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  1. scrumpymike
    Thanks for the heads up on the RIP Norm thread, I'll send all those over to Sue as well. Mrs Scrumpy.
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    Yes of course, will do.
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    We are sending all your messages and condolences on to Sue, if however though, you would prefer to send a personal message please PM me, and as agreed with Sue, I can let you have her contact details.
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    I've just sent Sue a photo of the Bash. Lovely picture of Norm smiling. Mrs Scrumpy.
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    It grieves me to share the following sad PM received from Norm's wife this morning: Hello Scrumpy Mike. This is Sue, Norms wife. I am devestated to say that Norm passed away suddenly yesterday morning. 25/02/23 He loved the bass bash event. Would you be able to let people know of my husbands passing. Thank you so much. xx I've already replied as follows and asked Sue to confirm whether - and how - she would wish to receive any other individual messages from us. Hello Sue, this is deeply saddening news for me, as I know it will be for all the other SW Bass Bash regulars. Over the years we have become a real family within the wider Basschat community and we shall all miss him terribly. I shall of course spread the sad news on Norm's and your behalf. In the meantime, please accept my sincere condolences. On behalf of the Bashers, I wish you and yours the strength you need at this sad time. Perhaps someone with the necessary skills could set up a virtual condolences card on here that we can sign. Any alternative/better suggestions also welcome. Thanks, Mike
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    Good choice! The nice thing about these is the they've got 19 easily-accessible accessible frets, which also makes the body look better proportioned than the Mustang IMHO. I got the Burgundy Mist with tort, which was the only option in the Deluxe range at the time. Thomann now seem to be offering the full range of colours and, much as I love mine, I would probably have gone for the black/tort too. I'd love to hear how you get on with the new pot as it's on my to-do list. Are you fitting it yourself?
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    I stand corrected - and not for the first time 🤣. I really do hope this wonderful bass finds a good, new home. Not mine unfortunately ☹️
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    Just had the pleasure of dealing with Don, who bought my BF SC3 cab. He's a truly exemplary member of our Basschat community, deal with confidence.
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    One big difference is that the Elwood has 22 frets with good access to all of them.
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    Better than being a paying customer in either ☺️
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    What a loss to the SW in particular and UK music retail in general.
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    Some extra pic's showing the outstanding condition of this cab and cover. Taken with flash as natural light was almost non-existant today. In reality the cab isn't quite so sparkly high gloss and you don't notice the very slight witness marks from rubber amp feet on the top.
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    Been there, done that, got the T-shirt! Superb basses these 🙂 GLWTS
  14. scrumpymike
    Such a nice thing! If I hadn't just bought BCH's s-s 'Ray I would have been seriously tempted!
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    The Dunlop 5-string s-s flats set is listed at £114.99 on Strings Direct! I have no relevant experience but if I had a s-s 5er, I'd be tempted to buy a cheap 4-string set and try to source a single, heavy-gauge, high-tension E to use as the B. The cheapest 4-string set of s-s flats that I know of is the Hofner 040-095 Contemporary series at £26.99, also from Strings Direct.
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    My thoughts exactly. Similar to the Aria Pro ll DMB. Aria Pro ll DMB
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    £400 was a steal! At that price, you can afford to ask Andy to re-body it for you 😉 The Rascal neck is the best I've ever played.
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    Btw that's the original white pearl scratchplate that's included as a spare/alternative with the black bass (re-shaped by Andy to fit the modified body of course 🙂)
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    Aesthetically it's a bit Marmite-y but I didn't actually mind that. Just couldn't get on with the poor ergonomics, all down to fact that the bridge was so far from the bottom strap button. This added bulk/weight and shifted the fretboard further away from the player thereby negating two of the key s-s benefits. It also placed the bridge right underneath the fingers of the plucking hand. The pic shows the original body below the bass Andy made using all the other Rascal parts. I asked him to re-body it a-la Precision Lyte and I think it works really well. - as does the re-shaped original body Andy used for the black bass. IMHO these are the Rascals that Fender SHOULD have made rather than taking the quirky 'form over function' route.
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    Original Fender doc attached. I'll see if Andy remembers what the fault was but in the meantime let's make it into a 'Techie Quiz' and see if anybody can spot it 🙂 Fender Classic Player Rascal Bass 0140110308 Service Manual.pdf
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    It is. The Fender Rascal was a great bass spoilt by a stupidly-shaped body. Fortunately they were kind enough to publish a Fender Rascal Bass Service Sheet that included a wiring diagram - with one mistake that Andy spotted.
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    Just a heads-up on a very interesting - and highly desirable IMHO - s-s bass I've just posted FS. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/473862-andy-rogers-short-scale-custom-build/#comment-4890445
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    Well spotted! They're in the usual places, see below. I already had some Schaller strap-lock pins and the pic's were taken before I fitted them into the holes Andy had pre-drilled.
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    Our Andyjr1515 built this to the same spec as my main gig bass (also built by Andy) as a backup. I've never had to use it in anger though as my other AR bass has been 100% reliable so I've decided to turn it into GAS vouchers 🙂. Compact, lightweight and a one-off in design terms, this bass is in top condition. Strap balance is perfect and the fast, slim neck makes it a sweet player. Functionally it's hugely versatile thanks to the 3 'lippy' pickups plus 7-way switching* that allows all pickups to be selected individually or in any combination. Each position gives you a distinctly different, totally useable voice, and I use all 7 on gig bas number 1 to suit various numbers in our covers band. Price includes a mint Gator shell case and a white-pearloid scratch-plate alternative to the ebony one fitted if you want to bling things up a bit. Strings are virtually unused La Bella flats. I'm happy to meet for mutually convenient handover within an hour's drive from Taunton or pack for shipment provided buyer arranges and pays for delivery. * Via 5-way slider switch and push/pull volume knob
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    Darn, my favourite colour too. Will need to sell something first, by which time it'll be long gone.
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