BillyBass

No, I'm out. She asked me what I wanted and I decided I would have the Reverend fiver. I called them up a couple of hours ago and put the deposit down and will pay the rest after my next credit card bill on the 5th or 6th of next month. Basically, the present is: she is giving me permission to buy it and chipping in the £299 deposit. Your wife is a star. My wife wouldn't have a clue about the basses I want/like.

Technically, maybe, but I'm a dead man walking. In just over 2 weeks a lovely Reverend Mercalli 5 string, that weighs just under 4 kg will be sent to me, by the good people of merchant city Music in Glasgow. My Christmas present from wifey.

I have just paid a deposit on a new bass, to be delivered in about 2 or 3 weeks time. So I'm out. That I have lasted, almost, until Christmas has surprised me.

Every New Year's Eve, me and my missus spend the evening at a bass playing mate's house. We always buy them something. Four years ago he got a bass related T-shirt, three years ago a Pinegrove leather strap, two years ago a pedal board and last year some posh strings. Not sure what to do this year.

Congrats on the new bass. I hope it isn't too heavy. I borrowed a tribute 4 string version of these a few years back, the tonal options were pretty universal, a bit of a Swiss Army knife. It was built like a brick sh*t house, but heavy with it too.

@neepheid I'm not a member of the legal profession but I'm struggling to see how buying tuners would not be a breach of the rules. I myself have been a very good boy. I've flogged a fair bit and have only bought strings all year. Nevertheless, I can see a fiver coming my way for Christmas.

Poison by Alice Cooper, and when I have this down it will be the Boys are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy.

I'm going to see Khruang Bin in Hammersmith next Wednesday.

@Duroc17 I generally use the middle or middle and neck but sometimes use the neck only. At the moment I'm just using a 5 string Charvel as the new band I'm in has a few songs that go down to D but its early days yet. If I am going to be playing the fiver with this band I might treat myself to a Mercalli 5 string.

My next gig will probably be Khruang Bin at the Hammersmith Odeon on Nov 20th. I bought these tickets back in March, I think; apparently, they will be available to view on the Eventim app a couple of days before the gig. This crusty old fart would much prefer to have a small piece of card with 'Khruang Bin Nov 20th Eventin Apollo' written on it.

As a teenage punk I followed Adam and the Ants around the country. Then Dog eat dog got released and Adam and the Ants descended into a shiite pop band followed by teenyboppers. I think he still plays the odd song from 78-9, like 'Fat Fun' and 'Beat my Guest', but I guess he will mainly be playing the stuff he came out with while dressed as a pirate or highwayman. I wonder how full the Roundhouse is going to be on Nov 9th?

I'm not normally keen on sunburst finishes but this one looks really nice, congrats! Let us know how the wiring proceeds.

Lovely bass, congrats. I've never played one of the Reverend semi-hollow basses, let us know what its like.

Nice! So there is a second GK Fusion/Barefaced 12" rig in Barnet! Below is my practice set up.

@mic4ael bought a Barefaced One10 from me. Very straightforward and smooth transaction, I would be more than happy to deal with him again.

I've had a couple of Cumgirl8 videos in my Youtube feed. I quite like them. They are playing at the Underworld in Camden Town in December, I'm tempted, especially as I am now in possession of a free over 60s Oyster card.

No it doesn't. Americans might experience '60 cycle hum' but us Brits are the beneficiaries of 230 volt 50 Hz mains. Ok, Pedant hat off...Good review! Enjoy your new bass.

Congrats! Finally! So, how close to a Stingray does it get, sonically, at least with the humbucker?

Low end Lobster did a video about machine heads that are a direct replacement for Sire tuners. They were pretty much sold out in most places I checked, when I researched a few months ago.

For those interested in such things, the weights of the Z series basses that Sweetwater hold: 2x Z3 4 string Rosegold: 9lb 3oz, 9lb 4oz 1xZ3 5 string Rosegold: 10lb 7oz 4x Z3 5 string Blue: 9lb 2oz, 9lb 6oz, 9lb 6oz, 10lb 2xZ7 4 string Mint: 9lb 6oz, 9lb 8oz 1xZ7 5string Mint: 10lb 1oz 1xZ3 5 string Antique white: 11lb 6oz The Z3s above all have mahogany bodies and the Z7s are alder

I would just like to say there should be no place for gear racism on this forum. I haven't got any white basses, so I'm definitely not a gear racist.

Checking all the in stock basses on the Sweetwater website, none of them are under 9lb. Most seem to be roughly 9lb 6-8oz but there are a few over 10lb. Even the Z7 4 string basses can be quite heavy. They have 4 Blue Z3 fivers, weighing from 9lb 2oz to 10lb. Two mint Z7 4 string: 9lb 6oz & 9lb 8oz. My GAS is starting to subside.

None in stock at Thomanns now, but many Z series basses are 'available at short notice (usually 2-5 days)