Bassassin

I agree, that's almost certainly the case - it's an unusual spelling of a fairly uncommon name, easy to see how confusion could arise.

Looks like someone heard about an 'oiled finish' and assumed that meant the stuff that dribbles out of the sump of their '98 diesel Astra.

Either/or, I guess. If I (for some reason) suddenly didn't have any of the ridiculous number & variety of basses I currently have & was plonked in a shop & told to pick something from a typical not particularly exciting selection of basses, there would probably be a J or two I'd get on with. But yeah, the neck proportions & pickups on a different-looking bass work equally well - I have a Yam SBV & a Kawai Sleekline which are both just funny shaped Jazz basses.

Leo himself did in 1960. If I was forced to choose just one bass for the rest of my life, it'd be some variety of Jazz. Not much you can't do with a J.

While I was looking for a decent Audiovox pic, I came across an interesting luthier who appears to have created a range of contemporary Tutmarc designs from a Leoless alternate reality! Liking the one in the middle...

Indeed. We'd all be playing variations on this:

Gorgeous. I've got a V7 fretless, and it's superb. Mine pre-dates the passive V5 or I probably would've gone for that rather than actives I tend to switch off!

I feel sufficiently out-of-place in 'my' age group/generation without subjecting myself to anything like that! Will not be joining.

Or perhaps 'Fender Tax or another two personally-spec'd bass builds?' I'm not a fan of brands in general, particularly slapped on what amount to little more than mix & match parts-box basses - as all Fender designs have become.

Buy a body with the timber, finish & routing you want. Buy a neck with the woods, inlays & proportions you want. Buy the hardware & electronics you want. Nail the lot together. Go out for a slap-up curry with the change.

Like it or not, it's Ozzy's time as a reality TV star which made him the odd cultural icon he became. His life & passing would still have been massively celebrated within the metal community, but there would have been very little of this blanket coverage if he hadn't been all over the telly with his catchphrases.

If I was looking for a budget fretless, I'd get this: https://www.thomann.co.uk/harley_benton_jb_40fl_3_tone_sunburst.htm HB have a great reputation, plenty of folk on here use them as regular gigging basses.

OK - so I did listen to the track - headphones on, at volume, all the way through. I was mentally preparing an unbiased critique, talking about song structure, instrumental discipline, some basic production/mastering which might pull a coherent song out of what we were presented with. And then I noticed our pal Mr Layne ain't exactly a newb around here, having uploaded 6 songs a good few years back. I got curious & went a-Googlin'. https://www.soundclick.com/johnlayneandtheaeonspromiseband Two hundred and seventy two songs. I don't think there's much I could teach John L about songwriting & production. Not that he'd listen to, anyway. 🙂

Here's an idea - post your music somewhere that's not a known hotbed of extremist hate, bigotry, intolerance & lies - then maybe a few more people might be interested enough to have a listen, and not draw prejudicial conclusions about the content & the poster. I'm not clicking a Rumble link.

Absolutely, which is why metal nuts or a zero-fret make sense. Is there a reason why zero-frets are so uncommon & seem to be regarded as a cheapo shortcut? Or is it just that Fender never used them?

Logically, a brass, or other metal nut would seem to make sense for tonal consistency, unless your frets are either plastic or bone. But then - I don't understand why every bass or guitar doesn't have a zero-fret, and the nut simply acts as a string guide. I suspect tradition is the answer, and is also why bits of dead animal still get glued onto stringed instruments.

I had an SQ serial Squier P (SQs succeeded JVs) and it was by a long way the nicest Precision I ever played. Sold it because I'm not really a P player, and always sort of regretted it. The 80s MIJ Squiers - JVs particularly - have a deservedly great reputation, and came from the same factory as MIJ Fenders. The JV prefix was used on Japanese domestic market Fenders in the early 80s, without the small 'Squier' that the first export models had.

I did not know that! Went in search of pics - and so it is!

Year started playing: 1978. Blame The Stranglers. Number of basses: Loads - I've genuinely lost count. Think of a number, triple it, then add 1, because one's a twin-neck. Music theory: Don't understand the question. I have many theories about many things. One is that music ruined what might have been an otherwise normal (and probably happier) life. Technique: As Lemmy once replied to the same question - "Sturm und Drang thrashing", except in my case in 7/8 & 5/4. Groove: I don't f*ck with the groove, the groove don't f*ck with me.

Holy Multiple Posts, Batman! Welcome (x11) to BC and to the thread, @pbmuenchen and thanks for the pics & video of your bass. Always interesting to see another one - everything we know about these is in this thread, and unfortunately it's not very much! Mid '80s, made in Japan, probably at the Chushin Gakki factory, and a fairly uncommon model. If there's more to be found out, I think the Washburn Guitars - The Golden Era group would be the best place to look!

I only ever saw her once, in 1995 at Glasgow Garage - I think her first UK gig. She was very good, but a bloody awful harmonica player. I went with a guitarist mate I was writing & putting a band together with. We were quite blown away by her drummer & talked about hanging around at the stage door & kidnapping him when he came out. Wish we had - it was some dude called Taylor Hawkins.

"Liam! Smack Noel round the head with your tambourine!"

It's a mess. I'd walk away at £40, tbh.

It's Firewood. Well - 5-string version of the same thing, for sale in Slovakia. And here's one in Poland. I'll stop now. I think the light's attracting them.

No idea at all - pretty sure it's not weirdy MIJ - but it's awesome and I want it. 😎 I think it's a custom one-off, that said there's something a bit Ibanez SoundGear-y about the bridge, pickups & control layout, so there may be a donor bass involved. The bass with the 'R' on the head mentioned upthread was a BC Rich Ironbird - that's a coincidence, the font's different & this ain't no BCR!