NancyJohnson

I had two Laklands; a DJ5 and a whatever passed for the Jazz bass version back then (now it's a 55-60). I owned the DJ5 but the 55-60 was a loaner. They were both pretty stunning, but that said my Mike Lull beats these by a country mile.

Lovely! I used to have a real horn on for that whole colour combination.

I bought some DR Black Beauties at the London show. I'm assuming the coating is pretty much the same. They do feel a bit coarser than the Elixirs that I tend to favour. They have a nice burp to them; not a lot of new string zing going on. They've only been on a month and have had light use. Would I try them again? Possibly, but not in black. I didn't realise it would be so difficult to actually see them on a black bass with a black fingerboard...

G30 here. The sender case is a little flimsy, but stick it in Levys pouch and you're sound.

I think this hits the nail on the head. I've bought well, along with one purchase a while back that I still pinch myself about. I could do with getting rid of a couple, but I have space and there's no urgency to do so.

I bought a Squier Badtz Maru from these pages a few years ago. Long and the short of it is that it has a new Squier Mustang neck, a Mustang bridge and a Hotrail-esque pickup in it. I've thought about selling it, but it sounds so good for recording.

Holy mother of god. In their defence, Hamer did only make one and if you look at their old workshop blog, it seems more of a case of doing it because they can, rather than it ever becoming a production model. Horrific.

Don't lose sleep over it. I'd schlep across southern England with my old band playing to near empty rooms. You just can't rely on people making anywhere near the equivalent level of effort that we made in trying to do a 45 minute slot. Better off out of it now. More fun.

I didn't even know there was football on.

I recall seeing some V2s in Denmark Street early 80s...like the two on the extreme right in this photo. They were an abomination. A classic case of a company tweaking a design for 'betterment'. Nasty.

Drawn to remembering a guy called Eddie who was in a band at college. I just recall the first few lines he wrote for a song called Bollweevil: I am a Viking and I live in a village I love to rape and pillage.

I was out with Darren on Saturday night. It's very, very clear that the guy is very passionate about music (although we agree to disagree on when Rush's golden period was) and he metaphorically knows his poop, but t hat said, the station operates a playlist, so he is tied to what the station want played.

I'd need to spend a load more on liposuction and lycra.

It's a monstrosity. And I owned one.

You've said you've owned them for 15 years, so they were seven years old when you got them. How do you know what the previous owner did? Maybe they changed one of the pickups, maybe both, maybe neither. The things that jump out for me is the heat-shrink on the red bass (the '57) pickup; I wouldn't think that Fender would issue a bass with that flaw, unless it was part of the spec, but hey ho. Also the basses are effectively copies/reissues of two different periods, so perhaps the blue one (the '62) comes with the earthing/shielding plate and the red (the '57) doesn't.

You know, funny, sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek, or whatever that passes for, the thing that leaves me stone cold is the grammar, spelling and abbreviation. You' ll? pidgeon? That irritating space before the fullstop after the word music? The inverted commas (and space therein) when he/she uses the word deputising. If you're going to be an asshat, at least get the freaking text right.

This just popped into my inbox: https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/hamer-scarab-bass-1985/1291412241?utm_source=savedsearches&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GT.TRIGGER.SA&utm_content=none&utm_source=savedsearches&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GT.TRIGGER.SA&utm_content=none

Are the Yewtree suspects edited out?

'Don't kill me, kill that dude over there.'

Or this:

Lest we forget this monstrosity:

Sorry, just to get sensible, try a little of the stain somewhere where you'll be able to determine the end colour. In a control cavity or neck pocket. Once you're happy, apply in a well ventilated location. Don't apply more than you need, work it in with a soft cloth allow it to set up for a bit then wipe away any excess. Let it dry, lightly sand or wirewool the body to get rid of any areas where the grain will raise. Repeat the stain until you're happy. Apply something over the top...a clear coat of some kind (others here will tell you the best ones), rub down and repeat. Avoid putting the guitar anywhere it'll come into contact with foam rubber as it'll cause the finish to burn/tarnish after there's been extended contact.