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Substituting different preamp tubes in order to change the characteristics of the amp; 12AU7 for 12AX7, Tungsol for JJ, that sort of thing.

That was just awful...mostly because what Rush never needed was a second bassist and a second drummer onstage, especially the drummer(s), who sound like they're in a mediocre tribute band...oh, hang on...that's it, tho, isn't it?

Bass solos nope, not as such (OK, maybe a slightly elongated fill, or a bass intro, but that's about it), and drum solos (other than the late great Neil Peart) were/are always a cue to hit the bogs...

Why would he pursue a career in a band when he can make a living as a solo performer, especially now there's a worldwide medium for that on YouTube, etc? Grandstanding pieces like this are created to garner attention (and therefore advance the solo career mentioned above), the more remarkable the better, and are more accurately judged on that basis. Nige Clutterbuck is a friend of mine, and has suffered much abuse for his grandstand stuff (if you've never seen it, his speciality is 1000mph slappity-hoohah*) from some musos, but he plays it for a specific reason; to further other aims, like pulling a crowd round at a trade show. He's also a great bassist and yeah, he plays in bands, too... Anyway, there'll be another 8-year-old YouTuber along in a bit who's 90% of the way there before they can even reach the end of the neck properly... * Technical term, donchaknow?

The biggest red flag is the pickup cover, but check out the nut and the TRC misalignment - not even Rick would let one out of the factory in that state...

Just for a second I thought that was the back of the neck... 🙂 You have inspired me to contact Jon again about mine...he's probably gonna say 'Yeah, it's been sat here for ages waiting for you'... 😕🙂 Edit: I did, in fact contact Jon. He said "Yeah, it's been sat here for ages waiting for you." Upside is he's sticking it in the post next week... 😀

Noooo, it's progressed past that; he's got them trained - if you leave them in a room with an open window, they're off*... * Inspired by a mate of mine when we were kids; he was briefly obsessed with keeping pigeons, and there was a bloke with a pet shop down Tib Street in Manchester sold them. He'd buy one, fuss over it, then forget and leave the door ajar, and it'd be gone, so he'd have to go and buy another one. I was convinced the bloke had sold him the same pigeon three or four times...

FWIW (tho not strictly OT), I put an East pre in my ABZ, and it really brought it to life...

Oh, and if you don't mind the Fender branding, their £30-or-so replacement bridge is very nice for the money...

Exactly what I did with mine...a nice upgrade...

There's a great book called, funnily enough, Laurel Canyon by a chap called Michael Walker. Very evocative, and some fascinating stories from what was a great place for a time, but also unblinking in the documenting of its fall from grace...

I'd forgotten how different the body on the 3000 is to the older BBs...that's very nice indeed...and now I wish (again) I hadn't sold mine...

This, above...the 800w/down to 2.67 ohm power unit in the Magellan (and quite a few others now, too) is a step up from the original Class D offerings, and the preamp is very, very flexible (two channels, two/three-way contour control, etc.). The HPF is very well implemented, too. If I hadn't run out of money, I'd still have mine...it was the last in a long run of (a dozen or more) Class D (and quite a few A/B) amps I went through, and stayed the longest...

The Genzler Magellan is a great two-channel amp...the channels are Clean and Drive (footswitchable), and there's two/three (flat is bypass) switchable (and controllable) Contour preset, too...

Well, the Genzlers have a contour, but that's as well as sweepable mids...everything else I've had from the US has had mids...I think Leszek might be a touch off-piste there...

Perhaps Gibson's Top Dollar Boys should give the lads at Epiphone a ring...this is my £120 Epi Bird body...perfect (but dusty): ...

My trio had a big falling-out with a pub at which we had about 30 gigs set up for the year, when they refused to increase (by less than 10%) the money which had been the same for the last three or four years. Bear in mind this is a very busy (queues out the door most of the night, bouncers staffing a one out, one in policy) city centre pub taking a fortune...it got ugly on their side very quickly ('You're contractually obliged' 'Ummmmm, where's this contract?' 'I sent you a text message'), and we walked away...

I'd have taken the opportunity to test his obsession/wallet combination with a 'Ohhhh, it has sentimental value, nothing short of ten grand could persuade me to part with it...' Then you're onto a win-win; either he buggers off, or you're looking at a payday... 🙂

That GR Bass 810 is rear ported, which seems an odd choice, given the basic design principles of an 810...

...be it a spoon and your teeth... 🙂 I very, very nearly did a similar thing to a early/mid 70s Precision back in the day (I fancied one of those fancy Jazz pickups in it), it was, as BRX says, just a run-of-the-mill bass; the only reason I didn't was that I decided at the last minute to trade it for something else...

That clip reminds me of the best thing I've read about the Who (nicked from David Hepworth): "Lots of bands have a lead singer and a lead guitarist, but the Who had a lead singer, a lead guitarist, a lead bassist and a lead drummer..." 😁

'care with cabinet placement' - you perhaps might not gig in the sorts of places I do - I'd much rather not have that to worry about...and I never use tweeters, so they're just an added expense/complexity I can live without...*sigh again*...

All rear ported, all with tweeters...*sigh*...😕

FTFY... 🙂

To be fair, that 12lbs weight for a sort-of-75 could well be the most accurate (and bravest) bit of copy work I've seen in a while - I (briefly) had a 78 Jazz that was around the 12lbs mark...the best thing I can say about it (not yours, obv), was that when you propped a door open with it, it stayed propped open... 😕🙂