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I must admit I don’t care for the look of the Venture amps I think as a new design they could of come up with a nicer and less wide design

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I agree and would add Sade to that short list.

The only thing that doesn't work particularly well on a fretless is slap. I "could" play pretty much anything else on my fretless, although often it's easier to just go for a fretted bass if I'm not after mwah in particular.

Don't Stop Wiggle Wiggle - Outhere Brothers

I'm not able to comment at the moment unfortunately. Maybe someone else on here might be able to chip in?

Re fretless playing, it's all horses for courses of course, but for me, I play fretless and fretted very similarly as opposed to seeing each as needing a specific style/technique/genre - I often use fretless at rehearsal and gigs playing ostensible 'standard' bass parts, and always enjoy when someone says "I didn't realise you were playing fretless" (our keys player being a great example, I'd been playing fretless every week for three months before he noticed), which to my mind is far more of a compliment than producing lots of slides and double stops etc and having people say "I love the sound of fretless bass".

Stuff arrived! However, the paint isn't quite as smooth as I'd like it, so there's a little more sanding/painting to do first.

Hi, do you know if the classic 5 measurements match to a SR5? Do they have the same number of frets? Thanks

Agree- they were up for it and climbing up to get to the stage, whereas the lady captain was taken by surprise and didn’t look exactly willing plus unhappy after. He probably spoiled a fine moment for her

this was done by tiny tone ...definitely send in the original to copy and for vinterra vi guards you need to ask for the screw holes to be added above and below the control plate because fender in their wisidom copied custom shop which has also got it wrong and missed them off from the original... squire has actually got it correct in this regard. I still need to add the screws themselves.

They're of retirement age themselves so its safe to assume wish to enjoy the fruits of their labour while they can. But its sad for all, especially the workforce.

Yes Linda and Dennis are family. Linda is John Skewes's daughter and she married Dennis J Drumm who was - I believe - at the time JHS Sales Director. He went on to become MD with John Skewes being chairman until he retired due to ill health. Now that he has passed away the Linda and Dennis (themselves now old enough to retire) will have likely sought a buyer but, as the right deal obviously not been found, they will "close" JHS and sell off its intellectual property (such as Vintage, Fret King, Odyssey etc....) in pieces which is perhaps more likely attractive to potential buyers. Its a double-edged situation. The current owners have the absolute right to "cash in their chips" and enjoy a - likely - very comfortable retirement. But if JHS cannot be sold (as seems to be the case) in its entirety then redundancies, with some employees working there many decades, are inevitable. The fact that the company is solvent will allow them time to seek alternative empoyment and will be paid in full whilst still employed. Its a sad situation though and not good for the UK or international music industry.