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First of (we expect) many phone calls received from our theatre venues last night cancelling this Friday's gig.... Disgusting the way this Govt is treating the entertainment/hospitality community. Venues will go under and people will hit the breadline all because they are having to 'voluntarily' close/stop working... So angry with Cummings/Cooper and their cronies right now.... !!!

Splendid transaction - got Mickey's 'Off The Pegg' book for a bargain price. Top bloke, top product. Recommended.

Lead singer is one half of the superb 'Young Gun Silver Fox' too... https://www.facebook.com/NPORadio2/videos/507703880183017/

Apart from on a classic Spector NS2 😉

Had a big corporate charity gig on Wednesday at a major London West End hotel postponed till mid June just now.....

I like big butts and I cannot lie........ But visually the control side 'cheek' is just too fat/wide for me....

Let me know if you ever want to move this on

There's a pic over on the rare basses thread in 'Bass Guitars' chap :)

Updated list as of March 2020 with purchases within last 11 months in bold: (PRE-KRAMER) SPECTOR SB-1 USA 1976 (Walnut/Maple) (PRE-KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Cherry Sunburst) (KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Black) (KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Black) (KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Gloss White) (KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Tobacco Sunburst) (KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Red/Black Lava Crackle) - Ex-Barry Dunaway (Yngwie Malmsteen Band) (KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Red Stain) (KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2A (Gloss White) (KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2A (Black) (KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2A (Black) (KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2A (Teal) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Custom Holoflash Black & Abalone) SPECTOR NS-2X USA 'Spectorbird' (Tobacco Sunburst & Abalone) SPECTOR Euro CR (Holoflash Black) SPECTOR Euro CRFM(Dark Purple Stain) SPECTOR Euro CRFM (Plum Stain quilt) SPECTOR Euro CRFM (Forest Green quilt) SPECTOR Euro LX (Gloss White) SPECTOR Euro LX ‘Ian Hill’ (Black) SPECTOR Euro LX 'Rachel Bolan' (Black/Silver Sparkle) SPECTOR Euro LX (Black Stain quilt) SPECTOR Euro LT (Violet Fade quilt) SPECTOR Euro NS-2 JA-CR Euro RI (Gloss White) SPECTOR Euro NS-2 JA-CR Euro RI (Black) SPECTOR Legend 4X (Holoflash Black) SPECTOR Legend 4X (Black Stain) STUART SPECTOR DESIGN NS-4 Euro (Red Stain) DINGWALL D-Bird (Blue/Purple Colourflip) WAL Mk1 Fretless(Mahogany with Stained Maple facings) WAL Mk1 “Geddy Lee” (Black with Gold Hardware) FENDER Precision ‘70’s Jap RI “Phil Lynott” (Black/Mirror) FENDER Precision ’62 Jap RI (Vintage White/Red Tort) FENDER FSR Precision PJ Deluxe Active (Sea Foam Metallic) 1 of 150 FENDER FSR Precision 70's RI (Nat Ash) FRANKENSTEIN Tele neck/P body '"Billy Sheehan - The Wife" JACKSON "Kip Winger" Sig (Cherry Lacewood) JACKSON TBX-Pro ‘Jacksonbird’ 1 of 56 made (Black) JACKSON Ontario ‘Concert Bass’ (White) HAMER Impact USA (Black & Gold ‘Marble’) HAMER Impact USA (Red) HAMER Scarab USA ‘Rick Savage’ (White) KRAMER Forum I (Flipflop Blue) KRAMER Ferrington Electro/Acoustic (Black) ESP The Surveyor 1984 (Blue Stain with Blue fingerboard!) ESP PPJ-160 ‘Masayoshi Yamashita’ Sig Model (White) ESP/Zep-II PPJ-160 ‘Masayoshi Yamashita’ Sig Model (Black) PEAVEY RJ-IV “Randy Jackson” Sig Model (Red Sunburst) PEAVEY RJ-IV “Randy Jackson” Sig Model (Grey/Silverburst) PEAVEY “Rudy Sarzo” Sig Model (Dark Natural) TOKAI ‘Hard Puncher’ P (Black/Mirror) TOKAI Works TW801? (Black) FERNANDES MV-65NS “Nikki Sixx’ Non-Reverse Spectorbird (Black) FERNANDES MV-65NS “Nikki Sixx’ Non-Reverse Spectorbird (Black) FERNANDES MV-65NS “Nikki Sixx’ Non-Reverse Spectorbird (Black) FERNANDES TB Ltd Edition ‘Thunderbird’ (Off-White) YAMAHA BB3000 (Black Sparkle) ARIA CSB Black & Gold (Black) HARTKE XK-4 Active (Black/Chrome) GUILD Pilot (Purple Burst) GUILD Pilot (Red) MUSICMAN USA Sub Stingray (Black) HAGSTROM Super Swede "Rutger Gunnarsson" (Dark Mahogany) EPIPHONE Thunderbird Vintage Pro (Black) EPIPHONE Thunderbird Vintage Pro (Tobacco Burst) ITALIA Imola GP "Ricky Phillips" (White) HOHNER B2A w/D-Tuner (Black) FELINE/SPECTOR "Gene Simmons SB-1" Copy (Black) FELINE/KRAMER "Gene Simmons Axe" 1980 Hybrid (Black/Silver) PUNISHER "Gene Simmons" Ltd. Edition (Signed/#’d) (Black) AXE "Gene Simmons" Ltd Edt (Signed/#’d) (Black/Silver) CORT “Gene Simmons Axe-2” (Black/Silver) CORT “Punisher GS-2” (Black) STACCATO MG Active (22 of 34 made) (Black/Magnesium Alloy) I also have 10 'guitards'....

