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It was cheap and I made a profit selling it cleaned up.

Definitely a Peavey.

It should be a criminal offence. I bought a P bass with loads on the scratch plate once. Even after removing them you could see the shapes as the plate had changed colour but not under the stickers.  Cleaned and sanded it to within an inch of its life but could still see the shapes. Sold it on.

On 23/01/2024 at 21:33, MichaelDean said:

A Gibson EB-2 would be fun, but I'm not sure I'd use it enough to warrant owning it.

 

I hanker for an EB2 as well, the annoying thing I used to own one! They don’t play that well, but still………,  not at the silly prices they are asking now. I traded mine for £650.

He’s Misstra Know it all - Stevie Wonder

Island girl - Elton John

In the early days Gary Tallent of the E Steet Band used one. It’s probably the bass sound on born to run. 

you can see it in the background in this clip from 1975.

Down down - Status Quo

Wouldn’t it be nice Beach Boys

Come flu with me- Frank Sinatra 

6 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

That one came after, not before.  Don't blame you for getting it mixed up - Gibson logic - let's call three completely different looking basses "EB"... nice one.

Make that 4; don’t forget the semi based on the 335 shape was also an EB.  When I think again it’s 5 or 6; the violin shaped one 2 versions of the EB0 ; the semi 2; the 3 which was a 0 with an extra pickup……………..are you still me…..

If it’s HHpickup configuration you’re after, the Gibson EB (2013 & 2014 models) are great alternative and have a similar shape. The added advantage are pull pot which change the humbuckers to single coils. 
 

By the time I get to Phoenix - Glen Campbell

On 24/01/2024 at 03:49, Skinny said:

The drummer soundchecking his microphones is the standard one. 

Drummer- MICROPHONES! How very dare he?

Sadly they don’t appear to do flat wounds ☹️

I don’t want to go to Chelsea - Elvis Costello 

Goata get you into my life - Fab 4

Is there a reason you don’t want to switch to short scale. I t would give you much greater choice and be a lot kinder on the hands.

Music Nomad make a range of cleaning and polishing products that are well thought of by luthiers. I think I’ve only ever used the polish and it was excellent.  Might be less brutal than wire wool.

Who is Rex Brown anyway! (I know, I looked him up he’s with Pantera, but I thought that was a sandwich shop in California).

Puppet on a string - Sandie Shaw

Surf Rider - The Ventures

In the bleak midwinter - Jamie Cullum

1 hour ago, mrbacco said:

Is it short scale? It is a lovely bass , congrats! 

These are 34” long scale, but have a really nice neck. The pickups are great too, with lots of options thanks to the pull pots which change them from humbuckers to single coils. 

Wonderful land- The Shadows