AndyTravis

Ahem 🙄

Well the ripper definitely has some Ric leaning sound wise… im on a buying ban…4 basses and 1 guitar this month. Although one of the basses was a misjudged eBay gamble.

Thru, and the chrome hardware etc

No, I’m all good. Got too giddy this week

Well…my most expensive recent purchase. And my cheapest. Guess which one will be for rough gigs…

https://www.cashconverters.co.uk/shop/music-tv--video/musical-instruments/guitars--string-instruments/bass-guitar/054400226091? they won’t ship… Colchester £270 seems very fair if they’d ship - Id buy it

I just think they need a bit of a think…backwards as it sounds Imagine a Gibson Les Paul Signature bass reissue (basically a posh Jack Casady) - they’d sell a good few of those, even if they were touching £2000 (they’d probably end up £4000 🙄) A Gibson version of the reissued “reverse” Thunderbird - like the Epiphone Grabber/Ripper/G3 1 but actually like the old ones; not the feeble “nearly” versions of 2009/10. The EB4 mosrite looking thing was a lovely bass, but they changed after a year, then turned into a pseudo Tobias looking thing and then gone… just a mad company.

It is mad though, the call for a “reissue” Thunderbird was rife on the forums a few years ago… They listen… Poor sales/discontinued quickly both fender and Gibson are drowning in debt with shareholders to keep happy. ”we’re not richer yet, what are you doing to fix it?” ”well, here’s the all new heritage pure retro range - even more accurate to the inconsistent ones we made in the golden era of 1950-1965!” ”good, you can keep your jobs for now…”

Saw the Tele Basses today. Hot Dawg!!! couldn’t have a muck around as I was in getting some guitar strings for a recording thing. Properly lovely things though.

Yes?

Nah, got a couple of jazz basses. No way it’s better than those

Funnily Enough, played a RW flea last night - nice and light, resonant. needed a set up. which I’m doing for the lad tomorrow

Saw one of these today. Looks ace.

Deffo one in Salford/Manchester

Just spotted one of these in local PMT as “ex display” £1299. my wallet went all sweaty. looked amazing.

Not far off 🫣

Surprised I didn’t buy that after a few beers 🙄

Just £50?!

Listen to the sleeper version from the trainspotting soundtrack, it’s a little clearer and easier to listen to

Also just added for when the Gibson is too posh to gig…

winner

There’s only one answer…

All in good time. defret/refurb/refin thread for January 2024

My worst has literally happened in the last 15 hours. how did I discover this purchase? when eBay sent a payment reminder. god love p*ssed me…