AndyTravis

9am today…

This stuff?

Just ordered a Vanderklay cover. Got an email response to queries (no “buy” button for my cover online) and all sorted in 3 emails and should be here tomorrow. pretty easy so far.

Red all night tonight - was due new strings for 5 basses and “next day” obviously means “not within 3 days…” but it seems the strings I kept as spares to put on the red one still had enough snap for one rehearsal…

Better photo tonight. Weird room - for live tracking drums so was acoustically a bit odd…

They’re not the same mate…similar, close, but not the yamaha ones.

I thought @lee650had taken that ad down?!

Thank you to our very own @MoJo for re-stocking my sucked sweetie control knob pile…I get stressed when I run out…

yeah, it’s lovely - not for me though…my 450 is the sunburst bb I’m holding on to…

Apologies @DarylClayton has a beautiful 2024x at £1500 @azumi has a 2024 at £1500 Both worth every penny - not much will get close at that money for a do it all bass… there’s a lovely looking bbp34 at £900 which is a great (and tempting) price

To my mind - not enough to justify the huge gulf in price - I’m pretty sure the 1024 was about £600/£700 new and the 2024 was about £2000… the 2024’s I played never disappointed but also never made me giddy…at current used prices though (think there’s a nice sunburst one about £1500) you’d be very hard pressed to get better. The 1024x I had was a beauty - I absolutely regret not keeping it - but I will say, the rough and ready sound of the 424/414 suits me better - the extra refinement of the 1024/2024 would be a waste on my skill set - like giving fine wine and caviar to a chimpanzee.

625 doesn’t exist… 414/415 were passive 614/615 active 3 eq, no passive mode 414/614 then replaced by 424/1024/2024 - all passive, different country of manufacture, various wood treatments and pickup variants (all based on p/j though) modern day equivalent 434 = 414/424 (passive p/j) 734 = 614 (active p/j) 1024/2024 - bp34 (passive p/j but “posh”) 414/424/614 all 4 string 415/425/615 all 5 string

Ooooooh yeah. SAUCY! Like reverb…but not crap.

Looks cheap/boring - not as nice

This was then owned by another guitarist who played it right handed. was this the one Dweezel Zappa had for a bit?

I’m sure last time I enquired, it was abroad and well gone…

Well, that’s my epitaph sorted…

I’ve seen the pics. I feel it may have been my fault…🤣

Usually when the “click” turns to a “thunk” I’ve got 5 new sets arriving tomorrow.

Cor…saucy. Like eBay, but not crap.

Gutted, had heard some great stories from a friend who’d worked for WB records when ZZ Top were with them in the 80’s/90’s - Apparently a very likeable guy. Always admired the ZZT way. Time waits for no Man. 72 isn’t “old” anymore either.

No, this 424/414 world is where I’m at. I do worry that bb450 is unfortunately at risk. And the unfinished 350. I know the white 350 is going to a good home - I’ve sorted that.

I would love the white one which a few on here passed around… think @GreeneKingand @Beedster had it at various points in 2013/14

That 2025mx is right up @lee650’S street. ah well. I’m on 6 at the moment…