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Ah you bought it then in the end? You happy with the light weight? They haven't as yet marked it as sold 😊

Things I have learned today ... Mooradian are actually still in business. https://mooradian.com/

Which is an important point. Tons of old music now being used in TV ads flogging stuff to 'young people'. Cant think of one non Hip Hop style tune from a current artist being used.

The personal trainer bit is good advice. I had lots of support after a motorbike injury 18 years ago and I still use the training plan. Always speak with a medical professional and best of luck.

Hi Alex, All these recommendations on here will serve you well, however, avoid the Vovox cables. Snake oil at best. To start with, especially in an instrument cable the most important part is the cable. Whether is low loss or ease of coiling. The other thing to keep in mind is length. I sell three types, Sommer Tricone 2, Sommer Tricone XXL and Sommer Spirit LLX. Over 6 metres I would always use the Spirit LLX, it is very low loss and coils really well. It is a bit thicker than the other two, but that is the price you pay for low capacitance, low loss. The upside is it is so easy to coil. Up to 6 metres, you can choose either of the other two. The Tricone 2 is a nice cable and recommended for general use, the Tricone is slightly stiffer and as a result does not twist or tangle as easily as others. Connectors, for instruments, if you want a cable to last, use Neutrik Jacks. They use conductors that are made from a single piece of metal. One of the biggest failures in jack plugs/cables is riveted plugs. If you are going to be a bit rough with your cables, chucking them about etc, avoid Silent Plugs. XLR/ Balanced cables. By using balanced cables, you avoid many of the issues of the ones noted above for instrument leads. Again Neutrik make the best XLR connectors, although the choice of make is not so crucial here. For cable, I stock two types, Cobra, a budget cable and Sommer Stage 22 thinner than the Cobra and slightly better specified. I will send you an instrument lead price list later, and can give you a quote for XLR cables once you tell me your exact requirements.

Weakness in the hands suggests it could be carpel tunnel related, but pain around the elbow could also be tennis elbow. I used to suffer from tennis elbow quite a bit, despite not having played tennis for over 40 years. I found that an Epicondylitis clasp like this helped, in fact I still carry one in my gig bag just in case. Like @Burns-bass my elbow (and knee, and back) issues disappeared once I started using the gym regularly with a personal trainer.

Jaco only needed Rounds...

You should consider yourself lucky. My Ibanez SRF705 has three volume controls, one for neck, one for bridge, and one for piezo bridge. They put a blend on the Ashula 2, would it really have hurt them to put one on the Portamento too? One day I will get round to wiring in the blend pot I have sitting on my desk, if I don't lose it first...

@Russ

If you have an irrational fear of cables, go wireless.

Foderas rank among the best-playing basses I've ever put my hands on. The necks, the setup... absolutely sublime. They practically play themselves. But you're right. They're tame-sounding. They're very clear and detailed, but are lacking in heft, for want of a better word. The lows and low mids just aren't thick enough to work in a heavy-sounding band. I'm sure they'll make you one with thicker-sounding pickups, but I've yet to play one.

Don't forget, you mustn't have the clip-on tuner clipped on while on stage, or the Basschat Taste Police will be down on you like a ton of bricks. And I advise against mentioning buying a music stand.

I'm going to audition one. Sweetwater got them back in stock, so I snagged one. If I like it, I keep it and sell some other stuff, if I don't, I send it back. Does it have instructions about how to do neural captures?

I did get a hint of sarcasm from that “I’m honoured…” comment 😁

This thread has a title? Stupid me eh?