Paul S

If only this were a shorty I'd have bought it not posted about it! Solid body with DiMarzio pickup, 2 octave neck, proper bridge, brass nut all sorts of other nice things. Bit scruffy but I bet it is a monster. £290! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135312739262

Another Danelectro Longhorn aficionado here, my go to bass these days. If you fancy the idea of one of these hollow bodied/chambered basses but the Longhorn styling isn't to your liking Danelectro do a variety of hollow body retro-styled basses - a single cutaway short scale, double cutaway short scale, double cutaway long scale. All as light as a feather. Having owned a selection of these over the years plus a Hofner Ignition Club single cutaway, the Danos are better built, easier to play and sound better when directly compared with the Hofner. IMO etc.

Looks absolutely fab. How much does one of these weigh in at, Clarky?

Thing is with a back up bass is that you never, ever need one right up until the time that you do. Which could be never or your next gig - it is impossible to predict.

Squier Silver Series Jazz had a 40mm neck. Not that they pop up that frequently.

I effectively did, once. A 'blues and brews' night at the John Peel Centre in Stowmarket. We were capping off the eveing, 3 blues bands, with local small brewery beers available. The deal, agred by guitarist, was that we got £50 (for the band, not each) plus a share of the door money. As we were on last we were asked if the other bands could use our drum kit. I got there early and they were just packing away the venue's drum kit to a side room. WTF? £10 on the door, some 60 souls turned up on a frozen February night. Takings at the bar were also very good. 2 months later, when emails were eventually answered, we were told that, sady, they had only just managed to take enough to cover costs. Cheating, lying b@stards. My share of the £50 (we are a trio) didn't quite cover my fuel and food costs so, yes, I paid to play. That's the JOHN PEEL CENTRE, STOWMARKET, folks. Avoid.

I've only just started using soap 🤪

For £35 I'd take it as a cheap life lesson and move on. There is a danger it will poison your mind for months otherwise. Life is too short.

Can't fool me. You are ped but signed off as Chris, ergo your account has been hacked! 🥴

Last night. Mash up of La Grange/Steppin' Out (Cream, not Joe Jackson) Beer Festival at The Swan Inn, Chappel Danelectro Longhorn into pa via Trace Elliot Transit B

They are even using AI for tea blending. Chat PGTips.

My lot on last Saturday at the Swan Inn Beer Festival, Chappel, nr Colchester.

Benfleet boy here. Hi.

For a first short scale I would go for a Harley Benton PB Shorty all day long. I believe they were £65 when I got mine, currently £85. When they first came out I bought one as a modding platform but, when it arrived, found I didn't need to and gigged it straight out of the box. Stock pickup was a great vintage P bass tone. I have since put a Tonerider pickup in it because I wanted a bit more oomph and bite; I also changed the pickguard to a black one 'cos I don't like black basses with white pickguards. These were both a matter of personal choice rather than any fault. If I were being uber-picky I'd say the tuners are a little scratchy but they work just fine - replacing them would cost more than the bass! The fret ends could do with a file but I have had worse on basses costing 6x as much. The biggest disadvantage about these I would say is the credibility issues around how cheap they are - it is almost impossible to believe you get a decent bass for such a small amount of cash.