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I tried to find the Spider-Man paint job, but failed, so perhaps I either imagined it or just mis-remembered, but yeah, that TRON paint job was pretty nice I thought. Mark

Have you tried fitting your D string to the G position and seeing if that fits? If it does you have your answer re thicker gauge strings. Mark

These have been all over my Fb feed for ages. I really haven't see anything that made me sit up and go 'wow'. They did custom TRON and Spider-Man paint jobs which I liked. They do have some very nice finishes. Mark

Yep, you've just highlighted the main criticisms of this bass from everyone else, even the reviewers that I've seen have the exact same issues, not just people on Reddit going 'WTF?!?' 😂 But I don't hate the Jackson headstock, similarly for the scratchplate and bridge (I actually really like that bridge), I'll admit the scratchplate gave me pause at the start, but I got over it pretty quickly. As @Cornwall Steve said, it's a bit quirky looking, but in this case, I think it all works. Mark

Right? All the reviewers I've seen that approached this bass was with trepidation and caution, only to be really impressed with it. Yes, it may just be a Jazz/Precision bass, but every review I've seen of it have all been positive with particular mention of the range of tones that it can produce. I'm just really curious about them, and I don't hate the styling of it, it just needs to come in at a good price and I'd get it. Mark

Unpopular opinion incoming 😅 For the price range suggested I'd wait for one of the rather snappily titled Jackson X Series Concert Bass CBXNT DX V's to become available. There's one in white on Reverb but it's in the US, so you'd have to pay loads more in import fees and tax and duty and tariff and it just wouldn't be worth it, but I've wanted one of these basses for a long time. They were heavily discounted at some point in the past but I just missed that. I still keep a vague lookout for them at decent prices, but I've not seen any. Mark

These baseplates are things of beauty. Mark

I saw this one pop up on my Fb feed, I've been waiting for this thread to appear since then. Mark

We may have had this one, but … Def Leopard. 😃 Mark

If used for a musical instrument, tone wood? Mark

Given the announcement from a couple of days ago, I don't imagine this will be the last of such announcements from a wide variety of businesses. It's crap for Harley Benton, because once the existing stock is gone, it'll cost the US buyers to order from Thomann probably about as much as it would to buy other cheap brands from the US. I guess US sales will drop off precipitously for Harley Benton once existing stock has been sold off. Mark

Thanks for posting that vid in the OP. I knew about the Sandberg connection but I didn't know he had a signature model. He mentions the health issues of Danny towards the start, it's good to see that Danny has been making progress in his recovery. Thunder has been making a number of album re-issues recently, I can only suppose this is because the band currently has no income because of the lack of touring, so I don't begrudge them that at all, I've even bought a few myself. Mark

Yes, you can order them via me. Send me a PM or email. Just 4-string versions? Or are there going to be 5-string versions too? Mark

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I've been a Thunder fan since their first album. I'm looking forward to giving this a play when I've the time. Mark

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John Paul Jones' studio gear goes up for auction A full list of the gear below. Guild Thunderbass Amp Akai S3200 Digital Sampler Akai S1000 Digital Sampler Hughes & Kettner PS64 Guitar Amp DBX 120XP Subharmonic Synthesizer TL Audio Ivory 5001 Quad Valve Preamp Klark-Teknik DN 30/30 Graphic Equaliser Dolby A type M361 Noise Reduction System Dolby A type M361 Noise Reduction System DBX FS900EU 2 Module Frame w/ 2x 902 De-Esser Modules Survival Projects Stereo Panner DBX 3BX Dynamic Range Expander DBX 3BX Dynamic Range Expander AuraTone Super-Sound Cube Roland SRV-330 Digital Reverb Roland SDE-1000 Digital Delay Roland SPV-355 P/V Synth Roland PAD-80 Percussion Controller Musicaid Clap Trap Roland TR-727 Drum Machine Roland TR-707 Rhythm Composer Novation Bass Station Simmons SDS V Maselec MEA-2 Precision Stereo Equalizer Arbiter Soundimension Moog Minimoog Model D Yamaha NS-10M Pair AuraTone 5C Super-Sound Cube Pair Yamaha NS-10M Pair Yamaha NS-10M Tweeter Pair Lexicon LXP-1/LXP-5 Multi Effects Unit Carlsbro Mantis Analogue Delay WEM Copycat IC400 Tape Echo Delay Dynacord DRS-78 Reverb Lexicon PCM-70 Digital Effects Processor Roland SDE-330 Digital Delay Roland SVC-350 Vocoder Electro-Harmonix (EHX) Talking Pedal Urei 565T Filter Helios Electronics Ltd Stereo Preamp/EQ Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressors Pair Moog Model 15 Synthesizer Maselec MLA-2 Precision Stereo Compressor Pye Compressor Alan Smart C1 Stereo Compressor GML 8200 Stereo Parametric EQ Eventide H3000SE Ultra Harmonizer AMS DMX15-80s Stereo Digital Delay AMS RMX16 Digital Reverb Urei 1176LN Rev F Pair EMS Synthi Hi-Fli + Pedals Decca Limiter/Compressor That Thunderbass amp was the one that Dave Grohl borrowed and promptly blew the speaker before returning it. 😂 You can see the sold items here. Mark

Def Leppard had 6 entries (464, 379, 286, 205, 106, and 81) 5 of which were from the '80s, the other from the '90s. Nothing strange or startling from any of those entries, but it's just nice to see them make an appearance. Mark

Oohh, our TV is always at odd numbers for volume. Normally 35 when watching with The Wife, but when she's in bed I set it to 31, sometimes 29 or 27 if it's a particularly loud mix. Mark

😂 Sometimes it can also be an automatic response. 😂 Mark

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Manufactured in large quantities = mass produced. I suspect a few thousand of something would qualify as mass produced. I have no idea in what quantities basses are produced, so I can't help with that. Mark

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Keep them for another 20 years and then sell them to add to your retirement fund? Mark

That was really good, and worthy of a follow all by itself. I've listened to the rest of the album, and it's now on my list to get on the next Bandcamp Friday. Mark