prowla

There was an Australian bloke who did Stairway To Heaven with a wobble board...

I am a bit of a fan, but the Rush "Feedback" album is pretty grim.

Obviously.

Oh, that too - it's a bit of fun folks bring along their unwanteds and the ticket proceeds go to the chosen charity.

A load of bass players bring a selection of kit, set up in a couple of rooms, chat and discuss, try out other folk's kit, sit down for a presentation or two from a pro, eat cake, drink tea, maybe buy something from the table-top sale, make friends.

Stating provable facts negates slander/libel; the law (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/26) states "It is a defence to an action for defamation for the defendant to show that the imputation conveyed by the statement complained of is substantially true.". My impression is that the above case may have included items which deviated from the demonstrable truth to include speculation, circumstantial evidence, and editorial licence.

Darn - I thought I was special! 🙂

Slander/libel has to be untrue and the truth is an absolute defence; afaik, I’m the only one who has been libelled, but the aforementioned accusation was easily dismissed as the fabrication it was.

That’s quite amusing. I had no interest in meeting him, especially when he wanted to sort it out man-to-man; presumably the intention was to intimidate me, but I never mentioned that myself and my three sons hold karate black belts, so it might’ve been an interesting workout. For me and some others here, we got our money back and I found the process quite enlightening, TBH. I do know there were/are others who haven’t managed to get a resolution and I heard a couple of shocking stories in my interactions with folks. So I applaud your efforts!

...a variation on "if you know, you know"! 🙂

I can't relate to Squiers for that sort of money; I understand that there are the "If you know, you know" advocates, but to me they are budget instruments which punch above their weight rather than really being worth that much. Still, folks with cash to spend evidently disagree! 🙂

I've got 3 Spirits: a 5-string, a guitar, and my Rickenberger. They are indeed strange things to play, as they have no weight/substance to them.

People who tell you how you should play are donuts!

From a dumpster...?

This is a real Frankestein!

@cetera - Charvel 3B, ESP Surveyor '87, Fender FSR PJ Precision, Hamer Impact, Italia Imola, Spector NS2, Spector Euro, Spector EuroX (Spectorbird), Spector Pulse II, Gallien Krueger 400RB & Legacy800, GenzBenz Neox 2x12 @TheGreek - All short scale this year - a @Jabba_the_gut short scale 5er, Mini Ray, Short scale P bass @Harlequin74 - Zoot Performer, Status Shark, Spector QV4 , Markbass TTE501 and Matching CAB. Maybe the Lehle Basswitch… @Frank Blank - @Jabba_the_gut short scale fretted and fretless, JMJ Mustang, QSC K12.2, Grace Design Alix @TrevorR - Mk 1 Wal, Wal Pro IIE, Aria SB700, Frankenjazz, pedals and MarkBass LMII & Traveler 2x10 @bnt - travelling light, probably a couple of pedals such as T-Rex Diva Drive, Orange KongPressor @bass_dinger - 1999 Washburn XB500, 1994 Washburn XB500, Washburn XB925 in zebrawood, Washburn XB925 in bits, Boulder Creek 5 string (likely to be for sale, SWR Workingmans 12. @greentext - 2008 Spector NS4-H2, 2015 Sandberg VS4, 2000 Trace Elliot T-Bass, my pedalboard and my tin of picks 😈 @prowla - Probably a couple of Rickenbackers and some interesting oddities. Amp-wise a Markbass EVO and a 1x12 (last year I bought some others to try and never switched them on, as the EVO sounded spot-on).

Might be an option worth exploring.

They need to adapt their CNC to do a headless.

It's marked as sold.

Shame about the replacement bridge and tuners. I'd revert the 4000+1 mod; it looks like the pickup is in the wrong place anyway. The pickguard cutout is a bit messy and it looks like that was the original 4000 pickguard hacked, so the search would be on for a replacement. The genuine wear looks good to me, apart from the name carved. A 4000 is on my nominal shopping list, but this one's asking price is at least double what I'd pay.

I think it's OK to use CNC machines for the initial cutting and then do the remainder by hand. That's what Rickenbacker do now.

Rics are styled after the famous Tsunami picture.

"input jack" has be running for the hills!

£650 - crikey! Mine ain't in the best nick and I think it's been overpainted from blue.