Jean-Luc Pickguard

Somebody Stole My Thunder — Georgie Fame

One Hundred Punks — Generation X

I don't think the price has taken into account that a complete bass with a headstock repair will be worth less than one that has always been intact. It doesn't look like a particularly clean break, and matching the metallic finish perfectly will be impossible. If the seller believes that their pricing strategy is accurate, they have nothing to lose by getting the repair done before listing it for sale.

I bought one of the thomann ones for my 4003 recently. Its a really nice case and the Ric fits in it perfectly. I wanted something with a bit more padding than the ones I already had and this looked perfect. I will use it for rehearsals & gigs where I'll be driving and can safely put the bass across the back seat of my car rather than taking the bulky rickenbacker case.

When I bought my US Precision in 1982, I liked the Cherry sunburst Ash body of one that had a fretless neck, and the maple fretted neck that was attached to a yellow body. I asked if they could get one in with the combination I liked. Once it was clear that I was in a position to buy, they swapped the necks. I expect that probably happened fairly often.

You Yesyesyes — The Residents

On The Good Ship Lollipop (Lady) — Tiny Tim

My US Fender acoustasonic jazzmaster guitar has fishman electronics with a micro usb on the jack plate with an LED to indicate the charge level. Obviously USB-C would have been much better, and mounting the socket anywhere but the jackplate would make it easier to charge.

I really like the boss bb-1x

As someone who is greatly impressed by having the right logo on the headstock of a bass, it would need to have a much nicer Fender logo to convince me to purchase one of these over a Classic Vibe.

Wot no mustangs?

I wonder what horrors lurk beneath that one.

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Turd On The Run — Rolling Stones

Filthy McNasty — Horace Silver

Just got back from my local dry cleaner. The lady there was very reluctant to attempt a clean on something bearing no care label, especially with the padding. Also to fit in the machine, there wouldn't be room for anything else so she'd have to charge a minimum of £65. I think an equivalent bag is about £55 from Thomann. I found this stuff on amazon. *Might* be worth a punt for a tenner: https://amzn.to/4hniSnQ It's probiotic so if there's any left over I can make some nice yogurt with it. I think for now I'll probably stash the bag in the loft and forget about it until the summer when I can try the sunshine thing.

The febreze and bicarb haven't shifted all of the smell inside the case. I'm thinking of taking it to be dry cleaned. — Is that likely to work? — or could it ruin it? Does anyone here have any experience of taking something similar to a padded gigbag to be dry cleaned?

In France They Kiss On Mane Street — Joni Mitchell

My last few orders arrived in about a week and a half.

Looks like scumbags are counterfeiting 'normal' strings now — not just the expensive ones like elixirs. I bought on ebay three packs of d'addario EJ15 .010-.047 phosphor bronze strings for my new (to me) guild acoustic guitar. I thought it odd that the seller sent the following message the day after I placed the order: This raised suspicions, as if they knew there will be a problem. Obviously reporting any problems without going through via ebay is a no-no and raises a huge red flag. The strings turned up today with the card outer sleeve looking absolutely correct, and the silver/grey inner bag also printed as expected and looking genuine, however the serial/players circle code on each is identical, and when entered on the d'addario website, the number was shown to be genuine but one that had already been redeemed. I have reported to d'addario and raised a return on ebay (despite the seller pre-emptively saying not to) and I am currently waiting to hear back. Might have to take a walk down to the local music shop tomorrow to get some real ones.

I like Fenders and I do like the fender logo on the headstock, but there's nothing wrong with Squiers. They're not just for beginners — plenty of people who own and play Fenders also own and play Squiers. I usually take two basses with me to a gig. For one gig I took a black Fender JMJ Mustang bass, and a 'Competion Orange' Squier Classic Vibe Mustang bass. Both basses were set up by me with D'addario Chromes. I played the Fender for two sets and the Squier for the last set. Both performed admirably; neither was hard work or uncomfortable to play, and no one complained that the sound went to shīte when I changed bass. In fact more people were up and grooving during the last set when I was playing the squier.

Hocus Pocus — Focus

Fistful Of Steel — Rage Against The Machine

Miss Lila Bear has put on her best pink frock and has been excitedly awaiting her first dance with her new friend, Grizz.