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I'm looking for a hard case or decent gigbag recommendation for a Futura - you know, similar to the Rick Nielsen Model It doesn't need to be particularly fitted, more protective than anything else. Unsure whether it would go into a standard Explorer case, given the shape/geometry. Anyone know if a Ritter Bern gigbag would fit?

As a guy that adored Veruca Salt and Smashing Pumpkins 30-odd years ago, it's no surprise that I adore Momma. Spotify tells me they're my most listened to artist in 2025, as was the case in the previous four years. They are a low-fi delight on the ears.

I'd be curious about knowing the numbers as well, even to the nearest five or ten, and potentially how many are left. When I got mine, there was a bit of disinformation circling about how many Nikki Sixx had, with his scant disregard for the model, gotten through in the late 80s - I think he smashed one to bits at the Moscow show, there were others, too.

...well, where I'm located, they're all imports 😁

Heads up! There's a stupid cheap Hamer Rick Neilsen/Futura on eBay UK. Local collection (Southend/east of Landaan), so (feasibly) it's the real thing. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/286784504694?_skw=hamer+guitar&itmmeta=01K99ZAF3FA1EFMJ0KACWJTCB2&hash=item42c5b04376:g:jmwAAeSwIy9orEiC&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1eUKFRfC300NbD4i4qow9RzG9Vmi9vSGxCYLRBSVKNcEg227N%2FYxWDWmubd5YaWGSRCO96pwEKiq%2B0JhgXW2daCXxdrlZAxo1yWpJDUt%2Fo5yBxZ%2BWkivVpM96hcEdhjs5UEbP6zHHEjd%2FOJYl%2F%2B6UvqP3VAFzAViFiO3YzIKsBAT9%2FM8XDf2jmqinM0Ne8qIeLn99XgyrWKLvBvnw4k9sm%2FfN5gzLPU99YjEdTUZlXBmIxVP08TbKMDOVVxS4pIlq4%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_Txqb_KZg

Very cool! We live about 45 minutes west of London and considered a Canada move about 20 years ago, Prince Edward Island being the primary location choice. At that point we could have sold up here, bought a huge place in Charlottetown and settled into a very comfortable early retirement at 40 years old. I still rue the decision we took to stay here.

I have a 1978 Aria Pro II Primary Bass that I picked up very cheaply here (UK) on Gumtree - the UK equivalent to Craig's List. I've got basses that are worth 50+ times more than what I paid for it. It was in pretty bad shape, so it's undergone some TLC over the years and I play it daily; 'tis a wonderful thing. Earlier in the year, I had to consider the option to refret or just get a cheapy neck from China, so took the latter option (it cost less!). I'd wholeheartedly recommend anything old that was was made by Aria. Fantastic kit.

Oops. My post was bass cabinets. Sometimes I need to read more than the subject line. 😄

I've been through more cabinet combinations than I care to remember and nowadays it's more about downsizing my day to day kit. I still own a Barefaced Big One (15/6) but a couple of years back I bought a pair of Darkglass 1x12s. I can use them as singles or double them up; they're rated 500w/8 ohm, lightweight (12.5kg), capable. UK price was £600/$750 each, Sweetwater do them for $810 a pop (I was actually more surprised that they weren't actually cheaper than the UK price despite being made in Finland). Expect this price to increase once tariffs kick in your side.

Black ones sold out. Search continues. P

Volume volume tone. I was thinking about dropping in some of those big pole Delanos, but figured they'd just look weird. The only thing I couldn't find was a black Strat jack socket, so I got a chrome one and painted it black; I'd prefer a flat socket in black, as all my cables terminate in right angled Neutrik silent plugs. That's it! P

Here you go. P

Three years ago (or thereabouts) I picked up a black FBIV on eBay (I'm in the UK). Pretty apparent the seller really didn't know what he had and I got it for a paltry £350 (c.$500). No case, but happy to say the Epiphone Thunderbird case is a perfect fit. I decided it would look better all black, so replaced the bridge and machines with like for like Schaller replacements. It sounds awesome, but to be honest I'm genuinely concerned about gigging it in case some thieving b*st*rd lifts it, so it gets regular trips out for rehearsals. Good hunting everyone. P