AndyTravis

Now... I’m no expert but my brain recalls. It started as a 1962/63 Sunburst was stripped to natural was refinished to black, had gold hardware fitted and a black pickguard thats how it finished its life I think there might have been 2 Sunburst ones and the one he preferred was the one which went through changes

It’s been cleaned a bit. And it sounds like you’d expect, old, junky, very cool. the knobs won’t come off for replacement, they just crumble... needs some light tension flats (short scale thomastiks would be ace but I’m not buying £60 strings) - ace for that 60’s soundtrack lofi thing (Bullitt springs to mind) I won’t use it to be honest...not sure if I can sell it though...

Yamaha don’t even know how their own serial numbers work 😂

I’m thinking I’ve got some short scale strings somewhere... will report back. its missing 2 tuner ferrules and there’s a chip Missing off the pickguard. Weighs nothing. Needs a bit of TLC but might be useable for the 9 year old daughter who wants to mess about with bass. says MIK so I’m not sure what the story is. branded “magenta” - the same body shape with 2pu was branded zenta.

Was it not the body width?

Schecter release the Michael Anthony BB...🤨

I’ve re read and actually understand the joke now 😉 I’m several fins to the wind, and still in shock at this thing being on the drive at 9.30 tonight

60’s/70’s thing...via a mate How it was delivered. Suspect it’s been in a cupboard for years. And I think there are d&g strings on it 🤮

Er. One more than ten minutes ago...the total opposite of everything I like and want in a bass 👌🏻

Hmm. “Added value” 🤣

My last ‘audition’ went like this... “Phil says you’re the best bass player he knows? Are you?” ’yeah, but Phil only knows 3 people in total...’ the guy laughed, and we did about 5 years together. Phil lasted 3 gigs - still friends with both. Everything else I’ve done has been stuff I’ve started.

I love my 414, split equally with my 1024, it’s a bit nastier...🤦🏻‍♂️😂

Makes all the difference, we all know MHS basses sound 10% cooler.

Stripey necks...I mean “multi laminated selected hardwoods”...maple and nato if I rightly remember.

424’s have stripey necks and string through body bridges. 414’s have 1 piece necks and top load bridges.

I was stitched into mine. It’s super tight. Yours went to a Trav tribute act who operates out of Morecambe...

Yup. Like my jockstrap.

I’ve asked tentatively about a ctm in something a bit different. Just hope my pockets are deep enough