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As a bass vi and a baritone guitar?

I think light oak will be far darker than your 'wet' image. Try a thin coat of varnish first.

You can get these in various finishes. https://www.guyker.com/en-gb/products/guyker-gb205-5-string-electric-bass-bridge-vintage-style-saddle-bridge Careful groove selection should allow you narrower but consitent string spacing.

After shipping that's £15 more than a Squier mini precision.

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Hey guys So I’m a 5-stringer and brought a Fender American Pro 5 String as the band I’m in really suited that P-bass sound. I do use the 5th string quite a bit but having spent 15+years playing a Warwick I’m finding the string spacing and action height (it’s been setup but it still feels a bit higher) a bit awrkward. I hadn’t played mt Warwick since I brought my P-bass until today and was reminded how much I preferred the string spacing and action height from my Warwick. So I was wondering are there any 5 String P-Basses out there that have a smaller string spacing and can get lower without loads of fret buzz like my Warwick. suggestions most welcome thanks!

Yes, the darker Tort scratch plate is the one, although I really like the anodized gold.

Your latest trick - Dire Straits

That applies to many fashion products. They're made in the same factories, using the same basic components as budget items. Modern mass market quartz watch movements are so good, they'll rival or better a Rolex for accuracy. My favourite example is Oakley sunglasses. The Oakley brand is owned by Luxottica, which also owns just about every other major brand and makes for most of the fashion houses. The cost to produce those Oakleys people pay hundreds for is 15 cents. That's what they come off the production for.

Gold or red pearl for me. Bit sick of tort.

Or if you can forego the amp and want a something a bit more traditional for £115 https://a.aliexpress.com/_EQc7eNG

I saw a suggestion to use light oak wood stain so might give that a try.

Since you're round the corner from them in MK, is there any news from Blackstar about whether there's updates coming to the Unity range? As I mentioned in my little "review" earlier in this thread, there's lots to like but a load of little niggles (no mute/standby switch, fragile toggles, effect controls being on the back, only being able to get the full 700W out of the U700 head into 2.67ohms) - these all seem like relatively simple things for them to address. As I mentioned, I have a Unity combo that I use at home every day and I love it for practising. I'd be far more inclined to invest in the bigger rig if they could address these relatively small issues with it. Oh, and ditch the cloth grilles. I bought a bass amp, not a scratching post!

They both look pretty good 👍. Seriously tempted.

Just got mine to replace the Mooer Bass Sweeper and I'm blown away. I love how nicely it couples with Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator. See, Disorder has a CV sockets - including ENVELOPE OUT, and DiscumBOBulator has a SIDE CHAIN INPUT. The DiscumBOBulator is an autowah by default, but if you connect these two, DBB becomes an envelope follower, controlled by Disorder's envelope even if Disorder is turned off; as long as it's plugged in to power source, the envelope - along with its sensitivity knob - works! They could be stacked too, of course.

I find there are two core sounds with my DB, how it sounds acoustically and how it sounds amplified. I love it with Gamuts, makes my soul sing, but sounds very average amplified. Stick some Spiros on it and while it sounds average acoustically, it’s much better amplified. Might be worth some experimentation?

Grumpy middle-aged men winging about their First World problems on the General Discussion page of a Bass/music forum? 😂

Well I'm 1962. Life is cruel to us when it comes to year of birth basses...

I will be down at the Leeds/Bradford Guitar Show this Sunday with Vintage Bass Room, assisted by the quite magnificent @AndyTravis so if any of the Basschat massive are local and at a loose end, come and give us a shout and try some of the plethora of basses im bringing down. Should be good fun and if the start align theres going to be one hell of a Bassist popping into the stand for a bit too. Its not a huge show but should be worth a pottle around and its only 7 quid. Some of the info below - The LEEDS BRADFORD GUITAR SHOW returns to Pudsey Civic Hall on Sunday 14th September 2025 from 10am to 4.00pm. Admission £7. PAY ON THE DOOR. (Accompanied under-12s free.) FREE PARKING. Train station nearby. Now in its 17th year, the show is the only large-scale guitar show to take place in West Yorkshire and is highly anticipated and regarded by visitors and exhibitors alike. Hosted by Northern Guitar Shows Ltd, the show has all their trademark features - an affordable entrance fee for visitors, sensibly-priced exhibitor costs with no added extras, free parking for all, good transport links including proximity to the motorways and even a nearby railway station. Based on the style of USA table-top exhibitions, the show is first and foremost a retail event. New, vintage and pre-owned guitars, amps and pedals will be available to buy, trade and sell from a host of retailers, distributors, manufacturers, luthiers, boutique makers and private collectors. Plenty of special show bargains and on-the-day prices will be available on a wide range of products, both new and used. As with all NGS events, workshops, demonstrations and live music will be available in separate areas throughout the day, with superb guitarists performing in an intimate setting. Every visitor will be entered into a free prize draw to win a guitar. All this plus refreshments and a licensed bar make the Leeds/Bradford Guitar Show the ideal day out for any guitar aficionado. Public admission is just £7 (pay on the door) with accompanied under-12's free.

My brother had an expensive hike tent in his basket and was uhmming and ahhing over it for weeks. They randomly reduced it to 85% off. Free postage too!

Magic - Olivia Neutron Bomb

I've said for years - purple sparkle is THE colour!! No idea why companies don't do more models in that colour.