howdenspur

1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:

Does look nice.

Dave

Thanks! Looks great, sounds great to my ears and balances better than any other bass I've owned.

29 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Interesting bass there @howdenspur. Is that a Fender Elite ?

Dave

Thanks Dave. No, it's a Fernandes FPM-80 from around 1981 (similar era to the Elites?). Think I was soloing the neck P most of the time, but the bridge provides an extra cutting edge.

Rod

Afternoon gig yesterday at the Black Horse, Wigginton, York. First public gig since 2019 and with a new guitarist and drummer. We enjoyed ourselves and the punters seemed to like it too.

Waiter, another expresso!😌

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Iggy and The Stooges

Done

12 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

As @Marvin said, it depends on the bass. I've just bought a pink Squier VI and it's truly beautiful, but I don't think an Alembic (for example) would work in that colour.

 

The only finish that's a definite no from me is silverburst - it's unforgivable.

This describes my view I think, though my view of what suits was probably conditioned by the finishes traditionally offered. My"unforgivable" finish is Antigua🙂.

Thanks for the tip, just ordered one👍!

I got one of these recently, 'tis a lovely thing.

Looks very nice! Also looks like Mark is prepared to go a bit more bespoke than I'd assumed. Think the most off-piste bass I've seen him do was the P with an MM pickup instead of the split coil.

Ann Peebles - Straight From The Heart album eg

Khruangbin at Leeds O2 June 21st. 

I'd like one too please!

18 minutes ago, jd56hawk said:

Tapes or flats, probably tapes 👍. D'Addarios not Labellas?

Ancient thread resurrection...I've just got one of these, a lovely thing indeed! Can you recommend a gig bag or case for this? (It's a 32" scale but with a jumbo-ish body)?

It's a pleasure to start Laurie's (Dan Dare) feedback. He bought my PRS SE guitar: a very straightforward and very pleasant transaction. Deal with confidence!

Hope you enjoy the guitar Laurie👍

Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment - The Brothers Ramone

1 hour ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

I think you need to read it again.

This is what happens when one multi tasks...apologies @spacecowboy!

Yes, but...they have the same description in the vote form.

Think you need to reword the voting questions...? 🙂

3 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Took it to rehearsal.

 

Well, it was a limited editions Epiphone Custom Shop one - not sure what was different aside from the tug bar.

 

Looks absolutely glorious, but weighs a tone and still has some neck dive (I could cope if I really liked it). The mudbucker was just too dark and thumpy for me.

 

Afraid I swapped back to my Embassy which is a lot lighter, better balanced and sounded way better.

 

The band agreed the EB3 looked incredible, but the neck pickup just didn't sound right. Might be OK for a Cream tribute. 😞

Is that a short scale jobby?

Just a thought, Vintage make a short scale EB3 copy - the VS4. I've never played one, but they look decent - Wilkinson hardware too. 

In fact, is this reviewer our own @Dood?

44 minutes ago, casapete said:

Played at The Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne Minster on Friday night. It's a great venue, one of our favourites. A full house too. 

It's a long journey from Yorkshire for us and we usually do it alongside other venues in the south west, but due to blo*dy Covid and

reorganizing dates constantly, we had to do this as a stand-alone. Still, worth the hassle. 😊

 

 

Blimey, what a trek! 

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