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Sadly often overlooked when the naming of the greats takes place. He played on Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around; that’s a top bassline.

It's a Long Way to Tipperary - John McCormack

Marathon - Rush (only those of a certain vintage will get this)

Yeah, it’s made from tone plastic, so it must be good.

The Fog on the Tyne - Lindisfarne

It’s actually a depression for better sound projection 😉

Under the Bridge - RHCP

This comes as no surprise the way you’ve been cycling recently.

Where’s the NGD over on GC? What, you’ve not visited yet?

Some time back I wanted/needed an electro acoustic for a project. I was very keen to buy a Takamine, but ended up with a Crafter, pretty much the same guitar for a lot less dosh.

Sister Seagull - Be Bop Deluxe

Night Fever - BeeGees

It’s Been A Good Year For The Roses - Elvis Costello

If you can track down this album from my youth, it is chock full of bum notes, many, many from the bass player; it's bordering on hysterical.

Ah ha! An actual Fump. Interesting to know you found it too much, that saves me a few bob experimenting; ta!

Crystal Gazing - Be Bop Deluxe (yeah, they're back!)

Cheers, my man! That one looks similar to The Fump, looks a bit of a faff but better than some random foam stuffed under the strings, looking like a burst mattress.

Sounds too precise for an upright and the attack doesn't sound DBish, so I call mute (if that is a DB, that's some of the best intonation ever). Ever since doing a recording with a mute, I've been really enjoying the sound and feel, especially on a my new short scale. I'd like a BassMute, but as you have said, they are a tad spiteful in terms of price and only available on import (?). The Grossman looks like the best option as the Nordymute don't do the string spacing I need in a 4.

Lithium - Nirvana

The Gallery looks like it had one, but that seems to have gone already. As I understood it a while back, JMJs would be available in June. I really like mine. However, I find the relicing very lazy and somewhat unconvincing, as a lot of the dings are too uniform and obviously done with the same tool in a repeating pattern. That said, it's a great playing and sounding bass, that is really well put together (the neck pocket is tighter than a gnat's chuff). Seymour Duncan really should release that pickup to the general public, but I imagine Fender have made a deal where they can't, thus preventing folk upgrading cheaper Mustangs like the Vintera or Squiers.

Ernie - Premium Bond, I'm guessing. I rather liked that link. Bugger too slow! Let's try again... Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

From that, I assume that it's the J pickup that's adding the bland honk. I expected better from Aguilar.

That is stunning looks wise. Shame about the head heaviness on the strap, but it seems a full scale, 5 string is a bit much for the chambered body. Both my 4 string Ls are spot on on the strap, but they are 33" as well (both weigh in the 3.25kg area). I assume this passive? What's the P like soloed?

A Glass Of Champagne - Sailor

This is spot on. My Mustang is slab bodied (although the edges are fairly rolled) but comfy enough. My hand normally falls on a P placed pickup, between the pickups on a J or at the front corner of an MM, I'm not a close to the bridge player - normally. However, the Mustang shape and size drops my hand into that classic near the bridge position position that adds that tighter, slightly nasal tone. On a Mustang, with its darker, fuller sound, is an absolute boon IMO.