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Yes but if they are made of tonewood … 🍿

u ok hun?

My sadowsky metro has a Pau Ferro board. If I was only able to play one bass for the rest of my life and could choose any - I would choose that bass... so yeah Pau Ferro is fine

Practicing and playing are different things. If you can hear what’s not right with your playing, you can fix it. I’m sure you’re doing great but you might do better with some assistance from a properly qualified and experienced tutor. Where are you based? I bet there’s someone within half an hour’s drive who can sort you out in 6 months. Don’t buy any gear this year, get lessons instead.

Not even by accident The live show is a bit … ehhh … different

I think it was well known that Lizzy tuned down to Eb. Or so everyone told me back in the day. No social media in them olden days 😂 Dave

I really like the way Paul ferro looks, a nice bit is quite pinkish, like they use on Fodera, Sadowsky and USA-made Spector basses. I can remember when pau ferro was considered an upmarket upgrade on rosewood. It doesn't put me off in the slightest. Take this with a pinch of salt if you like, but Roger Sadowsky says that forty-odd years experience building basses has taught him that fingerboard wood makes much more of a difference to the tone than body wood. Furthermore, he is a big fan of pau ferro (or morado, as he calls it) for it's tonal properties. It's supposedly a bit brighter than rosewood but warmer than maple and without the "clackiness" you can get from ebony. If it's good enough for Roger, it's good enough for me. Fodera reckon it's a great-sounding wood for the same reason and it's their default choice if you are ordering a fretted bass from them. FWIW, my own personal experience is that whether a fingerboard is lacquered or not makes a much bigger difference to the sound of the bass than what the wood is. A lacquered maple board sounds very different to rosewood, whereas as maple fingerboard without lacquer does not so much.

Valid point. Never thought of doing that. Cheers Dave

That sounds like a good day out. I'll see if i can get tickets Daryl 😂 Have a great gig sir. This one will bring back the happiness after the last one. Honest. !!! Dave

Fear Of Drowning - Sea Power

https://ebay.us/m/hwxR17 Interesting looking bass! I have no idea if the price is right, just a quirky looking thing.

yeah, I have other boxes that could sit in between but that would involve two foot switches. I didnt want to go to using 3 or more pedals. Going the single box, multi FX route instead but still not settled on what yet.

Nice, even looks the part 👍

Which video?

I play over the pup - just never happened before. So occasionally I do with fingers. Tape over now - all good

could use something like an xotic x-blend or whatever else

Exactly what my guitarist said

Interesting... I'm pretty sure I recognise the Jazz they're selling from an advert on Basschat earlier in the year.

We're wiiiide-awake! I was mentioning the other day in conversation that I might bring along an El Toro to the Berks Bass Bash. It's way simpler than the Minitaur.

there is also the twb but it's poo

there is the tune twx 6 but you'll have to get your femur removed just to play it for more than 20 minutes