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Who’d take a Pedulla to a pawn shop? Could it nicked?

I don’t like the strap hooks on those. A bit crude 😂 LOL

You could call it sunburst wood, but it’s definitely 2 shades of brown!

Spector Coda might fit the bill if you want to sick with a J bass but get away from Fender/Squier.

If the plane has a proper business class, then ask the flight attendants nicely to put it in the wardrobe in business which is rarely full of coats. Otherwise your borrowing a decent case seems by far the better, safer solution.

Ditto

Most of us use long scale because generally the tone is better and the tuning more accurate. I’ve had both, lots of them. The size of your hands may also be a factor, if they’re small you may get on better with short scale but it will severely limit your choices of instruments. Nearly all the “classic” basses (Fender etc) are long scale. Short scale tend to be for niche markets, but back in the 60s when British bands ruled nearly everyone played short scale, as the only options - Hofners, Epiphones and Gibsons, Fender was not fashionable for a while. But then the circle went round and it seems everyone today wants the P or J bass (or a clone thereof) as you may have noticed watching pro bands or reading this forum.

Falcon is currently a JHS brand for entry level acoustic guitars and ukuleles. I know, that’s not much help really.

Whilst on the subject of light Gibsons, the current EB and its 2013/14 predecessor are really light, circa 3.5 kg (& thats in the 5 string version).

Definitely MARMITE and I’m afraid I don’t like it. Wanted a Jack back in the day but never one of these.

Look like a posh version of a Danelectro to me with those very flat bodies.

Must try that one. 😎

I have it’s 2013 predecessor, same great pickups, bridge and hardware. Brilliant sound range, great neck and also lightweight. The anti-Gibson mafia just won’t try these and just demonstrate prejudice.

I to have a 14 hole Precision pickguard. I thought I found one on the bay but when it arrived the holes were completely off, neck slot was too small and generally a dreadful fit. The Custom made ones cost nearly as much as I paid for the bass which admittedly was in poor nick and quite cheap.

If there’s no scratch plate then the knobs will be hanging towards the floor! I’d see see a P with a clear s’plate, still looked a bit weird showing the routing from the pickups to the controls.

Just thinking the same myself.

I did Australia once for a Washburn guitar. Used the Royal Mail Parcel Force, but I can’t remember if the insurance was enough or the buyer took the risk. Anyway it got there okay but cost far too much.

Fenton Weill, don’t know the model name but looked like this, except I took the red scratch plate off ( it was superfluous) and put an aluminium bridge on it. It actually played pretty well. Don’t remember the make of the amp but it was a combo with 2 x 12in speakers one facing forward the other backwards. What an earth the idea of that was I have no idea but it was replace by a Marshall 2 x 12 with a Selmer T & B amp 50 watt as I recall.

Question? When Entwistle started hybriding Thunderbirds he was presumably using Gibsons which were through neck construction. How on earth do you cut a through neck off and fit a Fender bolt on neck, and why?

The tort looks great, although anodised gold is cool.

Had a ‘66 EB2D. Necks are prone to snapping at the headstock so check it. The Mudbucker pickup is powerful, the Baritone switch tames it down a bit and originally were a push button. Short scale of course and some of the necks were a bit dogish (is that a real word?) Whilst I got rid of mine I still have a hankering for one but the prices now are prohibitive.

Appropriate for a Wyman - 🎼 “ you’ve got to paint it, paint it, paint it, paint it black” 👅

How nice to see restrained reliving, just like someone looked after their bass over the 50 years they owned it . 👍🏿