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This thread is interesting to me. I think I'd like to try some coated strings on my Pingray. I usually have a problem with nickel skin reaction, but this would let me have more choice. I'm thinking about Elixir's but open to others. Is this a reaction to DR's coating material? I want something smooth feeling as well. I've got flats on other basses so I want rounds on this bass but I do like to minimise string noise. What coated strings have the lowest finger noise?

I bought a fretless Warwick Corvette around 20-something years ago from the old Bass Centre in Wapping (I miss that place!). Proper German-made bass, with bubinga body and ovankol/wenge neck. Lovely instrument, but I just didn't play it as much as I wanted to (if that makes sense) - a fretted bass just works better for what I play. Not to mention it was damn heavy (about 14lb on the bathroom scales) I sold it a couple of years ago when money was getting a little tight with the wife on post-covid-complication-related-long-term sick. Every now and then I get the urge to get another fretless, but I don't need one - I'm trying to keep GAS at bay by only owning and buying gear I actually have a genuine use for (I know - crazy talk!). But if I ever do get another one, I'll save some money and get a Harley Benton or similar.

I stopped gigging a couple of years ago and have been slowly clearing out all my stuff ever since. I’m now down to my last bass (a Ric 4003 that will never be going) which I use for noodling and a bit of home recording. Logic plug-ins are okay but I do like recording audio direct and doing minimal work on it in the DAW so, after much research I’ve just got an MXR M80 DI+. It was a toss up between that and the Sansamp and in the end I was swayed by an Amazon price of just £150 on the M80. I’m very, very impressed. Deep and rich and sonorous - and then i hit the “colour” button and it’s even more so. The distortion is okay - not really my sort of thing anyway, plus i have a new-to-me Ampeg Scrambler on the way to do mild overdrive duties - but the core sounds I can get from the EQ are excellent. Of course, i’ve now started to wonder whether i shouldn’t get a cheap, second-hand P bass to complement the Ric….. and so the GAS starts again!

I swear by these straps, been using these for years and never had one fail me, keeps my bass locked in place https://www.daddario.com/products/accessories/straps/guitar-and-bass-straps/auto-lock/auto-lock-guitar-strap-black-padded-diamonds/

V1.2.2 Firmware is now available. It is a maintenance release so no new features.

Oh and there’s a V4 guitar amp with reverb so forget that old model too !!

I wonder if the channel is any different on this then, or whether it’s just a name change.

https://www.bassgearmag.com/v-4b-old-vs-new-head-to-head/ read all about it !!

That's why you need to stack it on an 810. Makes the front controls much easier to see 😁

yes it's weird isn't it. It's happened more than once to me but I've always caught it in time, except the one time I didn't (luckily it didn't even go out of tune)

There’s never been an arpeggiator.

Amen ! Some like them better than we do ! If they like them, I should like them. Acoustically, they are weird but with amp, preamp, a bit of feedback when the strings are not touched, I can love them.

Same, buttons on front difficult to see, and in my case difficult to bend down to see as well.

Picked this up from Bass Bros end of last week, I did trade in the G&L Trib M-2000 and a few pedals towards it, but will be paying my dear old Dad back the rest. 1992 4001V63, in great condition for its age, I was a bit concerned about the small amount of tail lift but it doesn't cause any issues playing wise. Wanted a Rick for a long long time they have such a distinctive sound and look so cool! This one plays lovely, the neck is nice and slim. Only pic I have so far:

I got this MIJ Fender Jazz brand new in 1992, when I was 17. I played it exclusively for 3-4 years, and after that at least 50% of the time. After a few years I mostly played 8-string bass in a metal band, and it got used less and less. I pick it up sporadically these days, it's a good bass but I can't seem to get the sound I want out of it anymore. I've been thinking of selling it and getting another fretless.

Mr Black Gilamondo Throwback Edition Eight stage phaser and damn, it sounds better than I hoped for!