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    My first bass was a Watkins Rapier the same light blue as on your amp like the one pictured below!
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    I cracked - then broke - for a black Sentinel 😊
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    Those strings are just the best - for me and you at least ☺️
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    VERY interesting! Same electronics package as the excellent SBMM s-s 'Ray. Had one, moved it on, now maybe regretting it a bit.
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    Now £395 collected!! IMHO a real bargain for this example that really is good as new apart from the small blemish pictured above. Already packed in its original box for collection right now - my buyer got to the point of paying me and when I sent him the dim's and weight decided it was too heavy (12.5kg net). Not exactly light-weight but these things are bullet-proof and supported in the UK by one of the best companies on the planet.
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    There's an emerald green Wattplower in stock at Merchant City Music in Glasgow... 🤐
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    Lucky it wasn't one of those that fell on his head.
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    My big question is how does it balance on the strap with the top button on the back of the body? As some of you may know, I'm a big fan of 3-p'up basses but ruled this one out due to its neck-dive potential and the fact that it's pretty much impossible to try one out. Sorry, just seen the previous answer to this one - dohhh! Given where the top button is located and the light-weight body, this seems to defy the laws of gravity - nice trick if you can do it! Very nice sounds btw, but I think you do right fitting the La Bella flats, I love 'em.
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    These are such great basses - I've got the fretted version. GLWTS
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    Wow, that really is a beauty!
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    Trying to add a pic to my ABM 600 EVO lV FS ad. Doing what I normally do but instead of getting an image I get a link that just takes me to the top of my topic. Any ideas? Thanks, Mike
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    OK, let's try again with the extra pic:
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    Just bumping this with a close-up shot of the Tolex blemish just in case it's putting anybody off buying. It really is minor and I managed to hide it quite well by carefully building up layers of some fairly thick satin-finish black Hammerite. As my old mum used to say: "A man on a galloping horse won't notice." 😊 How strange. I've done what I've always done to post a pic and it's not working. I'll have another go later.
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    Oooooooh darn it!
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    Thanks sPiKi, great selection you've got there! Changed my order with Merchant City from Triad to Sentinel this morning. Best part is that they've got a couple of black ones already in transit. They've got a Mulberry Mist in stock but not sure about the colour and waiting for the black ones gives me time to sell my Lionel if that's what I decide to do. All good again 🙂
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    Just checked again - and you're right! All I can say in my defence is it's an age thing - and I'd like 23 similar offences taken into account before sentencing m'lud. Seriously though, thanks. I'll maybe change my order to a Sentinel that has 3 switchable 'voices' (who knows, that might arrive before Xmas) - or perhaps it's another order for Andyjr.
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    Well, that's it. Deposit down on a Korina Burst Triad. Delivery in time for Xmas!
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    I've been aware of the Reverend stuff for a while but decided to have a proper look following sPiKi's post about his Sentinel. Very interesting, especially the Triad with its 3 pups and 5-position switching. Given how much I love my 3-pup Andy Rogers custom-builds, I'm starting to think that a Triad would be the best choice for my 3rd bass. So it's long live GAS and watch out Lionel, looks like you're for the chop 😋
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    And the Sentinel has caught MY attention! Someone on the 'bay knocking them out at £879. What can you tell us about yours? (Sorry if you've already posted and I missed it.)
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    Outstandingly good - matches my two Andy Rogers basses in every way but without my preferred pup/switching configuration. I've played most of the mass/batch-produced s-s basses out there and the Lionel is the best for me - so far. For my 3rd bass I was looking for a convincing s-s P-type bass and this is it. Having said that, a s-s Maruszczyk Jake would probably hit the same spot if you were careful with your choice of pick-up. For me though, the Sandy has the edge in terms of quality. It's hard to explain but it somehow has that satisfyingly solid 'standard' feel of a really good Fender. One of my new custom Maru's (the most expensive one!) was definitely a rushed 'Friday afternoon' job, so no more of those for me (not new ones at least).
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    OK, so here's my three s-s gig basses (R-L): Andyjr 'Swift' custom-build - simply the best bass I've ever played regardless of price and first choice for gigs; another Swift custom-build as backup to the first; Sandberg Cali IV "don't call me" Lionel Not your typical line-up, I'm sure you'll agree. For those who are interested, didn't see the build diaries, and can stay awake, here's the story. I've always had a preference for s-s basses. This goes way back to my early playing days, when many of my favourite players such as McCartney, Wyman, Chas Chandler, Andy Fraser and Jack Bruce were NOT playing 34 "-scale Fender basses. I loved the look and sound of the Gibson EB/SG and so that's what I played in various guises, the last one being a lovely black 2011 SG re-issue. Then two things happened. First, I started to get fed up with the neck-dive and relatively restricted tonal palette. Second, I suddenly became aware of the growing range of s-s alternatives offering better-than-Gibson quality and performance (not difficult!) at affordable prices. It's been a long journey since then and I've owned a shed-load of stuff from Spector, Hofner, Maruszczyk/Mensinger, ACG, Ibanez and Fender - none of which completely did it for me. The best was a MIM Fender Rascal. I loved everything about it except the quirky body shape that put my right hand over the bridge and made the lower frets too much of a reach. After some thought, I decided to have a chat with our Andy Rogers. Like many on this forum, I'd been deeply impressed with Andy's build diaries and asked him if he could use a nice piece of walnut I already had to re-body the Rascal a-la Fender P Lyte that I remembered from the late 80s/early '90s. This he was happy to do and I was so chuffed with the result that I then got him to build a (functional if not visual) clone based on a suitable re-shape of the original Rascal body. Both these basses give me the exact spec I wanted but could not buy off the shelf. The features are: 30" scale with fast neck around 40mm wide at the nut; pups and electronics that produce the 'tone in my head'; 7-position switch that selects any permutation of the 3 pups. I've had these basses a few years now and I have no wish to gig anything else. However, GAS being what it is (!?), I'm still chopping and changing my third 'backup for the backup' bass. Currently, it's the Sandy pictured below, which narrowly displaced the s-s SBMM Ray I had before. Happy days!
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    Thanks for for posting the demo that also tells quite an important part of the story of this bass. I discovered the Goya Pantheon heritage when researching an Acinonyx recently FS on here - but then completely forgot about it!
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    That's a great s-s collection you've got there! I've played a Spector Shorty that Grantd was selling on here and very nearly bought it. Instead went for the cheaper headless, single-cut ACG Border Reiver he was also selling and bought a new Spector Bantam but couldn't get on with the standard pups (both Bantam and ACG now sold on). Very interested in the Wilcock. Not tried one but love the look and they're nice by all accounts. Thanks for posting - I'll grab a shot of my current s-s collection that may be of interest to you and others on this topic.
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