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and finished... back together and looking much better than that awful tesco express looking logo...

Benylin & The Jets — Elton John

Just seen on FB, Vintage have announced two new bass models at NAMM, the Supreme (semi) and the Callen. The Callen definitely has my attention.... 😏

Fazley Mini Pedal Case... Joyo Irontune > Future Chorus > Time Magic Delay > Nebulous Phaser > Orange Juice Amp Sim Edit: Had to drill some holes for the 9v Daisy... Sorted.

Essex Machine — James Brown

I've played 12lbs+ basses. It's all about the strap - wide, cushioned - spreads the weight. To this end I use Neotech Mega straps - neoprene and memory foam. I quite like the "grounded" feeling I get when wearing a heavier bass, like I'm the anchor. It's not a competition though, some people shouldn't wear a heavier bass if they have shoulder or back issues - it doesn't make anyone a hero or somehow more worthy - listen to your body.

Local Facebook score. Always loved the Hartke HA heads. This one needs a new valve…but came with a 410XL cab…🥳 needs a service but feck me it’s decent

Covering a blemish in the finish in this instance. But they can serve any purpose Share them here. Or just tell us all how much you hate them, if that gives you joy.

Can't afford it, don't need it at all, I already have everything I need. Bought it anyway. headless bass itch well and truly scratched. Series S4000 I believe, serial number is 235... I have no idea how to age it though, any ideas? I had no idea these things were so heavy though! I changed the batteries and one of the connectors fell apart as I unclipped it, so it now has shiny new battery clips but everything else is perfect. Can't wait to wheel it out at a rehearsal.

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe. He said supreme semi.

After years of rugby and general wear and tear I have shoulder and lower back problems and struggle with anything over 8.5lbs. I’ve fallen in love with many a bass over 9lbs, taken it home and thought “this time it will be different”. It never is and after much soul-searching and disappointment they’ve been moved on because I just can’t manage them without causing issues.

Patience ～ Guns 'n' Roses

Aesthetically, the ST:TOS communicators of the guitar FX world.

Hated the original natural alder so I stickerbombed it

Nothing better than playing in a band with good musicians! It lifts your own game, and makes it easier to play with them.

Come flu with me- Frank Sinatra

It's here! After a little wait & as usual, exquisite luthier work by the team at Overwater Basses & continued support. We have an Overwater Custom J5 Fretless with a few custom options. 35" Scale Walnut top & headstock facing Swapping out the bridge position J pickup and dropping in a Musicman pickup. Added passive tone control (as usual for myself) Luminlay sidedots This bass was specced & delivered very quickly for a specific tour to start shortly this year. It was commissioned due to the need of a 5 string fretless bass for quite a few tracks. Have two fretless basses in my collection already - 1976 Musicman Stingray & an early 1970's P Bass. Both four strings so not ideal for the job. I would like to send my thanks to Kirsty, Martin, Chris & the whole team at Overwater Basses for the amazing basses they make daily & for the continued support from the company also. Full Specification - 5 String 35” Scale Length Neck - Standard Bolt On One Piece Maple Straight Headstock with Walnut Veneer Fretless (24 fret neck) 46mm Nut Width 18mm Bridge Spacing Plain Unlined Ebony Fingerboard Luminlay Side Dots Body - Swamp Ash Walnut Top Electronics - Active Overwater 3 Band + Passive Tone Control Pickups - Overwater Jazz Single Coil + Musicman Humbucker Locking Jack Hardware - Overwater Bridge Hipshot Hardware in Black Satin Natural Lacquer Finish

Weird coincidence - After not seeing these anywhere since I last owned one, I wandered past The Music Shop in Inverness yesterday and there's a green SGV for sale. Cool looking thing.

I just mentioned it elsewhere, but probably worth a mention here too: The Dubmatix Reggae shows are worth a listen. https://dubmatix.podbean.com/

People! (Deep breath) We really need to move away from the thought that just because something looks similar to something else that it's going to deliver something similar to what it pertains to be. [Sorry deep EDIT here: I've seen too many posts here and elsewhere where someone buys a Harley Benton Stingray clone or a Chickenbacker and goes, 'Yeah it really growls like a Stingray' or 'It clanks just like the real thing.' These remarks just seem to be some kind of affirmation by the buyer of a bass costing 10% that of the original that it apes, is somehow vindicated. I will continue to cite the blind test at one of the SE Bass Bashes, which kind of proved that a) people don't know what basses sound like at all and b) people couldn't identify their own bass from anyone elses.] Voice of reason here. Again. I'd argue 'til the cows come home that tone is subjective ('all basses sound more or less the same and nobody aside from you gives a rats as to what you sound like'), more to the point tone is about synergy; the interaction of all the component parts, from your fingers/pick, the strings, pickups, wiring loom and cap, lead, stomps, pre-amps, power amps, speakers and your ears. Apart from saying the stock pickup leaves you a bit flat, you're not really saying why. What do you want a replacement to do for you that the original doesn't? I'm genuinely interested (see elsewhere), having swapped out a fair few pickups in my time and finding that a non-badged pickup from an old Strat' copy sounds virtually the same as the Mike Lull hand-wounds on a £5K bass. I'm very much of the view that it's not worth changing anything on a whim; you'll have a perceived opinion of how much better the pickup sounds (which will be a direct correlation to how much you paid).

