Paul S

Freddie King also. I wonder of the acoustic 'lace through the head' might be enough of if it would just fall off.

I joined a start-up band which went through a couple of personnel changes but the singer - new to bands but actually a good front man - was becoming increasingly difficult. LVS struck deep - he'd had a few promotions at work and started to believe his own PR, treating the rest of the band as lackies. It came to a head at a birthday gig we did. It is well known amongst my friends that I get grumpy if I don't eat regularly. This gig he said we were to help ourselves to the buffet before we started. Kick off time was raidly approaching, no sign of buffet. He lied, said no mention of buffet had ever been made, I got cross and we ended up having a nose to nose just before going on. I may have said a few things about his attitude and, as I recall, finished up threatening to throw him off the fire escape. Never a realistic prospect, what with my bad back and his obesity but there you go. Immediately afterwards he said I had to go, the band fell in with that so I got sacked. They didn't find another bassist. Shortly afterwards the singer left as his wife had a baby, they asked me back, we got another singer. But it was never the same, really.

Exactly what Mrs S said to me a couple of nights ago...

I just happen to have one of these in the classified at the moment for the knock down price of £100 posted.

Retrovibe do a corker. I coul;dn't get on with the slab body but everything else was perfect. Their version of the '51 pickup is wonderful, dark abd bitey. https://retrovibe.co.uk/product/retrovibe-p30-slab-precision-bass-30-6-short-scale-black-limited-edition-of-8/

I had a couple of JVs. One was a really early big Fendo logo one, the other a bit later. The second one was everything I wanted from a Precision and lightweight, too - the best I have ever owned. Sold when I found long scales too much of a stretch.

Now gone to a new home 😊

Mrs S and I had eaten dodgy onion pakoras the night before and were taking it in turns to go to the toilet. I remember most of it - recorded most of it on my betamax video machine and still got the tape somewhere. At the time I thought it was utterly brilliant. Still do tbh. For all sorts of reasons 1985 was a magical year for me and I will always have the fondest memories.

Harley Benton Shorty does. I bought one when they came out and it blew me away - I don't know how it is possible to make a bass that is so good for the price of a night out. The tone, through my set-up, was very similar to the gorgeous woody tone of P bass in Santana's Europa. Out of preference for a bit more bite I changed the stock pickup to a Tonerider and it is now awesome. I have sold off most of my basses, including an MIJ Mustang, but keeping the HB Shorty for my Precision flavoured moments.

Sold a Trace Elliot eq thingy in the easiest of transactions. Marvellous

Easy deal with Jimmy who bought my Mustang bass. And clearly a man of taste as he kept the white pick guard 😁

Super easy deal with Joel bought some IEMs. Royal mail let the side down, of course, but alls well that ends well 😁