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Paste

Curiosity Killed The Fat

Barclay James Hardest

Musk

The Pubes

TV Tan - The Wildhearts

A fine piece of humour IMO, but maybe humour doesn’t travel well, or that receptor is removed for some TB mods. Anyway…

That LZ 4, Mini is cool as.

I Can See For Miles - The Who

Or The Bungles

Yeah, but it's the M23, coupled with the horrible corner of the M25. I've heard from a friend, who is a GAK regular and lives just outside Brighton, that the sale/closure is for 'personal reasons'. Of course, those reasons may be debt related.

The Detroit Skinners

Smashing Bumpkins

Pishbone Ash

Pimple Minds

1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson

€252 + shipping and local taxes gets you a Maruszczyk leather gigbag, less (€226) if you go for black. https://www.public-peace.de/guitar-bass/gigbags/e-bass-bags/

Hands Off She’s Mine - The Beat

No, it’s true, there’s nothing and it’s been nothing for quite some time - it sucks. I know that a new band, with particular sonic/aesthetic requirements could cure this, but it’s slim pickings.

Diamond Dogs - Bowie

No need to wait… https://reverb.com/uk/item/85609473-timber-tones-stone-guitar-picks-made-from-reconstituted-stone-and-resin-2024-polished?bk=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJqdGkiOiI1MWEzNjA4OS1iOTVlLTQyNzMtYTcxYS0yNmQxMDUxNjMzZTYiLCJpYXQiOjE3NDI5MDEzNTUsInVzZXJfaWQiOiIiLCJzZXNzaW9uX2lkIjoiYTg4MmVhODQtYzViOS00NGUwLTk3YWQtMTIwYmIxOTcyYTUxIiwiY29va2llX2lkIjoiM2U1MDU1MTktZWEyMy00YWE1LThmODMtODUxMWFiNzg0ZmFmIiwicHJvZHVjdF9pZCI6Ijg1NjA5NDczIiwic291cmNlIjoiTk9ORSJ9.9IfwHGG1SxWL-Utut-_1HffKLE0u7lqxw-HpomRmNsU https://reverb.com/uk/item/41389862-inlay-tones-titanium-and-freshwater-mother-of-pearl-guitar-pick?bk=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJqdGkiOiI0ZmVkODhkZC1jZWYzLTQwNmEtOTBlNy05MjIzNjIzYzZlY2IiLCJpYXQiOjE3NDI5MDEzNTUsInVzZXJfaWQiOiIiLCJzZXNzaW9uX2lkIjoiYTg4MmVhODQtYzViOS00NGUwLTk3YWQtMTIwYmIxOTcyYTUxIiwiY29va2llX2lkIjoiM2U1MDU1MTktZWEyMy00YWE1LThmODMtODUxMWFiNzg0ZmFmIiwicHJvZHVjdF9pZCI6IjQxMzg5ODYyIiwic291cmNlIjoiTk9ORSJ9.nA98qAg4l4lvFGTBGnWK60hb2un7mtb5GHaHzVjCyZQ

After completing the abstinence challenge last year, I am now a broken man. Other than the stand I bought for my EUB, which was the equivalent of a more comfortable strap, I have no GAS. Let me say that again, NO GAS! Sounds good, yes? Well it isn’t, I hate it! I used to love pointlessly drooling over new gear, looking to see where I could try it, how I could justify buying it. All gone, even guitar GAS, which was always on hand, has dwindled to a mere cursory glance at guitar shop, websites. To summarise, everyone go and buy something now, save yourselves, no one should feel like this. 😩 What do you mean, that’s not the point of this thread and challenge? I’m doing everyone a favour, surely? 😉😁

Years ago, I ‘needed’ a new five string. I’d previously had an MM ‘Ray5, which was great, but I sold it back to the guy I bought it from - mistake right there, but he asked and I was playing a vintage P all of the time then. Anyway, to sate this ‘need’, I headed to The Gallery to see what was what and with a max budget in mind. I tried loads that day and the one I would’ve walked away with was a used MM Sterling5, but the G string was so close to the board edge, I kept pulling it off the board. Tried a Sadowsky (US I think), which was good, but way beyond my budget. Almost ready to leave empty handed, when I spied a Lakland 5502 and gave it a go. Straight away I could tell there was too much relief in the neck (Plek? Well they cocked that up), but Martin gave it a quick adjust and it was superb, played well, good tones. Paid my money and went home with it. Gigged it extensively and it did the job, but it turns out I was never really inspired by it and so let it go, but they are good, solid workhorses and get the job done with some aplomb. Some time later, I was back at The Gallery for a browse and picked up a used, Japanese, Sadowsky Metro Express fiver. What a bass! Sounded great, felt great and I should’ve bought it, but the timing was off financially. If that had been around when I bought the Lakland, I would have bought that instead, no question. Not having tried the Chinese, Warwick, Sadowsky, Metro Expresses, I can’t attest to their quality and the German ones are way too many pennies for me. I later went through an Ibanez stage with fivers and the Premium line, with the Nordstrand Big Singles sound amazing and the playability is really good. However, I never really gelled with the SR body size at the time and the gold hardware on the Premiums is just too blingy for me (I can be as shallow as puddle sometimes). Having now played Mustangs for a while, I would probably get on better with the SR size and shape and if I could get the Big Singles, with black or chrome/nickel hardware and I needed a fiver, I would probably go down that route as a starting point. However, this is all very unlikely, as my passive, custom Maruszczyk J type, with drop D tuner gets the job done very well and if I need some active action, I use a Sadowsky preamp pedal.

That flip flop finish is a bit special.