Jean-Luc Pickguard

I usually just boost the mids a little. If it sounds a bit brittle I might cut the upper mids a little

I have a Squier Classic Vibe Mustang bass three Fender JMJ mustang basses, a Fender CIJ Mustang and a Fender Vintera Mustang Bass. The Classic vibe is a great bass and I've happily gigged with it, but even though it has a vintera mustang pickup in it it is still outclassed by the Fenders. The competition orange finish looks fantastic though.

Absolutely Free - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention

The Ballad of John & Yoko - The Beatles

I use these ones from amazon: https://amzn.to/46GBVFa currently £13 for six. Although they're cheap and I've reconfigured my board a few times, I've never had any issues with them.

Popgun - The Bats

Is it to make the same bass look cheap when offered for £495 below?

At home I use either the Roland bass microcube RX or Boss Waza air bass headphones.

After relying on my clip-on tuners for a very long time, I've recently put a Boss TU-3 on my pedalboard. It is rock solid, accurate and reliable.

We're bass players not lead guitarists

Innocence Decayed - The Residents

Peaches - The Stranglers or: Peaches - Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band

I doubt any of our punters would notice what I'm playing even if I left my bass at home and played a kazoo instead.

Send Me A Postcard - Shocking Blue

Planet Waves has always been a D'Addario sub-brand. If it has a lifetime warranty its probably worth contacting them via the link at the bottom of https://www.daddario.com/ If it has failed at one end, I would snip off the dodgy connector an inch or so from the end & solder on a neutrik.

I have a CR5M which comes with the heavier tilt-back stand which is great. I've not had ant problems with it but this solution to replacing the bolt is inspired.

Nope - Wilco

I am looking to get a bass body refinished. The body has an existing roadworn factory nitro finish and will be sent for the refinish with all hardware removed. What names should I be looking at, where in the country are they based, and what are they likely to charge? I've not decided on a colour yet, but I'm leaning towards candy apple red, so doing it on the cheap with rattle cans probably won't cut it.

The Fender Mikey Way Jazz is certainly a looker. If I wasn't so into shortscales I'd be really tempted by thay one.

The location of the original auction was listed as Camden, so I would think it likely that the original owner ended the auction early and took the bass to the Gallery for them to sell on commission. In my experience they ask how much you want to sell for and use that as the asking price before suggesting a valuation. It looks like a lot of work has gone into the carving, but I think it would need a more upmarket neck & tuners rather than the chinese squier affinity bits to be seen as a £900 instrument even for someone who is into dressing up as a pirate when they play - if anyone like that exists.

It needs the same screws as the pickguard

Neutron Dance - The Pointer Sisters

Yes - it sounds like something that'll get you on some kind of list at the police station

Snap your fingers - ZZ Hill