BillyBass

@neepheid I'm not a member of the legal profession but I'm struggling to see how buying tuners would not be a breach of the rules. I myself have been a very good boy. I've flogged a fair bit and have only bought strings all year. Nevertheless, I can see a fiver coming my way for Christmas.

Poison by Alice Cooper, and when I have this down it will be the Boys are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy.

I'm going to see Khruang Bin in Hammersmith next Wednesday.

@Duroc17 I generally use the middle or middle and neck but sometimes use the neck only. At the moment I'm just using a 5 string Charvel as the new band I'm in has a few songs that go down to D but its early days yet. If I am going to be playing the fiver with this band I might treat myself to a Mercalli 5 string.

My next gig will probably be Khruang Bin at the Hammersmith Odeon on Nov 20th. I bought these tickets back in March, I think; apparently, they will be available to view on the Eventim app a couple of days before the gig. This crusty old fart would much prefer to have a small piece of card with 'Khruang Bin Nov 20th Eventin Apollo' written on it.

As a teenage punk I followed Adam and the Ants around the country. Then Dog eat dog got released and Adam and the Ants descended into a shiite pop band followed by teenyboppers. I think he still plays the odd song from 78-9, like 'Fat Fun' and 'Beat my Guest', but I guess he will mainly be playing the stuff he came out with while dressed as a pirate or highwayman. I wonder how full the Roundhouse is going to be on Nov 9th?

I'm not normally keen on sunburst finishes but this one looks really nice, congrats! Let us know how the wiring proceeds.

Lovely bass, congrats. I've never played one of the Reverend semi-hollow basses, let us know what its like.

Nice! So there is a second GK Fusion/Barefaced 12" rig in Barnet! Below is my practice set up.

@mic4ael bought a Barefaced One10 from me. Very straightforward and smooth transaction, I would be more than happy to deal with him again.

I've had a couple of Cumgirl8 videos in my Youtube feed. I quite like them. They are playing at the Underworld in Camden Town in December, I'm tempted, especially as I am now in possession of a free over 60s Oyster card.

No it doesn't. Americans might experience '60 cycle hum' but us Brits are the beneficiaries of 230 volt 50 Hz mains. Ok, Pedant hat off...Good review! Enjoy your new bass.

Congrats! Finally! So, how close to a Stingray does it get, sonically, at least with the humbucker?

Low end Lobster did a video about machine heads that are a direct replacement for Sire tuners. They were pretty much sold out in most places I checked, when I researched a few months ago.

For those interested in such things, the weights of the Z series basses that Sweetwater hold: 2x Z3 4 string Rosegold: 9lb 3oz, 9lb 4oz 1xZ3 5 string Rosegold: 10lb 7oz 4x Z3 5 string Blue: 9lb 2oz, 9lb 6oz, 9lb 6oz, 10lb 2xZ7 4 string Mint: 9lb 6oz, 9lb 8oz 1xZ7 5string Mint: 10lb 1oz 1xZ3 5 string Antique white: 11lb 6oz The Z3s above all have mahogany bodies and the Z7s are alder

I would just like to say there should be no place for gear racism on this forum. I haven't got any white basses, so I'm definitely not a gear racist.

Checking all the in stock basses on the Sweetwater website, none of them are under 9lb. Most seem to be roughly 9lb 6-8oz but there are a few over 10lb. Even the Z7 4 string basses can be quite heavy. They have 4 Blue Z3 fivers, weighing from 9lb 2oz to 10lb. Two mint Z7 4 string: 9lb 6oz & 9lb 8oz. My GAS is starting to subside.

None in stock at Thomanns now, but many Z series basses are 'available at short notice (usually 2-5 days)

Pricing c*ck-ups on these websites are common. As long as you order it before they realise their mistake they are normally fulfilled. At least Andertons did with me once

I have just sold a Barefaced One10 to Adam. He was very easy to deal with and the transaction went through perfectly. I would happily do business with him again.

If you can find a drummer with a similar playing level to yourself (or better) that would be a good start. I answered a Gumtree ad from a drummer looking for a bassist and we ended up playing together for a few months. Then we advertised for a singer and guitarist and eventually our first band started.

I don't believe Andertons are being deceitful here, I really don't think it's their fault the basses haven't arrived. The issue is that the due in date keeps getting pushed back and perhaps they should be more forthcoming that these due in dates are sometimes put back. I've not done enough research to know how often the due dates are put back but I ordered a GK FusionS 1200 from them a couple of years ago and the same thing happened with the GK amp's due in date. Unfortunately for Andertons, one came up for sale on Basschat second hand, but barely used, and I bought that instead, saving myself £500. Merchant City Music in Glasgow get regular deliveries from Reverend and I have put my name down for basses on two separate occasions. They never said they would be in on a certain date, they gave me rough estimates and called me when they received them. So, although I was looking forward to them arriving, I didn't have the same heightened expectation, followed by the disappointment with the postponement.

I'm glad there are a few of us here that will be getting Z7s in straightaway, I'm looking forward to all your reviews. I'm very tempted but haven't got permission from the wife yet.