Thank you to all who contacted me with offers of DBs, what a wonderful community this is. I’m taking up young @BreadBin offer. Me and Brendon have a long history of handing each other instruments 😂 Cheers all! John

New colour way for NAMM.

Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks is heavy, it's how it feels for you that matters. For my fragile back anything over 8.5lbs/3.9kg is too heavy.

95% of bass is about turning up on time, following the chords and doing the basics. Finding the groove is what we live for!

I had some lovely Strawberry Conserve from Lidl on a Croissant this morning.

That's some super attention to detail in the EBMM aping then

I definitely get withdrawal if I don't play it for a day or two because I always want to play it. For me it's also a job but I also absolutely love playing it and apart from a few years where I fell out of love with it in my twenties (I got fed up with being a touring band musician and lost sigjg of why I loved the bass) I've been playing it since I was ten so it's been like a best friend and I find practicing like a sort of release in the same way people like going for a run or a walk!

Absolutely. The older I get the more SLO appeals, but my buying days are well over here for a new MM, a bit over £2k for an HH Special in 2018 was already pushing it for me personally.

I still can't get my head around this.🤔 Does this mean that no bass players can go along and replace the "house band" bassist to play a couple of songs? Does this apply to guitarists, drummers, etc.. as well?

So... a few more coats of laquer and it's all back together and I'm really pleased with the outcome. You can see a small faint outline of the decal but that is only in certain light and angles. I wasn't going to do a rub and buff but i don't think it needs it and it looks great as is. Would do it again if another of these came my way - lucky I have a spare decal!

Guitar Guitar have them up on the site. The analog 112 is £929.

Favourite Squirts (Boy Meets Girl) Haircut 100

Recurring shoulder injury means that anything over 9lb is, in my books, heavy! I have basses ranging from 5lb (Aria Sinsonidia/Hofner) to 8.5lb (Sandberg/Warwick) and I can do 2-3 sets no problem, as soon as a bass exceeds 9lb(ish), even with a neoprene/padded/wide stripe, my shoulder will ache over the next days.

I have back issues and I'm checking out 6 and 7lb basses. I wouldn't be tempted to buy a bass that was heavy enough to cause any more damage.

In my late 40s I had some late 70s Precisions that were around 10.5lbs and I was fine with them then, even though my back was iffy even then. I wouldn’t be ok with them now though.

My slab bodied fretless P bass has a custom body from baseball bat ash . It weighs the far side of 12lb . I love it . I appreciate it is not to everyones taste but I have no problem with it .

1. Adjustable bridge .. definitely. I have mine high for max sensitivity when playing classical, keep it high for strength training and drop it right down for maximum mwah and minimum effort when playing jazz. 2. I'm in my 60s and it's gotten easier with practice (and decent setup) 3. the ONLY thing that touches the back of the bass's neck is your thumb! Squeezing your whole hand round it will make for hard work, not strengthen the right muscles and make changing position near impossible. One other thing is .. don't put too much spike out. If the neck is high above your shoulder then the blood runs from the important muscles and you lose strength; It doesn't look very cool but having the bass quite low generally makes it easier to play. Nut no higher than ear level so you're not reaching up above your head in half position This guy has it about right, but many classical bassists go lower.

My old Squier VM 70s Jazz was made of soft maple and was so heavy small objects would orbit it. In reality it was probably somewhere in the 10-11lb (4.5-5kg) range and it was pretty heavy, but as I weigh over 300lb an extra pound isn't really noticeable when I'm playing standing up. "Too heavy" is all relative, YMMV, etc.

My five-string Fender weighs 4.5 kg and does feel heavy when I pick it up. A wide padded strap makes all the difference when playing, though - I only notice the weight when I take it off afterwards.

It's been years since I last used Rotos but I recall sandpaper being smoother than their strings...

Managed to get the IDE working on my Mac. Didn;t have to download any drivers from an obscure Chinese web site. That was never going to happen Copied all the code across to the IDE, compiled it, uploaded it and blow me down with a feather it works. No drivers setup, but I now have working keypad, screen and Mega 2560. That was rather painless. Suspect the CNC shield and stepper motors will be a lot more hassle.