Inevitable

[oldslapper]

@Beedster 

 

Inevitably it has ended up at my gaff, thanks to @alyctes 

Should have bought it in the first place.
Unlined ebony P width neck, zenith…

😂😂

Edited May 31, 2022 by oldslapper

[alyctes]

It's very nice, but I should have known better...  

Glad it's gone to a good home.

[neepheid]

I'm ashamed to admit that when I saw the title of this thread I got excited that someone might be writing about my originals band. Doh! What an egomaniac.

 

Carry on...

[wrinkleygit]

Is that the one with a Warmoth neck ?

  I might just be confused though, however if you decide to part this one out, can I have first dibs on the neck.

  By the way, are you still driving the Probe !!!!

[oldslapper]

1 hour ago, wrinkleygit said:

Is that the one with a Warmoth neck ?

  I might just be confused though, however if you decide to part this one out, can I have first dibs on the neck.

  By the way, are you still driving the Probe !!!!

Lol the Probe! Loved that car, if Microsoft designed cars it would look like that Probe. However (sadly) it went to “live on a farm to play with all the others” and so I had to buy a sensible car. 
I’m very much hoping that I remain unturned by anything else, now I have reached neck Xanadu.  

Hope you’re keeping well? 😊

[wrinkleygit]

Yeah, I’m a lot older, not much wiser, but at least I’m still above ground. 
  Always admired someone that-

A- could keep a Ford Probe on the road.

B- could squeeze a double bass in the back of one.

  Hope all is well with yourself, all the best, Mike.

Edited June 2, 2022 by wrinkleygit
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[Old Horse Murphy]

I remember the Probe! 😂

[oldslapper]

2 hours ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

I remember the Probe! 😂

Hold on Nick we are talking about the same thing? 😂

Edited June 2, 2022 by oldslapper

[oldslapper]

2 hours ago, wrinkleygit said:

Yeah, I’m a lot older, not much wiser, but at least I’m still above ground. 
  Always admired someone that-

A- could keep a Ford Probe on the road.

B- could squeeze a double bass in the back of one.

  Hope all is well with yourself, all the best, Mike.

To be fair, I used to get my DB in a micra. Not a lot else…

[oldslapper]

15 hours ago, Foxwood said:

A thing of beauty 

Yes, thank you, a beautiful but much maligned car.

 

 

 

Oh, the bass !!
Yes it is….😂

[oldslapper]

Played this past couple of days, rehearsing for gig next Thursday.

 

The bass itself feels very heavy, a little unbalanced on the knee, but with a decent wide strap balances better. Gig will be sat on a tall stool, not sure if I’d want to be stood up for too long with my dodgy back.

The neck was what I was really after, and had already planned a scheme of getting a nice P body to attach it too. However, the jazz body kind of “makes sense” somehow and the wizards with the KiOgon loom are astonishing. Probably the best jazz pups/loom combo I’ve played. I often find a bridge pup solo’d to be a little weak, but it’s lovely and aggressive and still retains depth. Harmonics are beautifully clear and both pups have a nice balance. 
The neck feels substantial in my hand, with a typically confident, smooth feel to the ebony board and a “darker” tone unplugged that translates nicely when amplified. 

Looking forward to hearing it at the gig through FOH and recorded.