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May his next turd be a hedgehog. Onwards and upwards 👍

I like my V7 4-string and I‘ve had it for years. One slight nag, but by no means a deal-breaker, the controls are a bit faffy. My one had a stacked volume/passive tone pot, pick-up blend. Treble, stacked mid/sweep, bass, plus the switches. They all work fine, but on-the-fly tone changes take a little bit of practice.

This, 100%. Unfortunately, even a small amount of glitching on this renders the effect useless IME. Don’t get me wrong, I love the sounds on the F.I. but in the case of Ain’t Nobody it’s simply not usable.

My experience is that Ain‘t Nobody is kind of the one that got away. 16ths this rapid and in octaves, which are very tricky to play cleanly with no overlap whatsoever, tend to cause glitching.

Sorry to hear about your brother. Remember to pass up no opportunity to laugh when you are together. And, if you haven’t already, tell him you love him.

I saw what you did there 😎

You just know a bunch of us are going to receive these once secret Santa gets going.

Many thanks 🙏

With regards to this issue. Do you think it‘s worth investing in a steel ruler that is long enough to measure a 34“ scale length or is that gilding the lilly?

Bummer! That was a really cool idea.

Luvverly. I hadn‘t seen an AGB with the aged look. I thought they only offered that finish on the AFB. Do you feel that the fixed bridge affects the sound much? They are less faff than the moving ones, but is that at the cost of the woody sound?

I really want to try one of the Artcore basses. Most of the shortscale semis seem to have narrower string spacing. The Jack Casady has “normal” 19mm spacing and feels great in the hand, but for my money didn’t sound old-school thuddy enough. Thomann (with the exception of the Artcore basses) have the annoying habit of listing the nut width, but not the string-spacing at the bridge, which IMO much more affects how wide string-spacing feels. I love my Eastwood Classic 4, but even that is only 16mm spacing, which is sub-optimal

Yes, with my Eastwood Classic 4, when I need some old-school thump.

Hi Mods, is it possible in notifications settings to put in search terms when hoping to hear if a particular item goes on sale in the marketplace? I do fairly regular searches, but still have FOMO on stuff.

Verrrry nice indeed. Thanks for posting.

A sad loss. It was also interesting how much other musicians, even the likes of Steve Gadd, cited his dedication to each project and willingness to offer truly helpful advice in musical situations. Advice which always proved both helpful and constructive.

Years ago, when I was broke, a guy I knew found a a Yamaha TRB 6-string made of some fancy, exotic wood for about €100,- He asked me for advice, 'cos he had no idea about such things. Had I not been broke and/or had it been a 5-string, I would have snapped it up. Instead, we flogged it for about €900,- (it needed some serious TLC) and split the money.

Birken Head?

This is a vocal line, not bass, but listen to the first 22 seconds. The note she finishes on catches folks every time.

An excerpt from an interview with Richard Bona, which very succinctly describes the dilemma facing those of us trying to make a living in the business.

What? A spare you?

Scott Devine, from Scott’s Bass Lessons.com the largest bass education platform.

This happened to a mate of mine with his white, 80s Les Paul deluxe. He was doing Björn Again in front of 10,000 people. Raised his arms and the crowd went “YAAAAAAAY!” guitar falls to the floor and they all go “OOOOOHHHHH!” - a real Wayne’s World moment.

…other manufacturers are available 😙