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There’s a hole in my bucket - Harry Belafonte

Whiter shade of pail - Procul Harem

No doubt £33, 10% extra for lefties! As a left hander myself, I learned right handed to save the 10% - now that’s being a cheapskate! 🤣

Stop, in the name of love - Supremes

I don’t think the 500/1 was the cheapest model at the time, that would be the Senator. Single pickup, single cut away. Having said that he had his Rick stripped back to natural when I’m sure he could have bought another and plays a right handed Casino turned upside down. Perhaps we can call him frugal with his purchases. According to a Selmer catalogue the 500/1 was 58gns and the Senator 38gns.

I recall the original ones had a built in stand. Not a shape that ever appealed to me.

Looks great in blue. I know the spec says short scale but that neck looks long!

Having also briefly owned one, they are very easy to play especially with a pick and they really don’t feel like anything else I’ve ever tried including other Hofners. It wasn’t a feel I liked so out it went but Sir P. obviously feels differently.

When you got to the crossroads, did you remember to buy the talent. It only costs your soul. As the guy in O Brother Where Art Thou says, “ I wasn’t using it”. 🤔🤣

I just thought the Zombies were a 1960’s pop group. Didn’t Rod Argent play for them before opening a music shop in Denmark Street.

One two three - Len Barry

Live and let die - Wings

It’s sometimes surprising what sort of music they’ve been used on. 4 Seasons had them, they’ve cropped up in country bands, anyone got other unusual bands using one? 🤔

Uncle Pen - Bill Monroe

I’ve got a walking pole which has a wooden top piece which unscrews to reveal a screw onto which you can put your camera thus turning it into a monopod. I suspect that it might do the job but I’m not about to start drilling holes in my NXT to find out 🥴

I too acquired an NXT last year as a first venture in to uprights. I’m managing the tripod ok but would like to try the endpin alternative which would make one more mobile. The down side seems to be that there’s no way of supporting it when not playing. The CR version has an adapter to fit to the tripod to hold the bass upright when not in use. I have put out a wanted ad on here in case anyone did buy one but not get on with it, but so far no takers. £135 seems quite a lot for one.

Re darkening the tort plate. I wonder if putting a black backing on it would do the trick. Perhaps a sheet of vinyl which is pretty thin.

War - The Temptations

I had a ‘76 P as my main bass for years. It was okay but having bought other things since which are much better, I’d say they aren’t worth the £ s that people now ask for them. Theres no mystic about the 70’s, after all that’s the CBS era.

Good one, always fancied one, never bought one. There usually quite heavy beasts, how’s this one? I think perhaps a black scratch plate is in order, that tort would do my head in and I like tort!

Go now - Moody Blues

The end of the world- Skeeta Davies

Great free bass. A friend had a one and I recall being told that the downside to the aluminium neck was that the frets were integral and therefore not renewable if they got it worn down.