Doctor J

Nice. It looks like it has been used as a rhythm stick... to hit people with.

Congrats. New or used?

...the answer is none, none more black.

The good people at Ishibashi sent me this old Bacchus Grooveline. I reckon it’s early to mid-2000’s. I’ve been looking for a Stingray with a J neck size for a while and this really fits the bill. It’s a dinky J ash body, weight is a sweet 3.5kg. Maple neck with with blocks and binding is always a winner. It’s a fixer upper and that was reflected in the price, but these Handmade logo’d Bacchii are always superbly built and the pickups are amazing. Such is the case here, it’s a really good player, even with a duff fret job, old strings and that criminal bbot bridge in place of the Deviser Tune-o-matic. What were they thinking? I will sort out that crack and replace the bridge and broken tuner. I’m thinking of stripping what is left of the finish and refinishing in an emerald green stain. The previous owner had fingernails like Wolverine, by the looks of it. I’ll also sort out the frets, a level, crown and dress awaits. Anyone know where a man can buy Gotoh tuner buttons?

That area around Leipzig and Dresden is a great part of the world. I have some friends from that part of Germany, I love going over to visit them and experiencing their culture. Lots of fantastic people there. If you can, try to get to see Halle, Leipzig and especially Dresden when you're not on duty. The trains are quick, cheap and reliable. Enjoy your trip, it sounds like it could be a great adventure.

There's also the "you don't live near me and that is your problem, therefore I a) expect you to deliver it to me for free, or b) will offer you substantially less because meeting you would mean I would have to leave my house briefly and the inconvenience could upset my hairstyle" gang on Adverts. I was made an offer on a pedal I was selling with an asking price of €40, they would only buy it if I delivered it to them in Dublin. It would have cost me around €40 in petrol and four hours of my life to do that. Other than that, I was crazy to decline their generous offer, I suppose. There are some great people on that site but the bad ones really take it to the limit.

I picked up Coloursound cd in a charity shop. Mike Peters and Billy Duffy. I had never heard of it before but it’s a nice slab of rock. Billy Duffy very rarely lets you down. Not essential but very respectable.

Just pull phrases from posts in this thread. There are some fine ones 😂 Anyone’s Nose If Not The Pop Years To Regret Seconds Coming Up I Come Upstairs Don’t Do Anything Damned If I Can Small Cards

Heh heh, I was looking this very thing up this morning. 1996. Mine turned out to be a 95.

There's no love like Bacchus love.

I picked up this old TRB6 yesterday, MIJ goodness and a fretboard wide enough to land an A380 on.

PÜSH Hey, it worked for Lemmy.

High Fidelity is full of it, usually coming from the mouth of Jack Black.

Yeah, Madonna wasn't great on Eurovision, was she?

A man never truly covets a drill, what he really seeks is a hole.

Drill? The young people listen to drills?

" I have my doubts. Modded to hell - far more than I'd be happy with ordinarily " Regardless of what is or was, that you're feeling like this already should be enough for you to walk on by. It doesn't really matter what we think, it sounds like this isn't the bass you want. Bide your time and get the bass you would be happy with.

The thief was... lulled into a false sense of security. I’m so sorry.

You'll need to keep scrolling down for a while 🤣

Sorry to burst your bubble, but yes you can. If there's glory in failure, it belongs to us! https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2019

No place for lil' ol' mojo?

The For Sale section here is absurdly packed with quality gear.

I had it listed last year and the tattoo guy first offered then. After a enduring a number of tyre-kickers I lost motivation and withdrew the ad. I relisted it recently and the same guy made the same offer again. I was also offered a Rockbass as a trade for it, an offer I also felt compelled to reluctantly decline 😂 The best part is I never invite trades. I’ve found even saying “no trades” will lead to a few “I know you said no trades but...” which are even more irritating. I don’t object to trade offers, as a general rule, but, as you say, inviting them can attract all kinds of silliness.

Yeah, I remember it from a couple of years ago, there's an old version in his withdrawn ads on Adverts.

The one in Athlone? Check the withdrawn ads. A couple of years ago it had been "only gigged 4 times" 😉