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Good debate. Great cause. Not very good though eh... elephant in the room.

Yes, me too. Although a different year. Billy Sheehan and Victor Bailey were there. Victor was phenomenal and Billy was super nice - although I think worryingly he's got hearing problems Shuker and Goodfellow were there too. Both wonderful. Overwater had a great stand too.

Agree with comments above. Here's my pic from this am. This is it - well Ibanez off to the left out of shot. Long stand on the right was Bass Direct who had a good stand with Mr Dingwall on it too. I've been to the Manchester shows of old and one in London and they've been great. This was very disappointing and disingenuous of the organisers really. I accept lockdown hasn't helped but simply adding it to a drum show as if this added to attraction was a bad move.

He was billed to go but noticed on Facebook he mentions recent surgery. https://fb.watch/c8Y6q-Kuia/

The sixer? Yes me too. Hope the 17mm string spacing is not too tight. Hoping to have a go at the imminent Bass (and now, electric and acoustic guitar) Show.

The Andertons Bass gents have a nice review of the range here:

Not sure MK had an endorsement with Alembic or GB as such but it's a good list.

So Janek Gwizdala has Fodera and Matttisson and Hadrien Feraud with Ken Smith and Mayones spring to mind....

Good answer. But, I'm to get to the bass players who've gone all in with one brand and then pop up with a similar product with a different manufacturer. Brian Bromberg's B-Quad springs to mind...

Yes. Very precise. Now answer your own question.

OP - no. They create different tonal responses. But as far as integrity goes... not heard anyone say my bolt-on neck fell off. Doesn't happen. So we're into the tone which is brighter for a bolt-on but more compressed in the attack for a neck through with a longer sustain.

Yes... I seem to recall he's done his own brand and Pedulla

I'd go Billy Sheehan too but on strings, straps, pedals...

Manufacturers please... Yamaha obvs but I don't recall others?

So who is the most endorsed bass player? Stu hamm: Kubicki, Fender, Warwick Jeff Berlin: Dean, Cort, Peavey Steve Bailey: Warwick, Fender, Aria Pro Nominations please...

Shame in a way. Exotic beasts from way back. I remember a salesperson in a shop in Denmark Street (Bass Cellar?) taking one in trade for a punter. He inspected it by slapping the stinky poo out of it then offering a derisory amount - should have swept in with a better offer. Instead I bought a copy of the Trace Elliott CD which dates me.

Shame in a way. Exotic beasts from way back. I remember a salesperson in a shop in Denmark Street (Bass Cellar?) taking one in trade for a punter. He inspected it by slapping the stinky poo out of it then offering a derisory amount - should have swept in with a better offer. Instead I bought a copy of the Trace Elliott CD which dates me.

Potentially doing something wrong - get him to check your posture next lesson. Could also be the move back from unconscious competence (albeit with a floating pinky) to conscious incompetence (with a controlled pinky) and you adding to much pressure, stressing your hand muscles to keep it under control. Also give yourself a little time as your experience is making you impatient with your physiology.

Loving his choices... Bright guy and a real artist. You don't have to like Jaco but consider the situation. Fact is when he did 'Portrait of Tracy', most players had mostly used harmonics to tune their basses. Jaco manifests harmonics as chords with fretted notes and made a great tune from it. All this in the late 70's. It's part of the vocabulary now but back then it was heresy. Much love TC and Jaco,

Good video on arguably the best looking of the range:

Good question. But in reality, the question is 'are you loaded enough to play a Fodera'? Jaco never played an Alembic or a Fodera. He changed the world on a second-hand Jazz. I think if the instrument improves your music, then go for it. But, in these days of wonderful Sire instruments, simply doesn't matter.