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I went to Gruhn's place, proper shop or what?!! Always had a thing for 60's Gibson cherry stuff, have had GAS for a 335 for longer than I care to remember. Some of the reissues have come close, but nothing quite captures that colour of an original. Nice story too Josie.

Absolutely - great faded cherry, love it.

Cheers Mart. Wish it was my damned YOB, you young whippersnapper....😅

Wow, stunning!

Sounds fab - pic(s)?

My 63 P-bass. Originally belonged to a great friend and bandmate who tragically lost his life in road accident. I acquired the bass from his widow, who had unfortunately stored it in her loft, causing all the paint to peel off the body, and the frets turn green. I had it restored by Paulman in Huddersfield some 30 years ago, and it remains my Number One to this day.

Bit of a GK fanboy - my favourite is my 800RB which was my first GK head. Still got it, and definitely a keeper. The 700 and 1001 are quite similar, with some people preferring the 700 for dirtier rocky stuff, although I prefer the headroom of the 1001. They are both belting amps though, neither lacking in volume and grunt. To be honest, I don't think there's a world of difference between the older GK amps and their class D stuff (runs for cover....)

Just to play devil’s advocate for a second - I went from an (admittedly older ) Ashdown ABM 500 to GK stuff, and was shocked at how much better it was, for me anyway. Used their 700RB for years and loved it, later only swapping it for a 1001RB which I still use. Also got an MB800, great little amp as well. Just sayin....😀

Possibly Big Deal on Eastgate (or before that just round the corner at the top of Vicar Lane?) Was only looking in there last week , plenty of stuff but the prices now have gone crazy - damned internet made them far too savvy 😕 My first bass was probably a second series JV Squier Precision, 57 style, Black with maple neck. Wish I’d kept that one. Think it was replaced by a late 70’s sunburst US Precision , bought in Leeds, possibly from Big Deal. Got it for £195 IIRC, but was total rubbish. Heavy , dead and sounded dull as anything. Being an American Fender though it wasn’t hard to move on, and for a small profit too 😊. Was replaced by my 63 P-bass which I still have and always will.

Thinking about it, maybe 10 actually. 63 P bass Fender Precision Lytes x3 ( Sunburst x2 and Frost White) - all late models with chrome h/w. Bought these as probably the lightest basses I can use for the gigs I do. My main one has done hundreds of gigs, the others are for when it wears out! P-bass -unbranded metallic red with matching headstock (kept as stage spare, only used it twice I think). Danelectro Longhorn in blueburst - early Korean reissue Washburn AB 20 electro acoustic s/b Taylor GS Mini-e electro acoustic Countryman Uke bass Tanglewood Elfin mini P- bass ( bought when I broke my shoulder to get me back into gigging! ) Great seeing some of the serious collections on here. Of course, had to show them to Mrs CP so she could see how miserable my few seem now....😂

Keith has been using 355's for a while now, if its' good enough for him etc...🙂

OP edited - code is just for plectrums (plectra?), apologies!

Strings Direct have a 20% discount on plectrums at check out, using the code PICKS20 Ends Sunday 12th August at 23.59. Cheers.

Great story, well done! Still got the MM bass as well?

9 currently, but looking to offload a couple fairly soon 😞

I am Mart, but realise it's only a dream.... Or is it....?!! Sounds promising, will watch with interest.

Any idea how light please? 🙂

Here you go, boom!!

Good advice - get on the Trace bandwagon now whilst there are still bargains to be had! You won't lose money should you want to change your mind (if you buy at the right price- you may even make a little more back! ) , and there seems to be no shortage of Trace stuff kicking about at the moment. Go for a 250 / 300 watt combo or head with a suitable cab.

This. I've never ever played a bad MM, and I've owned quite a few. Their consistency and quality have remained constant over many years of production, and for me the Stingray remains the obvious next step to experiment with after a Precision. I also think a Ray is one of the best looking basses ever made, and the only reason I no longer have any MM's is due to my shoulder injury which prevents me from using anything much over 7lbs in weight. (If anyone has a really light MM please feel free to PM me now!)

Proper bass for £200, love it. Mate of mine has one, am still trying to persuade him to sell it to me.

Think that was their Delta range. Two heads ( 300 or 600 watt) with blue front panels and also in combo + extension cab form. Sounded quite nice as I remember, designed to take on Trace in the late 80’s but unfortunately about the same weight 😄

Yup, agreed. I’ve always quite liked Robert Cray on record, so went to see him live a good few years ago and felt a bit disappointed really. So many minor blues, either fast or slow, with the same licks in each. All got a bit samey after a while, and (never thought I’d say this after so many guitarists sounding like a wasp in a jam jar) the super clean spiky guitar sound got rather tedious and could have done with a touch more balls. Liked his more recent’ soul’ type stuff though, and appreciate his efforts in bringing blues back to the fore etc. As grumpyguts points out, great voice/ singer too.

We were in the south of France a few years ago, and walking along The Croisette in Cannes there was a large marquee on a private section of the beach, with a band soundchecking - soon realised it turned out to be John Legend doing a corporate gig.