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In that case I might go with the ambients - I don't think we'll be silent stage any time soon. Thank you.

Just curious (and to repeat what's already been asked) - do we know for sure that these are a bass-killer? I prefer the idea of the Ambients in principle, but not if they sound like an old-timey radio.

He just used rods... thankfully he has a great touch.

Hexham Abbey last night - last gig of the year for my Eagles trib, and our first 'Unplugged and candlelit' show. As you can imagine, it's a spectacular location with 'acoustic challenges'. We're lucky to have an amazing engineer - we kept the volume down, had speakers all around the audience with delays, and apparently it sounded spot-on. Lots of new arrangements, and I'm continuing to wean myself on to IEMs, so it took me a couple of songs to fully settle into it. I used my usual Handbox head, my 66RI Jazz, and my little TKS cab, just to move a bit of air around the back of my legs. It's been a great year for this band. They're an absolutely champion bunch of lads. Looking forward to a mix of electric and acoustic shows in 2026. \

He is very funny.

Yep, I agree. It's a beaut. Should have arrived sooner tho.

I like Danny even more now. As an aside, we shouldn't forget that Danny and Mohini are making a shedload of cash out of this spat. I'm not going to begrudge them for that.

May I recommend something like the Gotoh 201B-4 G?

Yep, that’s the factory one. Specifically one of the earlier ones without the Fender logo.

Again, might be misunderstanding but the hi-mass is the stock bridge on these.

I may have misread this post, but the bridge in the photo isn’t the factory bridge for these.

Ah, the claw. Very much of its time! FWIW, this is a later variant. The earliest walnut specials didn’t have the ‘burst effect, and didn’t have ‘Fender’ stamped on the bridge (the standard hi-mass bridge that came with these basses, that is). Yours is a beaut. Enjoy it.

It’s a puzzler, this. And it seems to be more expensive than the West Ham version.

Further to my previous comment, I should add that I'd much rather watch Danny than the smelling-your-own-farts w4nkery of Berthoud etc. I get nowt from that stuff (YMMV obv).

I remember when he first started popping up years ago. I couldn't bear him - his stuff was so TECHNICOLOR and in-your-face. Turns out he was just ahead of the curve. I still couldn't bear him until recently, but at some point I had another go accepting him as a bit of a cartoon character, and... I get him now. He's funny. That said, I'd never watch him to learn anything.