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Further correspondence with Yamaha CS (quick and reliable) I'm advised that the thread on the replacement is much longer/ deeper. Change the nut yesterday, obviously the neck relaxed, tightened it to close to straight. Leaving it for a couple of days to settle.

After careful consideration I have decided NOT to follow up on this. Phil, the shop manager, states that the seller to him stated that he had got it from Paul Kossoff whose uncle lived next door. Paul apparently bought it back from Japan during the 70s. Phil is clear that he can not prove any provenance and (I looked) there are no Google images of him with the bass. Remember Paul was NOT a bass player so I also checked any connection to Andy Fraser - couldn't find anything. I also sent a query to Free's management company - no response at the time of writing. Hi Mick, Thanks for your e-mail. To confirm the customer who sold it to me said his uncle had received it as a gift from Paul Kossoff, who was a neighbour at his address in Hampstead. It does sound plausible, but I cannot prove it. Apparently the pickup was replaced by the customer's uncle years ago and we replaced the very badly broken scratchplate (half of it was missing) by making a new one to fit. The overall condition of the bass is very good and presentable. The machine heads, neck plate, bridge and bridge cover are original (the cover is often missing) and the paintwork is in very good order, with no major dings or knocks. The frets are in good condition too. You would be hard pressed to find another one here in the UK and I think very lucky to find a scratch plate and pickup for it. You might be able to source them from Japan perhaps. Personally, I think the bass is just fine as it is. The pickup is good and vintage looking, it gives a nice tone and the bass plays very well indeed. I have had quite a lot of interest in this bass and I have received an alternative offer of £800 so far, but I think it's worth a bit more than that. I play guitar usually, but I own three bass guitars, mostly used for recording - many guitarists I know play and own a bass too. I'd be interested to hear if it did feature in any recordings, performances etc, but if I had to hazard a guess, if it did belong to him, he probably just had it has a quirky curio. Kind regards, Philip Tindley Director Twang Guitars Ltd 0208 676 0926

Good luck

Sold John a Compressor/ distortion pedal - swift payment, good correspondence, an all together problem free transaction - just how we like it. Happy to trade again.

There also a 424 for an extra £25 https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/yamaha-bb-424-bass-guitar/1412109629

Hayseed Dixie!!!

They are truss rod ends. My thoughts too. Without removing the original there's no way of telling.

The parts to address the truss rod issue arrived today. Packaging was a bit of overkill.

by Stevie Wonder or Ray Charles??

You've done well - the Ashdown gear is great VFM and high quality at that. I've heard good things about Revelation basses, again great VFM.

Years ago I went to my local music shop to buy a metronome. I quoted the online price to him to which he replied "I can't even get them for that". Business now closed.

and probably less expensive than direct from Warwick

I think this seller may have overpriced other items in the past too.

You may want to ring my local tech, Mal, to discuss. http://www.theampworkshop.co.uk/

Going to look at it on Thursday - so much for "no more impulse buying".

Scary expensive (thankfully) but I still like it.... https://reverb.com/uk/item/13118007-yamaha-sb1-c-flying-banana-1960-s-blue https://reverb.com/uk/item/42365254-yamaha-sb-1c-late-60s-yellow?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=13981464659&utm_content=campaignid=13981464659_adgroupid=123697206423_productpartitionid=1397566533115=merchantid=376840503_productid=42365254_keyword=_device=c_adposition=_matchtype=_creative=535009618475&gclid=CjwKCAjwx8iIBhBwEiwA2quaqxRosKmkgiraWwZtjHeZC4jrmWAc-lKx3BbiCjkO14-2k4EinbOrZBoC0fcQAvD_BwE

Thanks Paul... I've sent him an email...hoping that it's expensive...

I looked at the shop site - couldn't see it. Any idea on the price? Oh no, not another impulse buy!!

Collection only from Elgin though...a long trek for most of us.

Currently maybe - once you start on 5ers there'll be more stuff to tempt you. (the voice of experience)

Tune TS on Reverb https://reverb.com/uk/item/42070125-tune-ts-365-super-longscale-36inch-fretless-used-ike011 Rockhewer 8 string - "cheap" https://reverb.com/uk/item/15430762-rockhewer-custom-8-bass-arachnophilia-2017-red-mallee-burl-clear-gloss?bk=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJqdGkiOiJlZmM2ZGJhMi0xYTViLTQ1YmYtYTc2Yy0xZmRjMGMyNzQ5MzIiLCJpYXQiOjE2Mjg1MTM2NjQsInVzZXJfaWQiOiIiLCJzZXNzaW9uX2lkIjoiNzlkM2U5NzQtYjhiMy00YTNmLThhMTMtYjM2OTlkMDAwODgwIiwiY29va2llX2lkIjoiODRmY2JhZWYtNTAzZi00YzgwLTliOTUtZjhmNjZkMzc1NWU3IiwicHJvZHVjdF9pZCI6IjE1NDMwNzYyIiwic291cmNlIjoiTk9ORSJ9.-qmMyl1RGFi5uwXIUj6OighesqwchHuAtZh9bXvpU4I ALP 5er https://reverb.com/uk/item/40384744-5-string-headless-alp-bass-guitar-rg5-101ax-black A very nice Sei 7 string https://reverb.com/uk/item/39633424-sei-bass-singlecut-series-1-7-string-natural Gary Willis "shortscale" headless conversion. https://reverb.com/uk/item/39459493-gary-willis-headless-shortscale I really like this https://reverb.com/uk/item/39211811-artigianal-fretless-bass-custom-5-2020 Ken Smith 30 fret monstrosity https://reverb.com/uk/item/35462550-ken-smith-melvin-lee-davis-s-custom-bt-bmt-proto-type-one-off-30-fret-6-string-1992-catalyzed-lacque Jerzy Droid P5 - not sure if I like this or not https://reverb.com/uk/item/28872623-jerzy-drozd-p-5-string ESH Poseidon https://reverb.com/uk/item/23877596-esh-poseidon-5-nt

This probably won't help much then... https://reverb.com/uk/item/42480244-yamaha-bb415-5-string-bass-wine-red-burst

Spectorcore bass - weigh a little over the weight of an atom - maybe two. Actually the 5er comes in at: Weight: 8lb 4oz/3.7kg