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We were nailed by a Nor’Easter , nasty business , and had to shovel out the plow , it was mid afternoon before everything was cleaned out. During a break I found an auction in Antwerp , and saw a Linhof 6x9 Technika IV camera. Now I’m a retired photographer , and am not shooting film these days , but I was seriously tempted to put in a bid just to play around with the camera. In a previous life I was a large format studio guy , and I’m very familiar with these cameras. Thankfully I did come to my senses. Close call. Would that be a tier 3 failure?

The upper end Chinese builds tend to be very well made.

For ages my number1 budget bass would have been my Dano Longhorn. Last year I picked up a Harmony H22 Batwing , I’d been hoping to find one for years. Love the little thing.

Still carry a pitch fork although I haven’t used it in decades. Very thankful for little clip on tuners.

That is a beauty , Trevor. Never actually played a Sandberg , they have a great rep. I had a close call over a Dano Jade Green shortscale DC with the f hole , now I already have a cream coloured one , but $449 Cdn is a great price. Managed to call a friend who is thinking this is too good to pass on.

Nice to see it return to 4000 spec , I have a 76 4000 , thought I’d miss the neck pickup but that’s not the case. There’s a lot to be said for two knob simplicity.

I’ve been leaning towards short scale hollow basses for the last couple of years. They carry a nice woody thump that I love. Especially with a tube preamp. Gorgeous bass. I love that.

Cats loved to shred the stuff.

The fuzzy material they once loved to cover cabinets with.

Just last year I was given a Chinese Lucite bass from an old friend in California. I was given a pass on the gift , and then failed after finally finding a Batwing Harmony. Had to buy that , had been looking for one for ages. Now he did indicate previous ownership of the bass , and that did inspire the gf to purchase it. But I would not consider that undue pressure.

I’d lean towards accidental discovery. And say you have a wonderful wife.

Mostly an Aguilar TH350 these days.

Aguilar TH350 , One10 , NE-1 , big orange Gretsch

I like the little class D heads. I’ve picked up a bunch of ‘em in the 200-350 watt range.

You quickly learn leverage with a fridge. The tolex on mine was trashed from sliding it in and out of vans and dragging it up and down stairs. Today I appreciate modern lightweight cabs. And a little tube preamp.