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I've got one where the small print under the fake "Fender" logo, where you'd expect to see the serial number etc., is an admission that it's assembled from WD Music parts.
One reason is that the "Fender" part is sometimes noticed when having the "have you thought of getting a proper bass" discussion at jazz jams ("well, at least it's Fender/fretless/both"). No-one's ever commented on the small print and I suspect they've not noticed.
Now I have a "proper bass" this doesn't really matter any more. The fake logo should come off easily with some wire wool should I so wish.

This one:

At the time it would have been ideal, but someone else got there first.

On 05/05/2021 at 10:08, Beer of the Bass said:

That seems like a good, solid choice, I remember quite liking the Zeller basses I've seen.

I bought one (carved top) during lockdown and it turned out to be very good indeed. Luckily it was for sale locally and I was able to borrow it for a couple of days to try before spending the money.

1 hour ago, Happy Jack said:

 

Y'know, I'm pretty sure that there's a comma in the wrong place.

Unless he knows a lot of born again Christians who like to get back to nature ...

 

 

The singer of that horror was attempting to parody the original, where Cliff lyrics seem to be "ballads and calypsos have got nothing on, real country music that just drives along" AFAICT.

Could this be a crime against rhyme? Surely it's criminal somehow. At least I didn't have to be the one out in front singing it.

Quote

Come on pretty baby let's sell our souls to Satan,
Shake it baby, shake my honey, Old Nick's waitin',
The Prince of Darkness wants to claim your soul,
He'll get it through the influence of Rock & Roll.
They say that when you die eternal life's real swell,
But for sex, booze and drugs you're better off in hell!
Those born again Christians have got nothing on,
Satanic sex rituals that last all night long.

Hail Satan!

The tune.

36 minutes ago, lancer said:

Country/Jazz/Blues/Pop anyone?

Orange Terror (with 1x12 cab) for jazz. Sounds good and is much easier to transport than the Trace Elliot I used to use.

Here, the walls are a foot thick; one neighbour says they can't hear anything and the other has not mentioned bass practice, but does have a dog that can be heard barking and howling frequently through my living room wall. If they can hear anything then I think that makes it even.

I am reminded of a singer I performed with once (that gig came up in a "worst ever gigs" thread) who awoke his neighbour by putting up a picture on an adjoining wall at around 3-4am. The neighbour came to his door to complain and, upon being told to f**k off, punched him.
When the police then arrived at the singer's summons they found his flat to contain a significant number of road signs etc., resulting in a charge of "theft of street furniture".

All of these are instruments I'm never likely to sell. The black Jazz because I've been after a proper Fender unlined fretless jazz since the 90s, and now I finally have one I'll be keeping it.
The others because no-one would ever offer me enough money to make up for the amount spent modifying them, so I might as well keep hold of them.

Lots of practice has meant that at the beginning of the lockdown I could not play a DB at all and now I am studying grade 5 material on one.
Still, missing the boost gained from jam sessions etc.

49 minutes ago, Paul C said:

So, is anyone out there a user of the newer Terror Bass with the clean switch. Any feedback on it? One demo on YouTube shows it delivering some fantastic sounds both clean and overdriven and I really liked what I heard. Thanks in advance

I have one and like it - it's easy to carry around, which is an important consideration.
All I've used it for is relatively quite jazz jams with the clean switch on and volume and gain at around 1/3 so I have no idea how it will behave at high volume. It sounds fine with BG and EUB live and might even be tolerable with DB but I've had no chance to try it yet.
Possible drawbacks:
* At bedroom volumes there's noticeable fan noise once it warms up.
* Noisy effects loop: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/408341-effects-loop-noise/?tab=comments#comment-4031885
* The first one I had rattled a bit (see the cloth padding on the photo below) but PMT replaced it without any complaint and the replacement was fine.

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/10285-show-us-your-rig/page/149/?tab=comments#comment-4016716

19 minutes ago, BreadBin said:

I have a Ltd83 - the posh version and one of the nicest Encores I've ever played. 

I don't recall that - do you recall how it differed from the basic model?

5 minutes ago, Gareth Hughes said:

 Still, a fine bass for what it was.

Definitely. I regret selling it, though I've bought better basses since.

Not long ago I found a picture of my first bass, probably obtained in around 1994 and for not much under £100 new, though I can't recall the exact details. Did anyone else have one of these?
BTW, for the watch fans here, here's the watch worn in the photo.

Unfortunately, by 5pm on the 1st of Jan. this had happened:

20 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

The pics might be deceiving me, but does the scale length of the basses vary?

E.g. my Stagg EUB has a 41.5" scale length. How does that compare to the EUBs that you guys have?

My Warwick is 104 cm, i.e. approx. 40.9". Also an Eb neck and I'd expect most to be D.

8 hours ago, velvetkevorkian said:

This chat is bringing back fond memories/stress dreams of getting three people and a double bass into a Nissan Micra many years ago. Can't really recommend that...

Only for a short distance I hope!

I’m reminded of getting me and the drummer back from a gig years ago, in a Citroën 2CV. I can’t remember why his other transport wasn’t available. 
Anyway, I had to roll the roof down so we could lower the bass drum in. 

@Paul S it turns out it does go in neck first. I'm a bit concerned about the neck being forward, but it does seem to be the favoured option.

1 hour ago, BreadBin said:

It's not a legal requirement.

I've got good visibility via the other mirrors and don't normally need that one except for some parking.

16 minutes ago, Paul S said:

Never seen the appeal, myself.  🤨

If you can fit it in like that, can't you fit it in as per the video, horn first (ooh matron etc)?

I'm not sure but will try it via the boot.
I certainly won't be able to get it in the door.

Problem solved - bottom-first insertion from the rear, over onto the front seat. This technique gets it in without having to pull out to access the doors on the left.

Still plenty of space for horn, passenger (both non-negotiable) and amp.

Claimed!

54 minutes ago, pete.young said:

Does the rear seat split?

It does. But, I seem to have bought the skinflint's version of this car, which doesn't allow the front seat to fold flat forwards and therefore adds to the difficulty.

1 hour ago, jrixn1 said:

With your stone walls though you'll have to have the car out on the road when loading/unloading.

Interesting, thanks. I was planning to drive out onto the road tomorrow afternoon to try things out.

9 minutes ago, pete.young said:

Put it in the front seat, the second person sits behind you in the back, amp, cab, baritone horn in the boot. Simples.

Is something like this what you're thinking of, or sitting upright?

4 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

OK, but it was worth a try.
To stop the db moving about, would inflatable pillows do the job..? If that's too much of a faff (a technical term...), ornery pillows..?

That might be worth considering - I am not sure I could manage to construct a robust enough cradle.

1 minute ago, Dad3353 said:

Is it totally out of the question to change for a more suitable car..? 
(Serious question, not flippancy on my part ...)

I thought someone might ask that.
That would not be ideal. Much as I have problems with acoustic basses and the cramped conditions of the house, I also have the difficulty of a parking space barely larger than the car (there are stone walls either side).