My holy grail?!? Quite possibly....! My gorgeous US custom built Spector NS2X 'Spectorbird'.... tobacco sunburst finish on 5A quilted maple with gold hardware and legendary Haz-labs preamp. Signed and numbered #003 on rear of headstock. A very rare bird indeed.... 😎 My Hamer Impact basses (circa 1990) - very rare - prob less than 100 ever made and they look and sound lush! My mega-rare Staccato MG bass. One of a approx 40 in the World and this one is signed by Gene Simmons.

I have one on order..... will prob add a set of EMG Geezer Butlers into it. Reckon it'll sound/look awesome!

Me likey!! Congrats! :)

Yes.... but SILLY expensive (up to £400)

It's actually a specially voiced Darkglass pre-amp made just for Spector (apparently). The mid control being the cog on the preamp and the bass & treble controls being on the front of the bass... I have an LT too and love the feel but still not convinced by the pickups/preamp. VERY bright/clinical so I may end up changing mine for EMGs and either an EMG BTS, Haz or Tonepump....

I'm a 'Quality Assurance Consultant' for a well known Copyright and Royalties society. Basically I check the quality of incoming performance data from our suppliers, check the work of our staff who process/match the performed music, train staff in research & processing systems and try to stop incorrect payments going out in our distributions...

That's sweet. Giving my ideas....!

Sold my Sansamp RPM to Sean in Oz. Fantastic international buyer, no problems with payment or shipping to him. Deal with confidence.

The amazing bass playing on this fantastic mid 70's Lucifer's Friend album!! Give it a listen... Dieter Horns' bass work is astounding....!

Seen them online, but never in this country. Not particularly common.... but I'd like to try one - the double PJ set is cool!

Jazz bass or Super Swede, some bright-ish flats, solid lo mids and an occasional chorus pedal. Job done.

On a separate note.... just how cool is Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter on this vid? Also, of note, is that this song was released in 1972 but this TV pop show footage is likely from 1974 as both Jeff & drummer Keith Knudsen (without silly hat) weren't in the Doobies in 1972.

I believe this was either an old Gibson EB-0 or EB-3 on LTTM, though I seem to recall Tiran mentioning to me that it may have been a P bass. Definitely with flats and prob through an old Ampeg B-15... I love his playing (particularly in the Tom Johnston era - i.e. Toulouse St to Stampede) and he perfectly mixes groove, tone, melody and counterpoint on everything he touches. Honoured to be a good friend of his now.... a fanboy dream come true!

LOVE me some Kayak! Fantastic band....

The new 'Young Gun Silver Fox' album 'Canyons'. This is the lead track...... wonderful Westcoast/Yacht Rock!

Saw that & considered bidding myself.... but just bought a new IEM system and 2 basses! Enjoy! And bring it to the Bass Bash when announced...