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  1. Beedster
    And now if I don't sell the three bitsas this is replacing, me and the kids won't eat until Christmas, and then it'll be toast only Shameless plug
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    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/19/beatles-solo-albums-reviewed-1970 Or should I start another thread
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    I imagine the replacement will be the same. I was in an Indian Restaurant in Southampton in the early 80's after a gig. My two onion bhajis were stone cold. I called the waiter over and told him; the ambient volume level in the place dropped to almost anechoic chamber levels, and I heard someone whisper "flip me, he can't be from around here, he's sending the flipping food back". The bhajis that came back to the table about 15 minutes later were, I suspect exactly the same ones that had left 15 minutes earlier at exactly the same temperature as before if not a little cooler. I was going to say something to the waiter but gut instinct said "leave it Beedster, leave it". And no, I most certainly did not eat them. But I did learn that the emotions associated with wanting what you paid for are not always helpful
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    Fair point, the Beatles produced some music that I really don't like, including but not limited to those L&M songs above. But these are perhaps the exceptions rather than the rule? Re GH I'd certainly rate Here Comes the Sun, Taxman & Old Brown Shoe as great songs, but I'd say the ratio good to bad songs GH to L&M was about the same, just the volume that differed, which can give the impression that L&M produced more crap songs But as ever, it's all personal opinion and tastes
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    Need some cash in my PayPal account today, offers............
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    Love the clip, and agree re his musicianship, there's much snobbery around this "He's not one of the great bass players because he's not a bassist". I rank Keith Richards as one of the great bass players, most would disagree
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    I have four basses, all bitsas (Precision, P/J/ FL. Jazz and Jazz FL). All are quality albeit mongrel instruments that I've put together from decent parts. For a while I've wanted to get down to two and have been waiting for the right fretted PJ to come along. Anyway, it has, and oddly enough not only did I know it was the right one the moment I saw it, but I also already own the original body (long story). So, they're are up for grabs. I have got to the point where sentiment loses out to cold hard cash so I will also part out these basses. I will price stuff individually later today. I have posted holding photos for now, these are old and some of the bridges have been changed (I'm a tinkerer). Collection from Canterbury is great, otherwise courier it is. No trades thanks Bass number 1: £450 Warmoth Jazz Body (£200 fully loaded) Musikraft Neck, maple board £250 with tuners) 80's Dimarzio PAF PUPs Kiogon circuit with series/paralell push/pull pot Badass bridge (shown in photo with BBOT) Gotoh vintage tuners A great jazz, solid as a rock, fast and full. Beautifully engineered body by Warmoth, clearly it's been modified at some stage in its life. The neck is one of those that has broken a few hearts, apparently if you're a Jazzer (I'm not) you pick up this bass and think to yourself "why doesn't my Jazz bass neck feel like that?". At this price I defy anyone to show me a better Jazz bass. Bass number 2: £350 Noname body Wizard '64 PUPs Warmoth fretless neck, Macassar (tiger-striped) ebony board Gotoh vintage tuners Badass bridge Kiogon circuit This is NOT a a bass for those of you with delicate backs, it is however a powerful sounding and articulate instrument. It's been the go-to fretless in my studio for a long time. Bass number 3: £350 Noname 3tsb reliced ash body £200 fully loaded Warmoth fretted Precision neck, ebony board (£150 with Schaller tuners) Schaller tuners SD QP PUP Unknown circuit BBOT bridge (shown in photo with Badass) Bit of a mystery body bought from St Petersburg, Russia. Lovely lovely feel and looks, the wear is either a VERY good relic job or authentic, my guess is the latter. There is VERY slight sign of the neck pocket being sanded perhaps to accommodate a larger heel at some point, but if compared with standard heel/pocket fare from Fendre in the 70's it's about as snug as you'll get! I've tried to photo this below. I don't normally use SD PUPS but with this bass and flatwounds it just works. Can supply a full pickguard for the purists out there. Warmoth Precision neck with ebony board, what more is there to say
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    Saying this out of genuine interest, what would you suggest that I do rate him on? I'm in the mood for rediscovery at present?
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    And given a few of them were playing 12's it often sounded like more
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    And me
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    With you on that Walshy
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    Absolutely Nik, absolutely
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    I hope you directed him to bassnotchat.com Ped
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    PS love the Beatles cover, nice one
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    There've been a few threads on here recently relating to what people believe justifies returning a bass. All I can say given the pics here and elsewhere is that the buyers in question should see what we had to put up with in the 70's and 80's, and at far higher price points relatively speaking. Try and return a bass back then - and boy by today's standards there was serious cause - and the shop would likely say "We don't know when we'll see another bass guitar, and when we do, there's a good chance it'll be worse than this one"
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    Great bass, and especially so for the asking price. Sorry you have to sell, I have its mirror image in black albeit fretless, and I'd love this. Sincerely wish i could justify buying it as the moment, as at any other time, you'd have had a sale within 5-minutes Good luck mate
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    Exactly, Beatles fan here also, not a hug fan of GH's (or RS's) contribution to either recordings or songwriting to be honest, recognise they both probably made significant contributions to Lennon & McCartney's songs. Worth noting I have a rare neurological condition as the result of which my brain sees George Harrison and Bill Wyman as the same person, which might explain the bias a little
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    I wouldn't start with a cheap copy if you're going to sink some money into this, I'd start with either a 70's/80's Jap copy - eBay let many more slip through these days than used to be the case - or buy one of the genuine Ric bodies that eBay seller gibsondependable sell, which I did a few years back for around £400 although prices recently have gone through the roof, probably a lot of projects being started during Covid https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rickenbacker-2002-Fireglo-4003-Bass-Body-amp-Neck-/203078075038?hash=item2f4865829e%3Ag%3AcFYAAOSw~ANfOBaG&nma=true&si=n6t8NiO1TPGO9NALNPlHoLsjI%2Bw%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
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    Ha ha, I was being polite wasn't I, the likes of Clapton and Harrison criticising NY's guitar playing strikes me as further proof of their mediocrity, technically and emotionally. I'm pretty sure Clapton has done nothing on much value since the late 60's - writing or recording - and whilst I'd be a little more charitable towards Harrison and suspect that the cut-off date might be a few years later, much the same is true of him.
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    Shh, or someone will come along and remind us of the futility of rankings
  21. Beedster
    The intro to the 'Greatest Guitar Solos' link was pretty much my thinking. And I would certainly put Clapton in the high technique low emotion bracket, and possibly Harrison to be honest
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    Reason I'm interested in this is that I find that nearly all guitarists I play with these days are pitch and technique perfect - with one key exception who whilst he wouldn't be flattered as to why, is still my favourite guitarist to play music with - but lacking in perhaps the thing that players like NY and Richards bring to a recording? But with NY's stuff it's not just his playing, it's the difference between the Crazy Horse recordings and those with the Nashville session players, the former had a feel but less technique, the latter had technique but less feel?
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    Likewise, seems a very long time ago and a distant land now doesn't it mate
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    Mate, having started by saying I agreed with what you’d said, I asked a totally honest question about the importance of technique, how do you get to toys out of cot from there?
  25. Beedster
    I remember being in a London gear shop with our then guitarist and seeing an early electronic guitar tuner. He didn't understand why anyone would ever need one. I asked if that's because he can tune by ear. He said, no, he just didn't see the need to tune
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