miles'tone

Memories Are Now - Jesca Hoop

Stonker! 🖤

Might need a wee fret dress?

Probably lifted the photos from a genuine for sale ad elsewhere.

Stax and Motown. It's the best medicine for existential crisisitis.

Looks like a Fender Original to me. Used to have one. Good pickup.

Bap In Time - Porky Lewis and The News

Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos - Public Enemy "… I got a letter from the government the other day"

I listen to the song enough times so I know it in my head and can sing or scat the bassline. I'll maybe also write down some notes for myself regarding the form of the tune if needed (not musical notation notes btw) When I eventually put my hands on my bass it comes easily. For me, learning tunes this way really takes away all that frustration of trying to learn both how the tune goes and it's bassline at the same time.

Sorted for E's & Wizz - Pulp

Send them a message on Facebook or Instagram and pick up the trail! I'd do the same to find my old bass if I knew where to start...

An early Ernie Ball 2 band Stingray ("StingrayBass" decal, headstock trussrod bolt, 4 bolt neck...) , trans red, rosewood board, finish worn through on the forearm contour with lots of dings and chips around the bottom, modded it at The Bass Centre in Wapping and had a Basslines Hot Jazz neck pickup installed along with the input moved to the underside of the body. Pots were vol/vol/treble/bass. It had a nice bit of flame to the neck too. It was the bass I cut my gigging teeth on around London during the 90s, sold it to cover rent in 2002. I don't have any pics of it unfortunately but there is a great live video knocking around in someone's attic but we're long out of touch. Hit me up if you own it or know of it's whereabouts. I sold it to a couple of guys who were opening a new studio at the time. That's all I can remember. Also it was pretty bloody heavy! Great bass though.

Erpland - Ozric Tentacles

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I've gone for mapleglo but with a personalised trc and tailpiece...to be revealed! 😄 Cheers Maude 👊

Cheers for that mate. Good to hear. I am on that journey now so I will soon find out if it's for me (ETA roughly 8 weeks from now). I'm not in a band at present so it's just for me doing my thing at home or out at a rehearsal room with friends for a free jam. I like playing a mix between dubby stuff fingerstyle and folky banjo melodies with a pick so I should be good (on paper, in my head 😄) I've gone for the Retrovibe '69 something pickups. They can be individually wired in series so that should be interesting. Can't wait! A 4005 is my last bucket list bass to own and the first bass I ever wanted. Seeing Mani playing one with The Stone Roses way back was what made me want to play bass in the first place. Will do a NBD when I've given it a good go. Cheers!

Just checking in to see how life with your 4005 (tribute) has worked out for you as I'm hopefully going to be on the same journey...

Shocking news! This will be the end of albums having A sides and B sides. I don't like the sound of this. I may be wrong, but I feel we're on a slippery slope here!

The dopemine rush of acquisition > the joy of ownership. It's a trick, watch out!

Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You) - Chef

Fire Starter - The Prodigy did

Terry Callier - You Goin' Miss Your Candy man BAD. As in goood.

Yup. I used to be all about spanky active 35" scale 5 strings played fingerstyle. Nowadays it's tubby plonky sounding 4 string hollowbodies played with a pick. Less sustain the better. Preferably short scale.

Down In the Ground Where The Dead Men Go - The Pogues

I concur, Bass Buzz.