Piers_Williamson

How much do vintage strings cost then?

Ooooh....yes please, and not in the bag too......you know how basschatters like pics!

That must be the most famous bass on Basschat out front

I stand corrected!

I fear not. I had an MK for about 20 years and was on a similar quest. I just got used to the wardrobe in the end (if you'll forgive the pun). I think one of my pre-requisites now in my dotage is that whatever bass I have, it must fit in a Mono.

Not at all sure about that Logo. Maybe the neck's been re-varnished/re-fretted and someone botched the decal replacement? All the lefty precisions I've seen from that period simply have the Fender Logo on them

Good luck with the second run up/run down on Master Blaster!

I love the bass and the bass sound, but then I play a 70s Precision with La Bellas. Some of the basses Olinto produce look fantastic. This guy also looks like he has a lot of top-notch basses looking at his other vids.

Challenge acknowledged. I was just trying to make the point that I didn't expect Lindisfarne to be so popular (as I didn't really know them as a band). About the same time I took pictures of what must have been the last Q Tips gigs before Paul Young discovered Pino. It was a sunday night gig, where the licence made them turn the amps off at 1030. Paul Young just kept singing Motown numbers acapella for another hour (along with everyone in the nightclub). The best gigs are always the most unexpected.

I wasn't into folk either. I took pictures at a Lindisfarne Christmas Gig at Leeds Uni in around 1982 at the height of punk. There were c 2,000 people there who knew all the words to all the songs. It was an amazing experience.

You didn't start out in Bauhaus did you?

Much squatter!

What a beautiful Wal. Is it very old?

Interesting thread. So, as an old school player playing flats, what pedal (s) would you use to mimic that midi sound?

Thanks Ped. Great year for the site. Don't get too phased by the on-line safety stuff. Proportionality is a good word with regulators, and this is a site full of bass enthusiasts, first and foremost.

Isn't the weight thing about Fender running out of (or more likely not being willing to pay for) US Swamp Ash?

My '77 is 10.2lb with the ash can on. I reckon 3lb of that is varnish.

Just remember to get some reinforced wall brackets

£2,500

Beautiful, but I can feel the weight of it from here!

Seeing your Wal (which looks a remarkably similar vintage to mine made me update my settee settings: