miles'tone

Standing Here - The Stone Roses

Mine is a Charvel semi acoustic which isn't a Surfcaster but it has the same body shape, I can't remember what it's actually called. Bought it new in 1993. The electronics are long dead but it is the ultimate late at night on the couch bass. When it was 5 years old a mate accidentally dropped it on a barbell and snapped the neck into 3 pieces. Another friend glued it back together for me and it sounded much better than it did before! It's had the same slinky strings on it for nearly 20 years and still sounds fab. It sounds so good acoustically (not loud, but loud enough to play along with tunes via my bluetooth speaker nicely, and it's tone and playability are fabulous) that I've always said that my ultimate electric bass tone would be that but amped up. Still not found it. I did record a demo with it once by miking up the soundhole with good results. The original electronics were quite unremarkable to be honest. I may put something better in there one day. *Edit for photo. Not mine but exactly the same as this

Wednesday Addams dancing to 'Goo Goo Muck' by The Cramps

Best buy: a Harley Benton deko 550fl - £48 delivery included. The only thing wrong about it was the D stamp for it's deko status. Worst sell: pretty much everything I've ever sold.

Nice!

I'm really loving my recently acquired Hofner Ignition violin bass. It's funny, all the short comings I kind of expected to encounter with it have actually turned out to be what I like about it most. The thick, slim and hardly tapered neck is a dream and the body shape proved not to be uncomfortable at all, in fact it's the most ergonomically correct bass, for me, that I've played. Light as a feather but sounds so heavy. I've got the intonation spot on too btw. I always have a big grin when I play it, great fun.

Runaway(!) - Jamiroquai

Winner Winner church band dinner.

20 years or older - vintage 50 years or older - true vintage 100 years or older - antique

I'm glad you've found a solution to the problem. That's a beautiful Lakland you have there too!

Posted before I saw you had!

Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (at full tempo).

Very nice opportunity for someone here... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176342256496?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jFXJ9uXjQ3S&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=7kyzjhu1syc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

no pics unfortunately but it looks like it wasn't this one after all as it was slimmed to a B width...unless cameltoe knows any more. Could well be that it's a more common mod than I thought! Congrats on a very cool bass.

There was one like that here on Basses For Sale a few years back. The BCer selling it had a luthier slim the neck down. Might be the same one?

We should get a few Gs knocked off as it will probably stink of dead cousin. Maybe a couple more if we promise not to get the law involved... 🤔

Top tip is don't play there ever again unless you want to die! The electricity may very well find it's way to ground through you 💀

Can I vote for just upgrading myself and practise 8 hours a day on just the one bass, like the olden days? Looking back, being on the dole was a great career choice! 😄

Same. Well, I'd have one anyway. Can't be doing with blocks on a P bass.

Doh! I didn't see the weight on this one. My bad. If I had 2 grand...

The late 70s Fenders that seem like bargains at the moment are usually the ones that weigh a ton. Well, 10+ lbs at least. I've done a fair bit of window shopping lately!

Egg Man - Beastie Boys

Bass, Blackstar Fly Bass battery amp, headphones and phone for mp3s. Simple but all I need.

Sketches Of Spaniel - Miles Davis