JohnFitzgerald

I can play 'some' of that stuff, but choose not to. That job's already taken and I find it borderline cringeworthy when people put their video up playing one of his lines with their Jaydee or Status under their chin. It does many other decent sounds, given that when they were first designed, it wasn't actually for him.

Sent a PM.

I have a pic of it somewhere. '87 I think.

The colour scheme will split opinions, I think. I love it though. I already have pics of it painted, but I understand the value to a small business in sharing your work on social media so won't jump the gun and share before Toby does. Now it has to sit for two weeks whilst it fully cures before buffing out and reassembly.

Some progress underway on this I'm delighted to say. The stringers are now painted in.

True, It will however be a dark day before I sell this. I'm realistic enough to recognise my career high point when I see it, hence my reason for thinking I never see me selling this.

They're fantastic basses. My fretless 4 string is a neck through.

David, I had a Wal Pro Bass around 1990, really didn't gel with it and took it back to the shop and the boy gave me credit on the amount I'd paid for it, which bought me a new Hohner Jack. Cost £350. I'm that craddock that did that , that everybody hears about. I then chopped the Hohner in for an old Fender Jazz in Daphne Blue which I eventually sold for £650. Go and look up what years they made a Daphne Blue jazz with non painted headstock and consider that I selt it for £650. Another instance when I was a total fud.

That's a work of art.

Wow, £260 !! I think you'd get your money back again.

Beauties and a great story too.

Certainly an event I won't forget.

Really ? I was more curious about your reasons for having a keeper, but seeing as you asked... Somewhere down there, I'm playing my Fame 6 string. Loreley 2017. Yes closed the festival that day. That's why I'll never sell that bass. But what about your stories. This is the bass. I'll have it forever.

It's fair to say that many of us in here easily have our eye drawn by new and shiny things. But is there a bass, or basses, that you simply couldn't now sell, for some reason ? What's the bass and why couldn't you sell it ? My Fame 6 string did many great gigs with me a few years back so I have to keep it forever because of that. I must keep the bass that's in those pics of us playing at that venue. My matching 4 string fretless is here forever for exactly that reason too. My MPU 6 string did some brilliant gigs more recently so that's here forever as well. Great pics from great gigs. My Jaydee is special because I first had one in 1987 and always wanted one back again. That's here for keeps too. (It's away at Jaydee now being refinished).

I'm kinda glad that I've got to a stage where most of what I have I could now never part with so am virtually done with any new acquisitions. I think...

I've never bought anything from them but have friends who go there as first choice and have had no problems and will certainly continue to use them because of their great focus on more unusual stuff that you likely won't get anywhere else. I can't get past that from what I can see, they charge top dollar for everything they sell, especially pricing on used instruments which does seem to be 'all the money'. Good luck to them and I hope they continue to do well, but for that reason I'm out.

After a discussion with Toby this afternoon, it's getting a new laminated headstock face. It's also getting the multi laminate / cherry red treatment. These pics aren't my bass, but the before and after colours are the same as I have planned. (If you look at the figuring in the wood, you'll see it's the same bass.)

This bass is now back home in Birmingham where it's undergoing a refinish. That's after getting it into the waiting list for the work. I always like giving work to busy people.

All of the other basses I have are active. Some with two band EQ, some with 3 band. I invariably have the EQ set flat around the centre detent position on each. The most I'll ever do is move the pan pot 10 percent in the direction of the bridge pickup. It speaks volumes for the sound you get from a pickup in just the right place and doing nothing to the EQ.

It's a standard series in Candy Apple Red. Maybe around 2004 or so ?

I checked and they just say oiled finish. None of the two have a hard life, are kept in consistent warmth and humidity, but I was just curious if I needed to do anything.

That's exactly right. I bought the six new and got the fretless from here and both feel very special to me.

My lower end stuff has MEC bits in it, which I really quite like.

I guess I should look and see how Mayones finish their basses. Thanks for the advice.