PaulThePlug

Neck of the Ibby GSRM20, but new may be a little over £150... Squier Mini P... £150.. Not sure if peoples have mentiond issues with replacement strings to fit the Squier, availability of flats.. Both great choices...

Boots Spray Plaster...

I've come back to these pics some 4hrs latter... Yep I do like that Brown Burst... Looks like black coffee, breaking thru the crema layer...

The Sunburst is nice, more two tone tobacco... not a fan of the 3 tone Sunburst with red n yellow. Sorry, just not a fan of the Warwick shape. (Like a P and love the 'worn pebble' of the SR) But, I do like a plain n simples natural finish... (like My SR600) looks right.

Likes a bit of drive, loves a bit of modulation, chorus, phaser, flanger... but subtle... less is more... just enough to keep a riff moving in space - Big Hawkwind Fan... Dont like it overdone 'underwater' sounding...

Manual / Handbook... https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/el_basses/rbx/downloads.html Action, Intonation... Have a read, if i doubt, ask...

looks good... just a little note, All the bridge saddles look to be set the same. (have a look at the bridges of other NBD threads) These may need to be adjusted, they are usually staggered, due to the different thickness of the strings and notes of the open string... this is called 'intonation'... you may hear that the notes go slightly out of tune as you go further up the neck, particularly after half way, the 12th fret... dont worry just now, if you post ya location you might get an offer of help from someone local, if not a simple fix with the aid of a £10 clip on tuner, which would be handy, 30 mins or so and a google search.

Oh... and we need a pic of the bass... It is customary to make a NBD post (New Bass Day). {search 'NBD' to see what joy it brings to the basschat masiv'}

Nice shape... Like the idea of a tele head stock... maybe reverse tele? Like the chrome pickup, dont like the bkack MM, looks to modern. Dont like the bridge cover. Bass tune o matic would look nice, but unsure about amount of adjust for intonation... would need to be bang on fittment like the old P control plate, i also like a strat jack... have you considered an Ibanez Talman plate (strat jackish and single hole for a stacked pot V n T - they do a flat n curved option..but may be plastic!.) like the wood n danish... not sure on the numberplate scratch plate... great idea, but not me... maybe a bit gimmick.

Nice Yamaha Bass n a book curtosy of @Reggaebass... and so the journey begins... Enjoy!

Defibrillator?... Is that a boutique Distorted Chorusy Tremloish type pedal? Stew Black 'prolly has one of them on his board...

Big Audio Dynamite

Joe's Garage album... Lucille has messed my mind up, and Watermelon in Easter Hay... tinsel town rebelion album....Bamboozled by Love. Get Googling!

Nice colour... I'll go check out the blue. not sure on the white / cream pickup covers though... just checked the blue, was expecting it to be a lighter colour after the green Neck colour is luverly....

And me...

Almost 'Kawasaki' Green... Green Meanies!

1985 for me, Hawkwind - Chronicle of the Black Sword, Hammersmith Odeon... '85 Knebworth, Deep Purple... although Scorpions stoll the show! Scorpions... Blackout Tour '82... I was13 Years old and my first 'Big' gig... Hammersmith Odeon... What a Show! Also love their early stuff.

Nice Zebra...

Bumps in all the wrong places!

dey do do dat doh don't dey doh - The Accused 😉

spotted on Gumtree. Any left paws in London fancy a cheap Harley Benton Jazz... £40 If it was right hand drive i'd have if for fun. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/lh-harley-benton-bass-guitar-/1403350250

Dunno about the best but, Tony Bourge - Budgie, a great and varied player is worthy of a mention. I likes Budgie...

Hardwood Finger (thumb) Rest... waiting on a message from @bigmuff69... think jezzaboy has got one...

very nice... there is a unusuall yellow scratch plate for sale on here for a tenner.... that would look stunning! EDIT: just checked to get the link, but recently sold...

Quite biased... Ibanez SR? A new SR300 or possibly a secondhand SR500 Or if ya after Jazz, and not a lot second hand, check out the Harley Benton's - a few models to choose from although factor the vat n import bollox.... Couple of Squier Jazz on Gumtree... depending on ya location