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Thanks MrTea, Loved your work with Hannibal and the team. Yes this looks good. I've since found the ElectroHarmonics Oceans 11 does both too but you need and external footswitch to freeze. Will investigate further. Visog

Great video... the clean sounds work best for me. Seems to be a running theme of preamps like this that have a frankly nasty (not in a good way) fuzz.

Is there such a beast? Pedal me a solution...

Yes, don't disagree - a bit like Foderas in that regard but I think this BD 'bic is from new. So if and when the purchaser of this bass decides to move it on, I don't see it holding its value - at least in the short-term. Five much better 'bic deals here (@ the time of posting): https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass

The first double-neck Warwick (only?) I ever saw was at the Bass Centre thirty-odd years ago. I think it was ex-Colin Hodgkinson and so obviously left-handed. And maybe it was a Wal. Hmm, no fairly sure it was a Warwick.

Well it's gone! http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Alembic_basses.html £27k in the end... Don't know who to? That's over £6k a string!

Some hardcore GB porn... EBS_Freak - you referenced a through-neck Spitfire so here we go with a cross-over to Jon Shuker who set-it up with the strings underneath the frets as John Entwistle would have it. (I would have gone to Bernie of course but I'm 300 miles from him and it's just over the Derbyshire hills to Jon.)

Hmm... potentially a good a deal but... what's the provenance? Is it structurally sound? Proceed with caution.

Gumpf!

Agree with a some of the previous posters... But to answer the OP, here we go: Yes - Close to the Edge Kate Bush - Hounds of Love Rush - Moving Pictures Bjork - Vespertine Return to Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy Joni Mitchell - Hejira Beatles - Sgt.Pepper's Allan Holdsworth - Sand King Crimson - Red Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn Pat Metheny - Imaginary Day … and that's my list.

Squire musical archivist miguelbass has a four part video series on Chris' 8-strings but here's the Ranney episode - brilliant research from Miguel:

I think he's going for a 'jazz box' sound but in a bass...

Chatters, Anyone know anything about this gorgeous instrument JP is sporting at about 47s into this video? Did he happen to have one at the LBGS? Looks like an update to the curvier hollow body he was seen with about three or four years ago?

Same with Yes currently...

Struggled with what you were asking actually as you used a double negative meaning it is extremely comfortable. So... you're going against your better instincts. Oh well, given you're using a flawed medium, lets set to it... I suggest you bring it back to good technique and posture. Check you're sat or stood upright with a straight spine. A nice clean 'scratch your eyes out' left hand with the thumb mid-neck behind your second finger. Slow careful scales with just sufficient pressure (check out Gary Willis) and get used to the sensation in your pinky with very deliberate good technique and posture. Suggest you baseline the situation with that approach and if you still get problems, refrain from playing and go to the doctor.

So, not being a negative Nancy here but isn't that minimal change/improvement? Or is this view misleading and it actually has a more dramatic effect audibly?

I agree with the previous posters. Your three-note per string patterns present themselves so nicely with that extra string and having string platforms for octaves across a whole three string x three notes scale shape is great. Need a good bass though so the tone doesn't change between the 'E' and 'B' strings. So to the OP - Are 5 strings worth it? Yes absolutely!

God yes I went through the whole B-Social debacle too. I get the impression that their premium lines are good but their scaled mid-lines have the issues.

All good advice. Relish the space... fatten up your tone (DK retail therapy) and busy up your lines. Seek inspiration from Geddy Lee!

As I recall, Jaco used to try and mimic Frank Sinatra's vocals on his fretless...