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That was why I bought a Peavey T-40 - or at least why I originally wanted one. Passive, but capable of making any (fretted) bass noise known to man. But by the time I actually bought one, I had well over a dozen basses.

Ah, interesting. Hadn't occurred to me as a possible source of "wrongness".

I really like that. And I've seen the photo of the glittery pink Retrovibe. It's a sight to behold.

Thinking about it, this does sound familiar. I just put it down to my shoddy playing.

Thanks, folks. It's not major, at present. I'll feed back as things proceed.

I'm beginning to find my index finger on the right hand is sometimes curled tight when I wake up. So far it's freed up OK without major discomfort. Has anyone else had this? (I'm right-handed, and I play fingerstyle or using my thumb.) I'm sure this has come up before, but I've searched BC for "trigger finger" and "tendonitis", and not found anything. The relevant Wikipedia article suggests it will probably go away on its own, eventually.

I bought strings from Andy. All went well and I'm happy. I'd cheerfully trade with him again. Thanks Andy

I want a double bass. They're outside my budget, I can't play them, I haven't got space in the house, I'd need a new car, my neighbours would hate me if I tried to practice...

Not much. But I'm mostly playing fretless, and not tuning it properly is another obstacle to playing in tune.

I change strings when I can't get reliable harmonics off them to tune.

Cromwell's troops would have used it for firewood. Which, to be fair, might be why the punter needed a table...