AndyTravis

Yeah - very unlike Nick, he’s always reaching out. Was looking forward to seeing him again in March. Last saw him in August when he picked up a long lost bass from me. Lovely bloke - known him for 15 years.

One of our very own Nick Smith @doctor_of_the_bass is currently MIA If anybody has had contact with him in the last 24hrs, please contact his Sister Ally ”URGENT PLEASE My brother is missing . PLEASE can anyone contact me if they have spoken with him today or last night” Nick - if you read this, give Ally (or me, or anyone) a call. We love you mate x

We’re quite safe, 2 hours noodling and I’m done…I don’t need an SY-1

I don’t understand the brubaker shape. Why put a control plate on that has no correlation to the body contour… There’s obviously high end skill on show…but it makes me think of the (frankly weird) Epiphones with a jazz plate at a jaunty angle.

“Danger” is my middle name…

I’m still in…for now…I’ve just borrowed this from the guitarist with the idea I might buy it. no cash has changed hands yet. YET.

Great necks those BXP’s

34” scale might have some impact? I do want the 4 saddle bridges…going to talk to JHS (UK distributor) at the Birmingham show in March. Might be getting a 3rd one soon if a trade comes off.

Mine does…I’ve heard this a fair bit though; did a 4 hour rehearsal with mine and tuned once at the start. that was the silver one with 45-105 d’addario weird. cant comment on the red one as the strings are old…and I’ve shoved a Nordy mute on it…

Ooooft ORANGE

Does it come fitted, or is it optional?

Being given something doesn’t count does it? Might only be an extended borrow anyhow

@Bassassin I do wonder where that one got to… I know there aren’t many; I saw one in Manchester A1 Music in about 1998 and wanted one ever since. That didn’t - as far as I’m aware, have the added pickup.

Gordon Smith did some - one cropped up a while ago here. It had a jazz pickup added near the bridge - the stock pickups were sort of “Strat” shaped…