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The older ones are by far the better necks IMO. Did look at a 6 once but went for my Overwater custom 6er fretless. Dave

Have a good one tonight. Dave

Decided to dust down my old Warwick Thumb NT89 yesterday for a wee blast and i had forgotten how amazing it sounds with a nice mid cutting thru. Such a fantastic neck to play. Enjoyed it so much i had to have another go today. Still has the same elixir strings i put on 2010 and it still has a bit of zing in them even now. To be fair i very rarely play it but i've had it since 89 bought new and its a keeper for me. Dave

Just got the Bernie Marsden album on CD today. Got the original vinyl and had completely forgotten how good the album was and with his passing recently it brought back some great memories of music around this time. Featuring my bass heroes Jack Bruce and Neil Murray.

Have to admit it wasn't easy and did take me quite a while. Dave

I did that a few yrs ago purely as a test to see if i could do it. Problem i found was the stamina to keep it going. Eventually got it right but it was hard going. Completely forgot it now tho. Dave

Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on ............... you know ya wanna. Go on ....... tell us ........ please Dave

You've no space to keep another bass. My suggestion is you get it made and i'll keep it here for you. Dave

I've always been like that. I must have been old at 18 I've always put it down to being an engineer. Focused on one problem until fixed and then moved on to the next. Constant problem after problem with no time to reflect on how it was done. Dave

ROCK AND ROLLLLLLLL Dave

Bet that sounded great with that Ampeg rig. Dave

Our singer has a gorgeous Squier Jazz in natural wood with rolled maple neck and if it wasn't a left hander i'd have bought it from him. The neck is almost as good as my Geddy Jazz and it just feels so well built. Dave

I now have a hankering for an Xotic J bass that's in Bass Direct. Just love the looks of them and the in built EQ looks very interesting. Any reviews i've seen have been good. It could be "the one". Wish i hadn't followed this thread now. Dave

I hate buying and selling basses but i agree 100% that bass price doesn't guarantee a great bass. My Geddy Jazz CIJ i got new in a sale at £625 around 2010 and its just a fantastic bass. Compared to the pricier USA Jazz basses i've owned or tried over the years it just knocks them out the park IMO. Dave

Its certainly a mysteron to me.

What bass is it ? If you already mentioned it earlier my apologies. Dave

Fingers crossed all good today. Sorry the phone number was useless. Dave

it was a long time ago when they were Hermes. Can't remember where i got the number if it wasn't on their advert or web page. A google search I found this number for EVRI :- 0330 808 5456 i haven't tried it myself but hope it works for you guys. Dave

Must admit when i bought my WAL Custom in 80's i think that would have been my "one" bass had it not suffered from a dead spot on G string and WAL didn't want to know. £740 for a bass with a dead spot when a Fender J was around £300 new if i remember right. Had a great feel and the tone was sublime for me. It was a lined fretless. On hindsight and having a better knowledge of basses now that i'm older i reckon the dead spot was possibly an easy fix like a rigid saddle not seated properly. If i had known a decent luthier back then i would have taken it there. Think i traded it for a new white Ric 4003 that i wasn't impressed with after a few mths and sold it. Bought my first proper Fender J and that was glorious and where my love of J basses started. Dave

Whats the wunkay bass ? Dave

Not good and the damaged part is a worry. I had an issue with EVRI when they were Hermes where a delivery i was expecting on a "Next Day Delivery that i paid extra for) didn't arrive and was showing it was sitting in their local depot from 05:00hrs that morning. When i finally managed to talk to someone they had the cheek to say there wasn't a van due in my area that day so they haven't sent it. Altho i live in the countryside its still Central Belt of Scotland. When i said i paid extra for a Next Day Delivery they simply didn't care and offered no recompense. It was also due on the Fri and because they don't deliver at weekends i asked if i could come and pick it up from the local depot which was only 25 miles from me they said no as i need to wait for a failed first delivery. Absolute joke of a company and would not use them again if i have the choice. Hope the delivery is sorted out soon for you @Jean-Luc Pickguard. Dave

Nope, in 45 yrs of playing i've never found that one bass that would suit me for every style of band i've been in. I like a bass that plays well but it also has to look the part in the band i'm in. (currently 70's Glam Rock and 70's Punk bands.) I've come close with a few tho. My Warwick Thumb NT89 i still have from new in 89. I love this bass but the tone doesn't always suit every style of music i play. My Fender Geddy Jazz CIJ i would use in any style of band but recently i'm finding the Sandberg MarloweDK does the same job and its lighter. My other Sandberg VM4 would maybe fit in any band and it has THE best neck i've ever had but it has no character in its tone. Its like a Ford Focus, it just does its job without issue. After all that the answer would be emphatically NO. Dave

As a teenager i only knew Slade from their Glam era and have never listened to anything from the era you posted above. I wasn't a fan of the skinhead image era at all and because of that i never really looked at the history of them before Glam. Dave