Beedster

Well, there are quite a few White Hats, mostly in OT of course 🤫

I disagree with you all, just take a closer look at the evidence. IT WAS IN HIS ATTIC FOR YEARS…… it’s the surest sign of authenticity 👍

Not the usual bass players and hats thread I was on Gearspace earlier as I'm aiming to buy a piece of quite expensive audio gear and wanted some pros and cons. I've found about 999 extremely favourable reviews but also one very long and detailed post stating a categorical "If you buy this you are an idiot and you only have yourself to blame" sentiments! Something seemed familiar and I realised that the same guy had written a similar post about an interface that I'd also bought and which everyone else had likewise raved about; full of technical 'facts' and apparently more experience than anyone else, coming across with a strong feel of 'You might think you know a lot but you don't know as much as I do'. Reminded me of when we used to use Edward De Bono's Thinking Hats in a team I used to work in (what had do you try to wear, what hat do others think you wear, what hat might be more helpful etc, all very 1990's). I assumed the posts in question are this guy's (black) hat, but wondered what he was actually like in the flesh, IME a lot of people who wear black hats in the professional space were completely different in the real world). So a little bit of (amateur) psychoanalysis for BC, what hat do you wear on the forum, and what's your authentic hat......? To kick things off, I suspect I'm a bit of a black/white on here, definitely a green/red professionally, and mostly yellow with my friends and my family. Goes without saying I've a few theories about some of the regular members' hats also 🤣

Ha ha, great thread, here’s mine….

No longer with me but these were two rather lovely, if rather different pairs.....

That pic makes me feel rather happy 👍

I bought one of these when they were only £400, you won’t break it though 👍 https://www.thomann.co.uk/soundwear_performer_3234_02.htm

Enjoyed that Greg thanks 👍

Point taken. There could still be some magic in that bass, especially as I'm a sucker for early 60's Precision necks, especially one that's been well played in, and although I'm not sure I buy the idea that older pickup necessarily sound any better than contemporary equivalents, I'd take the chance! But either way, and re price, I imagine it could be the equal of basses priced at around £2000-£2500, which these days includes production USA Fenders, hence the logic. Of course I might see it/play it in the flesh and decide it's not the their equal and keep my cash 👍

On which basis i assume you'd strongly counsel against buying any audio equipment from any manufacturer?

Yep, sort your settings

I agree, and I’m a little surprised that they have. But they’re not lying when plenty of other sellers have/would, so any buyer knows exactly what they’re getting

Agreed, if I thought I had a chance I’d offer Mark region of 50%/£2,250 for it

https://retrovibe.co.uk/product/fully-compensatable-bass-bridge-for-51-precision-string-thru-brass-saddle-19mm-spacing-through-compensated/

There’s a really well designed and well priced version by Retrovibe

Word

Assumed this was a 'has sadly passed away' thread

...although would be more correct to call it a bitsa, there's not a single piece of wood that's all original (body after-market, replacement board etc) so not really fair to describe it as a '62 in any way

That bass has been doing the rounds a while, think it was owned until recently by a guy on here, original price was way higher, suspect BD have done full audit hence lower price

😂

It’s why I can’t play lined fretless 😂

Watching that with interest, Martin Sims did one for me about 10 years back and it was sublime, I'm thinking of having another done but Martin isn't doing that stuff any more so looking at alternatives

I wish I was so adept at fretless intonation that it mattered

In a not unfamiliar (to Basschat members) and irresistible gravitational field kinda way, this body found its way to Beedster Towers, and is imminently going to become a rather unique fretless..........