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I love his playing too. You’re right - those first albums have some really interesting bass parts, particularly A-ha Shake Heartbreak and Because Of the Times. Great shout. 😎

One way is to remove the front passenger headrest and put it in the traditional way though the hatch, so the neck is resting on the top of the passenger seat. Another way is to put the scroll on the top of the rear seat and the body at an angle on a reclined passenger seat (entering via the passenger door. (I used to do this with a Mk2 VW Jetta saloon. Corsa will do you fine for DB carrying duties, no problem.

My Mums friends granddaughter does this, she gets sent let’s say a coffee machine and has to extol its virtues on various social media forums, essentially influencing peoples minds/choices. Gets paid a staggering amount to do it as well.

The bus wiper is sooo outdated! Spread your ankles wide apart then hold your bass between your legs (neck first of course) and scrub vigorously back and forth - there you have the Ass Wiper...

Still banging my head against teen town. It's getting faster but my playing lacks Jaco's musicality. Also got a bunch of mostly simple songs to learn ... as usual one simple song turns out to have hidden complexity. In this case Love Shack. A truckload of variations, appearing random but with some consistencies.

Never done it myself, but I've read that you can fit a DB into most small hatchbacks by putting it in "upside down" in the front passenger seat, with the scroll right down in the footwell. Seat as far back as it will go, natch. Doesn't leave a lot of room for a passenger, mind ...

Oddly enough, Fender did build a headless prototype bass in 1975. It was the result of Gene Fields (of Fender's R&D Department) research into eliminating dead spots on basses. Gene’s research led to his designing a completely new instrument, the first Fender prototype headless bass. The instrument consisted of a maple neck-through body with mahogany wings. The neck had a 32″ scale with 23 frets and black position markers. The body was cut to a stylized Jazzmaster shape with a carved top similar to the LTD jazz guitar. The body-mounted tuner was a simple right-angle pull design with tuning knobs in the tailpiece. Individually adjustable bridge sections were used, as well as individually-adjustable mutes. The neck pickup was humbucking, while the bridge pickup was a P-Bass with a special cover. Two switches provided pickup control and phase reversal.

As far as I can tell, they err... inform those people who lack the ability to form their own opinions what to think and believe. Think of them a bit like a gen Z version of Joseph Goebbels only with somewhat more inclusive agenda.

Could you use a textured paint then prime and give it a top coat in a durable red?

The whole album has a great groove. All the players are amazing and Donny's voice is sublime. One of the best versions of What's Going On in my opinion. The album sounds good from a production perspective too. All the instruments can be heard clearly, yet you can also "hear" the room it was recorded in and the audience participation is electric. The bass playing is the icing on the cake. I'm going to have to listen to it today!

You only need to worry about the core slipping on strings with a round core. Unless it specifically states on the strings that they are round core you can safely assume that they are hex core and it's OK to cut the strings to length before bending them.

I also bought a lovely bass this year from Fender Fever and I echo the comments directly above. Transaction was easy and the bass came well packaged and the setup was amazing. I'd also contacted them on another subject to enquire about getting me a bass and I had a super quick and helpful reply back. I would happily without hesitation buy from Fender Fever again.

Is it likely to fit? Asking for mrs nekomatic who has booked a bassist for an orchestra gig this afternoon and trying to figure out who they can get a lift with… Dunno what the bass is but it’s a 2011 Corsa!

One from earlier in this year at the regular Monday Night Jam I go to. Having fun grooving to the Ceelo Green/Live at Darryl’s House version of I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do). Can you tell I love my new Sandberg?

"had to modify my pedalboard yet again" pretty much the mantra of this thread 😊.

Aesthetics aside, (always going to be naysayers who waffle on about board woods and 'prawn' headstock inlay etc.), the modern version is easier to navigate controls on a gig. The parametric mid-control on the 2018s works really well and those pickups sound great to my ears. The 77s have the mojo (whatever that might actually be?), and the Moog circuitry, which give them a possible sound, not available without using pedals on the 2018 model. Both models weigh a hefty 11.5/12lbs, so not for those with back issues I'd imagine. The frets on the newer models are wider and slightly higher than those on the 70s and the headstock, being smaller, makes finding a gig-bag (to reduce schlep-grief) that bit easier. I'd happily recommend either model, with the caveat of the need to buy a crane.

Very nicely put Gav! Particularly like that final para, albeit the VTDI is £250 not £99, but that's splitting hairs on the philosophical point. Hope you manage to land one used in due course.