neepheid

Wean yourself off the need to look at the front of the fingerboard?

You're going to argue with me that the fingerboard isn't a thin strip of wood? Come on! It's < 10mm thick, even at the fattest part of the radius, if it has a radius. That's thin as far as I'm concerned. I've stood on chunkier door thresholds. It's the thinnest bit of wood on the entire bass (not counting any fancy tops or veneers). You believe what you like, you don't need my blessing for that, but you've got nothing with which to discredit what I'm saying just as much as I've got nothing to discredit you with. "Thinks" being the operative word. Sadowsky should show his working or GTFO. There's nothing measurable here (apart from the relative thinness of the fingerboard versus, I don't know, the rest of the neck, the body?) You do you, but don't try and tell me that green is red. Don't go off on one either. I fundamentally disagree with you, that's all. Hug it out?

All this talk of a thin strip of wood having such a dramatic effect on the sound of an electric instrument is utter hogwash as far as I'm concerned. It's filed in the same bin as religion - not telling anyone what to believe but it's not for me.

Oh no, not this again...

Full disclosure - the shielding on my LB-100 was fsking awful - a half assed attempt with shielding paint. It was found out by the... interesting electrics in our rehearsal room. I got the slug tape out. Quiet as a mouse now. The pickup in and of itself didn't hum, and I don't recall having any bother with my SB-2, but I think I was using different rehearsal rooms when I had it.

Perhaps a small dab of threadlock on the end? Replace with (slightly) longer screws (assuming one can figure out the size/thread)? I agree that they're on the ragged edge when it comes to biting the thread but I've found a sweet spot on mine.

Bloody gammons, moaning about headstock shapes...

I do understand this - if you doorstep me and ask "how does song X go?" my brain goes "duuuuuuuuuuh". But playing it in context and the memory banks are suddenly available.

Are you annoyed because you vouched for this person and they arsed it up? I don't understand it personally - the money is irrelevant... where's the personal pride in doing a good job for the job's own sake? Maybe it is arrogance, to think they'll just go in and busk it and be automatically amazing.

If we're talking local availability, I'd rather cancel the gig

No contest? A G&L Tribute will kick any sub £300 Squier up the road and back down again. Twice.

G&L Tribute LB-100 G&L Tribute JB-2 G&L Tribute Kiloton (B-stock) All £299 at Andertons right now. The LB-100 does P, the JB-2 does J, the Kiloton (sorta) does passive SR. All done with aplomb. Very happy with my Tribute LB-100.

I've had both (Tribute). The SB-2 is very high output (been mistaken for an active by sound engineer), and it's really its own tone. Body is smaller than a regular P (cinched waist). Neck is Jazz width, but reasonably deep front to back. No tone control, as already pointed out. The LB-100 is G&L's P bass - "regular" Alnico split P - very nice sounding P pickup. Body still a bit streamlined vs. a regular P but not to the same degree as the SB-2. Neck is P width. Regular controls (vol/tone). IMO If you want a P bass, get the LB-100. If you want a quintessentially G&L product that kinda looks like a P, get the SB-2.

Overthinking, detected.

You have to say his name three times whilst looking in a mirror. Or, don't encourage him!

Image by The Oatmeal.

Spotify subscriber here, if it helps? Also gone back to radio in the car, that's how CBA with physical media I am these days.

I'm in a band with no guitarist. The guitarist in my other band is a good egg. I am lucky.

Owned one for a while. Competent. For me, a bit too streamlined and lacking something versus older BBs.

A neck through Yamaha BB of some sort. Gibson Grabber G&L SB-1 (modern with split MFD) I tried a Ritter once, I was scared in case I breathed on it wrong

Here's way too much info about the "Wide Range" humbucker: https://lawingmusicalproducts.com/dr-lawings-blog/the-wide-range-humbucker-and-the-genius-of-seth-lover I had a short scale Fender with these pickups (Starcaster) and it was mud city. Played it live once and stayed on the bridge pickup the whole night just to try and get some cut through.

32. Mrs. Neepheid basically dragged me into a one-off ska/2 tone covers band for a birthday party after putting up with me buggering about with basses at home for a few years and doing more modding than playing. Joined my first originals band the following year and never looked back!

Good gig last night in the Butchers Arms in Inverurie. Three quarters of the band had been absolutely full of the cold in the run up to last night, it was very much a case of kill or cure. I only started feeling more like myself the day before. Poor singer - he was really feeling it, high notes were an issue despite warming up and Vocalzone lozenges so we skipped a few he felt he wouldn't be able to do and juggled the set around a bit. It was a really cool audience though - they could see that he was struggling but powering through and not only appreciated the effort but really stepped in with the singing along on quite a few songs. Made it to the end, and I even got a couple of compliments on my playing - always nice to hear. Singer sounded like a frog afterwards, poor guy. Thankfully we've got a month off from gigs now so plenty recovery time. Weapon of choice last night: Reverend Triad. Even remembered to flex those series muscles a couple of times from the Freeway switch I wired in.

I would love to have money like that to burn!