run out of steam if the music you play is loud (our engineer likes loud ). In your position, I can only think of getting a larger sub and selling the existing one or replacing your your tops with something like the BF's or 745's. Maybe you could ditch your sub too? I'll have a better idea of how the RCF's perform as soon as we get them to a gig.

Ha! Small world! Studio 2 we were in but think we'll definitely opt for Studio 3 next time. I don't know what I'll do if the bass rig rounds as good as what's going on in my head 😂 What band are you in, if you don't mind me asking?

Nice one. Being so near to the train and bus stations makes it ideal for travellers. In a few outfits at the mo. On Parole Clash band thing, 3 MenGone Mad (just reformed) and Boredom (long standing local band). Haven't managed to get Boredom to Cathedral yet but I'm sure once they've been there, they won't want to return to their attic!

Unfortunately, GAS and regret are unavoidably intertwined! 😂 You are right though, the place is a gem! If you don't mind me asking, who do you play for? Being what seems a local lad and all that...