Shaggy

Absolutely stunning bass.... if it's the same luthier, I understand he hand cast the ""R" tailpiece, using an original as a template

I use Ashdown mini 4x8 and 1x15 cabs (with upgraded drivers) with either an Ashdown MK 500 or Mesa Walkabout head as my "compact" rig - they're superb and robust little cabs, and the entire rig fits in the boot of my hatchback without needing to put the rear seats down. Looking at the pic in the OP - wouldn't it work better with the 4x8 on top, or does that block ventilation slots on the combo?

I'm glad he's still on form - he seemed to lose his way rather after the Jam split. I saw The Jam back in 1980 at Deeside (Setting Sons tour) and BF was superb; playing a P bass incidentally. Re listening to festivals from afar - I grew up only a couple of hundred yards from Cherry Hinton Hall which is where they hold the annual Cambridge Folk Festival - opening my bedroom window at night I could clearly hear the likes of Joan Baez, Taj Mahal, Don McLean, The Cheiftans etc.......happy days

Nice - always quite fancied one of those Shaftesburys (who made some of the more decent 1970's copies) - it's more a bass version of the Ric 330 guitar, whereas the 4005 is a bass version of the 360 guitar, with more rounded upper and lower body horns. Rick's Fine '52 has a couple of awesome custom made 4005's (non-Ric) hopefully he'll stop by and post some pics......

Music always evolves, and the music of youth will always kick against whatever went before it. It doesn't much matter what it's labelled as NB: I have Dewalt and Bosch power drills - covers all situations......

Agreed!

I bet MK gets fed up of being asked about the "thumb insurance"! (only taken out during a previous record contract apparently....)

A recent transaction with Stew - no money changing hands, but a deal is a deal! Top guy, and I always enjoy his posts - definitely one of those who make BC the great place it is

This has been listed for ever. A 4005 is about the only bass I still GAS for, but I think "you can't polish a turd" sums up this example.......

I'd disagree. Once Leo had established the basic template in the early '50's, the next main innovation was in the mid '50's with neck-though construction (Ric, and later Gibson) and then the humbucking pickup (Gibson). Then IMHO all the major innovation was during the 1970's: muti-laminate body / neck construction and onboard low Z active EQ / IC circuitry (Alembic), use of other materials than wood for construction (graphite in necks - Ovation and Alembic, aluminium necks -Travis Bean, and later with synthetic fingerboards on Kramers), onboard modular effects (Electra), not to mention a range of radical body / neck designs. '80's was more a period of refinement and mainstreaming of these Edit - actually my last sentence was wrong: the Steinberger headless bass was a genuinely fresh and original concept - not much else really new in the '80's for basses though (plenty for amps....)

Now that we've lulled Europe into a false sense of security for the last 30 years, we get Led Zeppelin to re-form as our entry next year......

The usual entertaining guff, mainly worth watching for the Cyprus singers costume. Mrs Shaggy always correctly picks the winner, I never can. I personally liked the Albanian entry best, but of the contenders and from a performance point of view thought it should have been Australia. Shame about Madge - she's easy to knock, but an artist I've a lot of respect for.

My reply - to quote a warning on the front of a Derek & Clive album, is "Not to be played in the presence of miners......"

Very stealth, lovely pair! Needs something else in full carbon now.....

Ah, apologies - I was reading posts faster than my brain could process (as usual ). Must have been a bit strange for Bill Wyman going from a Vox Wyman bass (probably the lightest bass that I've ever picked up) to the TB, which as you say is rather a weighty old beastie. Blimey, I never knew that and I've got 2 of them! Thanks Not great is it - but sometimes that's where the bargains are, especially when the key word is mis-spelled in the listing title. That's why Daleks have no sense of smell. Honestly

Proper lush, that is.......

You're lucky to have one! I have a TB2000 too - most of the weight is the solid koa body, plus the neck is solid alu (rather than a T Section with wood inserts like Kramer necks) and continues into the body almost like a neck-thru, with the p/ups and bridge mounted directly onto it. Fabulous basses, mind.... Advantages of alu necks are (1) the stability (no truss rod), and (2) the sound - produces ringing harmonics that are different to a wood or carbon neck in a way that's hard to describe! As 3below describes above. Disadvantages (with the Kramer necks) is (1) even with the wood inserts they are a tad cold on the hand at first, and (2) they can bend with heavy / high tension strings - ok if you're careful with string type.

I think they're 32" (medium scale). It certainly won't be a direct fit for a Fender neck pocket, but there would be a way of doing it - worst case by gluing a block of wood into the existing pocket and then re-routing for the new neck

True, cheap ones are much fewer and far between than they used to be, although I still think they're one of the more affordable vintage marques that are also actually good If this one doesn't go much above start bid price (which I doubt it will) it could be worth putting a R/H body on it. Strange bridge though! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cramer-Custom-Bass-Guitar-L-H-Strung-R-H/293087580917?hash=item443d6192f5:g:8~0AAOSwfRhc0H88&frcectupt=true

Old Kramer necks do occasionally pop up on Evilbay, may be your best bet. Is this to fit a body you already have? Otherwise I'd just buy an entire cheap Kramer

Unkind, skank, unkind........ But very funny