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On Saturday my band, Cartoon Food, supported Big Country, which was an amazing experience for us. The band and crew were so warm and kind, and Mark Brzezicki, who has played and recorded with a who’s who, said he went out front and watched us and thought we were great! It was a terrific night and th...

teeder wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:00 am Pretty sure all the V63's had the hot HS (excluding the first few that had HS made with leftover vintage parts). Vintage spec HS came out with the C64's.

That was my understanding too.

I bought the Ric driver and had someone thin the walls so it fits under. Having said that, on occasion I’ve taken the easy route and gone to a pro.

This is number one (Feb ‘72, pre-skunk). It’s so weird seeing pics of me now, having lost a third of my body weight (not intentional, I was ill!). Thankfully the bass is the same! 9FF5BAAE-49DA-4244-8324-7566ED0DBF33.png Great color on that 4001 Thanks. It’s pretty dark. I’ve had a couple of people...

This is number one (Feb ‘72, pre-skunk).

It’s so weird seeing pics of me now, having lost a third of my body weight (not intentional, I was ill!). Thankfully the bass is the same!

Looks genuine though.

Hot horseshoe was par for the course back in the day.

Anyone?

teeder wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:23 am That looks awesome!

Cheers! It’s a great bass. My no 2.

Have to say, the only 4005 I ever played, I didn’t love. It was ok; the bridge pickup really didn’t work for me. Which is lucky for me, at the prices of the new ones! For that price, I could buy a very early ‘70s 4001 with all the goodies.

Outdoor gig in 2022. Aug 1972 Azure.

I’d be interested to hear people’s thoughts on the differences tonally and in terms of output - assuming there are any - between the current incarnations of the reissue horseshoe and higain. I’m thinking of trying one of them in one of my other basses and obviously they’re not cheap. I’ve had the ol...

Speaking as someone who is still gigging as he gradually falls apart, I can certainly see the positives in that!

Sorry to hear that Kevin. Hope it picks up at some point.

This is the only Beefheart track I’ve ever liked, but I really love it. The Ric bass helps, obviously, but the vibe is great. And the guitar solo is reminiscent of Gilmour’s solo on Another Brick In The Wall, to my ears, except it came several years earlier. I believe these were disparagingly referr...

That’s also a great story! But the main thing I take from it Jeff is that you saw Genesis in 1973…I’m not prone to jealousy but in this case I’ll make an exception!