FlatEric

Pics and details of the custom here: https://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.com/2010/10/doug-wilkes-guitar-builder.html As I said, lucky enough to meet him and now recall something from the visit that I forgot to put in the post. When Doug decided to tweak the rod (I thought it was fine but was better when he had laid his hands on it) it obviously would have altered the pitch. Having tweaked the rod, he down tuned all the strings and brought them up again, all by ear and no tuner. Finished my coffee, shook him by the hand and headed home. After all the years of playing around with stringed instruments, he must have perfect pitch. At home, checked it - bang on correct. Most impressed. 👍 I can't find any pics of the fretless. It was a model of Doug's range when he was making production instruments in Hanley. Looks a similar shape to the OP but with two Jazz pick-ups. Must dig it out. 👍 Cheers. 😊

Gorgeous!! I have two Wilkes basses - a custom (for someone else that I bought) and a lined fretless. Both absolutely cracking basses. Lovely bloke, lucky enough to visit him. Hang on to that bass. 👍

Once again, thank you all for the info - all good stuff. Cheers. 😊

Thank you all for your input. I had forgotten this but I had Cakewalk YEARS ago, running on Windows 95 or 98 and struggled with that. From memory (it was a very long time ago) it certainly was not straightforward and certainly not intuitive. I think that is why I was attracted to GB, as all I knew who had tried it, said it was pretty easy to get on with. With that in mind, I may have a go with Reaper, as there is the trial version and see how I get on. I don't think this will happen until the new year, with everything else going on, so sit tight and I'll report back. Would I need anything else to connect - I seem to recall that I just went straight into the sound card before, on a micro jack. Cheers. 😊

Taaaaaaaaaaaa. Will take a look. 😊

Thank you, just as I suspected. Cheers. Anything that could be recommended to run on windows 10, that is simple to use and effective? Cheers. 😊

Hi All. 😊 I have done a search on here for anything relating to Garage band software for windows, but not found anything. There are various bits of info on the net and I have even found a "Free Download", which I am quite suspicious of. . . . . . Anyone got Garage Band or something very similar on a Microsoft Windows system? Cheers, 😎

An absolute beauty, looks very original. Do you have a moulded case for it or a standard one? If you are interested in the Peavey T Series, it's beginnings, variations and history etc, you may like to have a look here, if you haven't already visited it. Peavey T Series Basses and Guitars I am a big fan of the Peavey T - some nice ones, also shot in the garden.👍 Read and scroll and when you get to the bottom, click Newer posts and carry on. Lots of interesting info. Cheers. 😊

Understood. Sending you a PM 👍😎

Nik Nik, is this image one you have borrowed or is it your actual bass? 😊

Hi. This is the one I think you referred to. Is this how you remember it? If you read the script, it dates from 1980. Check out Larry DiMarzio's Snake Skin Boots!!!! Wow!!! Cheers.😊

Hi. 😊 As per my reply to Cosmo, somewhere there is a pic of Peter, at perhaps that show. I will look into it and come back to you. Cheers. 👍

Oooops, neglected to add more info! Axis Bass 203 Axis Bass 204 Cheers. 😊

Hi to all who remember me and Hi to those who don't.😎 For those who remember, I have a thing about small operation English guitar makers - Reeve, Ray Cooper, Doug Wilkes and the like but in particular, Peter Cook. I was going to post this on another Peter Cook article I did some years ago but I managed to find it and it was some time ago!! 😁 So, here we are on another thread. . . Two more Peter Cook Axis Basses. Axis Bass 204, the red one - I know who now has that one. Axis Bass 203, I am aware of but not sure where it has gone since 2020. Anyone that visits on here? 😊