Beedster

Thanks mate, yes they were apparently stupid money when released, there's no way I'd be buying this bass new, but I remember think at the time "To all intents it's just a 50's SC Precision with an extra PUP, what's all the fuss?", and then thinking "Actually I imagine that's a pretty good combination. I read a couple of posts on TB by guys who'd modded their SC Precisions similarly and seemed quite happy with the results so the idea stuck. And frankly the used price wasn't much more that standard US Precisions are going for these days......... In my quest for something with two PUPs but a little out of the ordinary (I've fallen out of love with P/J and never was much of one for J/J anyway) I was also having a good long look at this bass, but over and above being less than impressed by the shop selling it, realised that it lacked a PUP in the all important sport. So I think I made the right choice

@Ed_S you get the prize I came very close to buying one a few years back when I was looking for a bass with twin singe coils (and was thinking of installing a pair of those Nordy SCs in Jazz Bass cases and install in a Jazz body, but I couldn't get the PUPs in the UK at the time so gave up). The bridge doesn't work for me so I'm going to find something a little more Fender. It ticks a lot of the boxes I wanted ticked in an electric bass at present, bit of a gamble but c'est la via ......

Rock without the theatrics sums them up to a degree

Close…..

About 60 secs in, those are proper power chords aren't they?

It was made in Corona CA ............

Getting colder again

No, but I did have a good look at a few though, as I did with Bravewood and Limelight.....

I think there's a degree of the subconscious will involved also

Warmer.....

No, warmer, but no

No, getting colder........

Mmm, close……

it’s not a Warwick mate, sorry

i think it has 11 fewer strings 👍

Ha ha, no not even sure I've seen that. It's very consistent with my previous bass history just an interesting detour that, when I checked, didn't appear to have gained approval

Nope, it was almost a Ric, and I might wish it had been, but it’s not. Good guess thiugh mate 👍

Love that photo, that's how a live rock band should look 👍

Bad but not that bad Clarky mate 👍

I've been playing DB exclusively for the last year, and haven't had an electric since Feb this year. But my old band is reforming for a couple of gigs and I need an electric for that, ans wanting to record some EB also thought it about time that I got an electric again. So, I've been looking for about 6-weeks and have seen a few that i like, and had a few conversations with sellers, but nothing was really sealing the deal. Until yesterday, when a bass popped up that I knew the moment I saw it was the bass for me. So I did some research, and Google led me to Basschat where... 1. There was a 5-page thread describing what a terrible bass it is and 2. I had on more than one occasion been rather critical of the manufacturer I've just got the feeling it's going to be awesome. I'll update once I know

And Strangers is such a great album 👍 There some pretty stiff competition among live double albums in the mid-late '70s; Seconds Out, Live & Dangerous, Song Remains the Same, Kiss Alive, Babylon by Bus, Wings Over America, All The Worlds a Stage, Live Killers and The Last Waltz, but Strangers in the Night, from a band who at the time really weren't in the same league as any of the previous artists, is just such a powerful and well put together album, there's not a weak song on there, and the performances and production are outstanding. If you've not heard it, do yourself a favour, especially if you have a decent set of 'phones 👍

And I flipping loved them. End of But as this is a bass forum, there is some lovely melodic bass in there, serves the song but kinda say "I'm here" Were they Prog

Can't help thinking that supporting members and highly valued members who make a significant contribution to the forum should have pretty much equal status in terms of access to sub-forums?