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Modern singlecuts..... Euuurrghhhhhh...... Bodies like toilet seats *cough* MM Bongo *cough* Multi-string 'basses' that have more notes in the baritone,treble, alto & soprano range than actual bass notes available

Anything by Wham. LOTS of great basslines on that stuff....

As Jacko said above "Think you need to look up the definition of 'uncool'."

Just wait till he uploads his part on Madonna's 'Like A Prayer' and the amazing stuff he did with 'Toy Matinee'. It's only gonna get better!

Apart from the classic 'Spector' headstock, it has to be this one.... Hamer Impact:

Bought a fantastic BackBeat from Sean. Fast, easy and solid transaction as always. Recommended!

Just bought a lovely classic Black & Gold Aria from Paul...... and he even dropped it off at mine as he was on a day out with his Missus! Splendid.... and a pleasure to do business with another Basschat legend :)

This statement is where I was going with my original topic starter post. I'm feeling like I shouldn't play any gigs until mid-late summer but at the moment that decision is being made by our venues (who, so far, are cancelling/postponing). Not sure how I'll feel if a gig in a month's time still looks like going ahead....

So, a lot of us are seeing our gigs cancelled by venues or clients due to Corona virus.... But what about any gigs in the near future (next 8-12 weeks) that are NOT being cancelled? How do you feel about them? Do you want to pull them yourself? Are you in a band with people who want to pull them? SHOULD we pull them and make an executive decision? Would you refuse to play? With Govt 'advice' being so wishy-washy are you feeling like YOU need to make a decision... even if that decision for yourself causes friction within your band or with a venue/client? Interested to see how we all feel about this strange situation we all find ourselves in.....

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...