Paul S

Danny bought a pedal from me. The latest in a few dealings - lovely chap. Maybe we should just club together and do a time share on gear?

Superb!

... just don't ask for his lessons in love.

What is the snakeskin finish, please - vinyl wrap?

Chris bought my Boss LS-2 in the simplest of deals. Good comms, friendly chap, a pleasure doing business

Pleased to be the first to start off a feedback thread for Adam. He bought my Airturn Pedpro in the most straightforward of deals, good comms, friendly chap. A pleasure doing business!

Sold a compressor to Jim. Easy peasy deal, lovely fella

Sold a pickup to Ben in a post-Brext-post test. Straightforward, easy deal, great comms, really friendly chap. A pleasure doing business!

Weird isn't it. I guess these teething problems will eventually get ironed out but it seems pretty random at the moment.

'Made in Japan', maybe, but totally fncked in England? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/wedge-bass-guitar-made-in-japan-aria-westone-yamaha-unique-custom-finish-crazy/233871152474?hash=item3673ce955a%3Ag%3A08MAAOSwio1gDZJf&LH_ItemCondition=3000

Music stand. And a waistcoat. I believe you do hats already.

To be fair, carrying my car about hasn't ever been a consideration 🤣 As straw man arguments go, that's pretty good

Conversely, I have often wondered about getting a cheap short scale, such as a Harley Benton PB Shorty, taking a saw to it and converting it with a headless hardware kit.

Depends upon your point of view. I prefer the body shape to a Gibson but find the treatment of the neck joint rather clunky.

Good thread. I've had two Squier JV Precisions, both at the same time, still got one. The first was a really early '82 Fender logo '57 RI in tobacco burst with a maple neck that I bought from @LukeFRC a few years ago. Weighed 9lbs on the nose and had a real vintage P bass tone. The second was an '83 in black with a maple neck. I'm not sure but I don't think this was a '57 RI model - anyone know? It weighed 8lbs on the nose and has a far more aggressive tone to it. The maple has some figuring on it and it is the bass I like the most of all those I have ever bought. This is the one I've kept. I've had three Peavey Fury basses - the Mk I single pickup P-bass-a-like. They all sounded similar, very close to the black JV P bass above in that they are an aggressive Precision tone. More so, in fact - the pickup reminds me of the Entwistle PBXN. But the weight varies hugely. The first one I had weighed 8.5lbs, the second one nearly 10 lbs, the one I have currently (the keeper) weighs under 8lbs. Really nice basses that cost peanuts. Hohner B2 basses. Ostensibly very similar - B2, B2A, B2ABD. Had all of them at various times. The weight again was extremely variable from 7lbs (B2) to nearly 9lbs.

This has been recently listed. Yamaha SB-35. I had one, sold it, worst sellers remorse I've ever had. Never thought I'd see another one turn up but it is 1.5lbs heavier than mine was and I am going to pass it by. Superb, quality instrument that has a tone to die for. Much punchier than a Gibson, for example. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SB-35-Yamaha-Bass-Guitar-Made-in-Japan-1970s-Medium-Scale/164660265554

I like the nude look, too. Looks great! How much do these HB PB-50s weigh?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Harley-Benton-PB-50-Bass-Pickguard-PB-50-51-scratchplate-many-colours/114233957501?hash=item1a98dfdc7d:g:cCIAAOSwb7te5NkK&var=414747868484 great service from this guy.

Thanks for that. I'd followed your earlier post on it, as it happens, and it is a contender. Possibly the only contender, in fact, should I decide to do an equity release on my Jake 5.

See, the thing is - it is not a copy. To my simplistic way of thinking if a band do someone else's tune they can do it how they like. Be it signed band on a recording or a covers band down the Dog and Doughnut. I don't really see the mileage in picking over cover versions and comparing them with the original. Personally, I like to see how other people interpret a song, not just see how well a band can copy a song.

Down At The Doctors, Doctor Feelgood.

I had a Hofner Club Ignition. At the same time I had a Danelectro '56 single cutaway which is ostensibly very similar but more expensive. Thus I was able to do a fairly accurate A/B comparison and not rely on memory. The Danelectro was a league above the Hofner in all respects. A better class of thump. Hard case - Pretty sure a Les Paul is going to be too small as far as the width of the body is concerned. My Les Paul Jnr DC bass fits snugly inside but a short scale EB-3 won't. You might get away with a hollow body guitar case for a 335 or similar but checking measurements is paramount.

Not sure anyone would spot a difference 😁