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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!

Ta. Yep found a Stingray neck and had to get a home for it. Finding Musicman parts is tricky and a bit costly…

Cheers. The body was made by a luthier. I just had to do the tru-oil slurry thing and fit the bridge. I can find the details if you want… have to say though there is a nice Rosewood Ray body on eBay for £160

Cheers… I like a bit of grain. The commentary in the video was a load of twaddle. I do like a G&L but the only one I have actually played was an L2000 which was too complicated for my level of incompetence hence the interest in a single control, I have been idly looking at the SB2s … is it just volume/volume?

His signature bass did inspire me to make a Bitsa. I don’t know much about him as a player though. I did weaken in the end though and went active with a John East EQ so more of a Ray/G&L combo. Has anyone tried a Joe Dart. I like the idea of a single control?

Move next door to someone you dislike. It will bring instant joy.

Late 70’s early ‘80’s? I always liked the way both Simon Gallop and Peter Hook played…

I’ve always seen Rickenbackers as the Harley Davidsons of the bass world. Over priced and covered in excess chrome, but kind of cool and everyone secretly wants one or at least is tempted to try one out.