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Well I thought I’d just have a go here to see if my rank badge would change.

Go now - Moody Blues

I saw Kyle a couple of years ago and the Green Gibson Bunny Brunel was not used. He had a very similar looking Red 5 string, so after the show when he was signing CDs I asked him. He told me it was time to pension off the Gibson and the new one had been custom made in London, but wouldn’t name the maker. However elsewhere on an album he credits the Bass Gallery so putting 2 & 2 together I think Martin Peterson May have made it for him. The black lined fretless he uses is also a Gibson. In some photos there’s tape over the logo but on others you can read it.

RokSak make one big enough. Pic and info on thread on JC’s new colour, page 12.

Substitute- The Who

I thought I read somewhere that Mayones and Maruszczyk were related/ same company or something. How many bass builders are there in Poland?

Gut to get you into my life - Beatles

I quite like the body shape and the scratch plate but not the headstock which looks unfinished.IMHO.

Monday, Monday. Mammas and Papas

Hi heel sneakers - Tommy Tucker

That’ll be the day - Buddy Holly

Knock on wood - Eddie Floyd

The Gibson DC Junior Bass in ebony is in stock at Thomman for £795 and they now send it to the U.K. duty paid and free postage. Can’t go wrong with a US made Bass at that price. Reviews are excellent.

Buying 2nd hand anything is a risk. Has a car been in a smash and put back together again? Does an amp have an electrical fault? Is a guitar pieced together from several? Well that was the claim about Eric Clapton’s Blackie, a Strat made from bits of Strats he liked. I don’t suppose that the fact that it’s a bitsa has affected the value of that one! 🎸 as has been said if it looks and plays ok and seems to be a reliable source then it probably is ok. If you buy with a credit card and it’s a rogue when you get it, you have some redress if the seller is reluctant to put matters right.

Wait a minute Mr. Postman - The Beatles

That looks a great bass. I think Korea still produces some of the best quality instruments around, my Peerless and Spector are prime examples of very well made basses.

You are absolutely right, if they weren’t there, it’s up to them to say when they are. They sound like a right bunch of amateurs looking for a reason not to refund. I hope you bought it on a credit card.

Nowhere to run - Martha and the Vandellas

Never mind @PaulThePlug that Ovation was so black you’d have never have found it on a darkened stage!

You’re so vain - Carly Simon

Hideous headstock spoiling an otherwise quite conventional Jazz. I don’t think having extra dot inlays justifies the rather high price. He may sell enough in Japan but otherwise I’m afraid he’s likely to bomb. It’s one thing to be the top luthier with a well known brand but quite another to survive on your own in an already over crowded marketplace.

Excellent, tort is the right choice. 👍🏼

Brown fox - Steeleye Span

Blue moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe

Killing me softly - Roberta Flack