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Mini - Corduroy

The two "true" Stingrays I had were chalk and cheese. The '96 played like a dream, perfect balance, great tones. The '06 was one of the most indifferent instruments I've ever owned. Regretted selling the first - non plussed about the second..

Go West - Pet Shop Boys

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

The Bottle - Gil Scott Heron/ Paul Weller

Maybe one of our resident luthiers would like to start a chambering service?

I like the minimalist look...cream knobs and pick up covers please...

In daylight it does nothing...photos in the dark and we all go..."Ooooo"

Fly me to the Moon - just about everybody during the 60s and 70s

Only partially true...After MyHermes failed to collect my recently acquired bass, Interparcel allocated the collection to Tuffnells who I knew nothing about (even though they have a depot about 1 mile from where I live). Apparently they're no/ not much better than MyHermes.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=zipdragon&hash=item264f46b275%3Ag%3AMDYAAOSw3iBfv7-8&item=164538790517&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1311&_nkw=bass+guitar&_sacat=0

Can't remember who I sold mine to... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Bass-Brewery-Made-in-England-Pewter-Beer-Tankard/114637402127?hash=item1ab0ebf00f:g:RAUAAOSwHxNgBbKn

Like Steve, I believe this needs to stay on page 1....bump

I agree - I have Indo made Laklands, G&Ls amongst others. The point I was making is that it doesn't really matter where basses are made anymore - hence not being able to understand the premium we pay for US built instruments - anybody can nail them together. The builders in Korea/ Indonesia/ China can all do it to a satisfactory level once trained.

I quite like this...

Guitars ceased to be "hand-made" a long time ago so it nolonger requires a craftsman to make one, merely a machine operator. If you want a hand crafted instrument for a reasonable price go to one of the luthiers on this forum.

Hit me with your best shot - Pat Benatar

So it's back... They tried to sell it a while back - I think it was only half a mill then...

The Age of Aquarius - The 5th Dimension

Marcus Miller, Mark King, Jack Bruce...in fact the list is pretty long...all Bass players who couldn't even play once. Welcome sir, perseverance is the answer...👍🏿

Hi again. It's Mark from Talkingbass! Over the past few years I’ve been asked time and time again about short scale basses. The usual conversation involves an initial grievance of bass players with smaller hands struggling to get to grips with the wide frets of a traditional long scale bass. My answer is most often along the lines of “Don’t worry about it, learn to make use of position shifts and work on adapting to the size by developing your technique” And I still stand by that. I know many bass players with small hands that play great regardless of the scale. However, there is always the option of a small scale bass. Sire basses are made in collaboration with Marcus Miller so they have a strong name behind them and they have become the standard when it comes to affordable, high quality instruments. The Sire U5 was released earlier in 2020 so this is a relatively new addition to the Short Scale lineup. We'll be having a premiere as usual so join me there or just follow the link at any time to watch the standard Youtube video. Premiere Times: UK 8 pm East Coast USA: 3pm West Coast USA: 12pm Watch The Video Here Enjoy! Mark

I think I may have mentioned this already here.... NOT FACKING MYHERMES OR TUFNELLS - LIARS AND INCOMPETANTS!!!