Geek99

I had one agree totally

Frankly I’m impressed that you tracked down what a marlin is, from a standing start in a world that you (probably) know little about. These pages are filled with topics that amount to “what is this bass, and is it any good?anyone ever had one?” Do well done I was young when Marlins came out and quality has improved a lot with budget instruments. They really weren’t great and I’m not sure age will have improved them I’d be looking at Harley Benton clones of the fender precision and jazz basses. they cost pennies and are so good that many members on here gig with them (back when that was possible) or as a basis for small improvements https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_electric_basses.html they ship to UK for nothing (I think) and you can send it back if you don’t like it. Get your son to join once he has found his feet. If he grows out of an HB you can shift it on here for a good price

I was one of those around when U2 released that album, I was in the US when the Joshua tree came out from which tour much of the rattle and hum movie footage and tracks came. I still watch the extended version occasionally now I recall that I’d never heard BB King play, and I had no idea about billie holiday either. It was like they opened the curtains onto a works I never knew was there. I did realise that I really liked the way that Adam was playing on those two songs though - angel of Harlem and When love comes to town

I believe some were, but that’s only a person turning a handle making a bobbin move back and forth in a well-controlled way - same as scatter-wound now

True - it wasn’t picked out by magic pixies using their special ears

You can quote me, @ezbass

Used sparingly it’s acceptable IMHO I wish I was better at it

So what is the difference between actual 74 jazz basses and 75 models that they get a separate avri model ?

So almost exactly two years on, I got a second look at this bass. Had zero practice time since that build and it moved from car to garage. The crazing is just amazing - it looks about 100 years old - amazing stuff nitro pics tmrw ...

Like ...

Why not ask if you can hire it for a week for a minimal sum plus deposit ?

I had an MG car once, it was acceptable to replace old with new provided it looked like the OE part and the OE part was beyond repair; it was generally advised to keep the OE part just in case - maybe we should apply that logic here

Need pictures really ....then someone can probably identify it and you can find it’s value

Possibly plectrums stuffed in there contribute to resonance within the wood ? Long as it’s the right wood and the right kind of plectrum and the right orientation of course 🍿

don’t you call me a guitarist ... 🤬

Why didn’t they include the ball-end cover ? Didn’t you finish paying for it yet?

I do - have to with our disaster zone of a house. First owner did not maintenance for the first 20 years after it was built

It was me, I said it

Tbh I’d just buy a jap reissue and leave it at that. They’re made well enough that they are probably what you’re expecting a vintage fender to be but without the insane price tag

What he said. What I said. No one who isn’t a bass player will even notice the “real thing” either visually or aurally

Keeper ! That’s her, not the bass obviously

You’re clearly a witch and should 🔥

It probably won’t, by any measure that is real-world meaningful

Gottastopmakinggear ....

Screen wipe please ...fine, fine workmanship there