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Mickyk

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Actually we might all be larfing at it now, but some of us are old enough to remember when barely-affordable starter basses weren't much better than this. 
 

One of my mates had a Satellite short scale Woolworths special that had special effects built in like: every note had fret buzz, the action was higher than my mate Kev on a glue bender, the strings were rough and sharp to the touch, it wasn't earthed properly so electric shocks were part of the deal... 

 

It was only when decent Japanese copies started turning up in the UK, and then Squiers and Westones, etc, that things started getting good for kids buying their first paper-round-money bass.

 

Mind you, if the above bass has flats on it, I'd give it a go 😂

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On 24/08/2024 at 23:54, Mickyk said:

Don't you just love the string mute.😁

".... so, apparently, some bassists use foam mutes to give a old-school sound.  They say that you can use one of those sponges used for washing the dishes. But when I went into kitchen, we only had a brush used for washing the dishes  ....."

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