Jean-Luc Pickguard

says 34" here: https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/products/fender-custom-shop-abuelo-bass-heavy-relic-3-color-sunburst-apprentice-built-by-vincent-van-trigt-w-novak-bi-sonic-pickup-serial-r98802

That looks and sounds fantastic. A short scale version would be very tempting. My starfire has Guild bisonics which the Novaks are based on and they're great pickups.

He'd have to knock a few quid off for the missing thumbrest

A mustang with the original style bridge with large plate will need 32" medium scale strings as it is string-thru, but the ones with a standard BBoT will need 30" short scale strings. I have a few shortscales with various different strings. My favourites for the mustang were TI JF-324 but then I added a JMJ mustang to my collection which came with standard fender 9050L long scale flats which sound and feel great so I kept them on the bass and got a set for y other mustang. I recently bought a Guild starfire bass which also needs medium scale strings despite haveing 30" scale length. As it comes with roundwounds for some unknown reason I needed to source get some flats for it and ended up with status stainless flats. These are made by picato I believe, and no longer being made so stock will run out at some point which is a shame as they are perfect despite being half the cost of similar strings.

Yes thats the one.

If you replace the socket, or get someone to replace it, make sure you get a mono switchcraft jack socket. Standard cheapo ones lose their springiness over time but switchcraft ones are much sturdier.

Frankie Poullain left the Darkness for a few years and rejoined several years later.

To get the full effect you need to hear one

it looks like someone took the saying 'you can't polish a turd' as a challenge

have you tried contacting burns? [email protected]

Dylan's Blonde on Blonde is one of my favourites

Is that their Cack Jasady model?

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/RTX-AMP-STAND-Monitor-TV/dp/B0030M2L2U

They're trying to convince you they're bigshots who can represent your music and they're communicating via a gmail address. They're not even trying to be taken seriously.

If they're asking for money from you upfront its 100% a scam. No doubt whatsoever.

cherry sunburst with an aged white pearl pg. Yum Yum!

one that corrects wrong notes and sloppy timing

I read the entire site from start to finish to ensure I don't miss anything

Plenty of gear that's been 'preloved'. That doesn't sound very hygenic in these covid times.

Maybe I'm misremembering, but weren't those flea basses generally regarded as overpriced and disappointing when they first came out?

If a fender sounds thin & lifeless to you, it sounds like you need a wishbass - I’d consider that the opposite of a fender. Alternatively you could try to fatten up your tone with a compressor and/or preamp

I wonder whether he really designed these to be able to use a bass with these fitted as an e-meter for his scientology auditing.

anything under about half an inch makes me feel like I'm winning

Maybe its a Will Lee signature model

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