Vinny Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) It's a bass from the future!! I bought this from a pawn shop on a recent trip to Mega-City One, although I had to leave early as a huge angry mob thought I was Otto Sump. The guy behind the bullet-proof counter told me it was an antique from the early 1990s, but couldn't be any more precise as his Geiger counter was broken. For those people who are still waiting for the future to arrive properly this is a Hohner B2 5 string passive, and I'm told that one day all basses will be made this way. Bad stuff: There are 3 dings around 2-3 mm on the 'top horn' bit that look to have been touched up in black, they're proving to be a bit beyond my skills with my ageing camera, as does some light swirling and, er...'matting' (?) around the neck pickup area where someone was rather keen on the old (Smashie and Nicey voice) a-slappin' and a-poppin'.* There's some light buckle-scratch on the back (nothing deep) and a hole where a strap button has been moved from the heel. (Don't know why, it sits the same in both positions.) People keep asking what it is. Good stuff: I tuned it when I put the strings on. (Roto 45s) I have gloves heavier than this. It sounds bloody brilliant (IMO, etc...) It says 'Professional' on it, so it MUST be good. It's futureproof, obviously. 275 of your old pre-apocalypse Brit-Cit pounds posted/delivered. * Pid-padder, pid-padder, 'pon the pickup. Edited April 4, 2016 by Vinny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgrout_ Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Check your private messages. I used to own one of these !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Me too - my first 5 string was one of these. Happy times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgrout_ Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hi vinny. Check your messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Replied, finally. There's Welsh internets for you, see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 dammit! I really want a 4 string version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1458233085' post='3005865'] dammit! I really want a 4 string version [/quote] Use the B as a thumbrest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Well, buy the 5 and I will swap it for my 4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 A 'get off yer fat arse and change the Siamese Fighter tank water, you lazy git' bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Still here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 Sold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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