hiram.k.hackenbacker

Hi Mickey. Yes you are correct. That is a Lakland USA 'Bob Glaub' 44-64 which I bought from @three in 2021. I don't really get on with full fat P necks, which appears to be sacrelige to some apparently (including one bass player at the gig last night), but it's an outstanding bass and fits the Queen vibe nicely. As good as the Lakland is, it's really there as a back up to the black Shuker on the other side which I used for the gig. [the black one is actually a JJ Burnel signature, but no-one notices] I've asked Jon to build me a natural looking P to take the place of John Deacon's stripped P (which he later refinished in black). Hopefully that should be ready in 2025. Another year of gear abstinence failure 🤷‍♂️. Cab is obviously a Barefaced Big Twin (Gen 3). The amp is Darkglass Electronics Microtubes 900 v2 Limited Edition 'Euryale'. The pedal board looks unnecessary and it mostly is for this gig. The only things on it I use for Queen is the Shure GLX wireless and the FEA Dual Band Compressor Limiter. The other pedals I use for other bands. I'm too lazy to keep chopping and changing pedals 😂.

Just back in from a Queenage gig. Barring a couple of little niggles that I'm sure the majority would not even have noticed, it went very well indeed. We're still trying to find the right balance in older material which we like doing and the most popular stuff, but given it was only our third gig, things are looking great. There was a lady there who is a member of the Queen fan club. She said that she has seen A LOT of Queen tributes and thought we were excellent. The venue also gave us a cash bonus as we had such a great turnout. Hopefully a return booking will be had next year. All in all, a great night.

"the symmetrical double-cutaway body ensures excellent access to every fret" Not with my hands it wouldn't!

I have to say I'm guilty of buying Super Deluxe sets. I think I have all of the Rush ones, but they are very well put together. I also have all the Zappa ones, including the Halloween ones which are going for stupid money now.

I'm fairly open minded on pricing and the like. The aim of the game is to make money, but basically all you're getting for £200 is a 5.1 mix and a few bits of paper. I'm a massive Kiss fan, but that's a step too far. I can stream everything else on the Super Deluxe for free. Don't need the other crap.

Great stuff. Couldn't have hoped for a better fix than that.

Mmm. Pass.

Can't see it. Must have sold.

I can’t even comprehend how that wear occurs. Different playing styles I guess.

I've only ever had cause to ring Shure UK once, but they were very helpful when I did. Might be worth ringing them to see if they could repair/replace it?

My first thought was Ibanez, but I can't find anything like it. Tried a reverse image search as well and drew a blank.

I've had quite a few Stingrays of all types and ages. Of the ones I still have I would say the 2EQ Classic is probably my favourite. It's a beautifully put together bass and has that tone. In my opinion, the Stingray Specials are a different animal. I don't dislike them at all, but they're not the same.If I was going to spend some wedge on another Ray, I'd probably looking for something like this.

Yeah I was trying avoid paying triple the £15 original selling price.

No problem. Thanks for asking 👍