Beedster

I look at basses these days and simply go on gut feel. My knowledge is nowhere near the likes of some of the guys here such as @wateroftyne @AndyTravis @Chiliwailer so there are far better opinions than mine, but I do know for sure that I wouldn’t travel far to take a look at this bass especially if, like my experience with a reputable London shop a few years back, the seller refuses to allow inspection of the heel/pocket on the basis that it might damage the bass….. 🤔

He says he’s played it since the 70’s, almost six 🤔

I’m going on gut instinct and saying it’s dodgy 👍

Have you Google image searched the photos?

Ha ha, you live and learn 👍

Think you’ll find it was ‘Stingray Utility Bass’ 👍

I’m partial to the opposite, Jazz Bass with Precision neck 👍

A perennial problem with being in any tribute band is the almost universal requirement for a guitarist 😆

Surrender is a classic, you need to explain this to your covers band Jack 👍

Cheap Trick circa Dream Police were a band I really wanted to be in, albeit I was about 12, as well as The Cars, the latter being the band I’m thinking of doing?

Would love to hear some of your thoughts on leading a tribute act, especially one performing music by a pretty unique band?

Agreed 👍

That's the spirit chaps, good work 👍

Let's see where it goes next Jack, speaker characteristics to car boot capacity, beekeeping might be next 😃

Guys, there’s Carbootsizechat for all this stuff 😆

Never played a Spector, but think that’s about it of the major brands 👍

Live it, Surrender sounds great 👍

Same here 😕

Come on Clarky, fess up mate, this is you in '84 ..........

And in drug terms, such basses would be termed 'responders' 👍

That wasn't as tongue in cheek as it sounded BTW, for example there's plenty of drugs that (appear to) work despite the fact that the mechanisms originally proposed by the developers have either been found absent or are present but not responsible for the drug's effect (SSRIs for example), hence my earlier comment about placebos

I suspect they don't really know why it works

That makes a lot of sense to me and - if I understand correctly - explains why Badass bridges seem to work wonders on some basses while making absolutely zero difference on others?

Useful post. Given that you can take a well mixed/mastered/produced album, play it through a top-end audio system in a flattering acoustic environment, and by messing with the controls make it sound bloody awful, the harm that can be done to the sound of an amateur/semi-pro band playing through a low/mid-price PA in a challenging acoustic environment is obvious. As is always the case, half the battle is having better gear, it's simply knowing how to use the gear you've got 👍