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Thanks Ped, good link, look very similar for a fraction of the price.

Have you tried a VM? I have just sold a P bass as this does P in spades plus a meaty old pickup for added fun should you need it. Mine is also one of a brace of the updated Cali IIs that have a non-reversed split coil. Stunning basses.

The Audere preamps can be specified in all manner of ways pre-purchase. They are physically small too so leave plenty of room for a battery if you wish to be able to return your bass to stock at any point. I've always found them to be very good in that they seem not to colour the sound too much. Worth considering imho. https://www.audereaudio.com/

I like the Sadowsky items, but expensive to import.

OK, good luck with the purchase.

If you're looking for an SR4000e this one looks pretty splendid: https://classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/portfolio/ibanez-sr4000e/

Two huge bands I've contrived to miss were Queen and U2 so either of those would be on my list. Of bands I have seen, Deep Purple just after Machine Head was released.

Here, here! Excellent result.

I'm downsizing for different reasons, to raise dosh for a fam situation. I've sold 4 this year (and now into single figures) including a couple of ACGs recently which were a real wrench to sell. Probably still need to lose two more basses, maybe three. It's not been pleasant I won't lie as all mine get played and gigged on rotation but very much comes under the #firstworldproblems banner.

I've had both and for me the Spector was superior in every way, although less iconic.

Green Ferraris should be burnt.

This does it for me, Mr Neil Young: "Rockin' In The Free World" There's colors on the street Red, white and blue People shufflin' their feet People sleepin' in their shoes But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead Don't feel like Satan, but I am to them So I try to forget it, any way I can. Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world. I see a woman in the night With a baby in her hand Under an old street light Near a garbage can Now she puts the kid away, and she's gone to get a hit She hates her life, and what she's done to it There's one more kid that will never go to school Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool. Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world. We got a thousand points of light For the homeless man We got a kinder, gentler, Machine gun hand We got department stores and toilet paper Got styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer Got a man of the people, says keep hope alive Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive. Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world.

I concur, seen her a few times live. Have to say that I don't recognise the comments above about her shows being dull, there was plenty of audience interaction in the ones I have attended.

Goodness, the thought of the first prize...Kevin knows I'm miserable now.

I think we can probably agree that fans of Kiss are unlikely to like the bands you mention and vice versa. Is not beauty in the eye of the beholder?

Damn, beat me to it Mr Smalls

Nice one, good luck to you. I play in a covers band that earns a few £s and have an originals band too which is intellectually much more satisfying. We will record some stuff may try and do a few gigs but they seem much harder to get.

Jack's Instrument Services in Manchester do stuff for me. Normal set-up is £45 and full set up and fret dress is £75. http://www.jacksinstrumentservices.com/prices.html

Excellent, I was wondering about this very thing myself. Sadly I'm not a big Jazz afficionado but feel I should know more about the genre. I have a couple of CDs but not a real collection to choose from so stayed away from that part of the question Are we allowing 'Best of...' albums, surely a cop out Some of my fav CDs are live albums but I've omitted them for the same reason in that they often/mostly cover a range of the band's output. A truly great album should have no weak tracks which a best of or live album can easily side-step. YMMV of course.

Love Rush and have to practice hard to nail any of it. The one that is still defeating me is Starship Trooper by Yes. In fact just writing this makes me want to put my toys back in the pram and have another go!

Welcome indeed. Plenty of very knowledgeable people on here, and it's a friendly place.

Got to be a candidate for a top three spot surely.

My tastes do jump around a bit. Currently I'd say: Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet Genesis - Selling England By The Pound Paul Simon - Graceland