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    Funnily enough I tried my first ever Sandberg today at the Bass show and I was actually Surprisingly underwhelmed. But, it was during the amp less period so it was unplugged. Perhaps It’s unfair to judge it on this basis. But, it didn’t feel incredibly inspiring to noodle on.
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    Really good day. Nice to catch a few of you there today. Thanks to @walshy for letting play a couple of very, very nice P basses. Bass of the day was @Manton Customs short scale beaut. Very impressive! Time to save some pennies I think! Also pretty blown away by the AC guitars basses as well as meeting them both. Another highlight was catching Phil Mann trying out a couple of Anaconda basses and having a little chat. Superb player a lovely sounding basses!
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    Just landed here! What and what stand is it and I can try and grab some.
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    Actually, I now realise mine is a milestone 3 also not 2! 😂
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    The first bass I owned was a Peavey Milestone 2 which I still have. For a budget beginner pack bass it’s cracking! Funnily enough I’ve been listening to a band called Microwave a lot recently and really like his bass tone. I realised yesterday morning that he plays an old Peavey!
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    Really nice read that Rob! Glad you’ve found something that clicks.
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    Thanks, yeah I’m very happy with the mod!
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    Very very nice. I didn’t even realise they did a Kingman SS… Got to say, I’m getting very jealous of your bass collection John!
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    Yeah 👍
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    Have been to 2 gigs in 2 weeks, can you tell I’m not gigging at the moment? 😂 Last week was Corey Kent @ Birmingham Academy 2 with the fantastic Jordan Ray Landers on bass! Cracking show! Last night I re-lived my youth and watched Madina Lake @ The Asylum in Birmingham! Thoroughly enjoyed it and nice to see them back at it… Ruined a bit by a parking ticket on the van as I’d completely missed that the car park requires you to pay a full day fee for parking a van and I’d only paid 4 hours. Bit confusing as everything was out of order and the app has no van option. But, never mind… £60 into the idiot tax box.
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    Joel bought my TU-2 tuner pedal. Absolute gent to deal with. Great comms, fast payment and made the transaction a pleasure! Thanks Alex
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    Decided to upgrade the bridge and tuners on my Gretsch, to Gotoh to add a some tuning stability and, well I wanted black hardware. Absolutely fallen for this bass, it sounds and feels awesome for what I need. And, considering with the new bits it’s still only cost me around £350, it absolutely rips! I’m thinking I’d like to put some black Gretsch knobs on it now though… Does anyone have any kicking around they’d like to sell before I go to a certain Chinese distributor? This was my first time changing anything myself on a bass too, other than strings, strap locks and a basic setup and it went well with no swears. Only very slight annoyance is that the D string screw is fully extended and the intonation is very fractionally flat but there’s no more left on the screw. But, it’s fractions and un-noticeable to the average ear. Anyway, here it is with its new bits. Really pleased, quite like it without the pickguard too, but I like to stick my pick under it…. Maybe a RightOn strap with pick holders instead, and some new black pickup covers… Ah, it never ends 🥲🙏
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    I think if you own and play a bass for over 10 years, you’ll sincerely miss it when it’s gone. If there’s a genuine reason to get rid, i.e you solely play 5 string or short scale now, or the neck shape is causing you pain and so on, then move it on. Similarly, if you’ve only had it a couple of years and unsure of it then it’s probably not for you. Hate to say it but the internet (this forum especially) is generally the root of GAS. My suggestion is to stop watching YouTube videos of the T’Bird for a bit and more and you’ll likely stop lusting for one. For what it’s worth, I have a Mex Fender Jazz & a black Epi T’bird pro and as mentioned above, as fun as the T’bird is for 10 mins of fun, it’s massive and pretty uncomfortable to play unless you’re throwing it around a stage. If you’ve got only 1 bass, you can’t go far wrong with the Jazz. IMO of course. Alex On second thought, that’s very sensible of me, buy a Gibson.
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    Very nice that!
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    Wow that’s a cool bass! GLWTS 👍
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    Think I’m may actually go for some Gotoh GB707 instead. My main concern was tuning stability rather than reducing weight and I can save about £20 on them against the licensed HS and they’ll already be a huge step up from the existing Chinese ones. Thanks for everyone’s help with this
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    Really enjoyed reading that! Looking forward to the end result, looks great so far 🙌
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    Awesome, thanks Andy!
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    That’s good to know, I’ll take a look! I’m going to be putting a Gotoh B201B4 bridge on it anyway so not set on Hipshot.
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    Wow! That’s bloody stunning! 😍 I’ve seen a lot of Andy’s work on the build diaries and have always been blown away. But, I’d not seen this before! Is there a thread from when he did the work?
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    What brand is the extra pickup in that?
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    Full PA system. Yamaha/Wharfedale. Full PA system perfect for small bands or DJs starting out. It’s a Yamaha EMX312 powered mixer & x2 Wharfedale Exp-X15. Includes x2 heavy duty Speakon cables, a kettle lead and x2 old Stagg speaker stands. These are really beat up and tatty but they do the job. Condition is okay considering it was gigged a lot. The speakers have had a few scuffs on the grills which can be resprayed if needed. But, the carpet cover is in pretty good shape with no noticeable rips etc. Happy to run an IPhone and microphone through it to show it working upon collection in Telford. REDUCED TO £275. £300 Ono. cash on collection only from Telford. The speakers are big and heavy so no postage unfortunately.
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