Burns-bass

It’s from 1978 I believe and has previously been owned by several members here.

In over 30 years of playing I’d never played a Gibson bass (but I always wanted one). I remember in 2002 finding a Gibson Grabber for £250 in Trade-It (ask your dad) but it was gone when I called. Anyway, fast forward to 2024 and this dropped onto my inbox and promptly a deal was made. Pick up this week and the bass is here and what a wonderful thing.

I’ve had this happen to me and it’s really gut wrenching too. Bad form for the shop to do so. That’s noted.

Apparently you can request all the images but I agree. (Sometimes a CMS only allows you to upload a limited number of images.) This one was advertised before then removed. Too many unknowns with a refin like this to invest.

Took me years to save up and get it. Used to record a few albums and play all my big gigs. Now safely stored under a futon.

I’d never justify £7.5k on a bass but if I did I’d be at Andy Baxter.

Repro bridge as well. If the shop can’t spot that not sure I’d have confidence in their ability to authenticate the whole thing.

100% agree with this. What we're likely to see if the increasing importance of live performance and human interaction. We're seeing people losing trust (and faith) in digital media. When you can't be certain what you're reading, seeing and hearing is true, you'll look to validate it through your own experience. Current iterations of AI are useless for stuff like content generation. (I know because I work with it and see it every day.) But in a few years time, it'll likely be indistinguishable from human-generated content, at which point the value of that will disappear completely. My business, for example, won't exist in 5 years time in the way it does now. That's not scaremongering, it's true – and it will be the same for many other roles, professions and entire sectors. We can chose to embrace AI and allow it to perform transactional roles and socialising the benefits. Or we can let it be owned by billionaires who cream off the profits while the rest of us suffer. I have a hunch what will happen...

Sight reading with no prior knowledge of the piece is very very hard. Classical players will spend months (if not years) learning pieces and still need the music. I wouldn’t beat yourself up about it!

The "it cost less in the past" game can get boring and obviously price doesn't necessarily reflect value. But, as someone who has recently been through a fairly traumatic experience buying an old bass (and subsequently discovered it was stolen) I would agree with the statement that if it appears too good to be true it probably is. In the end, the used price here is probably still less than the new price.

I think the bass returned to auction where it was picked up but the weird fantasist / liar / crazy guy who runs Essex Recording Studios. I had a bass that was played by Entwistle with photos and never thought to mention it to the the new owner. This is just utterly pathetic and patent nonsense.

This was a concession sale apparently and had only just been dropped in. The shop is nice but everything is priced quite high. Still, lovely place and good luck to them!

Congrats! Seems like a lovely bass and still less than the cost of a new one…

To be fair the dep has asked about a fee which the OP has information about. Personally, if the gig is £100 and there are 4, it’s £25 each (regardless of where you live). But it’s not clear that the landlord will give you £100 (or indeed anything!).

My wife is going (as she has for the past few years). It's easy to be cynical but there's a hugely supportive community of people who love it. They're not judged by their size, sexuality or anything else. Eurovision isn't my thing, but fair play. And I've been to the final once too and it was pretty cool event. Oh, and my cousins used to teach Ollie Alexander and he sent her a nice message as well. Good luck to him.

I got this gig bag with a David Gage Czech Ease bass. Assume it’s 1/2 size. it’s been used but the inside is coming away. It leaves a sticky residue on the bass and I don’t have the skills to re-line it so it’s up for nowt. if it doesn’t go I’ll bin it. But perhaps someone can save it.

I feel as soon as I’m getting bored with music I play with other people and inspiration returns. While some may enjoy music as a solitary pursuit, I’m not one of them. If you’re anything like me, I bet your mental health has improved too from being out and being creative. Love to hear some so post it here!

The Simandl book is great. You can find a copy for free download now (it’s out of copyright because of the age). If you can’t find it email me and I’ll send you a copy.