Happy Jack

Bloody hell, guys, do none of you remember punk? As to "[i]don't need to be a bass player[/i]", I was actually a bass player for 30 years before I realised it ... Hmmm ... nice use of ellipsis.

In prime condition that might be worth £1000 or so. It's not a Sutcliffe (it's a bog-standard mid-60s President), and the neck reset is the least of its troubles. It's obviously beyond a full restoration and will never be worth anything like £1000 but it could probably be brought back into playable condition for c.£100-ish (reglue the neck, replace the nut, ideally replace the unmatched tuner, sort out the wiring, new strings), so it should sell for well under £500. Now watch the market prove me wrong ...

... is wet?

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1424025340' post='2691703'] ... it's not that long but feels like it is. [/quote] Not sure how this fits in.

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/255179-anyone-know-estuary-bass-company-update-all-sorted-now/page__p__2684923__hl__estuary__fromsearch__1#entry2684923

http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_kahuna_clu_bass.htm In terms of bangs per buck, these take some beating.

Well I see you got your brand-new leopard-skin pillbox scrotal sack ...

Hell, forget the trussrod, why would you buy a Chinese fake with a huge West Ham sticker on it?

Interesting ... I assumed you'd be rehearsing deep in the heart of Surrey (and yes, I know that Farnborough is actually in ... gulp ... Hampshire). Is the plan for this to be a genuine gigging band, rather than merely a bit of fun on the side or (Gawdelpus) a vanity project? If so, please drop me a PM.

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1424119517' post='2692926'] Never been a KC fan ... [/quote] Oh come on, the Sunshine Band were a great outfit.

I love the fact that the small hole "happened". It was, like, [i][b]spontaneous [/b][/i]y'know ...

I like the idea that it has "light sings of use".

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1423864548' post='2689987'] Incidentally, I grew up in Bedfont (Monarch Close...); seems strange to see it referenced here..! [/quote] As luck would have it, I'm playing The Bell On The Green this Saturday. That's a 10 minute walk away from Monarch Close.

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1424257695' post='2694383'] ... promptly forgetting that I was left-handed ... [/quote] Far canal, Ralph, you play like that and you're doing it the wrong way round too? Respect!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-Precision-bass-with-twin-Dimarzios-/231458861931?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35e405f36b

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/scarce-Vester-5-string-Bass-Guitar-excellent-condition-/291380500551?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43d7a19847 Mind you, Scarce Vester would make an excellent name for a bad guy in a Victorian drama ...

It was the voices in my head ...

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1424142364' post='2693155'] My generation ... [/quote] Yes, but My Generation wasn't available on CD until 15 years later.

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1424002050' post='2691322'] I don't get that at all - both of those songs are in our setlist, I have never noticed a similarity, still don't. I enjoy playing Dani California, not keen on mary jane. [/quote] Can you sing the verse of Dani California to the tune of Mary Jane? Without needing to make even the slightest allowance for the fact that Dani is supposedly a completely different song, written by somebody else, years afterwards? Of course you can. That's because ... erm ... they're the same song. If that seems a bit glib, try doing the same thing with any two other songs chosen at random ...

[quote name='andytoad' timestamp='1423865195' post='2689997'] ... saw them last year at the royal arbert hall [/quote] The venue was named in honour of the husband of Queen Victolia.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-NED-CALLAN-CUSTOM-BASS-GUITAR-1970-S-JOHN-ENTWISTLE-OWNED-BRITISH-MADE-/161599663196?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item25a0172c5c

Do endorsements have handles?

I have a 1748 copy of [i][b]Harpsichord Now![/b][/i] magazine, addressed to someone called Johnny Bach.

[quote name='BassAgent' timestamp='1423233261' post='2682568'] [size=4]...[font=helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif] a man for who the term ‘experimental FX guru’ could well have been invented. [/font][/size] [/quote] Perhaps naively, I hadn't even realised that the term 'experimental FX guru' actually HAD been invented. I must try to find ways to drop that into my conversation ...