Bassybert

That's a crazy percentage, just 1.6%!!! It’s always been a fairly male heavy genre but I’m shocked at how low that number is. I can think of loads of tracks that would beat half the dross on that list.

So basically then @Phil Starr, it doesn’t matter half as much as people think it does as it’s a bit of a lottery, and as long as it looks fairly well made with no obvious voids and the veneers aren’t paper thin, than you should be ok?

There were three guitarists AND they were on coke... I just shuddered thinking of the sheer amount of egocentric fretboard w**kery going on in that room 😁

They look brilliant, what a great find!

Wow that looks incredible!

Interesting reading the provenance stating the bass was given as a gift to the present owner after he put up the band for a night and bought bus tickets for them to get home after JB abandoned them during the tour. Sounds like standard JB behaviour

It’s not really created by a luthier when almost everything is CNC/machine made and assembled though is it? I get what you’re saying though, the quality of lower end instruments is ridiculously good and seems to be getting better all the time. Not sure what it’s down to, competition or new manufacturing methods maybe but the cheaper end of the market has never been better.

The only cable I use is ultra low capacitance, oxygen free, double wrapped with Kevlar, a gluten free hemp covering and the copper was mined on a Tuesday. It’s the only stuff I use.

Sold Paddy my Squier CV Mustang bass. A pleasure to deal with, great communication along the way. We met in a McDonald's car park to make the exchange and it was rude not to grab a bite to eat after 😁 Wishing you all the best with getting back on the horse @paddy109

I'd like one please Rob, looks great and more than happy to make a donation for it ☺️

They do look rather nice in that video 😍

Mike Mills is a bit of a hero of mine and IMHO a hugely underrated musician. So many of REM's basslines/piano parts are super catchy but fit the song perfectly.

Looks great and sounds fabulous 👌🏻 £1200 though😮