Recent content by NickRiffed

I name all my basses. My three kids, Boy, Girl and Thingy think it's a bit odd.

I'm just wondering what you would call a Hohner 'The Jack' if you happened to obtain one, seeing that it's name has already been used?

I'd have to go and measure it accurately but that seems about right. It is obvious that it was a bit of a rush job. It was built purely to show off the idea. It was never a practical instrument as such, more of a working concept. It has string tensioners, if you can call them that, made from the...

I understand what you are saying. A lot of people seem to think Ashborys should just play like a bass. Far from it, but if you don't give yourself the time to find all its quirks you are wasting your time. I know lots of people like the old sticky strings. This is one reason why some people...

Yep. An unintentionally collected collection. I need to get the electrics looked at on the Mk2. It feels so different in your hands. I know the only distributor back in the day was The Bass centre in London. I think I may have to give them a call. Talk about looking in the right place at the...

I have seen several old faxes and letters from Alun Ashworth-Jones noting the short comings of the Ashbory and his wish to get some improvements made and put into production but regardless of which company was making it at the time, these changes never happened. He appeared quite keen to make...

Hi, Newbie here. I had been wanting to buy an Ashbory for ever. When they first came out I didn't play and I couldn't afford one; but I still wanted one. When my life had sorted itself out enough, not having to spend every spare penny on kids and bills, I looked into buying one again. I found...