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Is it not one of the homage relics where every scratch is copied from the original instrument, like the recent Cliff William's Stingray? "Our Master Builders have painstakingly recreated this bass in precise detail, as only the Custom Shop can." If so, then most of the money is paying artists to paint a portrait of one bass on top of another one.

I'm wholly ignorant of what benefits which bridges bring ... in what way/s is that one an improvement on the stock bridge?

Thinking your way through an A# melodic minor scale must get the mind suitably anguished?

My first and only listen to the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club made me think that I prefered my Jesus and Mary Chain unchewed. (Though I suppose someone could say the same about them and the Velvet Underground)

The idea of swapping the 1300 for a standard 2024 seems odd to me, however much £££ is added to balance - if you had wanted one of those, wouldnt you have spent your money on one of the ones up for sale? Also: that racing blue is handsome enough that the 1300 would be pleasing company unplayed, and wouldn't the thought of it being there, ready for you if the PJ-only mentality proves to be less than permanent, also be a pleasure?

Interesting price for the BB2024MX on Reverb: brace yourself

Just got some 45-105 GHS Bass Boomers (identical to the Flea signature set) back on my 424, and very happy the bass is to see them again after a month with Swing Bass. I suspect that's partially because the Rotosounds were too responsive to the infelicities of my amateur touch, but in general the tone of the instrument seems a lot more even across the fretboard with the GHSs. In the UK, Bass Boomers are usually alarmingly priced, but Bass Direct have them for a much more reasonable £22+postage. To they're worth it because their straightforward character seems to match the 424 so well. Whilst sorting the action the tech has left the pickup heights as the previous owner had them, which means with both pickups it sounds fantastic but the neck soloed sounds a bit underwhelming. Bridge soloed with tone turned right down can have its moments too. After a few days with only the TRBX noodle neck for company, the BBx24 tree trunk seems much more comfortable. Given that my hands are definitely just medium-medium, I don't really understand why I find this to be the case. Best guess: my thumb is more relaxed as it doesn't have to press forward to grip the back of the neck. In Fenderspeak, would the x24 neck be called a U-shape?

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I could ba: Scott Ian told the Washington Post he had stocked up on ciprofloxacin, the favoured antibiotic that kills anthrax. "I will not die an ironic death," he insisted

Yesterday late afternoon, a stray sunbeam landed on my dark red redburst flame maple TRBX, and it looked beyond amazing. When I tried to take a photo of it, though, it looked absolutely awful. I've just now been trying to take a couple of photos of the flame maple, and it's so hard! (I also discovered that it's even harder to get a bass free of dust)

Trying to imagine either a guitarist or a singer having a problem with this, and not getting far 😊

I've never forgotten that line. iirc he had got himself some anthrax antidote ready. Does that sound right?

I'm glad to see there's a Metadeth in existence Edit: less pleased to see it's a Metallica-Megadeth tribute. I had been thinking of it as just a meta-Megadeth

I've found in 2020-21 there's been time enough for practising and obsessive drooling and talking happy nonsense on the forums

Easier to chat on internet forums than knuckle down and practice and improve as a musician/player

Is there any exception to the rule that a colour matched headstock beyond a maple fretboard is a bit Jimmy Savile?

I'm glad this thread had been bumped. To answer the OP's prehistoric question: 14 weeks, 4 days and counting 🥴

When I was 15, this album was as heavy as I went, and I much preferred the fast shouty songs like this one to the g̶r̶o̶w̶l̶y̶ ̶s̶l̶u̶d̶g̶e̶y̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶f̶f̶ ̶w̶h̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶r̶r̶e̶c̶t̶ ̶t̶a̶x̶o̶l̶o̶g̶y̶ ̶m̶o̶m̶e̶n̶t̶a̶r̶i̶l̶y̶ ̶e̶s̶c̶a̶p̶e̶s̶ ̶m̶e̶ proto-grindcore tracks

Imagine how wonderful it would be to be a teenager in 1965 and hearing this and finding it thrilling heavy and dangerous

I thought this was held to be the common root of all Thrash?

Was never tempted by the M- or L-2000: really the decision was simply between the SB-1 and the SB-2, with the Kiloton's rich wholesome tone confusing the issue for a while.

The first couple of minutes of this Kiloton demo made it very hard for me to decide which G&L to order - it seems to make a beautifully balanced tone - deep but clear. (I did wonder how much help the amp and cab were giving, mind)

Very droll. Here's some rather more useful ones: