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The first boutique bass I've ever played was a Pedulla-like fretless by Dutch luthier André van der End. Every since then, I've wanted to own a bass by him, particularly with a walnut top and maple fretboard. A few years back, I bought a blue fiver by him. Didn't really get on with the sound, so I sold it. And then last week, just as I was selling two other basses, this walnut top, maple fretboard fiver turned up on a second hand website in Belgium. I had to have it. So yesterday I drove to Belgium and took it home. It's not light, but it's pretty darn awesome. Ash body, pickups and preamp by André himself, birdseye maple neck.

Well the price is absolutely excellent. I can and want to afford it.

I'm in the process of checking out a bass that is for sale about an hour and a half from where I live. To prevent a long drive, I've asked the luthier who built it about the pickup spacing; I'm pretty meticulous about the bridge pickup spacing in a Jazz Bass. I've sold all but one Jazz with 70's bridge pickup spacing because somehow I don't work well with that sound. So, for this bass, I asked what the spacing was. The reply of the luthier: "The spacing of the bridge pickup is between 60's and 70's. The distance between the neck and bridge pickup is like a 70's Jazz. So both pickups are placed about 4 mm further forward compared to a 70's Jazz. With this you get the deeper sound of a 70's Jazz, but more low end on the bridge pickup. Works very nicely." What would you do as a 60's Jazz fan with a description like this? Still check out the bass and risk a 3 hour drive (return journey) for nothing, or let it go? It is a beautiful bass and I know the luthier very well.

I've tried them all and I'd definitely go for the Ultra. In my opinion the best active Jazz Fender has ever made. Really everything about them is excellent.

Looks like a bass that was sold under many many names in the 1970's. Possibly from the Matsumoku factory. Could be sold as a Gumika, Custom, Sakai, Yamato and many, many others. Not particularly brilliant, not particularly valuable.

Yesterday with the UB40 tribute set:

It's not necessarily bad. The '63 VI I restored a few months ago had been without strings for 30 years and the neck was in perfect nick.

Why are there now two topics about this exact subject?

Oh cool! I'd like to read that.

I would hope that person tells him to put some strings on that bass and increase the tension step by step.

Looks like a nice bass. I would be abit careful though, if it has been without strings for a while. You never know what the neck has been doing.during that time.

I keep a list of everything I've owned (basses, guitars, amps, pedals and other musical stuff). So here is the bass list: Yamaha RBX170 Yamaha RBX270F Yamaha BB N5II (21 mei 2001) Yamaha TRB5II (2001) Yamaha TRB5F (1998) Yamaha BB300 (1988) Yamaha BB400S fretless (1989) Yamaha BB414 (2008) Fender Standard Jazz Bass Fretless (2002) Fender Jazz Bass (mei 1966) Fender Deluxe Active Jazz Bass V (1998) Squier Classic Vibe 60's Jazz Bass (2009) Squier Standard Jazz Bass Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass (2007) Squier JV Precision Bass (1982) Knooren/ESP custom Jazz Bass Frankenjazz (2010) Blade B2 Tetra Bass (2001) Blade B1 Celinder J Update 4 (april 1998) Motion B-05 Cobelens & de Bruyne Primo (2009) Lakland 55-60 Limited Edition Trans White (2011) Squier Classic Vibe Precision Bass 50's (2010) Warwick Triumph (1981) Gretsch Electromatic 5442 BDC (2013) De Gier Bebop 5 (2013) Eko BA4 fretless (1987) Maya Jazz Bass (1977) Fender Road Worn Precision Bass (2009) Squier Classic Vibe Jazz Bass 60’s (2009) Fender Precision Bass (1971) Lakland Skyline 44-64 Bob Glaub (2013) Guild M85 Fender Bass VI (2013) Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass (2006) Dingwall Combustion 5 Trans White (2018) De Gier Origin 5 fretless Fender Justin Meldal-Johnsen Mustang (2018) De Gier Soulmate (2020) Van Der End JB5 (2000) Sterling Ray34CA/Boekholt fretless Stingray (2013) Sadowsky MetroExpress JJ4 Sage Green (2020) Sadowsky MetroExpress JJ5 Sage Green (2020) Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling (18 oktober 1994) Gibson EB-2 (1964) Lakland USA Joe Osborn (2003) Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition ‘64 Jazz Bass (mei 2011) Fender Jazz Bass (1970) Höfner Ignition Club Bass SE (2023) Belgrado Z-lectro 4 (2023) Yamaha TRB 5IIF (mei 1999) Lakland USA Joe Osborn 5 (2004) Lakland Skyline 55-02 Deluxe (2018) Sterling Ray34 Blue Sparkle (2021)

I have a question about my Helix LT. I've just had a flight case built for my Helix LT. I want to put velcro on the bottom of the Helix to fix it to the case. Is it possible to remove the rubber feet without compromising the fixation of the bottom plate to the device?

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If you want to do a deep dive: check out Riddimguide.com.

Yep, Take A Ride is the original, from 1972.

Don't forget Truths & Rights is made on the Take A Ride riddim:

Beauuuuutiful!

You're in for a treat. Bros. Landreth is one of my favourite alt country/americana groups. Here's a live session with Dave on a Kithara:

Well, except they're not.

Holy smokes that is perfect.

That is indeed brilliant. Also, in that same "famous studio people" category:

I'd like to find some more good and relatively unknown music documentaries, so let's make it a topic to collect them. At the moment, I'm watching "One Hand Don't Clap", a 1986 film about Caribbean Calypso. Beautiful.

Also very curious about all your ways of listening to reggae and ska. Do you have an extensive vinyl collection, or stylistically curated Spotify playlists? I do both: I have two big playlists with respecetively vocal and dub reggae, but also have a collection of about 80 albums, mainly pre-1980. I'm very picky about what I buy on vinyl. My most prized reggae record is a 2nd pressing of Johnny Osbourne's Truths & Rights. Love that album.

Just found this 1964 BBC documentary about ska. Excellent film.