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I have a Sire P5 5 ( the passive one) can't fault it. Lovely neck, sounds like a P, the B is fine. I'll also throw the Reverend Mercalli into the mix. 5 string reverse P and MM - passive. I have both, the Mercalli is a bruiser and my main gigging bass. Very capable with a lot of tonal variation if required. I use the Sire as back up and pick it up first at home for practice and learning songs etc.

Body does look like a 1970's product to me. It has the straight pocket, so: late 1970's. Neck is from a 1988 Fender AVRI '62 P-bass. Pickguard is way more recent. What does the pickup look like underneath the covers?

@Leonard Smalls That bass line - is a great bass line.

Totally. Helping people is what we do here; they don’t need to be the OP. If a lurker takes away a useful nugget of information that’s totally fine with me

Very true. There's a guy selling an Epiphone Explorer Bass for £550 in the Marketplace, when he brought two Epiphones (Explorer and Thunderbird) for £75. Crazy!

Not everyone has the freedom to visit here whenever he/she wishes. Add to that that good information is never wasted as someone may very well need the same questions answered as the OP.

I am listening to the album Inner Urge by Joe Henderson. Doing an album a week as part of my education. It's pretty cool.

While not being in possession of any statistics on the subject, I would say that the commonest impedance for a cab is 8Ω, hence catering for 4Ω is important. I don't know what the additional cost of designing and building class D modules to cater for 2Ω would be but presumably it's not going to be zero, and may require uprated components or even be completely impractical.

Duke Ellington "In the 60s". Was my introduction to the great man, and is still a fabulous listen. All the big tunes, great quality recording and the old boys were still very much on their collective game.

For interest I looked up the Trace Elliot 1200. I was very disappointed to see that it is incapable of driving a 2Ω load. In my mind such a capability in a bass amp is almost a necessity!

So not all branches are shut then?

Me neither. I mentally depreciate anything to zero when I buy it, and just want it gone when deciding to move it on. Guess I'm not destined to be a millionaire.

In my mind it's better to have too many speaker cabinets rather than too few. If what you bring turns out to be not up to the job you can't really go back home for more.

I used to wait until eBay dished out free listing offers too.

I was 5 stone overweight in 2009 and amongst other things, getting cancer was my wakeup call. I was mid 30s and just not looking after myself. I lost the 5 stone through getting active and watching what I eat and bar an occasional fluctuation of less than a stone, have kept it off for over 15yrs now. Being a live performer is a huge motivation for that. Don't be in competition with anyone other than versions of yourself - goals should be realistic and there is always someone fitter / stronger. My shoulder is knackered, my feet play me up and I am clearly feeling my age some days but watching what I eat and staying active help. I recommend some sort of weight resistance for anyone getting older. Pre-Covid, I was mid-late 40s and doing big tours around Europe, keeping up. Don't be a hero, go for lighter basses and lighter amps - it's a lot easier now than when I started playing and amps weighed about the same as a small car. Also, in a band setting, if you can't carry the kit, make sure you step up in other ways (like driving) so people can see you are doing your bit. Older band mates usually don't mind stepping up to cover the areas others struggle with. It's give and take when you work with decent people.