Happy Jack

Sssssssh ... I don't think anyone noticed.

Oxfordshire Music Rooms, on a farm (srsly) at Chalgrove. Prolly a mite closer to Prince's Whatsit than to Farnham, and absolutely nowhere near Sunbury, but what the heck ...

"It's old, so it's good." "No, it's new, so it's better." "No! It's old, so it's good." "No, it's new, so it's better." REPEAT ps: They're delusional. All of them.

I think it needs a whole new bass, frankly.

Well gosh darn it, the Gummint has a lot to answer fer but Jumpin' Jehosophat ah don' reckon as you can blame 'em fer this!

Aaaaaaargh!

You're not the only one ...

Good Grief! Thanks Andy.

You missed a bit under the bridge ...

Foam rubber? Or is that too low-tech? 😉

About as much as a large cat.

In that case, I've lost interest in the bass. Best stick it on eBay. 🤣🤣🤣

Rummaging around down the back of the sofa right now ...

This Ramirez chap does seem very, VERY coy about mentioning prices. 🙄

Playing a new song for an encore works for me ... how else are you going to learn it?

Seeing as no budget has been specified ... http://kolstein.com/product/kolstein-busetto-model-travel-bass-wtravel-trunk/ These do turn up pre-loved from time to time.

And I LOVE the Amplifier Dyno ...

Not to be confused with Malted Decals, playing non-challenging feelgood bed-time music at the Darby & Joan Club in Eccles.

Another excellent band name ... Melted Decals, playing post-math art-rock at venues in and around Leamington Spa.

And that's fair enough, but what's a "high quality remote control"?

Although by all accounts a thoroughly unpleasant person. 🙄

In-built rarity through "limited production runs" is one of the easiest ways to get burned. That rarity can be destroyed any time the manufacturer decides to cash in. I'm a firm believer in letting the marketplace (that's people like you and me, not antique dealers or eBay traders) decide what is valuable and then, if I like it, I might buy one. I own several instruments which are appreciating steadily in value, though none of them is 'investment grade'. I play them fairly regularly, don't worry too much about the threat of adding another scratch, and never need to worry that a 1957 Precision or a 1965 CAR Precision might start to lose value.

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Red House.

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