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I'll play (and not be a party pooper beyond wishing that this question was about the G&L custom shop instead of Fender) Precision Couldn't care less about body wood - ash, alder, poplar, whatever. Black finish Anodised gold pickguard Reverse P pickup (would like some slightly hotter/overwound bobbins compared to normal) Maple neck, I guess. Why not throw in the skunk stripe? Ebony fretboard with 21 frets, not 20 (that never made sense to me) Block inlays Matching black headstock Gold hardware (whatever their top of the line stuff is)

Sorry to hear that, glad you found something that works for you. Wouldn't be fair not to point out that whatever it was about the stock bridge that was making your bass "unplayable" doesn't get in my way, or Jack Casady's for that matter. You know, before yet another dogpile on the three point bridge gets going...

I put a Babicz on my Epiphone Les Paul bass. When is this revelatory improvement going to kick in? It's a bridge. I actually found the Babicz quite a faff to set up and I couldn't really give a monkeys that it's there when I'm playing the bass or not changing strings, which is the vast majority of the time. I would like to point out that the only reason the Babicz is there at all is because I couldn't find a gold three pointer for love nor money and I got impatient. If gold three pointers had been available, I'd have happily used that (and trousered the price difference)

A tip from a serial JC owner/player - if you're playing with bare forearms, use a sports wristband, pulled up the arm to where the forearm meets the edge of the body to cushion you against that hard, bound body edge.

No issues here playing pub gigs with most of the volume coming from the amp behind me. I need to get quite close to the amp to get feedback, and in my experience it requires coaxing out of the bass - it won't just squeal at you with no warning, it's like a slow build up.

My wife bought me a bass last year, it was allowed. It does mean that your wife is out, of course...

Yes. I ordered DiMarzio pickups through a US eBay seller a few months back. Cheapo postage takes weeks. It's a total bummer when the taxman comes calling for his circa 25% tax on EVERYTHING (value of item + postage).

I know what you mean - first world problems, right? It's not something that bothers me, personally - I play a different bass almost every time I pick one up, I've got the room to store them and I only buy strings when the rounds that are on there are proper lifeless - zombie pseudo flats.

You rang?

What was it about having multiple basses that you felt liberated from?

Solderless might be a stretch though.

The way I do things, I don't see this being relevant to me. It's not that I couldn't do it, but it's my firm belief that instruments are to be played or sold, so maintaining a stable of five leads me to mix it up on a regular basis - to wit I take a different bass to almost every rehearsal or gig. Good luck with it though, you do you!

Listen to the wise folk. While what you're proposing is technically possible, it would not be worthwhile in terms of money/time/results depending on how you do it. Save up and get the bridge you want. Incidentally, link us the bridge you're talking about (the chrome one).

Great gig last night in the Balaclava in Fraserburgh - just the tonic I was needing after last weekend's non-event. I gave the Les Paul its first proper outing and it did not disappoint. What beastly pickups these DiMarzio X2N-B are! Neck in parallel - it's honestly a bit too much in series, bridge in series (when I remembered to use it). Started off ok, about 20 folk in the bar when we were setting up, but that's 20 more than what we started with last weekend and 18 more than we finished with. Filled up ok as the first set progressed. Plenty dancers, on chairs and tables sometimes too - the staff didn't seem to mind either. Usually a bouncer comes across pretty swiftly to tell them to knock it off. Zero drunk folk inadvertently physically interacting with the PA or lights too, that's a bonus! Cracking night, had folk coming up and asking when we're coming back which is always a good sign (unless they were asking in order to make sure they avoided us, in which case, it's bad). We ended up doing a couple of extra songs (always nice to get ONE MORE TUNE shouted at you) but what is it with folk coming in late (like last 5 songs) then moaning at you because it's the end of the show? Get off your butts earlier and get down here then if you like music that much!

What pedalboard are your pedals sitting on? Apologies if I missed it in your OP.

Unlike apples, one bad bass doesn't ruin all the rest of them.

Have they still got the chonkster, half baseball bat necks? Looks good and wide in that photo.

I bought Lego and a watch to soothe the need to acquire shiny things, if it helps...

A 24.75" scale bass? Heresy, I say! I've never done such a thing, nor ever felt a desire to do so. Am in the opposite camp of ridiculousness, my Epiphone Les Paul Standard bass is a full 34" scale neck grafted onto a regular, Les Paul body. Small body, daft long neck vibes. First fret is about an inch further away relative to where a P bass et al would be as a result. Feels very "rock" when playing at the first fret with that little bit extra reach required.

Oh god, the dreaded "can you turn the music down?" early bird special supper club types are the worst. Had an encounter with them a while back, gig got exponentially better after they bogged off in a huff

Oh dear, the embarrassing revisit of what I said 7 years ago. Do I still have the Gibson RD Artist I said I'd never sell? No. I went through a bad financial patch and ended up having a bit of a clearout. C'est la vie. I make no promises now

Buckie, NE Scotland. A wee place in the grand scheme of things, and yet the venue in question somehow manages to be near absolutely nothing. We stood outside at 11.30pm and you could hear nothing except for the faint sound of sporadic cars on the A98 in the distance. Eerie.

They are, specifically by Mirr Music. While far Eastern production keeps inexorably being sucked into a vortex between China and Indonesia, are instruments made in South Korea now being viewed through the same rose-tinted spectacles that Japanese production has been for many years now? There's a rose-tinted tax on that...

Fscking bovine excrement. Went to a place we played back in July last year to precisely zero folk. Audience increased by 200%, to 2. Early bath at 11pm. Still got paid, but what's the point in travelling 2 hours each way for this? I feel like I'm stealing from them to be honest, and if this is what their Saturday nights are like they probably need the money more than I do. Place was freezing, was playing with my jumper on during the truncated second half. We're supposed to be going back in October, but I think the place is a wash and have made it clear to the rest of the band that I think we should cancel now and give them plenty of notice.

FFS