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Ooh that compound radius spec sounds like it’d be wonderful 🥰

Welcome Robbo 🍻

Welcome 🍻

Plenty more info on this thread: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/445206-vintage-trace-elliot-brochures/

Yup, the 1153 in ‘landscape’ is the same width as the 7215:

Off to see Madness and Squeeze at Sheffield next weekend. Saw Aussie Floyd last Wednesday and From The Jam with The Selecter a couple of weeks before, both in Notts. Thoroughly enjoyed both nights.

Watched the recording this evening and as someone completely oblivious to Alan Hull and Lindisfarne, I really enjoyed it. Thanks for the nudge.

Missed it earlier but set to record at 2.00am 👍

I’d heard about it but as you, never actually seen it. Quality 🤣

The outstanding one for me is Trace amps. I’ve tried pretty much everything else, but I always go back to my trusty old TE heads and particularly the AH250 SMX. Basses it would probably be Musicman. I love Fender, Status and Aria, but I’ve had lots of Musicman basses. I’ve never had a bad one and I’ve not been without one in the stable over the past 10 years. EDIT - Oops forgot cabs. Barefaced. I’m a big fan of both the 12”s and 10”s. For power, weight and size, pound for pound they’re the best I’ve tried by a long way.

Sometimes that’s how it is. The lights/indicators for the input gain dictate how far you turn it. I’ve had/have lots of TE amps and between 8 and full to light the lights is not uncommon.

They were pretty quick iirc. I imagine you’ll hear something over the next day or two (weekend and all that).

I do keep an eye out just in case a nice ‘73 p bass comes up (my YOB). I would be quite tempted.

Yep, exactly that. In special instructions I requested a bevelled edge as it wasn’t clear that it came with one as standard. It came with one anyway and they didn’t seem to charge me any extra, so I assume that was standard.

See my post on page 55 (I fitted one to my CS 4HH). Looks far better. From here: https://www.pickguardplanet.com/

I’m pretty sure @walshy sold one a while back which looked pretty special!

I’ll admit that it was in the back of my mind when I bought the RW but honestly, that thick C maple neck feels and plays so well that I don’t want to change a thing.

I currently own 2 sig basses and have owned several others. I’ve never bought for the association, only for the fact that they’re good basses and have a particular feature or features. A case in point, I recently bought a Roger Waters sig P bass and promptly changed the pickup, the loom, the bridge and the knobs. I wanted it purely because I wanted a good looking P with a 44mm nut thick ‘c’ neck and 9.5” radius board. As Mart (the OP) I’m fortunate enough to own a Status CW signature. I went for that over a S2 or S3 because of the pickup position, the mid-control, the volume/blend knob position and the ‘standard’ carbon finish (that I so desired). 😍 I suppose the blue sparkle Steve Harris sigs I had were down to my curiosity (being a huge fan in my younger days) but the fact that I no longer own one suggests they weren’t quite for me.

My latest additions…. First up a beautiful Roger Waters sig. The B/W/B plate was already fitted to the bass (I have the original single ply black one too) but it’s now also sporting a Gotoh 201 bridge, chrome flat topped knobs, a Kiogon loom and my favoured Custom Shop ‘62 pickup. It sounds superb and plays beautifully. The big, chunky necks on these really do suit me. Next, as I had a Status P neck loitering in the corner of my man cave, I snapped up this first series Squier Classic Vibe body in Sonic Blue (the holes for the bridge have been redrilled to take a std BBOT). Again it sounds great and plays really well straight off the bat with no neck adjustment, shims etc required. Ordinarily I would’ve put a black plate on it by now, but I think it looks great as it is. I’m loving the colour contrast between the neck and the body. All in all, very pleased. 😁

I once received a bass in a hardcase with just one layer of bubble wrap taped around it, so there are some couriers who’ll do it. Rather unhelpfully, I can’t remember who…..