binky_bass

Maybe for some... I'll confess I have a collection of 'boutique' basses. The collection as a whole, as well as each of them individually do bring me joy. I enjoy playing them at band practice, I enjoy switching between them, I sometimes just enjoy holding them and spending time marvelling at the skill of the person who made it, I also enjoy them as playable 'art' hung on my studio wall. I play them at home and each of them has been gigged more than once. A few I've had made specifically for me (Binky and a few ACGs) and some I've picked up here and elsewhere for a 'good price', so should I ever need to liquidate them, I could. It's each to their own, but I very much enjoy my basses, and I don't consider them purchases due to me 'needing' them. Though my personal 'wants' in a bass are: • 6 string (7, 8, 9, 10 also fine!) • Active • 24 frets • Through neck • Wood top There isn't a HUGE number of basses that offer those specs and are genuinely 'good' from my experience (Cort A6 is perhaps an exception) so I've found my sweet spot within the boutique basses world. Nowt wrong at all with a 4 string Harley Benton P-Bass, they're great for the price point, but they don't meet my personal bass 'wants'. There's are definitely others in my camp, don't write us all off as pretentious just because we like something different! 😋

@Russ - Are you not thinking of Dave Swift?

Has anyone owned an Ibanez LACS? As I understand, the LA Custom Shop only build artist used guitars/basses and occasionally prototypes. You cannot order a LACS nor can you buy one directly outside of certain special build runs that are incredibly infrequent. Curious to know if anyone ever owned one/played one etc?

He'll get a 12 month suspended sentence, and ordered to pay a victims surcharge of about £500. That'll be it.

So how much are Jackson paying you for this advert?

Why so few P-Basses? 😆

Build one or two and circulate them around a select few chosen basschatters for an honest critique. Ideally those that already play the kind of basses you're intending on building. That'd be a nearly free way to test for viability in terms of how your build stack up against those with a great deal of experience playing similar basses. It'd be important to ensure that those testing your build aren't just going to be 'yes men' and that they will give you very honest and candid feedback. Being polite to save your feelings will only do damage to any business longevity.

For me, I always think to myself "what's the worst that can actually happen?", I mean even if play every note wrong, and accidentally fall off the stage and pants myself in the process, so what? Some mild embarrassment and a funny story, nothing life alteringly bad! Chances are, you'll just have a great time!

It is... Though £1800 prior to shipping and taxes currently makes it outside of budget. Maybe when my waffle business takes off...

FYI They paid £600 for it and wouldn't take £500, though I suspect they might end up doing so if it hasn't sold in another few months!

I'm going to fret it with some rungs from an old rusty ladder I've got in the shed...

I'll be in Colchester tomorrow... might offer the £500 and see what happens!

Fight all of them in a massive brawl, use as many weapons as is possible, I'd suggest swinging a ship's anchor around your head for maximum damage. Once everyone is sufficiently subdued tell them all it's their fault and that you're now going to take all their belongings and burn them in a giant fire followed by creating a commune where you are the leader and their families now live under your leadership. Or... just tell them honestly how you feel!

My favourite cat food is Felix. I'm assuming this is the cat food thread, but I haven't read the title or any of the posts including what the OP wrote.

Its a 4 string bridge too, with only 2 saddles, same for the pups. All you'd need to convert it to a 4 string is 2 saddles, 2 strings and 2 machine heads! Looks like an MDP creation to my eyes!

I've gotten up to chord Ab#7☆min♤¤¿dim*Q. That's a real tricky chord...

That's 9 of the 16 acoustics... Problem? Me? No... 🙄

Near is better than nothing! We did have a stupidly long sofa some years ago that got 'some' of them on... Half of these have been traded for other things since the below photos, but at least they're 'on' a sofa!