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Either I'm going mad or they revised the listing, but when I first saw it I'm sure it was listed at 1980. It being 1970, mint, and apparently rare, means it's probably not the latter and has been modified/refinished. Either that or a buyer got very lucky 👍

Ha ha, no not on your setlist But just in case.....

I hope whoever paid £5K did their homework, my gut instinct when I saw the price tag was 'I'd need a lot of provenance before paying that'. Might be a one-off in early FCS model, might be one of a very short factory run, but in either of those cases I'd expect a price tag significantly uphill of £5k, after all plenty of mint condition but otherwise standard instrument from that era get quite close to that figure as it is.

Love to 👍 I have further good news, I just heard some fretless (surprised me as well), that's gotta be another two basses?

That makes sense, thanks. Rattle & Hum feels very American at times also 👍

Inspired by this thread, I'm listening to U2 today, and have to say what a damn fine listen it is, especially if you're a fan of solid power bass playing. It might just be the random playing order, but I'd never noticed before just how Americana they sounded mid-late 80s? Great gig though @police squad, I'm going to try to get to the Kent leg 👍

There's a little part of me that still gets angry about it 😡

No, you’ll need six, flats and rounds for each of the above 👍

Mesa Subway, California pedigree, light as a feather 👍

It's gonna be a while mate, it's quite a set list to learn 👍

...although @Linus27 clearly does 👍

You clearly do not understand what Basschat is about 🤔

A lot of people dislike bono and write off the band for their association. U2 are without doubt one of the all time greats, their longevity and back catalogue are extraordinary. Listening to Boy and War seems like another lifetime they're so long ago, but both still powerful albums

Interesting and not wrong, but competition/diss tracks are part and parcel of hop-hop culture, and at times are really creative and entertaining (probably not in the most recent example of this case). I guess the reason I posted this is that I wonder what sort of precedent a legal decision might set for retrospective legal action by artists regarding previous examples recorded at a time at which artists generally saw 'dissing' as part and parcel of the recording game and simply shrugged it off or recorded a repost (Young and Skynyrd being great examples)?

Can’t disagree with any of that Nik 👍

I suspect if we look at the lyrics of a lot of songs, undercurrents re bandmates or rival bands will appear 👍

Now you have the gig this is a no-brainer https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176614163712?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=FOG9Z1W2SD2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=155UlNbXQGW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Mmm, I like the sentiment but disagree with it being 'wrong' Nik. Creativity is sparked by emotion, and emotion is sparked by both positive and negative events. I think back through the history of music and I see diss tracks everywhere, at least tracks in which an artist has a transparent pop at another person quite openly. Possibly the most famous is 'You're So Vain' by Carly Simon (poor old Warren Beatty), but Neil Young v Lynyrd Skynyrd in the Alabama/Sweet Home Alabama debate, there's Silly Love Songs by Macca that was a direct response to a line in a Lennon track (and apparently Lennon & McCartney were at it a lot in relation to each other in their post-Beatles repertoire). Morrissey and Pet Shop Boys weren't averse to the occasional dig either. I've just read this book and it makes it very clear that the verbal/lyrical competition between sound systems in Jamaica and UK was a key player in the development of reggae. In short, it's use in rap/hip-hop is not new, in fact it's just normal human expression via music, and if it helped Lennon & McCartney, Neil Young, and reggae, I'm fine with it 👍

Nice one 👍

Depends what you're wanting to do mate. If the band are real fans, they might recognise it, but whether it works might depend on what image the rest of them have. I think the relic Precision is a far safer and more versatile bet; frankly pretty much any 3tsb or even natural Precision with a maple neck can be cheaply and quickly modified to look like that bass, and if necessary returned to stock within minutes. Purple sparkly needs you to to source, and probably pay over the odds for, a unique and potentially not easy to sell, instrument. And it looks shite

Slighty sanitised tribute version. Can only assume to remaining pickguard covers the PUP-control wiring cavity, and leads to/joins an EBMM Sabre-style control plate. This version to my eye does the job without the need for gaffa tape that, frankly, would be trying just a little too hard! perhaps there's a little too much relicing by comparison with the photo above, but there are later photos where the finish does appear to be largely gone

IIRC the original line to The Real Me was played in a single take which JE was sure Townsend would reject as being overly complex and disorganised Man, what a take......