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HB PB-50 Modded! - *Version 3.0* *Audio Clip* Firstly, apologies for the (whisper it) F*nder decal - I now have some 'Discreet' decals wich were made for me by a Talkbass member and they will be fitted to this and subsequent builds and assemblies. Now read on... ...This is my third...

My First Assembly - '76' Jazz Bass - Now with KickAss Bridge! Sound Clip As a committed P-bass man of more than 40 years, I have a long-standing love/hate relationship with Jazz basses. I like how they look (mostly), I like how they sound (sort of) and I like how they play (up to a point). And...

Herrick UK Tele '51' Bass Single Coil Pickup Herrick are not so well-known, not even here in the UK, but I bought a Tele '51' pickup pretty much at random and fitted it to my project HB PB-50 P Bass... what a difference. The idea is that it sounds like one of Leo's originals. I don't know about...

NBD - Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub (44-64) *AUDIO* Bit of a weird one - bought this used, having been drawn in by my favourite colour scheme, white and maple (even though I'm not one for pearl!) - and initially didn't like it that much as I found the neck a bit too shallow front to back, so having...

NBD - Limelight Dakota Red Precision Bass, 1963 *Audio* I am now the proud owner of this Limelight Dakota Red Precision Bass. It is (as far as possible) period correct and closely resembles a 1962/63 Custom-Colour Fender Precision Bass. Needless to say I am a very happy bunny. Now read on...

NBD - Shergold Marathon Mk 1A Bass, 1979 *Audio* Funk in Gm CLIP A short clip of 70s-style funk, which will hopefully demonstrate the lovely warm, round bounce you can get with a Marathon. Direct into Edirol UA5 > FL Studio 11 with light compression. Rotosound RB45s played with a pick...

NBD - Fullerton USA Precision Bass 1976 *AUDIO* New Old Bass Day! *AUDIO FILE* Trying to be Bob Babbit and failing. But hopefully you'll get some idea of how the bass sounds. Long story short - I bought this bass brand new in 1976. I sold it four years ago when GAS got the better of me after...

NBD - Sire Marcus Miller V7 Alder-4 AWH Body: North American alder, vintage white, 3-ply tortoiseshell guard, cat's-eye jack socket. Neck: 4-bolt 1-piece hard maple, rosewood board with binding and pearloid block inlays, natural bone nut. Neck Spec: C-Shape, 34" scale, 7.25" radius, 38mm nut...

NBD X2 - Spector Legends 4 & 5 Classic Note: Apologies if this is in the wrong place; maybe it should be in 'Spector Club'? Those who know me cry, 'Why? Why on Earth Spectors after decades of Fender??' And it's true that I've always been spectacularly unmoved by the whole Warwick...

Limelight UK 1960 Stack-Knob Jazz Bass Another Limelight UK creation... this time a 1960 Stack-Knob Jazz Bass. To say I'm very pleased with the result would be an understatement. Not only does it look the part, it sounds great and plays very nicely too. It's now my go-to bass. Yes, that is a...

Spitfire Tort on my Limelight 1960 Jazz bass Eventually received my Spitfire Tort Jazz Guard from Mark Townsend... got it in my hot hands here in the UK after paying a pirate ransom for it (otherwise known as import duty - I thought we were a global economy now - hunh?)... anyhoo, here are a...

A bit of history, first: 'The Hayman Company was formed in 1969 when Jim Burns and Ivor Arbiter went into partnership. Also involved was Bob Pearson from Vox (designer of the Phantom range) and two former Burns colleagues, Jack Golder and Norman Holder, who took care of the woodworking and truss...