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@cheddatom I agree about Louis Cole. A really singular musician, I think. Similarly, how often does Thundercat come up on this forum? 

In Knower's "Live Sesh" youtube videos Rai Thistlethwayte is the keys player. He is an absolute monster. Was it him? If so, I'm more gutted to have missed him than Sam Wilkes!

Wild solos ahead:

On 15/09/2025 at 08:31, EJWW said:

When I saw Tower of Power in Brum a few years ago I was doubly disappointed to find (in my complete ignorance) that not only was Rocco deceased but his replacement was also absent due to a medical indent so in the end there was no bass player on stage at all. 

I saw that Tower of Power before Rocco died, but he was unwell enough to miss the gig. There was no stand in for that gig either. One could charitably suggest he was irreplaceable, perhaps?

Sam Wilkes was with them?! I saw them at BotW a couple of years ago, and it was just Louis and Genevive. It was a fun show, but felt a bit lacking compared to the stuff they have been publishing online recently. (Obviously I understand it's expensive to move more and more musicians and gear....) I was kinda expecting this gig to be the same as all the promotion I saw didn't mention that it would be anything else.

How big was the band this time?

Hello back to you, also from the High Peak! 

I've been looking out for a sixer to be more "everyday" than my Sei, which is both as lovely and as unpredictable as my beloved pet cat. I had an inkling a TRB-6 would fit the bill. What I read about playability, tone, and build quality are all right up my street. I saw this one on FB a week or so back. Went up to try it out yesterday.

It's been sitting doing nothing for a few years, so the strings are grubby, and the whole thing needs a light clean. But it's in excellent nick. (Two small dings on the neck which might well have happened when I put it down on the little stand the sellers had, and the stand collapsed.) Otherwise nearly flawless. 

Gave it a quick play whilst I was there, and I can see why these are said to have a distinctive voice. Whilst I like it, plans are already afoot to move some instruments on (not the sei) to make room for a second TRB-6 so I can experiment with pickup replacement. It would be good to find something a bit less distinctive.

Seems like the page on the GK website now says shipping in October! Boo hiss!

The comments on the Loog are interesting. I am neither a parent nor a music teacher, so these practical considerations had not really occurred to me. Thanks for sharing.

A pricier option, but these look like a good idea. 
 

https://loogguitars.com
 

3 top strings from a guitar, on a child-sized instrument. Less to learn, and transferable to big guitar later. 

I found @Hellzero's comments helpful. I knew that there were two "generations" of the AFR, but didn't know how to tell them apart. (Or indeed, which generation this instrument belonged to.) 

The fact that Hellzero refers to this model (and not the earlier one) as the "best designed bass ever" increases my GAS for this particular sale. 

Good luck with the sale. They don't come up often, and I expect someone will be on this very soon!

I’ve been on the lookout for one of these for a while. PM’ed

8 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

Those cheap "Flea Bass" models in lurid colours that were truly awful to play. Hopefully they all ended up in a skip [trans. dumpster].

 

 

I spotted on of these in a local music shop the other day. Sadly, it was the only notable bass in the shop. 

Pics or it didn’t happen😀

49 minutes ago, peterjam said:

Loaded up for tomorrow ...

That looks like slightly less than @neepheid brought last year 😂

Just bought a bass rattler from another basschatter. What a great pedal! GLWTS

With apologies for not having read all ten pages to find this out:

Is the order book for these amps now closed? Or is it possible to add my name to the list? A 100W Stoneham seems like a good spot for me. Depending on price, of course.

I've been thinking about trying out an all-tube head for a while now. AND I've been Ampeg-curious too. I guess this is just the opportunity I was waiting for. PM'ed.

Thanks for the demo. Now I just gotta do my typing exercises every day so I can fill in the form quickly enough on the next round of orders

I'm kinda intrigued by the empress phaser. But I can't seem to find any demos with bass. Do you know of any?

Is this still available? Is the Achenbach edition just about the custom case, or does it sound different too?

All this case chat has reminded me: My Sei came in a wildly oversized case, which I still have. It might be big enough for your 42” monster. What’s the total length? I’ll dig the case out next time I’m at the storage unit. 

Love that custom vinyl. 

Oh, serious industrial racking Pete. Thanks for the name. 

I've seen a couple of pics on here where people have a load of hard cases lined up against the wall, with shelves above. I'd like to replicate that, but probably won't be able to fix shelves to the wall. Anyone got designs on how to build a freestanding thing?

2 minutes ago, Minininjarob said:

I think @ossyrocks is going to be a poor man when these land in the UK 😂

 

I’m already saving (got £1.37 so far). 

I hope he’s sitting down when he opens the link!!

22 minutes ago, NickA said:

My dolphin pro1 appears to have been fretless at birth.  Fretted by a previous owner. So ebony board, stainless frets and an extra fret too.  Sustain forever.

 

It would be a great shame to convert it ... but it would work really well.

<inserts fingers in ears> La la la I can’t hear you.