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What people? Most folk at gigs I've played wouldn't care/notice if I used a rubber band stretched over a saucepan as long as it sounded good. You must have quite the geeky/discerning audience.

I'm bloody glad of "sleeper" brands like Yamaha and G&L. I get to play great instruments and feel like I'm part of a wee, exclusive club, the membership of which swim in a slightly different direction to the mainstream - my kind of people.

Or any old P bass and put G&L MFD split in there for an SB-1 wannabe with an acceptable headstock?

The G&L Tribute L-2000 I owned had the chunkiest neck I've ever played on a 4 string, and I like chunky necks. Jazz necks can get in the bin as far as I'm concerned

Assume nothing - put up a pic of the back of the headstock so we can better advise.

Really, swear filter? A$$ is an animal. Weird-a$$ is a colloquial adjective. It doesn't necessarily mean "bum".

I like the G&L headstock. Bloody moaners complaining about a wee pointy bit. You're wrong. Fight me

Eh, it doesn't bother me either way. Got all the main types No pickguard - Epiphone Les Paul Standard bass Traditional, screwed down pickguard - G&L Tribute LB-100 Weird-a$$ pickguard attached with a bracket - Epiphone Jack Casady No pickguard but has control plate - G&L CLF L-1000, Reverend Triad They are what they are. The only "disadvantage" I can see of not having a pickguard is for the manufacturer, who has to rout the body front and back now instead of just in the front.

Have faith - my 13 year old s#itbox sailed through its last MOT with only a few advisories, it does happen

At least it's proof that some people use the search function

Ach, you caught me using one to pry it open

This is a desperate ploy

And with that, Pandora's box lid flew open

Does it have to be a Fender?

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Humans make a mistake, film at 11.

I think I should have been clearer with my rather truncated statement which now that I read it does make me look like a bit of a douche. It has been sometimes true though - in times of trouble I've had to focus on my own situation and be less concerned with the difficulties of others. I don't think I need to apologise for that - I'm not a saint. But I do need to apologise for being a grump, so, sorry for being a grump. Gen Xers can be grumpy too, boomers - in fact, we'll out grump you, you old timers! FWIW I try to help people with their physiological needs by helping run and contributing to a community food larder, and it bothers me that it needs to exist at all.

We have a house. We've had a few wobbles along the way trying to keep it (bass fire sales, debt restructuring etc.) so frankly I don't care how easy/difficult it is/was for other people.

I'm on 9 and a bit months, if we're flexing here Ahh, you win.

12 years since last bass purchase? First new bass ever? Hand in your badge and gun - how have you managed to hide in plain sight all this time when you're so clearly BCing wrong? Kidding aside, congrats and enjoy that new bass/case smell...

Spill it - I'm getting fat eating all this damn popcorn.

If your bandmates haven't complained/noticed then I don't see what the problem is. We replaced our sax player a few years ago and he plays the older songs his way. I wouldn't expect him to be a carbon copy of the previous sax player.

That P bass has been getting freaky with some alien life forms, but it's still a proud parent.

You're about 11 years too late, but if you can find one second hand... https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2011/03/26/gibson-releases-thunderbird-short-scale-bass/

A pictorial mic drop.