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Let me know how the practice goes later 👍🏻

No matter what we think of Amazon, the effects it has on high street shops, the way it treats its employees or the huge waste in boxes and packaging there’s two things you can’t take away from them and that’s efficiency and in a lot of cases price. As I sat noodling on the new MM cutlass a sudden sense of longing for some DR black beauties came over me, never used them before, heard them many times. It was 22:30 on a Saturday night so I was packing up for the evening anyway, I picked up the phone and started perusing the many outlets to order some. I normally play DR’s Fat-beams and Sunbeams (fretless) but jeesus, Black Beauties are expensive after you add p&p Enter Amazon, around £5 cheaper, free P&P and “am I reading this correctly” if I order in the next 3 hours they’ll be delivered next day… wait tomorrow is Sunday, isn’t it? I was expecting a next week delivery after the order had been processed Monday by the usual outlets. I’ll take some of that! So after the usual process to finalise the order it was off to bed and see what tomorrow brings. what can I say? At 09:30 this morning I heard the porch door slide open and by the time I got to the front door the driver had vanished leaving me a brand new set of DR Black Beauties 45-105. Love them or hate them Amazon do provide an amazing service…

I practiced drinking as a youngster and for sure I’m as accomplished now probably more so than I ever was… 🥴

The stingray has a more subtle warmer sound I’d say a sweetness but still carries the sustain and clarity, the Funk unlimited has a lane poor pick up and is just gnarly mid heavy and in your face, both very similar feel to play but very different tones and qualities

Doesn’t matter what bass I put through this it’s sounds amazing. head courtesy of @binky_bass cabs courtesy of @fabbabass who purchased them from a dealer that bought the spares from a John patitucci tour of the UK

An unexpected NBD. So when I got up this morning I wasn’t expecting to head to Stoke on Trent to do a deal in a tree shrouded shady lay-by. I’ve been getting along famously with my stingray and modulus FU lately, the sound I’ve finally dialled in is the tone that’s been living in my head for many years so all my attention has been on that. But there’s the problem, my Spector LE 77 is a 24 fret and the stingray 21 while the modulus is 22. I found swapping from the stingray to the modulus not any issue but when I popped out the Spector for more of a precision tone It felt like the 12th fret was suddenly far far away. Trying to just pick it up and play a riff I was on the wrong fret due to muscle memory reacting naturally to where I know I should be. (Well it Was on my stingray) So enter the market place for a quick peek (just research you understand) And I saw this…. 😯 Oooer missus!! But it’s passive? It’s beautiful, but it’s passive? Musicman quality, but it’s passive? 21 frets, but it’s passive… Suddenly GAS which I’m sure started in my bowels and then spread out to encompass my body kicked in and I was sending a PM to @ribbetingfrogto see if he was interested in a Noel Edmonds type Saturday morning swap for my Spector. After a bit of nail biting and googling the stinky poo out of ‘Musicman cutlass bass’ he agreed the Spector was something he did indeed like the look of. What can I say, shes a beauty, after getting her home and extracting her from the case she feels like a vintage bass, I can’t explain it, comfortable, familiar but worn in. Punchy, juicy but also not a tone I’m used to coming from my bag ends, it is however a sound I’ve known from so many tracks over the years. With its split humbucking pickup, tone wide open it’s a rock machine, tone shut down completely ‘look at meeee, I’m James Jamerson’ What a cracking bass and through the full tube Mesa or my Ampeg SVT it’s straight out of the golden age. This IS a reason to have more than one bass. Completely polar opposite to anything I own tone wise, but being a Musicman completely familiar in feel and playability. If you’ve not tried one and are a diehard fender man then your missing out. If your a staunch fender man and will use nothing else then avoid this bass, it will spoil your boyhood dreams The build quality is i feel better than any modern fender precision, custom shop I’m not including but they cost ridiculous amounts. The neck heel is a sculpted masterpiece and the neck like most musicman basses plays like a dream. All in all what a great day to check the market place and thank you to @ribbetingfrog for the deal.

I wasn’t using the wingbass before I sold it but when I was I did get the micro pog and the 3leaf Octabvre on it, it was a blast.

My mailbox is open for business 😂🤣

Ok @Al Krowthis might just push you from behind into the pool 😄

Ok so two feedbacks but I’ll say the same here. lovely guy don’t hesitate to deal with Bryan Thanks for the Deal.

Met with Bryan today in a dodgy lay-by to exchange large black cases. lovely guy shame we couldn’t talk longer. I got a Musicman he got a Spector and everyone parted happy thank you

Now that’s what the masses want to hear!! Now I’ve got to check market place every day for the next 5 years 😂🤣

OH MAAAN! I just got over my GAS and you drop this on me 😭 Absolutely love it

Ok, So Andertons pulled a rabbit out of the hat and despite DPS telling me yesterday I’d get my Waza air Monday it arrived today 🎉💥 all I can say is ‘WOW’ absolutely love it!! There’s not much I can add to what @ped has already said but as a regular PJB bighead user this is indeed another level. If your on the fence then it’s time to jump. ‘Come on in, the waters fine!’ As regards a case for the Waza they are saying a 7-12 week wait on most sites or simply out of stock. I was reading a post on another site and they recommended this from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016KV79X8/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item I’d say probably not as high quality as the named brand but nevertheless it’s a snug safe fit plus it’s less than half the cost of the branded item and available on next day delivery and it’s got a handy net pouch that can be moved anywhere you want for charging wires/plectrums etc. all in all I’m well chuffed.

Sold my wingbass and as usual the damn money started smouldering as soon as it touched my pocket… Mine arrives Monday from Andertons. Couldn’t get a case for love nor money and most places are showing at least a 7-12 week wait. I’ve been put onto a case from Amazon and at £12 it’s half the price. I’ll report back on how that one goes Monday 😄

Graphite neck…

I see the simple solution everybody becomes an admin!!! 🤣😂🤣

Living with reptiles - Glass eye

This is more or less what I was doing when I was a kid…

Pffft Ralph was knocking this stuff out while he was a homeless bum with Willie brown and while he was learning to be a karate master with mr Miyagi!!

Sold Marc my wingbass great guy, plenty of communication and easy payment. deal with confidence