Piers_Williamson

And so maybe what you end up in your line is a hybrid of the two played on (suitable for) a 4 string?

If this isn't a really dumb question, did George play the original bass line to this? It sort of looks/sounds like a guitarist's bass line rather than a Paul McCartney line

I think I understand what you mean by two a hand damping......but would you mind explaining all the same?

Thanks. My certificate says it's a Journeyman. I would say the finish is more uniformly matt than the examples in the vid. I also have a CS 62 Journeyman with the older Machines that look as they should. Maybe the machine head ager on the 66 got a bit enthusiastic with the acid bath!

So did Fender do that sort of stuff? That's the bit I haven't found any evidence of. All the other lollypop machine-heads I've seen have been bright and shiny. I've always assumed they were chrome finish.

Thanks. If it's not a CS, the certificate, back plate, tool kit, strap, user manual etc have been well forged. In any respect it plays the best of any of my basses. I suspect from what you say, combined with the pictures on the web that the machine heads have been 'forced-aged' to a degree not commonly seen. I might leave well alone and see what the look like after 10 years of my grubby fingers. Thanks for the feedback.

Errrrr they might be! How do you tell?

This has been annoying me for a bit. My favourite CS Bass.....a second hand 66 transition Jazz, came with very matt lollypop machineheads. Was this a thing, or is it just zealous ageing? Because all of my other machines have a chrome finish.

Errr I don't think this one's been mentioned yet

Don't know whether this is the right place, or 'show us yer Wals'.

great choice. Wasn't that his fretless Sabre with an octaver?

I was always told Live and Dangerous was one of the most over-dubbed live records in history....... Good to see at least one basschatter likes Shadows and Light Does anyone know who played Bass on the King Curtis Live album (recommend Soul Stew!)

Derek's still got the same Cherry Burst Precision hasn't he?

Were you in the Commandos then?

I don't mean to hijack this thread for rock climbing interest, but that certainly doesn't look like North Wales. What a great picture!

A great climb! Glad to hear there are a few lovers of the other Rock on basschat

Answering my own question....no its not, the symbol on the Precision really gives it away. This was c 1982

OK, I have found this interesting. I take it the bloke I took a picture of a long time ago was Michael Dempsey: