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I am a complete tart and happy to admit it. I bought this 100% on its looks. If it was a dog it would been worth it to look at. It's a kind of charcoal grey/black. In the flesh it's sexy as Diane Keen playing lingerie judo with Susannah York. Oh and I know I said I loved it straight out of the box but what can't be improved by the addition of a @KiOgontone switch?

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You do know that when God made pickguard He called them scratchplates and He made them red tort, right? I'm not saying all other colours are heresy, but they're pretty damn close.

Can we learn from a guitarist? Hell yeah. Especially when it's a rhythm guitarist, and especially when it's Cory Wong. The thing that leapt out at me is that Cory isn't a 'born genius'. He is as good as he is because he works. Hard Every day. And not just mindlessly repeating shapes. He mixes musicality into his warm ups. All of this works for us on bass too. Check it out.

Only had to ask for help twice and the response was immediate both times. Delivery has always been lightning quick too.

I too have an older jazz and it's a bit lumpy, this one isn't.

Surprisingly light. Not feather light but definitely not heavy

Well quite.

Yes indeed

Really? We just letting an open goal like this slide past? No one going to say we'll keep a cubicle free for you? Or some comment on Mrs Scrumpy and her curry? Nothing? Tut

Oh no! That's rotten luck. Hopefully they will be able to sort out a replacement quickly for you. Loads of advice for people of all abities and experience here.

Musescore. It's free!

Live the SG shape. You come over from the dark side (gu***r) or is bass your first musical adventure?

No need for the tape measure, they're very different.

just under 100 quid posted

I don't know I'll have a look at my fenders and see.

Only if there's one left over like

I wish to clarify that when I wrote hit me up Ped, it meant I'm in. And when I'm in, I'm in all the way. I'm strapped in. I'm ready to go on the ride of my life. Hit me Peddy one more time.

When the rest of the bass playing world wakes up to the fact of HB's astonishing ability to turn out flawless instruments and flog them at a 5th of the price of the competition, there will be more than a few manufacturers looking nervously over their shoulders. This is another beauty. Not 'good for a beginner' or 'OK considering the price point' or 'will do for a back up' or 'good as a start point for a mod' or 'might be OK once I replace every working part of it'. No. It's just great, straight out of the box, no qualification, no prevarication. It's beautifully finished, plays like a dream balances and sounds like a a P Bass. 42mm at the nut, no sharp edges, no dead spots, beautiful 3ply tort plate, no buzzing, no blemishes. And a laughable price tag. *sigh* in love again. Happens all the time.

I really fancy the Embassy Pro, but the T Bird is a fine instrument. Best bet; find a red Embassy at really good price, then buy a Thunderbird and send me a link to the Embassy so I can get it.

I am reworking the transcription on a piece of software which adds Tab at the flick of a switch so no problem at all.

Now I've heard it isolated I'm going to rewrite the sheet music. Can add tab if that's how folk prefer it.

One of my favourite basslines thanks @tourdefran The band dropped it but I still enjoy playing it.