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I'm sure that no less important a opinion could be found than mine, but I don't like Cliff Burton's bass tone, precisely because I don't like the sound of loose strings jangling away. I've a weird situation where literally the same 4 strings not just sound great on one bass and a bit underwhelming on another, but feel it, too. What's going on there, I've no idea. I can see there are plenty of variables, but have no idea which are the ones making the difference.

Wayne Hussey before Andrew Eldritch told him what his favourite colour was going to be

The one 3-band EQ I ever had, the bass and the mids were like a see-saw: whichever was up, the other had to go down. With both up, it was just a mush.

The vintage means the picking of the grapes. Champagne blend different vintages because they've such a marginal climate - most the time, its better to blend from different years and different vineyards. Almost nowhere else practices this, except for the most miserable plonk. If you want to talk about wine which needs significant time to improve, the term is vin de gard (?sp) It gains additional mojo if the winemaker urinates in it every five years, and scrapes the label.

Where can I buy John Taylor's Duran Duran sweatshirt, pls?

Trombone AND bagpipes, truly the sign of a placatory soul.

I misunderstood the thread title and thought it was going to be about giving your basses names. All mine do, mostly because, eg, "Hal" is a lot easier to say / type than TRBX604FM. Re. "antiques" – I was brought up to think the cut off point was the Reform Act of 1832

I'd rather play the bagpipes

BTW, the photos for each bass guitar shown on the Peach website includes a shot of it being weighed eg

I wonder if the extra effort needed for the finishing explains why G&L charge about $100 more for Empress. The G&L SB-1 that got stolen by Parcelfarce before it could reach me was 7.0 lbs.

As Glenn Close says to Uma Thurman in Dangerous Liaisons: the pain is like the shame, you only feel it the first time.

My tech had zero problem getting my two Indonesian Yamahas playing beautifully. Low action, no fret buzz, one brand new, one ten years old.

Just planning my route through music history, jumping from being one person to the next. Start off as Glen for the first few months of the Pistols, then become Cliff in ACDC for Highway To Hell and Back In Black. Quick backcomb of the hair to be Simon Gallup for Faith and Pornography, then nip over to Craig Adams for First and Last and Always. Return to metal (and suddenly get a lot more technically proficient) as Junior in Peace Sells. Put my feet up for ....And Justice For All. And then move to the Cotswolds and make cheese, I guess.

Would I like to have been Steve Harris? Yeah, why not.

Obviously the original recipe P goes perfectly with La Bella flats. I was wondering if the cumulative effect of tiny little modernisations in the Pro II P messes with that. I can't see why it should: the pickup isn't that different, ditto the bridge - does the stiffening of the neck make much difference? But actual experience would be good to hear. Have you put DTFs on your Pro II P?

When the earlier basses got too expensive for people who want to indulge themselves but still have some kind of budget.

The point is that the bass is from an era when they were making music that is currently highly regarded, it's an artifact no less than an instrument. Yes it's a bit silly, but it's a testament to the extraordinary power of music, and we don't mind that. (It's also a testament to the eternal truth that musicians are generally on the skint side of society)

"The guitar was stored improperly, wrapped in a blanket, and some of the blanket has fused to the finish. The guitar is not sticky, just a little furry. Some of the clearcoat on the neck is flaking off as well." Glorious!

Yeah, I'm with you on that. If you've not got Spotify and want to hear to hear the whole thing....

Google tells me that, many moons ago, the OP once spelt it Sqiuer, which looks rather natty 👍

If I was the manager of gear4music I would be wondering why their staff are so uninterested in helping a sale come to fruition. As it was, I appreciated being left alone to spend some quality time coming to the conclusion that the bass I had travelled to see was not quite for me. I guess that's a recommendation? 🤷

Half the time it's probably just autocorrect being an aunt