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Why isn't there a "None" option in the questions?

Thanks for the replies. I had considered orange but thought it would be too…. Orange. That purple one is definitely sexy though. I love Aguilar’s gear but it is overkill for my apartment. The Laney is a nice looker. My first bass amp when I was a teen was a Laney and it was weak as hell so I’ve always been a bit of a snob towards the brand but should see if I can try one of those. An original Ampeg B15 would be the dream! I’ve been looking at the micro ampeg VR stack as I think they’re pretty and power doesn’t really matter for at home. Ashdown, similar to the above have a nice looking micro stack. Tone is probably a bit warm for my tastes though. I used to have an ABM combo and traded it for Hartke gear that eventually got traded for Mark bass. Not heard of Hevos and can’t find anything online after a quick search? PJB is definitely a contender. Did not know Barefaced did requests. There’s a green colour in their ad on their website that would be perfect with a silver cloth grill. Will be seriously looking at their 110 or 210. Not heard of GR Bass, but they look really nice! Will be checking those out more for sure.

With a (useless) truss rod, or not? Did you answer this already, @Kiwi? If with, them which end, and what kind of a wheel/nut?

I’m in and my deposit is paid. We’ll sort out the details as the project moves forward, I reason.

Appreciated. At least I can have a look and maybe I can do it..

Drunk Again - Reel Big Fish

had a rehearsal with the Church Band last night (we're not really a church band, it's just that the vicar lets us rehearse in our local church - who knows why as none of us are at all religious!)... Drums sound great in there though, wot with it being large and Norman! Annoyingly, singer couldn't make it as she currently has no car and being rural, public transport is non-existent (we'd go and pick her up, except she's 1/2 and hour away!). It's slightly alarming as I may have got us a charity gig (our first gig!)organised by a local Actual Rock Star next month and she's only done two rehearsals with us. However, we seem to have got over guitar-man's inability to be funky and his constant pentatonic noodling - now there's far more rhythm and solos actual stand out. I've also settled on a slightly overdriven envelope follower sound on the Helix which makes things even funkier. Not only that, but we've done a blues GoGo song in the style of Trouble Funk, and a Sly Stone style blues.

That's quite a story, and a great song. U2 seem to get a lot of stick these days, but in the 80s they were really revered by young people, at least in my experience.

According to members of a couple of bands I know who've auditioned bassists, not as far from the truth as it should be .....

No. Edit not with the pups at or near max volume.

I'm not convinced those differences would be very obvious in the context of a live performance.

I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down - Elvis Costello

Dizzy - The Wonderstuff with Vic Reeves

My bad, i meant the 50's gold/burst/maple one, one of my favourtite P bass colour combos. Assume it was called a 57?

I’ve been looking on Keisel’s website. Some VERY tasty options on their bass builder page… 😎

The downside is that it adds another potential point of failure where the two cables join.

My MB58R 102 Energy arrived and my first reaction was wow how light it is one hand lift of a 2x10 cabinet is possible ! Its nicely built and more robust than I thought ( some reviews say it’s not tough enough but I disagree it’s robust if you take care of your gear ) Looks very smart too and I like the size of it, narrow, very deep and tall enough. 400w RMS rated which is good for a single cab Patiently waiting for my amp to arrive before I can try it out

Really cool! I was born in 83 and if i could buy a birth-year bass, it would be that model! And i also play 6 strings exclusively now: Ibanez SR1206 and a recently rescued Peavey Grind 6 which i plan tu turn into a fretless...