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  1. MichaelDean
    Not that I've done loads of bass building (or even finished the one I started!), but I like a Shinto rasp for taking off a lot of material pretty quickly. It is a tool I wish I had bought a lot earlier than I did! Great for roughing out a forearm or belly contour and neck profiling. https://amzn.eu/d/0KCrJIC
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    I was just thinking of posting the same question! 40mm is the sweet spot for me. The Harley Benton JJ-45OP and JP-45OP plus the Aria equivalent are 40mm. Not sure of any others.
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    Boooooo! Ok, an American Performer precision in lake placid blue.
  4. MichaelDean
    I'd be going to the Fender Mod Shop and get a PJ made up.
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    2022

    MichaelDean replied to a topic in General Discussion

    Just one bass in this year. A Revelation PJ. I like the PJ configuration, still not entirely sold on the neck profile and it needs some fretwork too.
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    Oooh, the 40mm nut width has me tempted...
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    My GX-100 is amazing. So pleased I took a punt on it and didn't settle for something with fewer footswitches. I've got a great sounding patch with an amp on one channel that I can send to the desk, while the other goes to my amp. Plus it's much lighter than my pedalboard full of pedals and has a smaller footprint. Not that weight reduction was a motivating factor, but it is handy.
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    I think it's because they have to get rid of the Mustang bridge to get the jazz pickup in the right place. Throws the whole design out (in my opinion). The American performer is a bit better, but the bridge is too angular.
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    I couldn't afford it anyway. Just a pipe dream at the moment unfortunately!
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    Hopefully Santa delivers from Scotland to Bristol 😅
  11. MichaelDean
    Well then, how will it affect you? Personally, I find it makes it harder to read someone else's hands to learn new riffs if my strings aren't doing the same thing. Plus transposing riffs you already know might be a pain if you've got some muscle memory going on. If it's an option, it might just be best to bring a regularly tuned 4 string and your normal bass along to the next practice to see how it goes.
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    Might also make a difference what type of doom you're playing. If its a sludgy thing, then I really like the low notes to fill that out loads. If its a bit more metal, something a bit higher up the fretboard can work nicely. Could always use an octave down pedal if you needed the low lows?
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    I had to be ready to let go of them. My first bass was a jazz bass copy. Sounded ok, but just didn't work for me tonally, so last year after 20 something years of ownership, I sold it. I was a bit sad at first, but I wasn't playing it, the sound didn't get me going and it was a it of a boat anchor. I'm ok with the decision now.
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    I don't think an octave and chorus are what you're hearing. I've certainly never heard of it as a standard thing. I might also be wrong! A lot of recorded bass has a touch of overdrive on it (sometimes more than a touch!). That will introduce some harmonics and can round out the sound and can often sound clean in a mix. Guy kept the valve drive in his signature Ashdown head for a reason...
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    Do you need the highest string of a fiver strung in drop C? I'm currently doing the same and I haven't found I've ventured that high with what we're playing. If I didn't love my Dingwall so much, I'd be cracking out one of my fours with strings to match.
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    I wouldn't want to dissapoint you 😁 I had an Epiphone EB3 that was very neck heavy!
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    I've just been using the Planet Waves bass string winder. I find it makes short work of a B string. https://amzn.eu/d/7s37zLU
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    This was corrected in the 70s! My 76 Mustang has very comfortable contours. I guess it's probably a cost cutting exercise. They can reduce machining time and make more bodies.
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    The Pro versions weren't available when I bought my ZS10s. The Pros were then marketed as an upgrade, with a relatively large price increase, on their release.
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    According to the website, it's a flat rate of £10 for orders under £149 and under 30kg.
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    As long as the bass sounds good, plays comfortably and you like it, it doesn't matter. You need it for a couple of songs, so the bass has to come to gigs/practice anyway. Then because you need it, you feel it's easier to play everything on it rather than switching out. So play it. If anyone came at you with reasoning like that about something else would you even question it?
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    You could also use in ears with a long extension cable. Years ago, I was in a band that needed IEMs, so had had a 20ft planet waves one taped to my lead so it ended at the right point where my cable went through my strap. It was a really good solution for me and kept things neat and tidy. If I paired that with my current KZ ZX10 IEMs, I'd have been a very happy bunny. Might even need to resurrect the idea for practice now. I do still have that cable...
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    There'd be some overhang with the CTM 100 though. Don't know how @BassAdder60feels about that! I do love a good 212 though. Zilla might make a slightly wider one for you as a custom order. I adore my Bass Fatboy. Plus it's around 25kg.
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    Could see if a Barefaced 410 or 610 does what you need? The 410 seems to be a bit lighter than one of the Ashdown cabs on its own.
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    Doesn't that state that musical instruments made before 1975 with less than 20% ivory are exempt. So, anything made after 1975 is not exempt?
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