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I thought Duran Duran had split up or are they still going?

It’s a prog-jazz-art house hipster fusion band. They all read Nietzche and look like Dutch fisherman from the 1920’s.

I presume Guy Pratt was playing bass on it?

Roxy Music are a band I hated at the time but am only just beginning to appreciate how great they actually were.

All great advice. I wish I had known about the pre-tin the first time I soldered anything. I would have made far less mess! I would also add that unless you are very confident if you need to solder in the cavity cover the exposed area of your bass in some cardboard/thick fabric. If you do mess up then the bass body won’t get burned.

For me it wasn’t just great bass lines. Several new wave bands took the bass from being a melodic and sometimes twee “behind the scenes” instrument and brought it into the foreground. Hence my Gallop/Hook nomination. Motörhead (not new wave) but Lemmy gets massive kudos for this as well.

Does anyone know what tuner bushings fit the MIM Vintera P basses? I have tried 2 sets and both are too small. Fender do have vintage ones that say fit vintage re-issue so guess would fit. I’ve contacted them but heard nothing… would rather not waste £10 but may have to rely on my dodgy measuring skills.

250ml! It can be passed down the family like an heirloom. I can’t see how any damage can be done if the instructions “use sparingly” are followed. Incidentally any one use Ernie Ball wonder wipes on their Rays? They work nicely and have to be used sparingly as they are about £60 each. OK a (slight) exaggeration.

This. I’ve had the same 59ml bottle of lemon oil for nearly 16 years. It’s half full. No problem with any of my rosewood boards.

Joni Mitchell is one. Don’t know why.

True but strange you should mention Hendrix who was a pretty poor singer. I would say the same for Dylan, REM, The Fall, The Cure, Crazy Horse you get the picture.. is there something unique and captivating about their voice or are just rubbish? Its like Crosby, Stills and Nash. I only really like them when Young is added to the mix and he sounds like Kermit the frog.

I bought these in black if you can’t get any others. Fit the Geezers fine and are pretty well made:Deal: ACCOCO 4pcs Gloden Guitar Knob Aluminum Alloy Potentiometer Control Knob Volume Audio Electric Guitar Bass Screw Type 20 x 15.5mm, with Allen Keys https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08HLYKH6L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_1JMTBQ6GQE88FAQDSHNH?psc=1 Link is to the Gold ones.

Or if you were decorating the offices of your corporate HQ and needed various artefacts to impress your clients. Nice investment wrapped up in a tax write off. Not being cynical but I expect that’s how most of this stuff works.

A paint brush used by DaVinci would be worth more yes. If it was used to paint a know picture even more so. If DaVinci had a time machine and scribbled on the paint by numbers set it would be worth more than your house. People collect stuff and have a fascination with fame and history that’s it really.

I agree to an extent but can see the appeal of why a serious collector or the Hard Rock Cafe etc would pay big bucks for memorabilia. If you have so much cash that your dithering over whether to buy that next bottle of vintage Pomerol, your next super car or Hendrix’s strat why not go for the strat it would look nice in the hall next to the Warhol?

Or been declared bankrupt, gone to rehab, been sponsored by a new maker with exclusivity clauses, got bored, traded up, got divorced, sick etc Famous people are just like everyone else.

It’s a bit like asking what is the point of museums or art galleries? Historical significance, scarcity, value… the more well known and culturally significant the artist is / was the greater all of the above become. Why do people flock to look at the Mona Lisa and walk past many other equally well painted pictures? People with the cash to buy a guitar like Hendix’s don’t have a lack of funds.

So you are saying that if Jimi Hendrix’s strat was hanging on a wall next to an identical one owned by Mr Smith a retired dentist from Surbiton you would wander of with Mr Smiths?

Worthy nomination just for the first 2 notes of the bass line to London Calling alone. Link not to The Clash though…

I remember watching that and buying the record not long after “How much is the fish” WTF Utter lunacy. They were great.

Ah memories of Klub Foot and some fairly fun and chaotic Pyschobilly gigs.

I tried watching Jethro Tull meets Pricilla Queen of the Desert blended with Frozen on acid to identify said bass but it was too traumatic.

Everything I love about them. Like an early Toyota Landcruiser. Does what it was built to do, no pretensions or BS and won’t let you down.

For the P buy the 50’s pup with the raised A pole. Someone has one on sale here. Not sure about the other 2 basses. I think I have solved the weak G on my Stingray by taking the pickup out and pushing down the poles on EAD and pushing up the G pole.

East 2 band and genuine Ray pickup which was a bargain until I paid the import taxes!