ezbass

In Gerry McEvoy’s “Riding Shotgun” he makes a case for Rory possibly coming up with the Start It Up riff. Whilst I find this unlikely (it’s a decidedly 5 string, open G riff - Keef’s speciality) it’s an interesting insight in to how close Rory was with the Stones in those sessions.

I’m guessing that the OP signed up to get some advice, found what they were looking for and moved on

It’s the raison d’être of Gogglebox, a program I find somewhat pointless, but other folk seem to like it.

I consider Vintage a step up from the brands I mentioned and even from the lower end Squiers. The Vintage LPs I’ve heard have been great and their owners gush about the playability (I’ve certainly been tempted by their Goldtops, on more than one occasion). Their basses are properly good too They certainly are a ‘sleeper’ brand. Where was this kind of choice in the early - mid ‘70s?

With the price of MIM Fenders, they should be considered serious, some of them are over a grand now! I’m not sure how or when that happened, I must’ve nodded off and missed something. It’s the quality of the likes of Revelation, SX and Harley Benton* that is impressive today. I don’t know what their cost would be in real terms compared to the ‘70s and ‘80s, but they’re certainly cheap now and punch above they’re price point. *Other cheap brands are also available

Oh yeah, you know the rules...

Get some Filter'Trons (or clones thereof) and you're laughing.

I read that as you’d bought a Perspex Strat neck, which sounds really cool, albeit heavy.

Jim Dandy, there’s a name I haven’t heard in decades. I vaguely remember Black Oak Arkansas being on the OGWT.

I mentioned this in another thread, but it’s probably just as appropriate, if not more so, here. I stumbled across Mike Adam’s channel some time back and, despite his presentation style being somewhat ‘full on’, I’ve subscribed to his channel. He’s an offset guitar aficionado and tech, who is very much into his indie bands. If you’re interested in Jazzmasters and Jaguars and their, let’s call them, foibles, this is the place for you. https://youtube.com/c/Puisheen

Different valve SIMs in addition to the amp SIMs; nice. That Ocean’s 11 looks interesting too.

Jerks! Were they selling them as decorations? If not, then they’re not fit for purpose and the company are doing nothing but furthering the oft spouted attitude about Chinese quality.

That’s a proper tale of woe . Was the Pianet the end of that trail, or was it moved on for something else?

I missed this originally. albeit 7 months late.

Hamster in the GC house!

Never player one, although I like the look of the Hank-tastic Marquee in white. I remember hearing a demo of the Bison, many years ago and being very impressed by the sound. I had no idea that they'd be bought out.

Oh, that’s not good. Fair play to you for making the effort.

We’re certainly on the same page when it comes to nut widths. I have very ‘Goldilocks’ tastes when it comes to nut widths, especially with the 4 string beast, J bass widths are just too narrow for me, but some fivers feel like the deck of an aircraft carrier.

I used to have little chats back and forth with the lead singer, often going for innuendos. The trick is not to speak too quickly so that it doesn’t become gobbledygook for the audience.

And PRS are (mostly) in the middle with their 25” scale. IIRC Jags and ‘Stangs are 24” although the latter used to be 22”.

Morning players of the thin stringed thing. I’ve recently been lured into the genre within a genre of the Fender Offset guitar, mainly by YouTuber, Mike Adams also know as Puisheen https://youtube.com/c/Puisheen His style isn’t to everyone’s taste, but he knows his stuff when it comes to offsets and he’s grown on me to the point where I now follow him on YT and Instagram. Couple this with the purchase of a Mustang bass earlier in the year (yeah, sorry, I used the B word) and I’m now interested in trying out (which might lead to acquiring ) a Mustang guitar. I’ve never played a short scale guitar (at least that I know of and certainly not in the last 40 years) and wondered if the GC collective has had any experience with them. Are they really that different, are they comfortable, what’s your opinion of the sound? Regale me with your stories of these quirky, ‘student’ guitars, if you have any stories of course. The sharing of any short scale experiences would also be most welcome. I wait with bated breath.

Ooh, new gear time, marvellous!* *Gets comfy in chair, lines up provisions and waits avidly for the next instalment.

Mmm, Firebird.

I always thought the dapper gentleman in your avatar was something random from the ‘30s. Well played, Sir, great hat (I am also suitably, follicley challenged and love a hat; my avatar is an old photo). With regard to the Flying V, and to paraphrase the Fast Show, suits you, Sir! You should definitely try and find another that you can love.

Another one crosses over to the skinny stringed, chat, side.