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How Much Is That Doggie In The Window - Patti Page

That’s quite the endorsement from a man who has owned some proper exotica.

Ooh, a double P Ric (alike?).

Living the dream. Enjoy.

This echos what I experienced with my old Sandy VM, a shame for such brilliantly built basses.

One shoulder strap appeals to me. I can’t seem to find any site that gives the dimensions, unfortunately and I can’t find it on ESP’s own site, which seems weird. £105 doesn’t seem too spiteful.

I like a midday gig, best of all. No hanging around looking at your watch to see if it's time leave yet, get up, ablutions, breakfast, pack and go. Then it's home before 6 and time to do anything you fancy.

That should be the motto under the BC coat of arms, but maybe in Latin.

You, that ticks a lot of my boxes too. Nickel/chrome hardware and I’m looking for excuses to buy one. Love those Nordy pickups.

If only 😋🤤

Try a soldering iron first, if you have one. It’s more precise in its application.

Mine is around that number.

Does this mean that you used the Sandy for the next set? If so, how did they compare?

I’m going to be the first to say, “Fnarr, fnarr - sticky knob -fnarr, fnarr.”

Wet cloth, soldering iron, steam it out, as suggested by @Mudpup.

I spy swifts on that bass, is that an @Andyjr1515 creation?

This seems to happen a lot, you think you or the band haven't been on point, yet folk from the audience are inversely complimentary; go figure.

Already home from the gig and it was an hour’s drive away. 6:45 start and we were done and dusted at 10:00, proper civilised if you ask me. Great venue in Dundee (Number 57), they have their own PA with remote, tablet control mixer (no being told to turn down here, not our problem). Seemed like a good mix and the customers were in fine form and looking forward to hearing us. I think we gave them a good show, as they were very complimentary. I really enjoyed it, despite the limited space for the band, nice staff (this seems to be a feature of the Dundee gigs I’ve played) and a happy landlord. I’d happily play there again.

Eye Level, by the Simon Park Orchestra, the theme from Van Der Valk. I heard it on the radio the other day.

Positively 4th Street - Bob D.

Lithium - Nirvana

Who does? Please remember where you are. I have one of those too. I played a gig where I used it for the 1st set and the JMJ for the 2nd - I don’t take it out now and must see about moving it on.

You should play one, seriously it’s a revelation. When the short scale revolution started to get some traction, I thought I should investigate and I went out to they a bunch. The JMJ was easily the best I tried of the mainstream manufacturers, with only Viv Wilcock’s output being another contender (price and availability ruling them out, sadly). The Vinteras aren’t bad at all but, despite a very similar spec, the JMJ is much better. The small body makes the slab construction perfect (for me), with the upper bout being spot on as a forearm rest. Upper fret access is restricted, but not as much as you’d think and I’m not up that end a whole bunch anyway. Up against P basses, it blows them away as it’s just… more. Kudos to,Seymour Duncan for the pickup and Fender for the neck shape. The relicing is a bit caveman with a couple of tools like, but then you don’t care if you bash it. Despite having 2 custom basses built to my spec and great instruments that are, the JMJ is my go to and has been for as long as I’ve owned it, 3 and a half years.

I understand that, it is an odd look, but it grows on you once you take the plunge, the ergonomics seem just right, even with the slab bodied versions.

Mother of toilet seat kind of works on the daphne blue one (like wot I ‘as), but on black - no, no. It annoys me that only the black JMJ came with the optional p/g, I think a black one would look fine and dandy on a blue JMJ. The workings of the Fender hive mind are a true mystery.