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Hard to know on the recording Like a lot of pro artists, he may well have recorded on a particular bass, but played a different bass when gigging

I dont know enough about components to say about a difference - maybe it doesnt have any difference on lower power circuits. I had a read on some sites, including here, and some say its good and some say it's not , with respect to tone. Someone on ( cant remember where ) said bits fell off his Stinger, and another said he wired his in, then immediately took it out again. The East MMSR is not a direct copy , as stated by John himself , but he uses good quality components, and his pre's are exceptional in build quality. Hence the higher price. I guess i'm leaning more towards John's pre - i've had a few of his in the past and they're the canine's cobblers. I dont know what's out there apart from the Stinger and John's MMSR - so it may be that i've only got 2 choices

Prepare thyself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDBren6gJVs

It was unique back in th 60's and it still is now. Enjoy , spongey

This what i now have. Not easy to find though. I bought this 20 + years ago https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OGDENs-NUT-GONE-FLAKE-in-a-TIN-CAN-1989-IMPORT-SMALL-FACES-CD-5-COASTERS-/380670383926

I've not seen the modern sleeve

Me too. Had the vinyl ( what a cover that is - and then you look inside the cover - officer ) Then bought the round tin CD. It had a great pull out , all concertina'd , and about 6 beer mats that were a copy of the face of the tin. Marvellous. Still got it Love is like an 'ole in the wall A line-up in the warehouse no trouble at all

Got a jazz shape body, and its been through some mods here and there, and not sure where to go with it now, as its been resigned to the cupboard I had a think and decided maybe the way to go would be to fit a single MM ( Warman UK ) that i have lying around. The MM pickup has already been in a bass that i moved on so i know how good the pickup is already, but the body is going to take some work. Pup routs need filling, then the body needs sanding flat and veneering. Its the preamp where the stumbling block occurs. I guess my options are either a Stinger 2 band, or East MMSR 2 band. There's a big price difference of course. I've seen a photo of the Stinger guts, and it clearly showed that Chinese copy of Elnea capacitors were used ( Kelnea ) so the rest of the pre maybe has cheap compenents too whereas the East probably has much better quality components, so anyone recommend either as an option ? Are there other 2 band pre's that come close ?

Aga do do do ?

I saw all those puns but refused to take the bait

That headstock - i like the way its been shaped so that strings rub on the face. Nice touch

Fretless / fretted ?

A great track indeed - even Grace Jones did a cover version

I suppose so Hey...is the sin bin at Silverstone with some racing hogs to play on ? That would be some punishment

I drooled over the configurator - had to have a cup of tea after that.

I'd like to know where my original 84 Overwater Standard single pup is - huge mistake. This, but single pup and passive - very hard to even find a photo of one

You can get your own relic'ed bass by gigging a new one, instead of paying a factory to make it look like you're a well gigged muso

Again...

Why ? 1 and only post 4 years ago and he never came back

Yup, well spotted CJ

Could be an older model ESP bass. They used to use big white blocky letters on their headstocks, but they dont seem to these days.

Its actually a soldering station but it should do the job

Thats the one Trevor.. with a heated loop rather than just a hot blade - well found

Junk food - keeping the poor alive 👀

That sounds like a great compromise, ( and based on the what onehandloose said ) now that i've done it all back to front. yes, cut through the whole foam in the shape i want, then slice the bit i've cut out in half, longways. I can then ' plug ' the hole with half of the shape i just cut. Nice work daddy o. It means i dont need a specialist cutter, just a plain old sharp knife