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I have the Harley Benton PB Shorty, which is pretty close to what you are wanting, though rosewood and cheap and cheerful. I find it annoyingly neck heavy - something to bear in mind when speccing a custom. Lightweight tuners would help.

Almost certainly it's by design. The Tone Hammer 500 is the same

Also very handy for experimenting with effect settings. Just stick the looper at the front of the effect chain, record something suitable and mess around with your pedals at leisure.

I would have said my Jazz didn't have the classic dead spot, as I've never noticed it during ordinary playing. However, running it though a Boss OC-2 recently revealed it; the octave tracking wouldn't sustain as long around the 5th fret on the G as it would elsewhere on the fretboard.

Don't get your hopes up for a lefty Moollon. I emailed them recently and they replied, very politely and reasonably, explaining why they don't do left handers and have no plans to do so!

[quote name='sharkboy' timestamp='1452522633' post='2950752'] There's a lefty HB Acoustic bass in black there at the minute - £43.63 [/quote] That's been there for months, along with the resonator and the toy Warwick. I'd buy it if I didn't already have a cheapo acoustic bass.

[quote name='Harryburke14' timestamp='1452254491' post='2948064'] Does anyone have any experience of buying a bass from Thomann? Juat want to know what they're like for shipping and make sure they don't send a guitar that's bashed up from bad packing and postage. [/quote] I've bought several basses from them. Their packaging is excellent. They did send a duff Fender Jazz once (scratched, misaligned nut slots, etc) but were very responsive when I complained and the replacement was perfect.

The Fender Claw bridge from the late 70s

[quote name='TPTroll' timestamp='1450259395' post='2930951'] Does anyone store their basses in the attic? [/quote] I do. Never had a problem. My Wal quietly appreciated up there for years; now it's out and being played again with no ill effects.

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1343218307' post='1747165'] ian masters from the pale saints. not that i'd imagine anyone has heard of him, or the brilliant pale saints, which is a shame. [/quote] Saw them in 1989 supporting Firehose, great gig. I remember he was playing a Westone Thunder 1A just like the one I had.

I have a five string Progressive and I'd never noticed the foil before, but I've just had a look and its there. Less noticeable on a 5 as the bridge sections are much closer together.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1449131379' post='2920919'] Is that the MIM version? IME the routing on the Japanese ones is immaculate and the bass looks great without a scratchplate... [/quote] My Mexican Jazz had this hole, yes. Meanwhile the US Standard model has an open rout from the neck pickup down to the controls...doh!

[quote name='synthaside' timestamp='1448377863' post='2914890'] I said its NOT " actually 32 scale " ... but to me it feels like more slight instrument .. than say a fender type bass [/quote] The string spacing is quite a bit tighter than a Fender, isn't it?

Great track. Very interested to hear the album. He's got some excellent musicians playing on it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34866235

Got some on my jazz. I'm hard pressed to notice any difference from my normal EXL165s to be honest. No silks.

I have a Roland Bass Cube 30, which is a good little bass amp for practise and rehearsals and is fairly decent for guitar too, especially for clean jazzy tones. More powerful versions are available.

EasyJet charge extra for hold baggage, so most passengers will try to carry as much as possible as hand luggage. I was one of the final boarders on my last EasyJet flight and it was chaotic, as passengers searched for free space in the already crammed overhead lockers. So if you take your U-Bass, make sure you are on board early and keep an eye on it.

Two bands whose excellent early records were characterised by distinctive, prominent basslines.

Rocco is in the band: https://twitter.com/roccoprestia/status/660919280263946242

[quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1445442256' post='2891525']When I got it it was dead and just made pops and bangs. Then I put a battery in it! Now its fine[/quote] The volume control on my Progressive has an active/passive pull pot, usefully. Pull it out and it works with no battery.

If you can track down a Shergold Marathon it's a decent option. I have one and I'd say it's lighter than any of my Fenders. Neck heavy but a wide leather strap deals with that. But as mentioned, rare; I believe they only made around 50.

There's a guy on the leftybassist forum who's posted a detailed, very positive review.

I've just received my PB-Shorty left-hander, and it plays really well straight out of the box. I've found one tiny dent on the back of the neck, and the scratchplate has a slight warp, but I can live with that. Now about to spend £30 on some flats for my £17 bass!

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1441914430' post='2862980']I wish there was a screen capture app for the iPad, or is there?[/quote] Press Sleep and Home simultaneously

What about the Sire Marcus Miller V7? Everyone seems to rave about them. Lefties available to order from Thomann, due in October.