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To be fair, if it was a 4-string (there doesn't seem to be one) & £100-odd cheaper, it could be the basis for an interesting project.

ghouda vibrations - the beach boys

Feta Bottomed Girls - Queen

Browsing GC's site, finally a Brexit bonus. In the years before GC blocked browsing from IPs in EU countries, that way they'd avoid rather hefty fines for selling your details to 3rd parties without permission.

Fire Engine Red Leicester - Grid Ft. Zodiac Mindwarp and Robert Fripo.... TUNE!

Pretty much like online shopping from supermarkets, order lemons or lemon juice and if they`re out of stock they send lemon scented bleach.

Went to see Nubiyan Twist at Tramshed Cardiff on Friday, by far the best gig I've been to for years! If you're not familiar with them, they're a collective that blends all kinds of influences including afrobeat, Latin, acid jazz, bass line, etc. Upbeat, fun and very very groovy! Nice small intimate venue, very mixed crowd, and we danced HARD all night! All the musicians were exceptional, some great solos from everyone on stage, especially the keys and brass players. I highly recommend catching them if you can. They were supported by Nookee and Webmoms who were both excellent too. Nookee were pretty unusual, but very good. It interested me as a player to see that when you step up to bigger venues than I play, you don't need much in the way off backline! Or people just aren't bothering much with it anymore. Guitarists all had small valve combos, and the two supporting bass players shared a rig, which was just a Warwick gnome head into a Markbass NY151. The bass player for Nubiyan Twist had a small GK MB combo, not sure what speaker config it was. Sound was excellent all night. In terms of basses, the guy from Webmoms was playing what looked to be a Player Precision in LPB, the guy from Nookee (who was probably the most inspiring player of the night) had a '51-style P bass type thing, very roadworn. We got chatting and he said it was 'made' by a guy called Daniel Giles in London. I looked at his page on Instagram, and I think it's kinda bitsa basses that he makes up and 'relics', but I could be wrong. Sounded great and looked cool anyways. And finally the chap from Nubiyan Twist had a Yamaha BB1025 in sunburst, strung with flats and played pick and palm muted. Sounded great, and the guy was a really solid player, nothing flashy but served the songs really well. It reinforced the fact that expensive, fancy gear isn't crucial, what matters is finding something that feels good in your hands and inspires you too play. And of course no one in the audience would care whether it's a Squier or a Fodera. It also made me slightly envious that we aren't at a level where we're playing venues with decent sound systems, and have to spend much more heavily on backline 😅

Agree with most of this though first two Stranglers albums were with an early 60s (64?) p bass, yours pedantically…

Is that neck actually recessed into the body at all, or is it just resting on top with some screws to hold it in place and a suitable dark area printed on the paper scratchplate?

I'm not upset. Haven't had any import tax problems either - I did have to pay VAT on one bass from Vietnam once, about 20 years ago, but buying from AliExpress or Ebay that is all handled for you.

The shim might have been to tilt the neck forward rather than back, in which case the shim would be at the front of the neck pocket. Or it's simply crap.

Highway to Helloumi. Acdc