AndyTravis

I hope a Bakithi Kumalo SB-40 “Graceland” fretless is on the way too…

Washburn reissue “wing series”….

Saw this on a sire page. They look nice.

So what we’re saying…(we’ve ended up discussing old Lakland Skyline/shoreline models) (and from looking around No Treble and other sites…) Namm 2026 really hasn’t delivered much to talk about in terms of bass stuff. Bah, Humbug.

I see Yamaha have done some nice colours on the new Pacifica SC. Would be nice to them on a BB. Then again, I’m skint…so. Meh.

So we’ve just been recording @Dankology and I; but here is the first single we did just before Christmas this is the Spotify link - but it’s on all major streaming platforms x

Their 2/3 aside option isn’t a looker.

It’s the same shape as their guitar headstocks which they’ve been doing for years as far as I can see

I was meant to go and mess about with the prototype but ended up with iris being in hospital the weekend I was due up there. They look ace. Will hopefully see them at the guitar show in Brum next month.

Another busy day for “Letters He Left” - 3 songs tracked…in 10 hours. @Dankologyand “that” bass were mega.

We gave it a good go today. Started at 9.30 (me) and we set the drums up and @Dankologyarrived around 11 as planned. 3 full tracks, aside from embellishments and vocals. decent days work - finished at 7.30pm.

If you’d heard the playing - you’d understand he was taking the piss 😆

“Alright Hendrix” - made me chuckle.

B-b - double course on the A and D (what would be d/g on a standard tuned guitar)

Setting off for a day at the studio tomorrow… I’m packing a Les Paul Standard, 60’s reissue strat, 50’s reissue Strat with Baritone neck (27” scale) and a Guild Baritone 8 String. It does seem I’m more the guitarist at the moment…I’ve sold 4 basses recently and @Dankology is doing a sterling job holding down the bottom end… Enjoying the challenge - Not enjoying remembering to turn pedals on and off and playing the solos correctly…

They look like the groovline models from a few years ago following plastic surgery. There are elements of Sadowsky, Alpher and dare I say it…Cort GB. There’s nowt there for me. Anyhow…

I prefer the peach one they did a couple of years ago.

I asked chat GPT to interpret this… What on earth…

A lovely (accurate) set of reissue basses from Gibson… Like meticulously accurate, not the “it’s almost right…but…” that they seem to do. A Yamaha BB3000 reissue

I need to practice more - that’s all it is. I should also stop identifying as a bass player with a guitar; I’ve actually played guitar in some form or other as long as I’ve played bass…but now I’ve taken on the guitarist role. I need to practice or write down what works for solos. To inspire me further…I did this