Maude

I'm actually going to make a proper effort next year, I've lost the GAS recently and can't think of anything I really want.

What if I considered buying a certain bass before NYE, and then bought that bass later next year? Pushing the rules a bit? 😁

They're still not particularly light. Not heavy but not super light either. Along the lines of the Fender A/E there's the Yamaha BEX4. IMO they're absolutely wonderful basses, a soapbar pickup (and piezo) but in the P position so very P like tone. There's one on eBay at the mo for a good price but again they're not light.

Danelectro longhorn, or whichever Dano suits your needs. A Longhorn is stupidly light, sounds fantastic, shortscale but weirdly doesn't feel small. Strap button placement isn't the best but being so light it's not neck heavy. Did I mention how light they are? 😁

Because it's got two jazz pickups. Dirty, filthy thing! 😁

Wow 😲. Is that what they are now? They were around the £750 mark not long ago for the black or coffee.

Looks like the red is the same as the BBPH. If it is then it's far nicer in real life than photos, real nice depth to it.

I haven't used ROS but it surely can be used in other ways than two amps. I use a Line 6 X3 which has two completely separate signal paths through the effects. You could put one pickup through the preamp, eq, compressor and the other through distortion or overdrive and get a huge sound but with a very clear bottom end, or any other other variation. Or to an amp with two channels. Could the EBS Billy Sheehan drive pedals be used as the Yammy Attitude has two outputs? Probably all sorts could be done without having to lug loads of gear around.

Is there a high risk of accidently buying a bass with all the clicking on adverts? Say there is, say there is, say there is 🤞😑

I have @AndyTravis's Marathon bass now. It really is a fantastic instrument, the punch from that pickup is something else, back the tone off and it'll do old skool Precision, but up full it's just a powerhouse. Every time I use it I do wonder how they weren't more popular, admittedly I don't know how they compared price wise to a top end Fender Precision, but I feel build wise it's equal and tone wise it's superior, although that is obviously subjective. I would love to see a reissued Marathon but can see why they're trying something new. Personally, I'd like to have seen a few nods to their heritage incorporated in the new designs, but there you go.

I suspect most of us had a go faster knob when we were younger. 😁

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It's no help now, but we always do a kind of relay where one person is always in attendance at the car, even at quieter locations. It just takes one opportunist walking past and a thousand pound guitar is gone in seconds.

Well? 😁 £128 was a good price I think.

I think that one would scrub very well indeed, the closer I look at the pictures the better it looks. But you just never know until you see it in the the flesh. I bought a Hondo II Precision under similar circumstances and it has one of the earliest examples of a torzal twist neck 😁. That said, if it was near me I'd be tempted.

Given that it was "found in the garage" and all the cold/damp implications that could encompass, the bridge, tuners, etc don't look any more rusty than any similar vintage bass might look. That would make me think that the electrics haven't adversely suffered either. If they have then they're very easily fixed. The actual condition of the body and neck looks to be very good considering. I'd be happily pay £150 for that, maybe £200 if I really was after one. For me personally that's the best colour combo and I really like the look of it. Best of luck if you go for it.

BB1025x, very nice indeed. 😎 I'm am a bit of a Yammy fanboi it has to be said, currently have six. Enjoy your new bass, and the rest of your birthday.

Sleep Token at O2 London. My daughter was going with her partner but they've recently split and all her friends are working on Friday. She was going to go alone but has talked me into tagging along. I've no idea what they're like and I've purposely not listened to them so it'll be a surprise.

Happy Birthday @LowB_FTW🎂

Just Who Is The 5 O'clock Hero - The Jam

Is it Billy Sheehan related, as per the highlighted possible clue?

A cool bass but not an SD Curlee. The pickup does look like a DiMarzio with the hex pole pieces so should sound good, although it is in a very different place to a Curlee. Being further forwards it should have a deeper tone to it than a Curlee, which is better or worse depending on your preference.

It looks like someone thought they'd make it a 34" without considering the frets. D'oh! 😁