AndyTravis

Urgh. If the first image was photoshopped, this is “no filter” - awful.

A bit of finesse needed around the pickups, and the treble horn, but from scratch...not bad. Our very own @TimAlis a patient genius.

Bought a Yamaha BB from Andy. Heroic packing, great price. Nice bloke. very cool x

Bought a Yamaha NE-1 eq from Paul. absolute hero, credit to BC

Fender missed a trick for sure.

Speak to @TimAl he did one for my amber Farida

The finish “bora blue burst” has a folder in my computer...I want a sadowsky in gloss bbb with a maple board and clear pickguard. i came close - glad you got something special though mate, it’s beautiful and you’re a deserving owner.

Well. That’s me thoroughly peed off 😂 if it’d had a maple board I wouldn’t have stopped myself...

Long before my married days I used to have different girls in my phone as 1,2,3,4 - it was great, like shag roulette. But I don’t give basses numbers either.

Bubinga and flawless, wish I’d given it more of a chance. I had more basses in that time than I care to remember. It was just a shite band I was in, not the bass sound which was the problem.

I sold mine for about £1300 4 years ago

He was mixed race, really really bad attitude. he would’ve been about 14 around the time i suffered him.

We had “hairbear bunch” a big fat kid with an Afro and personal hygiene problem. and a massive attitude. Might still be the worst bass player I’ve ever heard - not because he was learning, just no humility no idea that playing fast and loud was no substitute for playing slowly, with dynamics - well... I remember keeping the Ernie Ball string and finish wipes to hand when he tried anything. it was his “birthday - next week” every Saturday for 3 years.

After a lot of back issues I bought a stage stool for towards the end of gigs... It was about £80. And it was left at the Manchester Academy. someone got lucky the next night when they took it home...I presume.

Honestly, I still chuckle. the kid broke everything he was bought. And it was always “shoddy” or “defective workmanship”. Dad was sound, but mum was a real shitehawk. the vimto bit of his name was hilarious.

Bless him. He was called “Mr Toob” - we also had a nickname for other regulars. ”Nicky Vimto” was my favourite.

I worked in a guitar shop for years. there was a guy, and to be fair I cannot be certain he was really on earth at all times. referred to guitars as ”naughty minx” ”sultry mistress” ”dirty little biztch” and described a tube screamer pedal (pronounced TOOB) as “the g-spot for valve amps”

“Isn’t she a beauty?” ’nah, fcuk off mate’

A guitarist magazine CD since referrrd to an amp as “little rascal” or “little scamp” - I never bought it again.

No. Nor do I refer to cars or basses as “she”.

Monosynth for me too. Nothing that exciting for me...

“HI, I’m the bass player - I’m here about that snapped g string?”

Mega reasonable, for the amount of creativity and work he puts in (he’s helped me with loads of stuff) - he’s a lovely bloke and we’ve gone from aquaintances to friends (well - I’d like to think, he probably calls me a cnut to anyone who’ll listen). he’s on here as @timal - but I’d assume he’s very busy 😉