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Wouldn’t it be nice Beach Boys

Come flu with me- Frank Sinatra 

6 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

That one came after, not before.  Don't blame you for getting it mixed up - Gibson logic - let's call three completely different looking basses "EB"... nice one.

Make that 4; don’t forget the semi based on the 335 shape was also an EB.  When I think again it’s 5 or 6; the violin shaped one 2 versions of the EB0 ; the semi 2; the 3 which was a 0 with an extra pickup……………..are you still me…..

If it’s HHpickup configuration you’re after, the Gibson EB (2013 & 2014 models) are great alternative and have a similar shape. The added advantage are pull pot which change the humbuckers to single coils. 
 

By the time I get to Phoenix - Glen Campbell

On 24/01/2024 at 03:49, Skinny said:

The drummer soundchecking his microphones is the standard one. 

Drummer- MICROPHONES! How very dare he?

Sadly they don’t appear to do flat wounds ☹️

I don’t want to go to Chelsea - Elvis Costello 

Goata get you into my life - Fab 4

Is there a reason you don’t want to switch to short scale. I t would give you much greater choice and be a lot kinder on the hands.

Music Nomad make a range of cleaning and polishing products that are well thought of by luthiers. I think I’ve only ever used the polish and it was excellent.  Might be less brutal than wire wool.

Who is Rex Brown anyway! (I know, I looked him up he’s with Pantera, but I thought that was a sandwich shop in California).

Puppet on a string - Sandie Shaw

Surf Rider - The Ventures

In the bleak midwinter - Jamie Cullum

1 hour ago, mrbacco said:

Is it short scale? It is a lovely bass , congrats! 

These are 34” long scale, but have a really nice neck. The pickups are great too, with lots of options thanks to the pull pots which change them from humbuckers to single coils. 

Wonderful land- The Shadows

The string spacing on your bass may also have an effect. I found that on narrow spacing on a Hofner I was hitting the wrong string, I’m more used to the 19mm spacing on a P bass.  It some people find them far to wide. Definitely try not to pluck to hard,let the volume knob do the hard work.

17 minutes ago, casapete said:

It certainly was, and Gerry Marsden was one of the main culprits …….

 

 

And that verythin bass in the back round is way up above the trouser belt too. 😃

I think fashion dictates the height in some cases. Back in the 60s high was the thing, all of the Searchers seemed to be trying to strangle themselves 😂

Anyone who had a heart - Cilla

I always thought they were surprisingly heavy for what appears to be a relatively small body & a short neck. How’s yours?

Stuck in the middle with you - Stealers Wheel

Gone gone gone - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss