Doctor J

The ad title is Nowhere is it claimed the bass is a Fender, or even the bass is a Precision for that matter, and rightly so. It's a Fender 3 hole neck plate. The rest? Well, I can tell you what it isn't 😉

I am very fond of this Blade B4. I knew a guy in the early 90's who had one of their strats and it was a thing of beauty, always wanted to try one of the basses. Worst? I bought a pedal case for a project and had moved on from needing it before it even arrived. Now it sits there, mocking me.

"Bass is the tool of ignorance" - Blackie Lawless 😂 On a happier tone, at one gig I was told "We couldn't hear the band but we could feel your bass" ...which was nice.

A Year of Birth bass shouldn't be too expensive at this point.

He should quit smoking, too.

"The bass booms, dropping like a paving slab from the top of a tower block, shattering, spreading the circumfluent surges of the guitar and keyboards to areas of half-baked excitement." Foooook sake.

All killer, no filler! Very nice indeed.

It doesn't look too bad, I'll allow it.

Hipshot B bridges in general, just something about them irks me. The 5 string model, in particular, is a work of asymmetric evil.

There have been two Origin customs in the FS section here recently which have been two of the nicest looking basses I have ever seen. The green 6 string ad has had all the pics removed and, if it was a 4 string, would be living with me now. It was the same model as this, the other one, This is outrageously nice (but unfortunately fretless). The Fender-alikes do absolutely nothing for me at all but, if it pays the bills, fair enough.

STOP!!! Abba time!

I'm coming in somewhere between country and disco 😵

I like that a lot.

Yeah, on the singing/rapping borderline, add Zack de la Rocha from RATM. He's like Freddie Mercury in the way that you realise just how truly great he was by hearing other people try his songs.

Being a metal lover, this is my kind of territory but, if it's actual singing efforts we're talking about... Mark Arm from Mudhoney Henry Rollins Sabbath era Ozzy Chuck Mosely from Faith No More Paul Linehan from The Frank and Walters It's interesting to see people mention the kind of X-factor screensavers who can hit notes but have nothing to say, those who just want to be famous and take the quick route to get there, compared to those who are prepared to live in a van and sleep on floors for years in order to play and just get their music out there. Authenticity and integrity go a long way to covering a lot of technical vocal sins.

Gruff from Super Furry Animals

No need for that surprise, he was the 5th post

Snow

Lamentably so

The victims are not just Bass Collections

The oldest and newest members of the family. Despite appearances, they're both around the same age, just the ESP has had the misfortune of living with me for the last 30-odd years.

Poorly thought out solutions to getting sufficient break angle over the nut. For example, using three separate pieces of junk for five strings.

Nah, you're thinking of knob controls, completely different thing altogether 😁

[K.I.T.T.]I really don't think this is a good idea, Michael![/K.I.T.T.]