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Supposed to be £79.40, I think.

Well, not yer finest workmanship! But I bought it anyway... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rickenbacker-4004-Laredo-Bass-Midnight/173596874515 (This is after the event, so is not an item for sale, so shouldn't be breaking any rules.)

The seller says they put the MM neck on it.

Erm, a partsblaster with a US Mighty Mite neck with fake logo (and "Custom Shop" on back) and a bridge cover to hide some marks.... It's probably worth the initial £150 bid, though.

Yep!

I think he wants to take someone for a ride.

It's just a bog standard bass.

That just popped up in my searches - wonder what it'll go for...

The maker of that instrument has a great career ahead of them... ...however, not as a luthier.

Some pink EMGs, budget Wilko machines, cheapo bridge, and a couple of pots & knobs plus some firewood - maybe £50?

Berkshire!

The amp buzzes/hums and the tweeter disintegrated (but you can have it too!). The box itself (apart from the hole where the tweeter goes) and the main speaker are fine. I used it as a cab with a shelf for an amp for a while, but I got something smaller & lighter (and yellower).

Lino Lynne, the amazing short scale bass.

Well, I only half identified MY OWN Rickenbacker! (In my defence, I can’t remember the last time I plugged it in...)(before the show).

Aye, happen so.

Herr appears to have a stutter: "The tTelecaster Bass".

Like the bass I bought at a car boot last year?

No.

I also have my Frankinstein bass to finish.

I nearly took mine to the Bass Bash on the weekend, but my guitar rack only had 5 slots.

I once made an octave up pedal; it was just half-wave rectification and did make rather an interesting sound - I think it was from Elektor magazine and I etched the PCB. (I've still got it, uncased, but I might get it going again some time.)

He should call it 'Arfur...

My only regret is that I didn't play more folks' basses there. As a follow on to the "I can't pick out my own bass form 20 others" session, I also got into a discussion with Darren Redick about the correct fingering for Carry On Wayward Son, whilst comparing Rickenbackers with him and @ezbass... Swag-wise, I bagged a HB Bass DI box in the raffle and now have to figure out what to do with it, and I also bought a nice little Eden 1x12 cab off @hen barn (unfortunately, I missed @rodfunnell 's comment about maybe bringing an NY121 if messaged, but this'll do). P.S. Who won the clutch bag in the raffle - I gots ta know....?

Darn - I didn't get 'round to trying your mini-bass! 🙂