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Had a solo gig in Leicester which was just hard work. The venue had had some issue with noise complaints so a local came in with a sound monitor thing while I was setting up. Told me I had to be under 90db. I pointed out that even without playing, the busy bar full of people talking was 95db and when I talked to him loudly it shot up to 110db. He set up his device. I ignored it. Then a big group of fairly “refreshed” punters came in and were in total disbelief that I didn’t know some obscure song they insisted upon. They kept trying to play it to me on their phones (like that would make me know it suddenly?) so eventually I told them firmly no, it wasn’t gonna happen. I sensed the atmosphere get quite aggro for a bit and I didn’t take my eye off these guys through the second half. I just played singalong stuff I thought drunk people would like to stand up, dance and shout along to (which turned out to be accurate) and things seemed to get back on track. By the time I’d finished and was packing down everyone seemed to have chilled out a bit (though I did get the classic demand of: “Go on - set the kit back up and I’ll sing it for you blah blah…”) Some other cool punters there who were very appreciative and a decent enough size crowd. Glad to get out and get home tbh. Gear - Mackie SRM350s, Allen and Heath ZedFX10 desk, Shure SM58, Simon and Patrick SP6 guitar with a Seymour Duncan Woody pickup, small effects board (tuner, compressor, EQ pedal). Alas no pics from last night. (Imagine an acoustic guitar and a mic stand and you’re pretty much there).

Good idea....

These are compensated necks so you don't have to move the bridge. They bring the nut the 2" down needed for medium scale 😉 (Although the 14mm tuners required aren't standard for Fender/Squier basses of course!)

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/not-yet-michel-camilo/

And an actual keyboard synth will do the job even better.

🤯OMG! That's up there with an Ibby Thundercat. Is this the most expensive Ibanez bass?

Verrrry nice indeed. Thanks for posting.

Heel access truss rods are actually easy enough to access/adjust without removing the neck if you have the right tool. All of my basses have heel access, and the tool to adjust cost less than £15. I guess it’s a bit of a pain in the arse that you have to take the scratchplate off, but I’m not too fussed about that personally.

@Downunderwonder I had exactly the same thought overnight. I can't see how just picking it up by the chainbar would do any serious harm. Certainly you could cut yourself because you are grabbing the sharp bits and it would be a good effort given where the center of balance is on a chainsaw. More than likely he picked up the thing he was cutting and moved it without paying enough attention to what he was doing.

The Torture Never Stops - Frank Zappa

Nice bass, just treat it better than Paul Simonon did his. Personally, I think it needs a tort pick guard.

One thing that puts me off the Vintera range was the lack of easy access to the truss rod. If I had a real desire for a vintage style instrument at that price I would have to accept it but, I don't.

chorus or flanger effects were very popular in the 1980's also roundwound strings

I love Ibbys (I have a bunch and 2 more incoming) and that one is pretty, but it's not $8k pretty.

Pump and Squeeze Me - Wrong Direction

(Get A) Grip (On Yourself) - The Stranglers

I also have an early copy of Led Zep II that is of interest to record collectors. It's got a purple lower label, contains different song names and the sleeve artwork is lighter. I'm not really up on it but a couple of friends have made noises and faces at it over the years.

I have The Police Sixpack coloured vinyl with incorrect labels on some of them. They're just jumbled up. It never really bothered me as a kid as I never played them as I had the songs on the albums and the original singles. The six pack was always treasured.