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  1. BlueMoon
    Don't forget the MIJ Aerodyne Jazz (or Precision, if you can find one). I believe that many came with a light basswood body. Resonant, but can be subject to gig dings If that's a concern.
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    Cort seems consistently to deliver "more bang for your buck". Nice.
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    Bought a MIJ mid 80's bass from Gareth recently. Very smooth transaction and great communications throughout. Great job, thanks Gareth!
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    I think the guy behind Dragonfly (Harry's Engineering) was the main luthier at Aria back when they had a bigger market presence. I've played, but not owned, Bacchus and Dragonfly basses. Top notch quality control, especially on the tiny details. As has been said above, you'll get consistent quality from MIJ basses. Don't forget Atelier Z and Moon as other examples.
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    Nothing yet for me. We've begun rehearsing again, since we can accommodate adequate social distancing. Since the members of the band come from different parts of our (small) country, we rehearse in a central location. Was going well again until our vocalist - who lives in the Antwerp region - was required by law to be home by 23 h in order to comply with recently introduced nighttime curfew. So - an hour's drive, two hours rehearsal, and an hour back. Hey ho!
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    Not sure it'll qualify, but here's my '71. An old friend!
  7. BlueMoon
    Sounds like it's time for another bass then!
  8. BlueMoon
    Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple. Easy to play badly!
  9. BlueMoon
    That is precisely why I unsubscribed from SBL. Lifetime membership ain't worth a damn if you have to put up with that level of marketing/sales BS.
  10. BlueMoon
    Great news. Well researched!!
  11. BlueMoon
    I don't think so. I missed out on it a few months back when @ale29 indicated that it had been sold in response to my PM. I'll let him confirm though.
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    Stu: so sorry to read and learn about this. You are an inspiration to others on here and are always there to help us out with our niggles. So now's the time for us to try and help you navigate a way through this. (PM me if you think a one-to-one sharing might help). All the best, bass brother.
  13. BlueMoon
    I still have the vinyl LP's from a number of the earlier Yes albums, as well as the CD's. It is true that they sound different, especially listening through headphones.
  14. BlueMoon
    Very happy with my Vanderkley 2x12. Light in weight but not in tone.
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    With "Yours Is No Disgrace" being a stand-out track among a bunch of top numbers IMO!
  16. BlueMoon
    Super personal connection for sure!!
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    Not sure if it is this bass itself, but Ken Miller had a few videos of his work put up on Youtube. I believe it was from his estate when sadly he passed on a few years ago. The sound is not great, and he is no movie star, but you get the picture. GLWTS @Rabbie
  19. BlueMoon
    I started to play double bass as an instrument in school music lessons. I was 13. They had one crappy instrument and I was the only one from my lot who volunteered. I played for the last two years of high school in the school orchestra doing the usual arco classical stuff (badly!!). My passion was to sneak in early and stay late in order to try pizzicato style (badly). At home I had a Columbus Jazz and an old Fenton Weil (?) guitar amp. The cab was a diy 2x12. Well, the journey went on - as they say. That was over 50 years ago. Hey ho!
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    Flour being a case in point.
  21. BlueMoon
    Yep...........had report of this happening in a small inustrial unit near to us. Thankfully, the resulting fire was managed before things got really nasty. The fire incident report clearly cited discarded, "soaked" rags after using linseed oil as likely cause.
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    Interesting. Is this good or bad news?
  23. BlueMoon
    Still have my second bass, a '64 Burns Jazz bass that I got around 1973. I traded my first bass - a Japanese Columbus jazz - and paid a little more (£12??) for it.
  24. BlueMoon
    I was lucky to bag a Marleaux Consat on a popular auction site. The guy who actually won the auction was based in Switzerland and - when he realised -chose to pull out of the deal owing to all the additional charges he faced. I was the second highest bidder and the seller (based here in Belgium) honoured my last bid. Sad for the guy in Switzerland.
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    Yes.............both to and from Belgium. They are certainly one of the better ones in my experience.
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