Burns-bass

Apperciate the insight here. I need a small practice amp for home and basic band stuff. Would you recommend the PJB or Markbass? Price wise they're the same ballpark and I'd be buying new. (Any small difference in price doesn't really bother me as I've got 12 gigs this December so that'll more than pay for it).

Very good.

Stanley Clarke pre amp is wonderful bit of kit. Perfect for DB and also if you need to switch between upright and electric as well as sending a signal to front of house. Used mine for 60 or more gigs this year and it’s been flawless. Notch filter is very responsive to the environment. Probably overkill if you play at home or in the same place or a small and acoustically stable environment, but when I have to adapt to a different room most times it’s great. (But not cheap!)

https://reverb.com/uk/item/13880879-rafferty-hpf-pre-2-bass-preamp-adjustable-high-pass-filter-phase-switch-custom-color FDeck clone under £100

Sadly, I traded it to get a pre CBS jazz about 10 years ago

They’re lush. My old one is used as the picture on Andy Baxter’s website.

Looks like the screw holes have been plugged and re-drilled

Very nicely put...

No router hump on the body like my late 60s jazz from what I can see.

There are all manner of ways you can create something like this. Unless it’s parted out and meticulously documented who knows what it is?

Been sold apparently. Looks like a refin to me, but what do I know.

I’ve emailed them. Let’s see what they say.

Curse you VAT!

And hopefully not his legendary temper!

No idea. I think he's just mad. The problem is that it artificially inflates vintage values, making previously affordable instruments crazy prices. One guitar dealer I spoke to said he never bothers to mention previous artist ownership in listings as it's not really much of a factor unless it's a defining instrument (Gary Moore's Les Paul, etc.). These people probably played and owned thousands of guitars.

Stability is a big one for me. I also like the fact that it's fixed, so I don't need to waste time when I do a gig or play at home. It's just done. Slippage is also an issue as the screw in metal end pins doesn't always catch that well. Soundwise, I have noticed an improvement. Finally, it makes you play about 130% faster, better and with precise intonation.* * This may be a lie.

He’s a quirky character. I enquired about a jazz bass and he said “I’ll have one for sale soon.” I replied that I’d like to buy it and when he then emailed back he told me it had been sold. Bit off, but it happens.

There's absolutely no coherence to it, which I like in some ways. It's less didactic than some books and perhaps a little more fun. Quirky, I'd say!

Here's "How to play the electric bass". carol-kaye-how-to-play-the-electric-bass_compress.pdf

I've had one and it was really well built and looked fantastic. In the end, I preferred a genuine vintage insturment to a replica, but it was good for what it was. The only issue is that selling them on can be challenging. Technically they're considered counterfeits and some people have a very dim view of them. I don't personally care, but on some forums there are some people who really take it personally. You may find ebay and Reverb listings are pulled.