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Sold my Carvin amp to LeeBassman. PM's exchanged good communication, money transferred to my bank as agreed and parcel sent via Parcelforce 24 hour. All smooth. another good experience all round. 👍

Muzodo.com works for us plus you can add Deps etc, and select who you need when

At one point in time all my basses had one of John's pre -Amps in them. worth it for the Para mid control alone IMO.

He's just a lawn mower, you can tell by the way he walks

When I only played a 4, all the best looking basses in the shop were 5's when I played only 5's all the best looking basses were 4's

I bought Bens TecAmp 410L Great Cab, great price with easy transaction and communication, I even got to visit the Spinnaker tower before heading home ☺️

Bought a 19 year old Markbass LM2 from Kev, I was a little concerned if doing the right thing, but he said it was a good'ne and it is, better than I had hoped. good transaction and fast delivery. many thanks

I just bought a Auralex Gramma from Mike - good price fast postal delivery - Like new, a pleasure to deal with.

Thats funny, another local bass player i know in jazz circles always said when lost or haven't a clue stay low and play D. why D I don't know he had something there.

funny that! for jazz jams and that real book/ iRealpro situation, I would also take a five so I have extra notes available to fumble my way out of awkward situations 😄 mmmm, still more practice required on the 4 i think.

Below is Soulful Strut I found myself having to sight read the other night, in a big band and thinking what i have written is never going to fit with what the horns are doing but of course it did. I recognised the tune but not the artists. Two guys from Chicago Mr Young and Holt, a bass player and Drummer and have found myself catching on their back catalogues all week - enjoy. Below Soulful Strut hit from 68, and an instructional video I found below that,

I now try to maintain swapping between the 4 & 5's now having been cornered before, but each are finding their place in different environments, My Schack for rock /pop P bass with flats for jazz but then I'll turn up with the Pbass on a big band rehearsal and they are playing funky numbers or tricky stuff needing an extended range, so don't always get it right. So now if dep-ing I often will take my Marleaux Mbass to cover what ever comes up. But i am definately enjoying the 4's more and have gas for another 😁

Going back to a 4 string bass There have been many posts on this site asking when and how someone should go to a 5 string bass. I have contributed to many of these chats, as I have been solely on 5 strings for nearly 30 years. But come Covid and lock down I decided I wanted another Fender P bass having started on a 77 P. Tempted by a lovely second hand custom shop 62 relic at a good price, I jumped in. I then realised I had learnt all my function band licks on a 5 and my muscle memory and playing pasterns were firmly embedded on the 5 string bass. So I set about playing through my big band jazz numbers on the four, having installed a set of flats. I should say here we did pack up our function band just before covid so this gap gave me the time to accustom myself without too much pressure. I am now using my newly acquired 4 strings, yes a second one arrived last year due to Basschat GAS, and have now joined a rock band where my Swamp Ash Schack with round wounds is having a ball. Just wondered if anyone else has made the switch back and now prefers the freedom of not having to worry about damping that B string.

Thought I should add this comment from F-Bass manufacturer reference which is best. Does Neck-Through construction sound better than Bolt-On? “Better” is subjective to the player. We actually find that a wider range of players prefer Bolt-On. It has a quicker attack & an overall more lively tone, is more responsive to playing dynamics, doesn’t render the entire bass worthless if the neck is damaged beyond repair, and it’s standard to boot. The neck-through construction has always and will always be an option for those who want a little more compression and sustain. It’s a positively beautiful thing in the upper register.

Originally it was a way to construct a mass produced Bass/Guitar as opposed to set neck (upright bass ) Or neck through Alembic etc. but it has since been recognised as having a distinctly separation, or disconnect (tone) property to a through neck construction. That many like, and prefer. Yes they could and should have followed others in making this heal less intrusive by now. As far as (here is one I made earlier from a box) ? 😕 does it have a quarter sawn neck and are the woods seasoned and selected for best quality. I have a Fender CS 62 P bass it is wonderful, I payed £2250 second hand and worth every penny of that - No I wouldn't pay £5k. but I would have a Mr Shuker - JJ Pbass special, made for sub £3k another point is back in the day when fender made these in house by craftsmen that selected woods etc they were good instruments, greed by CBS and subsequent accountants has seen facsimiles outsourced by the company all over the third world, and made down to a price with very confusing names that create confusion as to what the model name means anymore. An MDF model can't be far away by now

a friend sent me this an now a few clicks into various off shoots from this