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Tidy job there mate 👍 The grain on that bass is stunning btw. It's a looker!

D'oh! Absolutely right, sorry yorks5stringer, my error, that'll learn me to only post when fully awake! Amazing work you did on that btw, the patch up looks flawless in the photo 😎

Ah right, I'm wrong then! 😂 The colour I really like is the buttery colour, like on my old Bullet or like @yorks5stringer 's Tele bass. It really pops with a maple neck and white scratchplate. Like this (not that I'm obsessed or owt) ⬇️

Love it!

I always think of it as a sort of Dijon mustard / Colonel Mustard colour if that makes sense? Both your basses there look awesome by the way. 👍 The Squier is probably what I'll get if I can find one used.

Old shot from the Jazz Caff where I'm wearing a Can t-shirt and playing a Wurlitzer 200, and a recent shot from lockdown where I'm wearing a different Can t-shirt and having a brew:

Cheers TD! 👍 Yeah I'm looking at old Fender and Squier Bullets in the States all the time, the shipping costs edge it over my meagre budget sadly. Shame 'cause the necks on them are lovely

Loved that, thank you!

Hiya Marc, thanks for the welcome mate 👍 Yeah it's probably a good thing GAK isn't open again yet! I'm fairly new to Brighton and still finding my way around, I'm from the North East originally (County Durham) and lockdown has taken the edge off my exploring the place. And yes, the old Bullet was lovely, I really was gutted to sell it. If I ever find one in my budget again I'll be on it like hair on a gorilla. They're pretty hard to find though, so it might be a long search... Cheers - Lee :)

Good morning Dad / Douglas and thanks for the welcome, much appreciated :) 🙌

Well spotted, yes it's a tiny little Tanglewood EB-18 bass. When I bought it, it only had 3 strings and the control cover on the back was missing so it had wires poking out of it. Wasn't sure it would work but took a chance on it because I liked the colour and it was £5. It has La Bella flats on it now, they cost more than the bass is worth 😄

@kodiakblair 🙌 Thanks for the encouragement! Is that blonde 51-style in your pic a Harley Benton? You've got skills man :)

See, this is great advice, exactly the kind of stuff I have no idea about. Modding is not really an option for me anyway as I've no tools, skills or space to work in. Good to know what's possible and what isn't. 🙏 Thank you!

That's a handsome looking bass. I wouldn't have to attempt any DIY headstock reshaping if I bought one of those, or the slab / humbucker version either. Thank you! - Lee

Thanks for the heads up on the Modern Player, yes it is above my budget sadly. Your Telecaster bass is a beauty! That's a dream instrument for me :) Cheers - Lee

Man, you did a great job with that! Nice playing too 😎 I've got no tools, no DIY skills and nowhere to work otherwise I'd be tempted to try and do something similar. £98 though, that's a Kwik Save price for a bass!

Hiya Teebs, thanks for the welcome!

Ah, I forgot pics! My old Fender Bullet bass / the toy bass I currently own / the style of bass I'd be looking for:

Hiya folks, my name's Lee I'm new here, can I pick your collective brains for a min? I need a bit of advice about which bass to buy. Unfortunately I haven't got megabucks to spend and there's no option to try basses out in stores, at least not for a while. I'm currently bassless. Well almost, I've got a kid's mini bass that I found in a charity shop for a fiver but it's not much use for recording and I can't really take it out live. I used to have a brilliant USA Fender Bullet Deluxe bass (you know, with the Mustang pickups and Tele bass neck) it was my absolute favourite to play but I had to sell it and pretty much everything else I had to raise funds to get a flat. Which is absolutely fair enough, everybody has to make sacrifices. So I've got a roof over my head but no proper bass of my own I can use. I'm currently borrowing basses in the two bands I play with, and that's no good really. And the lockdown has taken away my earnings, same as everyone else probably, and my budget is 'Tesco Value' rather than 'Tesco Finest'. When I got my Fender Bullet Deluxe it was a real bargain, nobody seemed to want them or know much about them but that's changed now. I'll certainly never find one in my 'Tesco Value' budget! Unless I find a stripped or modded one but the chances of that happening are pretty slim I'd guess. I know there's the MIJ Squier versions but I never see them anywhere, they seem to be rarer than the USA Fender models. I've been thinking about getting a Squier Telecaster Bass, the big slab bodied one with the fat humbucker, but I'm only finding them in sunburst. Did Squier do one in that 50's mustard-y buttery colour (don't know the exact name of it) or were they all 3 tone sunburst? Or is there a Tele bass by another company I'm not aware of that would be a good bet that isn't Fender USA money? Or should I just get a Squier Precision and get on with it? I really appreciate any help or advice you can give me on this! 🙏 Cheers - Lee

Hiscox Liteflite has always served me well. I used to use an old red label Fender case until it got totally smashed in. It looked like someone had just taken lumps out of it with a hammer. Maybe they had? Since then it's been a Hiscox, and I don't take any 'irreplaceable' instruments if I have to fly.

Thank you, I appreciate the welcome!

Hello everybody, I'm Lee from Brighton. I discovered this forum while researching online about which bass to buy. LOT of great information here and it's invaluable when it's impossible to go into shops at the moment. I play in a couple of bands but I'm only borrowing a bass which is no good really. I used to have a great Fender Bullet USA bass (hope the pic attaches) but I had to sell it a couple of years ago when m**** got too tight to mention. I would have another one straight away but they seem to be pretty hard to find now. Anyhow, hope everyone is well and the lockdown isn't driving you all too crazy. Looking forward to spending some time here Cheers - Lee