Steve Browning

Arriving damaged isn't a great start! Hope the replacement isn't too slow in arriving. I was thinking 'what's going on here' until I realised the foam at the top was removable. Mine are all Fender types and so the fit is perfect. I have never been a Thunderbird man (way too cool for me) but I never will be now. Overall, very happy, but I am not thinking it's gping to be on-stage, unless the audience is such that it's a sensible option!

Thanks for reproducing that. I remember that page so well. A far better read than Health and Efficiency. 🙂

Having taken basses in and out of the case,. I am not convinced it's a brilliant option on stage. You have to lift the bass up and out, as opposed to just lift it off a stand. The body of the instrument is pretty much entirely concealed and so some care is needed to avoid any contact with the case. The convenience/security of the instruments still far outweighs this for me. Others may not be concerned that you have to be rather careful removing/replacing basses.

Well, it's just arrived. First impressions? Excellent, and the basses are a snug and solid fit. Just needed to move the foam around (which it's designed to do) to accommodate them and we're good to go (literally). Gives the impression that they'll be safe as houses while in it. Not sure I'll use it on stage but I didn't really intend to. Who knows? I may do.

Will do. It's a compromise for me. I usually have my basses wired up to a switcher. I know this isn't possible with the Enki (I don't think you can store instruments with cables). However, that's the only downside and I can live with that.

That's good to know. It really came down to cost for me. The quote from Scott Dixon was 60% more than the Enki, before delivery and VAT was added on top.

After having waited for Thomann to get them in, I have just pulled the trigger. I'll report back when it arrives (if anyone cares any more). 🙂

You can undo the screws on the scratchplate and feed it between the strings and the neck usually.

Me too. With one exception, all my basses have that profile.

As you see from my signature, I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Precision player. The Jazz bass I have simply because I'm a sucker for CAR with a matching headstock. It is rarely played and the body shape is really awkward to my eyes. Generally, I find a Jazz neck a bit narrow. That said, the B profile on all my Precisions is only a little wider, but significantly so for me. Similarly, sonically, the Precision does everything I want a bass to do.

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Lee may be keeping Wilko and Gypie Mayo apart.

Imaginary, I suspect :-(. For the purposes of DID (with a 'c' - naughty old grammar police) she would be my luxury item. She could be my only item.

There';s a great similarity but Wilko took it a step further. Either way, it was an excuse to post a great old Johnny Kidd number.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMZiJ-MnjqU&list=OLAK5uy_mlan47NllKtLN1FdwMEwD1HzMaANajKB0&index=34&ab_channel=JohnnyKidd%26thePirates-Topic A great illustration of the great Mick Green, from whom Wilko derived his style.

The capital i if that's what you mean, is 8mm on my 1971 bass.

Wilko Johnson death: Dr Feelgood guitarist dies aged 75 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer | The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/wilko-johnson-death-dr-feelgood-pancreatic-cancer-b2231269.html

Hi Jason. We have a guy here who knows a lot about Japanese instruments and so he may have some knowledge. There are aspects of that which look familiar, but I can't place it at the moment. Might be worth changing the subject to be something like 'please help identify this' so people know what you're after.

I'm afraid Kate Bush is already on my island. Sorry. 🙂

I send mine to Guitarwrist. He makes jewellery, but sells the pieces for charity. https://www.theguitarwrist.co.uk/