Cosmo Valdemar

I might be wrong but I think the Hofner flats are rebranded Pyramid Golds.

Congratulations on the new bass. They're wonderful little things. I've had mine a few years now and it's the happiest instrument I own. I normally play with a trebly, distorted sound, so when I pick up my Hofner I'm about as far away from normal as I can be, but it's such a joy to play and the thump it makes is like nothing else. Mine wears Hofner flats and I've never had any problem with them. Mind you I want that massive bass thump from this bass - no need for top end or sustain here!

Lonely Wind - Kansas

This was a stonkingly good album. Napalm Death's Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism was magnificent also.

Screaming Black and Blue - Godzilla Black

Kissing Willie - Jethro Tull

Night Run - UFO

Ready For Drowning - Manic St Preachers

On My Hotel TV - Skunk Anansie

Tea Dance - Terrorvision

Seventh Wave - Devin Townsend

That I do agree with.

You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore

Although it's wonderful to hear in isolation, in this instance the bass sounds exactly how I expected - it's not exactly tucked away on the record!

Hung Up On A Dream - The Zombies

Pretend We're Dead - L7

I Wanna Be Committed - Sweet

She Bangs - Ricky Martin

I love him. I saw him when I was a kid with... Vikki Clayton I think? I seem to remember it was in support of the This Was Band but I might be mistaken. I remember Fred playing Toccata in D Minor. Blew me away. And on a Squier too! 😁

War Machine - KISS

I'm going to go on with the Hipshot. It looks like others have used a couple of felt spacers to fill the gap caused by the archtop.

Hipshot it is then! 😁

Good egg! It does looks closer than the Hipshot.

The Hipshot is here already! I'm in two minds about keeping it or exchanging it for the Babicz. I prefer the less brutal look of the Hipshot, but if the Babicz fits the body better... Andy - could you do me a favour and take a picture or two showing how well the Babicz fits against the arch of the body?

Miles Beyond - Mahavishnu Orchestra