Eldon Tyrell

Wow. This looks killer 🤩. A proper "best of " bass. Enjoy 👍

Maybe it's because I am lactose intolerant? 😉

Congrats. This looks killer 😍 Midlands Bass Bash? Good I did not know about it. Otherwise, I would have spent money I don't really have or at least not for yet another bass 😉

Agree. Hope yours finds a new home soon.

Cheers, mate. I am still on the hunt for a Music Man Stingray (Classic), 4 H, 2 EQ, natural finish and maple fingerboard. My "Bernard Edwards" bass. No luck so far. Maybe next year! Have to start saving money first anyway 🙂

Oh dear, cultural differences, I guess. Well, maybe they have to rebrand it then for an international audience 😉

As some of you may know, I have been on the hunt for a Motown and old-school (rock) bass for quite some time. Well, the hunt is over as I recently bought this Fender American Pro II P bass in the dark night finish. Very nice bass. I especially like the smooth neck and the build quality. It was a bit difficult to actually find a Pro II in this finish. Couldn't find one in the UK. I eventually got hold of one on reverb, seller was LL Music Center in Belgium https://www.llmusiccenter.com/gitaren/bas.html The owner Luc was very nice and packed the bass super safely (double boxing). The whole transaction went smoothly and I definitely would buy from Luc again. As you can see from the photos, I added a Dark Knight hologram sticker I found on Etsy. I just could not resist. As I always buy and sell basses (this year, so far, I've bought six and also sold six), I got a replacement pickguard to protect the original one from unwanted sticker glue. The company is called d'Andrea and the pickguard is of excellent quality with perfect fit. I cannot notice any difference between this one and Fender's original one. Could it be that they produce pickguards for Fender? Would not surprise me. Anyway, I can recommend d'Andrea in case you are looking for a replacement pickguard. I got mine from Thomann. https://www.thomann.de/gb/dandrea_p_bass_style_pickguards_for_bass.html I also added a thumb rest. It came with two screws but I am only using one as I did not want to drill an extra hole. Still works perfectly as I am anchoring my thumb near the end of the thumb rest where the screw is. Finally, I changed the strings to LaBella 760 FS. I love these strings. They really help create the sound I had in my mind for this bass. So far, so good 🙂

You never know, man, you just never know. Maybe one of the cornhole fans is super loaded and "convinces" the Olympic committee that cornhole really needs to be added to the LA Olympics. Maybe this list will go to 11 soon 😉 The ten weirdest events in Olympic Games history: from pistol duelling to poodle clipping | British GQ (gq-magazine.co.uk)

I quickly checked a video on YT. Well, interesting. Not my cup of tea but so are many other "sports". I mean curling is not only a sport but also part of the Winter Olympics. Let's see when Cornhole gets added to the Summer Olympics. Maybe already for the Olympics in LA in 2028?

Wow, this finish looks amazing. Congrats 👍

Well, glad you don't know where I live... or do you?

Bingooooo

BTW, this also explains why one of the current Stingray Special finishes is called "Burnt Ends". Always wondered what the story behind that was.

Agree, has a bit of a TRON flavour to it. Let's see how it turns out. Gigs with avatars of living and especially dead artists could be big business soon. Just think of how many of the artists we grew up up with are now in their 70s or 80s.

Cool stuff. Watching the video made me hungry. Did not know there was something like competitive BBQ-ing. Guess Sterling is just a competitive guy, "hungry" for success 😉

Sounds cool. Looking forward to your NBD story 👍

Fully agree and yes, most ABBA songs are cheesy but it is good quality cheese, not cheap, plasticky cheese. But, yeah, it is still cheese and I am more the juicy and bloody steak kind of guy (aka hard rock and metal). Although there are Philly cheesesteaks. Maybe I should give it a try, like these guys did 😎

Like it. Very disco-ish. Cool bassline and not buried in the mix. I think I will look for the tabs later 🙂

The mismatched pole pieces are apparently designed this way to create tone consistency across the strings. It's a feature of this new model series.

Good point, online forums like BC and TC are cool places to hang out and chat but clearly not representative of the wider bass gear buying market. I remember Sterling Ball once saying in the EBMM forum that people have great new product ideas but EBMM has to be very careful and cannot make them all as otherwise this would guarantee him a new career in hospitality: "Do you want fries with that?" 😉

Because they all buy the same stuff 😉 PMT, Andertons and GG are also part of a buying alliance/group/consortium called "GAP": Is it time to start showing some of the big brands the door? | Music Instrument News That was back in 2018. Not sure if this is still the case though.

Making it easier for you guys now 😉

As a hologram sticker