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I love a Fluke meter. I had one when I was field engineer and I was spending someone else’s money, great bit of kit. Now I have something sad from Maplin’s, does the job, but it isn’t brilliant (rather like Maplin’s).

I'm no luthier by any stretch of the imagination, but I had a Telecaster where the nut was off centre and the string would pull off of the fretboard. A quick search on YT and I just knocked it out, added the 2 spots of CA and repositioned. A little shaping on the now overhanging edge with a nail file and a little building up on the opposite side with CA and all was good. I don't think I'm up to buying a blank and cutting it, not to mention having to then having to buy specialist tools that would see very limited use.

Just a couple of spots of CA on the underside, IIRC. Makes removing it again not too difficult.

I tried that once with a very neck diving P, it worked but I didn’t like the feel.

Including taxes? Looks lovely, hope it arrives on time.

Sloe Gin - Joe Bonamassa

That is rather splendid, great production and playing.

It is a pleasant surprise when respected players turn out to be nice, ordinary folk, albeit, or even in spite of, being in exceptional circumstances. Way too many buy into their own hype and become divas, or just plain arseholes. I’ve witnessed the polar opposites at bass and guitar shows: super, down to earth guys (take a bow Lee Sklar) and far less pleasant folk.

That is very sad news, always seemed a great guy from his posts; he will be missed. 😢

The Gap -Thompson Twins

Just my own point of view, with nothing other than instinct to support it: More vintage instruments appearing on the market could just be down to the grim reaper coming to claim the ageing owners and their estate divesting the asset. All the time notable players are picking them up and telling the community how great they are (the basses, not the artist), the market will continue.

The grass is always greener on the other side. The problem is, when you get there, it’s often the same grass as you already had. You have a good vintage bass, unless there’s something inherently wrong with it, replacing it with another one doesn’t seem a great move. You obviously have a great chassis in the Sandberg, why not swap out the electric components for something more to your taste. This way, you have a nice vintage bass and a backup that you’re happy with and can take out when you don’t feel right taking out the ‘71.

Barbados - Typically Tropical

Red Rain - Peter Gabriel

I Can See For Miles - The Who

I wouldn’t have thought so, but it did get a lot of love in the aforementioned thread as an improvement on just a gigbag. TBH, I really like those semi hard cases and they can take quite a lot of shock loading, the one I had for my Ibanez was really good and, IIRC, this is the kind of case that Sadowsky provide as standard.

Or genius.

From Camembert Electronique IIRC. Car Wash - Rose Royce

I Fought The Law - The Clash

Uncle Tony is one of my biggest bass influences, I'm a huge fanboy.

I was recently received an invitation to join a band, which I accepted. There was a gig booked not too far from me (I’m about 30 minutes north of Perth, in Scotland), which I have been preparing for. I was then asked if I might be available for a string of booked appearances (these aren’t proper gigs) that I wasn’t asked about in terms of availability previously. They bounce up and down the UK (Edinburgh oneday, Brighton after, then Exeter, you get the picture) and I’d have to get there under my own steam. I said I’d struggle with some of them, which I thought was up front and honest. A day later I was fired for unavailability and that I should be able to go anywhere, “At the drop of a hat,” I feel well out of it and that a bullet has been dodged.

Interesting stuff, I had no idea. But to look at it doesn't scream signature model.