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Any fretless?

Pervert 🤮

Each to their own :), have a good one

At least we know it’s good for metal……

Agreed. But the MXR sounded plenty good enough for a live band mix to me? Loved his descriptor of "blue collar bassist" - made me want to get his book, but seems to be kindle only now?

So, who'll be using their limited edition Pino Palladino Stingray at the Tickled Trout? 😁

Add me down. I'm @neepheid gofer Westone Thunder bass Westone Thunder guitar 3d printed headless bass 3d printed guitar Fender Jazz MIJ 97 Fender Jazz bitsa active Fender Strat MIJ 87 Fender Mustang bass Ibanez Mikro bass I have some interesting ideas for my next 3d printed bass but that's dependent on pulling finger out. I might acquire some small amps before then or I might not. Yes I swing both ways and play guitar and bass. I've no pride whatsoever.

what kind of music are you playing. Just curious to hear about others. Dave

Yep always take the positive @Stub Mandrel Hopefully home soon tho. Are you bored or just chilling out while staff run after you. 😂 I remember breaking my leg playing footie and loved being in hospital. I had no work to worry about and was able to sit and read motorbike and bass mags all day for a week or so. (Leg was broken in 2 places and pinned) Dave

I always thought it was paid for thru your taxes and NI was for sickness payments and/or pensions. No expert to be fair but i do recall there being a strong sided debate on BC about it and that was one of the points that i took from it. If its been said on BC then it must be true cause this is the Gospel according to bassists. Dave

I've got some hardware I think.

In a very sad turn of events Juan Alderete announced yesterday that he’ll be selling lots of his gear on Reverb, presumably as he can no longer play. Or at least not the way he wants to. No store link yet but it’s going live some time next week, I believe. Announced on this Instagram post of anyone wants more info.

That does look gorgeous. Wish I hadn't looked it up.

As a main band I'd have to say Mingus Tree, which I joined probably 4-5 years ago. Most of the members are based in Charlbury and we mostly play around that area, e.g. at the beer festival or other Cricket Club events such as the Oktoberfest. Also fetes, pubs, and sometimes private parties. The gig schedule is pretty relaxed, which suits me nicely. The material is jazz, though the tunes are quite accessible with fairly simple arrangements, catchy grooves (sometimes Ska or Reggae-like) and lyrics to some of the pieces; listeners who "hate jazz" have often told me that they enjoyed our sets. It's almost all original material written by the trumpet and guitar players (who founded the band long ago). There's not much I've managed to get on record but there is a video of us struggling through some bad weather at Ramsden fete and a song from a Charlbury gig where I was recovering from an inner ear infection and struggling to stay upright. I'd like to get a proper recording done but never managed it.

Pretty easy to spot which is which too.

Picked one of these up recently. Yep. Very nice. Lovely smooth neck, lovely dimensions to it. Pickups sound lovely. Tone pot has a lot of width in it, plenty of tones. Tuners work great. Its lightweight. Yep. Very nice indeed. Absolutely no need for any higher priced precision.

Watched it, last night, thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought Lee and Russ Kunkel came across really well; grounded, likeable chaps.

Agreed, If it was possible to significantly undercut the competition with a US manufactured bass someone would have done it. And if nobody saw the value in paying that much for a US manufactured bass, these companies would go out of business.