Cosmo Valdemar

Is that the Howard Goodall one? That was excellent. Worthy of a whole series.

My JB Tribute arrived on Monday. Very impressed so far! I'm considering a NBD thread.

Setting up 9 months in advance does seem a bit excessive, but at least it gives you plenty of time to properly sound check.

My Vintage Pro doesn't neck dive at all. Seriously. I did install Gotoh lighteweight tuners, but this was purely for appearances - it balanced fine before.

As soon as I saw your thread title I though, "Colin Hodgkinson". An absolute master, one of the few bass players (IMHO) to make solo bass sound completely natural and without interfering with the inherent nature of the instrument itself. Yeah, he's with TYA now. I wish they would play some gigs over here, but they seem to concentrate mainly on Europe.

Update: I spoke to a helpful guy on the phone who sounded pretty embarrassed about the whole thing. A return was arranged, but according to the email I would need to pack with bubble wrap and a box - even though it was only sent to me in a bin bag! The chap on the phone confirmed this was correct. Luckily I've got a few boxes in the loft. After some bartering I managed to get the case for £60 to avoid the hassle of returning it, but ultimately I just thought sod it and it's being collected today. Doubtless it will be put straight back up for sale.

I've seen these. I don't think the Gator will be big enough, and the Amazon ones are far too expensive.

I've been searching high and low for a hardcase for one of my Thunderbirds. These things are like gold dust at the moment! Dawsons seem to be the only place with any in stock, so I ordered one. I ordered a similar case about a year ago and had to return it due to it being a bit damaged, but it was replaced without question and I couldn't even remember where I had got it. It arrived wrapped in bin bags and sellotape, with no protection. Not a good sign. I took pictures just in case the case had been damaged. Peel off the bin bag - case seems structurally sound, some minor wear to the edges. Clearly not brand new but no big deal, should be able to wangle a few quid off with Dawsons. Sadly, closer inspection shows the wear to be a little bit worse than I thought. The case looks like it's been used a fair bit. Or thrown around. Then the plot thickened. I noticed a very distinctive 'piercing' to the case, as if stabbed with a knitting needle. Right through the outside. I looked up my previous purchase from a year ago and the subsequent correspondence with the dealer. Yes, you've guessed it - it was Dawsons, and it's the exact same case. One year later. I'm astounded. Not only that the case has made it's way back to me, but that an item returned as clearly damaged can find it's way back into circulation. I wonder how many times it's been sold and returned in the past year. I've re-sent the email from last year to customer services, with an update of today's discovery. I'll be interested to get a response.

He's smiling!

It would have been a better comparison if all the basses were played in the same way. Slapping one and then heavily palm muting another doesn't give a great idea of what they sound like. A wider range of basses and styles would have been nice. And I doubt everything is 'wide open' either. Yeah, I'm having a bad day before anyone asks 🤣

I'm surprised at the dislike of that bassline. I think it's sublime.

What an amazing job! I've often considered having the bridge pickup removed from one of my Thunderbirds with a similar cover up, but I imagine it would probably cost more that the bass!

Was it Strange But True? I used to love that show. edit: I'm guessing not, don't think it had an audience...

I'm infuriated just reading that.

I've often considered setting up my own YouTube channel, purely for bass demos played pickstyle and with no DI. Just to balance things out. There is a chap out there doing something simlilar but his videos seem to have turned into a showcase for Darkglass and all end up sounding the same.

I knew it would be this! I heard it earlier too.

I take it all back - it actually sounds great!

Any waltz time though? Perhaps the intro to Behind The Wall Of Sleep.

I can't think of any Sabbath in waltz time...

https://uk.interparcel.com/ I've always used Interparcel - never had a problem. I usually pick the UPS option. +1 on all the packing advice. And I would never ship without a hardcase.

I'm not going to watch as I really regret selling mine and this video won't help matters.

Same shape as a Jackson Kelly bass.