Mrbigstuff

Maybe I’ve not been paying enough attention but I would never have imagined Jackson (pointy headstock fame - think Randy Rhodes guitars) in the R&B/ Hip Hop genre in the hands of Adam Blackstone. It doesn’t sound too bad from the video, but considering this guy is the MD for the biggest names in modern music, it feels out of place. https://bassmagazine.com/jackson-unveils-adam-blackstone-signature-pro-series-concert-bass/

Yep, if you watch a film in a language you don’t understand and then another one in English, you’re more likely to get more out of the second one. I had this with many more ‘’jazz’ orientated players such as Jaco, Janek and Mingus. Once I was able to connect with the style, I discovered the beauty in the lines/ melodies.

Just in case anyone else doesn’t notice, my post was written in jest! FWIW though I don’t think even Jamerson enjoyed the music he was playing on. It sounds like he was much happier in a jazz club after a days sessions.

Looked like he was just applying grease to me. Maybe they didn’t turn very smoothly? Really enjoyed the sound clip at the end. He should of cleanse both sides of scratchplate through before reassembling!

I haven’t seen overspray like that in the neck pocket on factory examples before. Usually there’s a thin strip of natural wood where the bass was hung for spraying.

That’s odd if original, unless it was scratched?

James Jamerson - his action was more than the thickness of a credit card. Can’t setup a bass properly? Should have had his fingers chopped off!

I’m not sure the single coil precision is as popular as the split coil either.

I doubt it is, but I’d buy that even if it was a dog to play. Beautiful!

Thundercat for me. Tried loads of times and it’s just not for me. I think I might have seen him live too but can’t remember when it might have been.

Even if it is not identical to something else, it will be a concoction of ideas that you’ve subconsciously merged or evolved.

This (excuse the pun) blows my mind. Even before I type anything on here, I’ve already spoken it in my head. Back to music, the top improvisers also say they sing in their head the line/ phrase they want to play in a solo.

When you say hear your voice do you mean the tonality/ accent we talk with or just talking to yourself? I’ve also assumed everyone can compose/ have conversations in their head, what else do people do?

Unsurprisingly their feedback suggests they only sell modern guitars on eBay. Maybe he/she/they collect vintage guitars “for the shop” without real intention of selling, so super inflate the prices.

In the main thread this has happened to some other bass chatters but was resolved eventually. I wouldn’t worry, maybe try again next week?

Had seen it advertised at $45k previously

That ads been around a while. Definitely not worth the price, and you’d certainly only purchase it from a well known source.

Never got to meet him, but for sure one of those names you’d always look out for on this forum

The late 70s I’ve played had baseball bats for necks. I think someone said before what period of 70s had the B width

Mr Baxter and ATB are wisely awaiting my jackpot lottery win and clearing them out.

That’s because when you get to that level, the differences are mostly down to spec and taste. None are better than the other, just different, even if only slightly.

I’ve tried rotating at gigs before and had 2 jazz basses that I could not get to sound good in the room, a Tokai and a Sire V7. These weren’t bad basses, but I didn’t have enough experience with them in that environment, whereas the P bass never had a bad gig. Ps. when I was at ACM, the players with the best sound only had one or two instruments but were incredibly comfortable with them. Yet Mr gear addict over here often struggled to make the most of an instrument.

I could definitely get by on my 4 string P bass. But the satisfaction of wishing for a sound and having a bass that can deliver it is worth more than a holiday for a week (insert other not as fun as bass ways to waste money) to me.

No doubting that! Jake Newman had one when I had lessons with him and what a loverly bass it was