iriegnome

Such a dope. Been here for 7+ years and never said hello.. Hello my bass brothers. 

That Martin is just super fine..

If you do decide to fill the holes, a great way to do that is with tooth picks. They are the perfect size, easy to use, easy to find

Mostly what I notice is a tighter feel (not actual) to the low B strings. Since the bridge will be in the same position no matter where the string ball is, it is not going to make much difference.

We have not used a set list in about 14 years. I have been in my current band (yep) for 14 years. We have a master song list. When a song is starting to get to an area of transition, the next person who will be singing must choose a song or someone will choose it for them. The songs never stop. There is always some sort of jam/transition music between songs. Key changes and such are all part of that. For full beat/groove changes, the drummers (we have 2) will do some sort of cymbal wash fade kind of thing and the guitarists (we have 3) will start out the next tune. It is my job to fill in the gaps with the guitarists and drummers. Everything is done on the fly and to the audience reaction. If we are playing a certain type of tune that is really going well, we stick with another similar type tune, if the tune is a bomb, then we change it up. Worked for us for 14 years and counting.

Is it still for sale? Shipping back here to the US?

I have been playing bass for nearly 35 years. I started on a Matsumoku Japanese Kimberly. Changed to a USA Peavey then to a Japanese Matsumoku Washburn and on to a Japanese Matsumoku Hondo. Now I play almost exclusivly American Modulus and Fender. However, I am still a big fan of out of the ordinary basses. I am curious as to the different manufacturers of Asian, but particularly Euorpean basses. I would like to pick up a bass or 2 that are cool and not from the USA. Everyone here has Fender (don't play mine much at all and I have 3). I like uncommon basses and I know there are so many out there, but information here in the mid-west sucks at best for bass players... Suggestions?