Marc S

Another good suggestion....

Hi, I think @NJE is spot on here. If you refinish the bass and put a new neck on it.... it may just end up feeling like it's another bass, and one you don't have that history and connection with. So definitely leave it alone from a refin point of view. Regarding the neck, I'd say try to get another luthiers' opinion. I'm sure your current luthier is fine and experienced etc, but you may just find someone who has another idea or solution, or perhaps even a source for a replacement neck.... At this stage, you've almost got nothing to lose as far as the neck is concerned. Could you try something simple, like changing to lower tension strings? Thomastik Infeldt Flats (and their rounds for that matter) are very low tension. This simple solution may help - worth a try? Is the truss rod really maxed out, or could it be that the tilt adjustment screw is making adjustment difficult? Or could it be that the issue is with the size of the frets, as mentioned above? Hope you can sort it good sir. Sounds like you really want to keep that bass, and it has such sentimental value for you. I don't think hanging it on the wall is the best solution - I think it's there to be played, and it must be nice to have a bass which is such an integral part of your musical history Best of luck with it - and let us know how you get on

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"Too much wine" - what's that???

Mine would be a Fender P/J - with a block & bound neck (like the Squier Classic Vibe in Black has) But perhaps a Jazz width nut. Maybe with a 3 colour Sunburst body But ask me next week, and it might be a Rosewood board, perhaps with pearl block inlays Perhaps the week after, the body might be in yellowing Oly white Then next month, it may have changed to a Jazz, in shell pink then, the following week......

Oh dear. We all make mistakes - so don't beat yourself up too much Perhaps the eBay buyer hasn't even noticed they're not the same strings you were selling? I'm sure you'll be more careful next time

Let us know your thoughts @ryancowell25. I thought I was cured of GAS. I wasn't particularly in the market for anything else .. then this bass was released

There are several things the young me could blame on Suzi Quatro!

Mine too. I was fortunate to get a couple of lessons with Paul (free lessons too!) who showed me some of the bits I couldn't work out on bass lines like "Therapy" and "Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde". He was just so great to me & my bandmate (who was also a huge Damned fan). We cheekily just turned up on his doorstep and asked him the favour - he invited us back, and it was what spurred the young me on, at the time. Sitting there, playing the bright Yellow Rick that he played on OGWT and the Black album, with one of my fave players, who was one of the nicest guys I ever met... I've met Paul several times in recent years. Saw him with the Damned again, after all these years - and he's still an amazing player. Part of the best line up of the Damned ever Not a Rick player myself - but the sound he got live and on the Black Album and Strawberries was superb

Shocking

Great video, and what a great guy & character too - gotta love Bootsy Thanks for sharing that link @Leonard Smalls

JJ Burnell, and Paul Gray (Damned, Hot Rods) Paul always said it was John Entwistle who influenced his playing

So they could improve it, with a Kiogon wiring loom of course!

Nice one @PawelG I also quite enjoyed the song. Good video too I think it's good to step outside your usual genre / comfort zone now & again. IMO, it "tests" you, and helps you broaden you skills in playing and listening Nice memento of your playing too. Thanks for sharing - I'll watch it again later

If I could wind the clock back, I'd wind it even further and take up bass sooner in life, and I'd probably have played more guitar too Also, I would have kept playing all those 25 years where I "gave up" playing - and just kept my hand in Then again, I'd probably only go back to last week.... with this weeks' lottery numbers