Paul S

Davie - do you recall, the Fury had some magnets at the back of the pickup, presumably by way of a test I could fish those out, stick them behind the single coil and see what happens?

I have two, possibly three contenders. A Retrovibe Faker and an Epiphone Thunderbird Classic Pro. Both completely different to my beloved precisions but in a good way and have joined the rotation cycle for use at gigs The third is a bitsa '54 Precision that I suspect will usurp many once I have finished fettling.

Fralins are available here, about the same price as the SDs. Davie - I know nothing of neodymium bar magnets - what sort of thing do you mean? Another option, and I have been completely dim here - I've just sold a Retrovibe P-30, which was a short scaled 50s style P bass, and one of the things I really liked about it was the tone - from the Retrovibe own make 'Route '51' pickup. This is a 9K output and the tone is what I had in my mind when compared to the Roswell. they cost £35, so around 1/3 the price of the SD or Fralin.

Lozz, would you say it still retained something of the character on the '51? There's not much online soundwise but I think it might be ahead at the moment. But then there are probably loads I know nothing about.

Sounds good.

Seymour Duncan SCPB-3 reads well. Any experiences? https://www.seymourduncan.com/single-product/quarter-pound-single-coil-p-bass

Having lived with my bitsa 50s P bass for a little while I feel the pickup could maybe do with a swap. It is the Roswell Alnico single coil, which is OK, but I want something maybe a bit heavier in the lower mids and with more aggression. yeah, I know, it is a single coil. Does anyone have any recommendations? ta

Sold my Shergold Marathon to Howard in the easiestof transactions. Met up at Thurrock services, had a bit of a natter in the teeming rain. many thanks, sir, hope you enjoy the bass.

Thatis scarily accurate

Not as bad as finding a bassoon in your Bazooka

I rarely buy new so I get the majority of my basses from the classifieds here or eBay. I bought a Guild B-301 on the Facebook market place but I find FB massively confusing so tend to avoid it. I bought an Antoria short scale EB-3 on Reverb but that is usually too dear. The few new ones I have bought in recent memory are either from the makers - the PB-30 from Retrovibe, a Jake 5 from Public Peace and a PB Shorty from Thomann - or, one time, a Gibson Les Paul Jnr DC from Gear4Music.

I put Grimalkin on ignore. If everyone else does it he will have noone to posture to and, hopefully, disappear back to wherever it was he came from a year ago. I don't recall there ever being such a disruptive presence.

I was born in 1957 but having an older sister who was into music meant I was exposed to a lot of chart stuff from the mid 60s onwards, especially Motown and soul. Every new single was played to death But not so much Beatles or Stones. Once I got into music properly I just listened to blues and rock. Early teens tend to be a bit tribal so to admit liking something else was never an option At school we played records at lunch time and we all brought along our Led Zep, Sabbath, Deep Purple etc albums - one guy had an older brother who was into some great early rock from the late 60s so he brought all his albums along as well. Soul, funk and disco didn't get much of a look in. As I have got older I find I like music from any genre, within reason, reaching the conclusion - as many say - that there is no good or bad music, just stuff I like or dislike. I got quite into more modern country for a while, Zac Brown et al. I do struggle with more modern pop music though. However blues and rock remain as the foundation. Having said that, the two bands I have seen more than any others, and by a country mile, are Go West and Level 42. Probably because they represent the main cross over of Mrs S' musicsl taste and mine so we have tended to go to see them together at any practical opportunity.

Indeed, he is an absolutely lovely fella. Foz is a big fan of the band - our song choices and how we play them - and goes out of his way to put some decent stuff in our direction which is such a massive bonus

it is indeed. I was wearing my flairs, stack-heeled shoes and 'South Sea Bubble' brushed denim jacket during the recording. Radio Caroline still exists but in a different form to the 'good old days' - it is more of a Suffolk local rock station but, of course, available everywhere as it is online.

Well, it sounded pretty good! First time I have had radio play in a band and I am indeed chuffed, Loz. Jeff Healey Band's 'See The Light'. On catch up later on. I might have another listen

My blues rock trio Toredown is going to have a track played on Radio Caroline! Stephen Foster's slot, just before he packs in at 13:40hrs. Must be from one of our recent gigs, some of which was recorded on the desk. No idea which track or what it sounds like so should be interesting! Hope it isn't The Stumble 'cos that's what I did in one section http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/radioplayer4/index.html?v=1671535956338