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I'm toying with LPB - Lake Placid Blue. Such a cool name too! It was custom colour back in the day

Nice, I guess being a solid colour then it does not require stripping down to bare wood?

I've just bought one of thesehttps://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_pb_50_sb_vintage_series.htm and its going to be my Winter Project. As is it plays fine ( although I have got a custom pickup to drop in) I am in 2 minds between turning it into : 1. A Pink Paisley or 2. A Butterscotch Tele Bass I have the paper pattern to do the Paisley (although it is not quite as Pink) but will have to achieve the 'pink burst effect' or can go for the Butterscotch colour but that will mean stripping the body down to bare wood. The current neck is too pale so will tint that to an Amber anyway. I'll re-shape the headstock to look period. What would people like to see the best?

I had a Markbass 801 Micromark which i always thought sounded nice for practice , was small and had a headphones socket. It handled 5 strings with ease and I even gigged at Open Mics with it, albeit with acoustic guitars. 'Mickeyboro' has it now I still think, you could shoot him a PM?

Everyone has come up with a Bass amp but not guitar, here's your ideal world: why not try these? Saw one at the SW Bash and was impressed... https://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/yamaha-thr10-guitarbass-amplifier.html?source=shopping&sku=yamthr10&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkdeVhd_P1wIVS5PtCh0SaQxwEAQYAiABEgL5jfD_BwE

I had one of these many years ago, in red. This actual one was for sale a few months ago on eBay. Don't know if its the same seller or someone who bought it and is seeking to make a fast buck? They were nice to play as no visible controls and quite ergonomically designed. The body bouts however do not detach from what I recall.

I take the OP's point and all the others too. My definitive (and authoritative) response is: Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks

It was a long long time ago, possibly in the 90's but I still cringe.....

Interesting you talk about your new one having a low action. The one I played at the SWB had (IMHO) the highest action of any bass I'd ever played and I could not work out why he had set it so high, it actually put me off. But equally I could appreciate it was/is a very nice Bass

Who do those control knobs remind me of...?

Anyone translate? I got 'Los Angeles'

You could contact Warwick who own the Framus brand now and see if they can i.d. it? http://www.warwickbass.com/en/Home.html

https://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/bassiest-looking-for-local-band-t1031381.html

Smokey's 'Alice' song, with the profanities...

Y I bet a woman designed this as well

You always have new toys....!

It's Chrome which seemed to work on the Youtube tutorials using Muriatic acid (which is US speak for Hydrochloric). Do you have a different method for Chrome please?

Minty Fresh...?

I bought Hydrochloric Acid (0.1M, 0.1N) to age some metalwork on a Bass by the 'Tupperware Fume' method. As nothing is happening are there any chemists out there who can advise please? I suspect as some offered on sale was 35% I have got a very low dilution at 0.1N/M? If that's the case, would I be able to immerse the items or am I wasting my time and need to get the stronger gear? I tried using Vinegar which works on screws, but nowt else.... I'm trying to replicate that dull metal finish for a new bridge guard on an old Bass....

thanks for the info.

As some may know, I was having issues with a fellow BC member who despite having something for sale has steadfastly ignored my PM's and messages I left on his For Sale item thread. In fact I started stalking him by posting messages to him on threads he was viewing, to no avail! This was all on the old version of Basschat last week. I can only assume he was on a Mobile version of BC and did not have PM alerts enabled? Can anyone explain on the new version of site, if I send him a sticky will he definitely get it, even if on a Mobile device, and ditto re a PM? Forgot to add, on the old system you could see if someone had read your PM, is there this facility with the new PM's/sticky? Cheers Keith

MESSAGE FOR NORD1 IF YOU READ THIS PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAILS, PM'S AND YOUR FOR SALE THREAD!!!!!!!!!!