Grahambythesea

Tears a in heaven - Eric Clapton

Steeleye Span last night in Dorchester. Current line up only has Maddie from the original band but the newer members are excellent especially the fiddle player. Roger Carey is on bass.

My favourite fretless bass which I’ll never be sable to afford.

I’m a man - Spencer Davis Group ( or Chicago)

I’ve owned 2 USA Fender Ps and a Jazz, all sold and currently have a Mex P. I can’t tell the difference except the neck is on the Mex  P is more like a Jazz. I like them but I don’t think they are particularly different to other basses. 

We gotta get out of this plaice - the Animals

On 09/05/2025 at 16:17, tauzero said:

Could it just be that the headstock has been banged very hard on something which has sheered a section off along the grain?

I think you’re right. I had a 76 Precision which had an accident and took off part of the front part of the headstock. It split along the grain and was easily stuck back. But supposing this happened on a tour ( the schedules back then were torturous) no opportunity to get it to a luthier or even get to a shop for some wood glue. May also explain why he switched to the Gibson bass or that might have just been following the fashion for semis in the 60s.

On the road again - Willy Nelson

There are photos and videos on YouTube with the headstock in tact and modded. Then he has a white P bass and then switches to a natural finish Gibson EB2. 

Sugar and Spice - The Searchers

Didn’t really show us his collection, no dirty bird, no spider alembic and he did seem rather bored. 

12 o’clock rock - Dave Taylor

I’m using an iPad so no CTRL F5, but thanks for the idea. I’ll check if I’m blocking cookies but I don’t think so.

Super person of no fixed abode

Simply any colour you choose

Beach persons

The end of the world - Skeeter Davis

Thanks. There’s nothing showing in my passwords for Basschat. I’ve checked the remember me box but doesn’t make any difference. ☹️

I have a NS NXT which is passive and to listen through headphones I use a Blackstar Headphone amp. I believe the later models are now active so may be ok to plug in the headphones direct.

Wabash Canonball - Carter Family

Until recently the site would remember my log in details but now every time I open up I have to enter my user name and password a fresh. What’s happened? How can I get back to be recognised?

It’s the crummy algorithms and will get worse the more AI takes over the world.

Whilst there do seem to be a lot of optimistically priced guitars on Reverb, I’ve bought 2 on it at good prices both from private sellers who were excellent to deal with. The site is just another business so who owns it probably won’t make a jot of difference.

HE da man - Dolla

You’d think for an instrument that they want that much for that there was a better marketplace than eBay. If it’s really worth that sort of money, which I doubt, then it’s a museum piece, somewhere like the Rock n Roll hall of fame or Hard Rock Cafe.

Just remembered there’s one for sale on here.

If your’re happy in short scale but want wider string spacing then the. Gibson EB2/ Epiphone Rivoli semis are precisely that. Admittedly the originals are rather pricey but Epi did a reissue that sell 2nd hand for reasonable money. They have the thump in bucket loads.