Bassassin

I learned a loooong time ago that any marginally noticeable quantity of alcohol or drugs in my system trigger an immediate disconnect between brain & hands, and I just play absolute rubbish. Pint of water by the bottom of the mic stand, & that's it.

That's a proper rarity, & looks to be in great nick for its age. This one's a pre '76 (Ibanez serials started in late '75) model 2381, probably a lot more common - but still stupidly rare - branded as Antoria or CSL. Surprisingly sensible start price considering what it is, but if the collectors get a sniff things could get very, very silly. Watching with curiosity!

Did a quick Google, it should look like this: Looks like it's plastic, as most TRCs are, shape mimics the headstock. Should be straightforward enough to make one from a bit of 2mm (ish) plastic. Never seen one of these basses before, nice-looking thing!

When a DIY luthier takes the term 'bolt neck' a bit too literally.

Metric on these, they were Korean. No idea what size the thread would be though, but it should be possible to improvise a working replacement. Tip for truss adjustment - gently flex the neck (don't worry, it won't snap!) as you tighten the nut, rather than making the rod itself pull the neck straight.

My ideal lineup would consist of bands I have absolutely no interest in, as I despise festivals & this would provide absolutely no incentive to be stupid enough to go. Fortunately, Glastonbury seems to manage to do this every year anyway, with no assistance from me. 👍

Focus on keeping time - tap your foot or use a metronome. The rhythm's the glue which holds both parts together.

I've always done backing vocals, & in a couple of bands shared lead vocals with the guitarist. Never had a problem singing & playing at the same time and while I don't have a great voice, I can stay in tune & have a reasonable range. Most of my bands have been originals with me as main composer & I do like to embellish stuff with vocal harmonies. Even the instrumentals... However - I have been away from gigging for a good few years now and my current recording project with my lovely partner/vocalist doesn't involve me singing at all. As tends to happen, we have started toying with the idea of playing live again (probably using recorded backing rather than herding cats other musicians) and that means I'll probably have to learn to sing all over again!

Had my restrained & subdued EDA from new! It's a very unusual-sounding bass with the combination of peizos & soapbar, almost has an acoustic character to it with some settings.

There's always an alternative... https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/J-D-Bass-guitar-JB-Mini-SFG-Surf-Green/art-BAS0007169-000

One of these. Mine even has a rainbow... As far as a metaphorical unicorn bass is concerned, mine would be a design of my own (which sort of half-exists) for a fretted 4/lined fretless 5 double-neck, headless & with a compact body & maybe 30" scale to minimise weight, necks on slightly different planes so they can be closer together without the upper impeding access to the lower, ideally necks-through (which might be impossible!), & probably with passive Jazz pickups. And in a really vulgar, stupid colour.

I quite like that yellow Jazz. But £1349 and the first thing you'd have to do was change those Strat knobs?

Buy it and find out - it'll be the easiest deal in human history!

Monday was World Goth Day and I missed it? How depressing. But no more so than usual.

I am not normally a fan of singlecuts but I like that. A lot.

Suspect the seller might be a Charlie Brooker fan.

Nice example. Don't think I've seen a fretless Force 40 before. Apart from the Tele-type headstock this is the same bass as the Washburn SB40 - as played by Bathiki Kumalo on Graceland.

Lovely! I'm not a P guy really but I've had an '84 SQ & an '87-ish A-serial, and they were two of the nicest basses I've owned. Fujigen were absolutely at the top of their game at that point. Apropos of nothing, there's something about the purity (if that's the right word!) of a BBOT bridge on a vintage Precision - I'd leave the Babicz in the parts drawer!

To lighten the mood a little - knowing what I do of the man, he was probably amused to have (sort of) lent his name to much-missed Edinburgh punk scene stalwarts, The Gin Goblins.

Good to see some pics, it's definitely part of the early '00s SB range although not one I could find info on. Might be an idea to ask on the Aria Pro SB Basses FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/196371477217872 Mostly they cover the classic 80s Aria basses but occasionally the more recent ones come up, and there are some very knowledgeable folk on there.

You hardly ever see these, not sure they made it to the UK in any numbers. Yamaha's go at an SGC Bass Collection / Ibby SR / Tune Bass Maniac style thing from the late 80s/early 90s era. Obviously, I'd want this one.

20mm acylic beads then! Ready-drilled, couple of quid from your local craft shop...

Those are strange, but incredibly cool. Wonder if it'd be possible to reverse-engineer marbles?

Terrible news - one of my influences I tend to overlook, probably because I don't play fretless as much as I should. His playing on Never For Ever was my motivation to rip the frets out of my first bass & rescue it from gathering dust in the corner - and obviously his lines were the first fretless parts I learned. I also loved his playing on Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors alongside Mark Brzezicki. A massive loss - RIP.

In fairness, the pliers & polyfilla defret job may pre-date his ownership of the neck - one shouldn't jump to conclusions! Reversible I suppose, but definitely above my skill level. Looks as though the finish has been either removed or sanded back too, the ones I've seen before had gloss lacquer.