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Yep - the "Hey, I bet you've never seen this before!" routine is wearing a bit thin. I wish it was possible to ignore ebay sellers.

That's 'cos it's not much like the brand that cannot be mentioned...

Good point about the black - it has a black pickguard (which I am also stripping the paint off!)

I’ve got one Warwick whose neck is too chunky; I’ve often thought about whether to trim it a bit.

I take your comment and raise you a picture! ...and the description: That makes 3½ tuners to me!

A set of 3½ tuners - bargain!

I have a Minitaur & PK-5A pedals; I do have a 12-step, but haven't got 'round to programming it. I would like a T3, but that price does seem high. Mine did make an appearance at the last SE Bass Bash; see Sylvia's blog:

I've got an old Vox Clubman bass I bought at a car boot, which had been over-painted. I've now sanded off the paint and am ready to re-finish it. It was a dark orange/red (not sure what the colour is called) and I don't know whether to try and get that (it's still in the pickup bays) or go for another colour, either a plum/burgundy or black. But before that, what's a good primer to use on plywood? My skills are up to the level of rattle-can, but the original probably wasn't anything better anyway.

I've not, but I have a J-Retro in this Jazz and it is really good.

Yep, that might be true. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-body-and-neck-1960-70s/333725012880

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Homemade-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Project-1960-s-MiJ-Neck-Electrics-Work/293739876828

Spooktacular!

Ugly+

@stewblack was Hell Benton getting one!

I've seen them - Street Level in Southsea sell them; they do look to be good budget instruments.

Curiously, I may have seen him playing in a Beatles tribute band at Epcot (either him or the other top-notch faker-maker). He's going to be doing a bit of work on one of my fakers sometime soon-ish. AFAIK, all of the parts will be genuine ones. As far as selling goes, I think it being a custom build means its original delivery wasn't a transgression of any laws, but the selling of it with logo was (though since it's a one-off sale by an individual there's be no mileage in pursuing them).

I've played one HB bass, @Jus Lukin's Precision, and the neck was too chunky for me. It seemed solidly made, though. Not in the same class as a MIM Fender, IMHO. I've played some Squiers and they have been pretty good; I sold an Affinity Precision for £60 and the buyer got a darned good bass for that money!

Good point, well made! (I did buy another bass yesterday - I think that takes me to 30.) 🙂

It looks like the nice grain on the front is a veneer, so I may refinish it; I'm thinking seafoam green.

I picked this up yesterday...

The last thing I need is another bass amp!

There seems to be a current trend of trying to big-up the value of Squire (sic) instruments. Me, the fact that hey can't even be bothered to spell the name properly (it's there on the headstock, folks!) tends to ring some alarm bells to start with.