LukeFRC

Depends on funding model used.... with the shift of the marketplace to online prices are more transparent and there's a big chunk of the market that I would trust now when it comes to the vehicle - less so when selling add on products that may or may not be needed or necessary. To be honest in this scenario my biggest surprise would be my 4 year old daughter becoming a teenage son.

As someone who works in a company supplying mainly the secondhand car market I resent this - every industry has it's chancers and dodgy practice, but generally even at the worst end of the used car market is safer, better regulated and more open and honest than vintage guitars....

I just play what I want through the week and have a half hour run through the songs beforehand- most of them are simple enough there’s not much that’s going to throw me. if being a dad time allows I might spend a bit more time nailing down a few options for more melodic stuff but you’re always at the mercy of drummer or lead guitarists changing the rhythm slightly and what I’ve come up with not fitting… to be honest I don’t think the musical skills you need to get to an acceptable level playing at church are that high a level… the harder skills is dealing with last min changes, working as a team with a big range of skillsets and being in a place to worship yourself as you lead others in worship…. my tip, pick a more complentative song which the bass isn’t really adding too and choose to sit out most of it … what are you doing? Shuffling music? Pulling faces at the kids? picking you nose? Modelling how to worship to the rest of the meeting? Swigging coffee? Giving that WTF look at the drummer?

I think there’s a difference between missing something (say a Wal) because you miss it and regret having it around, and missing something cos the value has shot up

Dear sir. that crews bass is a very lovely thing that I deeply would love to be able to afford - but not with that scratchplate 🤢 I understand others views may vary and on ther basses it may look fine

It’s a pretty bass - I like that a lot!

Is it wiring you need rather than pot types? These images may help https://reverb.com/item/26465647-atelier-z-eq-m-onboard-preamp

It’s a open stereo Jack like the bottom one in @Andyjr1515s post … the contacts are like springs that touch the cable - before you fit a new one open it up and pinch the contacts closer … that could be all in needs https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1072092/Yamaha-Bb-Ne2.html?page=2#manual

The japapanese “torlam” comes closest I think

Which would suggest that their new prices are justified and about right. It's capitalism, price is set by desirability/market/supply. If it's too high it won't sell, if it's too low they won't make as much as they should be. The other thing about capitalism is if you don't want to buy something, no one forces you too. If Jaydee were more popular and in demand they would cost more and have a longer wait time.

This is a bass doc special from a few years back. Layer of real cellulose not printed. From memory it was around £30

https://line6.com/support/topic/58508-compatible-power-supplies-for-hx-stomp/

Can’t even tell a bloody ape from a monkey. monkeys are the ones that can use their tails for tapping a la Charles berthold, Apes are the ones who prefer double bass but dabble in EB cos there’s money there

So in conclusion, guitarists and most people are gear snobs. So are us lot on here except when we are being open minded and not snobs. We are however real snobs/pedants about naming things correctly and socks.

I measured and think the Lefay has 20-25mm travel

In that situation you've got bigger issues going on than GAS!

I wonder if the Is there snobbery in other orchestral instruments at all? like cheap mass produced instruments like electric basses and guitar seem to be sold on brand a lot which invited snobbery… when I see a DB player I tend to think 1) nice playing, I couldn’t do that, 2) kudos for transporting that thing and what kind of bass it is is completely impossible for me to tell or care

Aye would be great if you slap down onto the fret too...