BASS

I love bass and ever since I started playing guitar back in 1986 I wanted a bass. So I got one!

Unknown Make (1986)

I bought this from a friend in 1988, it was black with a white plate. I eventually stripped and refinished it in stain and varnish and ripped the frets out in 1992. 

Washburn Mercury (1993)

This was used in the band I was in back in the mid 1990s and now I have it. It has a great neck and active circuit. 

Squier Affinity J Bass (MII 2011)

I picked this up recently in a pawn show and it's really really good for the money. I don't know how they make them so good so cheap! [Sold September 2020]

Squier Affinity J Bass (MIC 2013)

This one was even cheaper and I can't seem to put it down. These things are damn good entry level instruments.

 Fender P/J Bass (1996)

This one caught my eye on an advertising site and I had to investigate. It's a beauty but not all original MIJ. The neck is a Japanese made Fender 60s reissue, the body is a silver 2005 MIM redone in Fiesta Red and it was converted to a J along the way. The pickups are DiMarzio and it has two master volumes and the small knob is the master tone. So it works like a Jazz bass but with the unmistakable Fender P chug. It was used for gigs by The Shadows Ireland and I've seen a video where original Shadows bassist Brian "licorice" Locking is playing it in a club. There's a rumour Jet Harris has played it too. Funny old Rock 'N' Roll world innit!

BASS AMPS

 Trace Elliot Commando 

I picked this up used in late 2015 and it's been on standby every time I go booming. It's UK made but when you open them up they look like they were made by a toddler!

Great sounding amps and plenty boom! 

Trace Elliot Commando 50 

This is the MKII model, again more or less the same and one of the last UK made Trace amps. Picked up in a private sale and all it needed was a clean. Sounds good to me!