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In the navy - village people 

Way down in the hole - Tom Waits 

Do the rat - king kurt

The Colours - the men they couldn’t hang

I will follow - u2

11 minutes ago, FinnDave said:

This is what it looks like with a tort guard - not necessarily this one, as I could swap a couple around from my other Jazz basses.

 

Prefer the black- really makes a good contrast with the sunburst.

Panic- the smiths 

Friday (I’m in love) - cure

Ruby Tuesday- stones 

11 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said:

The Shakespeare allusion is particularly toe-curling. On the subject of Shakespeare, there's much for the more sensitive among us to get upset over. There's murder, rape, mutilation, incest, cannibalism, misogyny, racism and wife abuse. Titus Andronicus is particularly hardcore. Are theatre directors/producers going to edit out the more 'distasteful' stuff to cater for modern times?

I think you have expressed what I was trying to do far better. Art should reflect the human condition in its beauty and depravity. To ignore this or gloss over it is dishonest and potentially damaging.

On a side note why is it that historically the overly Pious, morally outraged people tend to blow a fuse and go on killing sprees?

Personally I think humans are just another animal which given the right conditions are capable of great empathy and creativity and the reverse is also true. Not condoning uncomfortable songs but I would rather the beast was expressed metaphorically in art.

Sheela-Na-Gig - PJ Harvey

Sweet home Alabama- lynyrd Skynyrd

It’s a mans world- James brown 

I edited this below makes more sense with original post:

no woman no cry- Bob Marley 

The hardest walk - JAMC

3 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

There's no bee in the bonnet thing going on; I

Fair enough just seems odd to hop on a thread where people are happily talking about basses they have just bought and then rain on their parade.

53 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

Thank you for allowing me an opinion, otherwise I'd just be a sheep and follow the herd.

I note however, that you've 'not played a bad MIJ Fender', although you're not supporting that claim by giving comparison to anything else (for instance, a truly terrible MIJ may still be a country mile better than some of the kit I started out on).

Interestingly, you've not made any comment as to saying how these basses sound (*subjective), only mentioning initial pricing an the maintaining of their value in the secondhand market.  I'm sure the Duff and Nate models are decent enough, but just because someone's review opinion of something is 'excellent' doesn't make it a wonderful thing.

Well I have an aerodyne and geddy lee both MIJ both Fender. The reviews speak for themselves. I don’t need to defend what basses I choose nor would I discourage anyone else from buying whatever brand they like be it Fender, Yamaha, Ibanez or whatever.

You seem to have a bit of a bee on your bonnet about sheep and Fender. Fine they are not your cup of tea but I don’t get the hostility. 

Edit: On the resale this matters to me as I like to buy knackered parts (bodies, necks. Pickups etc) and strip them down, get them back working as Bitsa’s or complete basses. Some I keep, some I sell. Sometimes I get a small profit but nothing to justify the work that goes into them. I have tried this with other brands namely Schecter and Warmouth but they were hard to sell on even at a loss. Hence I look out for Fender, particularly the early MIJ ones as I have found them to be nicely put together with quality materials that have already lasted 30 years or more before I get hold of them.

Destination zululand - king kurt

Heartattack and vine - Tom Waits 

2 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

I just don't get all this <insert year> reissue or Signature-range stuff.  I've played a handful of vintage instruments and to be honest they were nothing to write home about, age aside, I'd say they were probably worse than a new instrument.  Ponky. 

People seem too enamoured with colour/wood choices in the belief that this makes for a better instrument.  Once it's painted up, nobody would be able to tell whether something is mahogany/ash/basswood.  

It's all s big con, I tell ya!  😄

Your welcome to your opinion. I’ve not played a bad MIJ Fender yet and don’t see them as being particularly outrageous in terms of price. The signature models keep their value and from reviews I have read the Duff McKagan and Nate Mendel in particular are excellent. Though both are MIM.

FireStarter - Prodigy 

On 13/01/2021 at 08:45, NancyJohnson said:

Thing is, people are just too gullible and easily suckered in.  They're not buying a piece of history.

You could say this about any number of brands. The iPhone being an excellent example. Same basic design each time yet massively popular because it does what it was made to do and set the benchmark for all that followed. If you buy one you know what your getting and if you change your mind you can easily sell it on as it holds its value on the used market.

Love the look of the boxer btw.

The harder they come - Jimmy Cliff (veering into Sid James territory now).

Rockit - Herbie Hancock 

Opus Dei - Laibach