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Packin' a Rod - L7

The Squier and Fender VIs are definitely bass guitars, strung EADGBE as a standard guitar but an octave lower, as is the Eastwood and all other 'Bass VIs'. Not to say you can't tune them differently with suitable strings but they are intended to be, and leave the factory as, a bass guitar.

That tailpiece definitely looks off. I assume the bridge is angled for intonation, if not that's way off as well.

I know what you mean, and I do to an extent feel that way, but, there were no used ones available and I was considering buying new. Then this came up a few hundred pounds less than a new 'normal' one. So on the one hand it cost me less than a standard one, which I wouldn't worry about dinging, so I shouldn't care if this gets a ding. On the other hand it's more of a collectors piece so maybe should be boxed up and not played. I'm fairly careful with my basses, my main gigging basses have yet to be dinged, and I feel a bass is for playing anyway so this one gets used. As it's only used at home I'm not overly concerned and I doubt these will ever be worth big money anyway. If a cheap used one popped up would I buy it and sell it this to avoid the dilemma? Maybe.

Murder the Government - NOFX

For me, a lot have already been listed here but this one was bigger than most to me in my teens. Simon Gallup, I just loved his sometimes melodic, sometimes frantic, but always driving the song approach to bass.

Peter Hook and The Light are a Joy Division tribute band and tour relentlessly, world wide and mostly packed out, so the audience is definitely there. He laughs about fronting his own tribute act. I like their old school way of touring too, lots and lots of small venues as opposed to a handful of huge ones. As for a singalong, jump to 2:30, although I'm still uneasy about the joyous nature everyone sings along to such a sad song. As for tribute acts, I feel like you should make as much effort as possible to be like the act without becoming a cartoon of them.

News of the World - The Jam

No Feelings - Sex Pistols

Ha ha, you've singlehandedly driven up the market price of Sunn Mustangs 😁. I check in on it earlier today and it was £230 I think. Then when I looked near the end and saw it at the top end of the £300s I thought folks were getting carried away, then it ends at over £400!😲 Madness I tell ya! Madness 😁

Well @Rayman, is there another cream one on the way? 😉

Route out the back of the body to lighten it and then counter the neck dive by the popping some lead weights in the newly made cavity. Anything else you need help with just give us a shout. 🫡

I love the Shergold/Hayman-esque vibes these basses give off. 😎

Jet Boy - New York Dolls

Billygoat be a Hero - Paper Lace

Teenage Punks - Sultans of Ping

Train to Skaville - The Ethiopians

Into The Groove - Mad Donna

Boys Keep Swinging - Bowie

I suppose, although I'm no aficionado, it's a catch all, umbrella term for country, bluegrass, blues, jazz, etc without having the snobby "that's New Orleans Jazz not Appalachian Mountain Bluegrass" catagorising. One of the bands I play in does Mod(60s & rivival), Ska(1st & 2nd wave) and Northern Soul, there is also a crossover from punk where ska was prevalent. We could do with a similar catch all term as I usually just say "the Mod band" but you can get the odd '"The Clash aren't Mod", or similar comments. Unfortunately, catagories are annoying and useful in equal quantities.

That ebay 2024 is the bass that was owned by James Lomenzo prior to his custom built silverburst BB with the P, reverse P and mudbucker pickups. Very much his "gateway drug" in Yamaha BBs. I may have made that up, I can't say 🤫... but who knows.

I have a luthier built 4005 (in my avatar) which is identical to a genuine one, even genuine RIC parts, so to the local scrote is the real thing. It's my regular gig bass at upmarket and rough as rats venues. Why wouldn't you take a decent bass to a gig? Just look after it.

Whirlwind - NMA

I'm loving that one. The colour on the headstock, and I'm assuming the neck, is fantastic. Very aged white is my favourite, and cream p/u covers. Mojotastic! 😎