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John Deacon’s “Live Aid” Fender Precision (A Gear Abstinence Failure)


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Sorry to bother you once again @AndyTravis, do you happen to know what strap locks he's using here. They don't look like anything I've used before.

I've sourced the Fender strap and the bass is ordered, so I may as well go the whole hog 😎

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9 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Sorry to bother you once again @AndyTravis, do you happen to know what strap locks he's using here. They don't look like anything I've used before.

I've sourced the Fender strap and the bass is ordered, so I may as well go the whole hog 😎

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Tons of extra info here:

http://www.deaky.net/indexE.html

You'll need the plectrums too:

http://www.deaky.net/bass/pickE.html

If you can find any out there!

 

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4 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

I dare you to get the shirt!!

Which bass have you ordered?

I think I'm going to have to compromise a little on the shirt. Goes against the grain, but I don't think I have much chance of finding that exact design unless I go and raid the Bohemian Rhapsody wardrobe dept.

I've ordered a Limelight - '68 Precision body with rosewood jazz width satin finish neck, big TV logo on head stock, natural finish on body, tort 3 ply pick guard, vintage reverse tuners, threaded saddle bridge, light relic, tug bar in period correct lower position.

Officially out of the 2019 Gear Abstinence Challenge and not in a way that I ever foresaw 😂.

There's always next year 🙄

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30 minutes ago, Dood said:

You'll need the plectrums too:

http://www.deaky.net/bass/pickE.html

If you can find any out there!

Another point of compromise I think. I've seen the correct picks, but not in the right colour. Probably go with these as I know I like them....

 

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1 minute ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Another point of compromise I think. I've seen the correct picks, but not in the right colour. Probably go with these as I know I like them....

 

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I always thought they were these. Not that I know much 😉

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19 hours ago, Dood said:

oh, and if you can find a Fender PB70-US ASH R/W model you will be laughing!!!!!! Stunning Japanese made basses! I would grab one in a heartbeat , funds allowing. I'd say that that's a great place to start for your John Deacon bass.

I still have my one, but it has a maple fingerboard, besides which it's going nowhere!

Another option is to find a sunburst or coloured body and strip it, like people used to do in the '70s.

Nice to see those basses of Dood's again.

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8 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Well, that’s a very kind offer and I do think we need to see it 😂

EDIT: Being worn by you obviously 😜

Sorry but I couldn’t face putting it on....too many painful memories. Here it is adorning a forlorn Mustang.

Oh the shame....

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