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Just received a lovely Warwick Corvette FNA from Paul - top BC'er; great comms, sent the bass well packed really quickly - a pleasure to do business with. The Guinness's are on me if I ever get up to Galway mate.....

Found another, if Mumbles pier counts as a kind of wall note me secretly fondling my Vox........

I'd definitely agree with that summing up...... You have to respect Roger Daltry for his status in the genre and role in one of rocks greatest bands, but it was a very subjective and sweeping statement for him to make. On the basis that Led Zeppelin are generally regarded as the greatest rock band ever, probably most of their fans would say they had peaked by 1971 - though my personal favourite album of theirs is Presence (1976). And you'd have to say that Robert Plant has evolved as a musician more successfully over recent decades than Roger D

Ace little gizmos; I've recently upgraded a bitsa with one:.

On the plus side, it's probably quite lightweight https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BIG-BUTT-004-BASS-made-in-USA/173325816015?hash=item285b0610cf:g:lCgAAOSwJyRalxw2

This has to be one of the classic ones too -

Good thread - I hadn't realised before how much of a standard pose it is from about 5 years ago - I'm the beardy one in leather jacket -

What a fab bass - I remember seeing these advertised in a guitar mag ages ago (late '70's?) and thinking at the time what an attractive and unusual looking bass it was. Never seen one in the flesh, so can believe they're rare. I wonder if the design inspired Pedulla ? I don't think GAS has any logic to it at all - I found the bass tone I wanted years ago (Ovation Magnum 1 fretless through an old Eden VT.40) but it hasn't stopped me trading at least 20 basses and amps since......

Just bought some strings off Al - top guy to deal with - great comms and posted them superfast cheers fella!

We had one built by these guys last year: http://www.gardenroomwales.co.uk/garden-room-gallery/ and have to say it's superb; the floor, walls and roof fully insulated (double walled with sheet insulation between), thick cedar cladding outside, proper slate roof, and sub-floor heating with frost protection. No trace of any damp or condensation at all over the hard winter we've just had - it does get really warm if it's closed up and the sun's out, but a build with less window area with blinds and/or reflective glass would reduce that. Meant mainly for the missus to do her yoga in, but I do go and play my flamenco guitar out there as the acoustics are lovely and I can make all the horrible noises I want without annoying the family....... I'd happily keep electrical gear out there, but not instruments.

Bought a very nice Fender case off Lawrie; very smooth deal with great communications, and arrived incredibly well packaged (oo-er). Incidentally also has a free Gibson neck plate off him last year....... Thanks mate!

I see it was me who started this thread nearly 8 years ago, and jeez if I haven't gone and bought ANOTHER Wal off John - a fretted one this time. As last time, he facilitated the deal big time by meeting me in a surprisingly quiet Cribbs Causeway, where I had the novel experience of noodling on the Wal on an impressive Roland micro-amp in Johns very snazzy motor home. Thanks mate - maybe another deal on 8 years time?

I went straight from violin to bass, which is probably why I found fretless felt more natural than fretted I do play guitar (and mandolin & banjo), and a basic knowledge of chord structure certainly translates to bass, but I personally think bass probably has at least as much in common with percussion - playing "in the groove" / "in the pocket" / use of the space between notes, relates more to drumming

I wonder if today's Foderas and Ritters will be tomorrow's eBay junk in 100 years time, when the BC collective are all playing thought-controlled virtual synth-basses....... Or will we still be maintaining that you just can't beat a P bass, and arguing flats vs rounds?

Yup, it's a banjolin. During the Jazz age of the 1920's there was a trend for putting banjo bodies on any plucked stringed instrument, partly for the practical aim of maximising the projected volume of an unamplified acoustic instrument, and partly as fashion. The small bodied cheap ones do sound tinny, but the high-end ones are nice - I have a mid-'20's Gibson MB-4 (as in pic - to go with my 'teens A4 and F4) that's great fun to play and really nice for bluegrass

Warmoth used to do them, (I have a nice T'bird one) but I think recently stopped by Gibson. You could order a custom one made up through somewhere like guitarbuild: https://www.guitarbuild.co.uk but as its a slab body you could source a slab of hardwood from a local timber merchant (would probably best be done as a 2-piece body) and either DIY or get a local joiner to make one for you - only tricky bit is routing the cavities. Be a nice custom build, especially with a couple of Darkstar type p/ups.

Typically '70's - a fair slab of solid Honduras mahogany with chunky hardware, so not light, but not unduly heavy. Nicely comfortable to wear and play though - Ovation were into ergonomics before it was fashionable. My factory fretless Magnum 1 has been my longest keeper by far.

Do I get a prize for "least interesting thread of the week"?