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    Must admit that was my main reason for putting it together! It's a stunner in the flesh, and I've got the ashtrays for it somewhere also, which really do add to the vibe. Once it stops raining I'll get some better photos (probably around March 2026)
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    ...and funnily enough Drums and Wires has been mentioned as a future album for the us 👍
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    I don't think it's just about formative years, it's more about emotional attachment in one way of another, even to songs that you first hear way past your formative years (although I think all years are formative, so let's say 'youth'). In June we gigged an album that I had listened to a few times and generally disliked, Beck's Odelay. It was a tricky one to play and we rehearsed it for around five months, about three months longer than it usually takes us to get an album down. I hadn't listened to it since, but I put in on yesterday and it felt like coming home in the same way as the music of my youth does, I heard all the magical nuances that I'd never noticed before we learned iit, and realised that the album had moved into 'that' space for me 👍
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    I’ll take better pics this afternoon but FYI the colour in the second pic (back) is most representative, the first pic makes it look a darker and stronger colour 👍
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    There's always time for other bands later on mate, you're going through some far more important stuff at the moment and you need to give yourself the space and capacity to deal with that stuff from a full hand so to speak. Playing bass should always reduce stress, not add to it. Band or no band, you will of course need to ensure there's a bass within your reach at all times however. Good luck mate 👍
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    Really enjoyed that 👍
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    A Precision with flats is always a good thing 👍
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    A recent acquisition/bitsa that while I'd love to keep for those odd Jazz Bass moments and for a specific project that we're running mid-2026. I'm selling because both @silverfoxnik and @Hellzero have been very naughty and listed items of bass gear that I used to own that at this point in time I need back more than a Jazz Bass. Body/PUPs/circuit etc Fender MIJ, neck Allparts MIJ with Fender vintage 70's tuners. Have a rather rubbish hard case that won;t get the bass to gigs but will get it safely to you, so courier and option. These pics are poor quality is it's dark now, but I'll take some better more detailed pics in the morning. How does it sound? Like a Jazz with flats, nice (I've some rounds I can put on if flats ain't your thing). How much does it weight? I'll check scales in the morning but it's certainly not at the heavy end. Price includes UK delivery. If my Ashdown Drophead happens to sell first, I'll be keeping this beauty 👍
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    I hope that my main technical challenge/goal as a bassist is to make the band sound better, which can mean playing less, playing quieter, and playing simpler, the reward is the way the band and audience respond. As a BL once said to me, we don’t really notice what you’re playing but we do notice when you stop.
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    Doesn’t explain the fretwork though 🤔
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    My first reaction when I saw them was the same, which made me wonder whether HMRC decided to pull it apart on its way in, apparently it can happen?
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    And what f***ing comedy they are 😆
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    Agreed, IME the variability in wood is far greater than the variability in lacquer. My preference on a fretless is lacquered maple, although I have an un-lacquered maple that is also nice. I used to be 100% into ebony but am increasingly finding it a little characterless/sterile, while I still find rosewood a bit tame. I must revisit Pau Ferro which I had on a mid 90's 'Ray FL and quite liked
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    Probably, but the timeline for return will close pretty soon so it might be the best option for the OP, because it's a niche instrument in a niche market at the best of economic times and this ain't the best of economic times
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    Nice, even looks the part 👍
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    I have that with a Precision that I keep meaning to look at but I HATE removing Precision PUPs, it's bloody fiddly getting the guard on and off and the wires and PUP back in - and it goes without saying I've managed to separate PUP from wire one too many times - but the reason I haven't done the fix is simple, I never touch the pickup when I'm playing it so the fact that when I do touch the pickup it makes a noise is largely irrelevant. @Duroc17 do you actually touch the PUP when you play?
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    It really is
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    I honestly think the best bet is to send it back and claim from HMRC, it's a pain but it can be done. The last SLB300 that sold here was quite a lot lower in price, I suspect that you may struggle to get what you want, even though it's no doubt worth every penny and lower than retail price. Should also add that if you do go ahead with the sale you will need to post photos of the actual bass, I recognise it's new but c'est la vie Good luck 👍
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    ….and of course if you installed a pair of Dimarzio model Ps in there the adjustable pole pieces would have it covered anyway 👍
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    Crikey that was probably an unlucky typo! Meant to say 'Basschatted', the past tense of the verb 'to Basschat', which describes the processes whereby a thread on a serious topic descends into a form of bass-related word-association/projective test/silliness often involving images from 1970s culture (Monty Python, Leonard Rossiter, Kenneth Williams, Leslie Phillips) or that bass builder from Surrey and which deviates significantly from that point forwards until someone replies to the original post and stops the silliness...... @Dood I think you may have thought I was obliquely referring to another builder, which I wasn't
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    This thread has been properly Baachatted for sure, but that comment has made me laugh out laugh pretty much since I first read it. Has the author not seen the luthiery in question 😀
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    Certainly not from a work device 👍
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    I imagine he'll keep pretty quiet this time 👍
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