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[quote name='Ticktock' timestamp='1428076396' post='2737870'] They sold off a Thumb for cheap??? Fools...but good on you getting it and punting it on. [/quote] It's the only bass I've made money on. Everything depreciates

[quote name='Humph' timestamp='1427709538' post='2733184'] Music shops are woeful here in general. They don't even stock good bass strings half the time... hello Thomann! Matchett's in particular winds me up every time I'm in. They used to stock a Warwick Thumb and Jazzman, but now it's all Fenders/Squires/Ibanez. Mehhhh. [/quote] Welcome to the forum. I'm also from Ballymena area, and yes the music shops aren't great. Two new ones have opened recently though in the ballymena town centre. As for Matchetts, I bought the last warwick thumb I remember seeing in matchetts. It was about a week after they sold the jazzman you are talking about, and I won't say how little I paid for it, but it was so very stupid cheap. Sold it for what I definitely won't disclose about a month later. Enjoy the conference in August, new horizon I presume ?

Welcome Lots to learn here. Enjoy the craic too

Stingray 5 H in tobacco burst finish and a peavey grind 5. They both looked rough but felt and sounded perfect to me. Also never had neck issues or any other symptom of bother. These are the two I wish I could have back most, out of about 30 basses I've been through. Not that I'm not happy with my current setup, just loved the feel of those two.

I wouldn't have a jazz built, if I was wanting a four string Id just buy the Geddy Lee sig in sunburst. Black blocks on a maple fretboard, perfect neck profile (for me) and sounds like I feel a passive bass should. I had a CIJ like this and I still don't why I sold it. Probably because I'm stupid.

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1427404370' post='2730095'] The worst bass I've played over the past few years was a flea bass. Tried 2 or 3 in the shop. Every one was a nasty pile of dog poop. [/quote] I've never heard anyone ever say something good about one of these. I've never played one but anything I've read or heard wouldn't encourage me to spend money on one.

Noted. Must visit IKEA and save a fortune on this.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1427408679' post='2730174'] Wood can be so unpredictable as a material, it can simply come down to a one off dog. I once read of a player that spent insane money on custom Alembic with a dragon inlay and had to string it with crazy heavy gauge strings to keep the back bow in check. [/quote] Respectfully, that doesn't say much for Alembics follow up guarantee or customer care.

I tried this sell all approach. It crashed and burned for me. I sold a 25th anniv Musicman HSS, a fender custom shop Jazz, and a warwick thumb BO4 and bought a dingwall ABII in a beautiful transparent red finish. It was the most exquisite instrument I've ever played but I couldn't relax and enjoy it for fear of me or some other individual knocking a ding in it. It went on until I parted with it at some loss and regret but better off for the experience. Now I'm sure I know one bass won't do all for me, personally at that price because it took away my relaxed enjoyment. When I wanted a solid E and B string the dingwall is the mutts nuts, but I couldn't chord as easily up above 12th fret, not so good. I wished I hadn't sold the instruments I sold due to the financial hit but I'm now more chilled and am now loving a yamaha 425x that cost me buttons comparatively speaking. This bass is currently the one for all for me for what I'm playing at 10% of the dingwall. I should say that a genzbenz 12.2 shuttle max does the proclaiming through a 4x10 but nevertheless.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1427222696' post='2727544'] You said it not me [/quote] I was thinking fender...

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1427211706' post='2727258'] Surely coming from around these parts you were probably in the same boat buying your first Dingwall too?! I certainly was and, as you say, GAS is a strange mistress! Was THIS close (holds thumb and forefinger VERY close together) to flashing the credit card in Bassdirect's direction last night when they posted a sunburst super P4 on Facebook... But I remembered I actually quite like my man parts and wouldn't like having them removed by my wife with something blunt and rusty... [/quote] I should block that website from my device. I have struggled with the wood and tronics 33" five string on there second hand, and just today there's the most amazin 75 reissue fender jazz has appeared. Oh man this isn't good. Never mind the rest, and the two SR4's which are calling me too. I've had a bit of a domestic crisis in terms of rubbish fortune lately and a back ended car by some muppet at the weekend has put me on ice for buying until I'm sure that's all sorted out. My missus is the sort who wouldn't go for the castration approach, it would be more the slow painful silent treatment, (which she would normally struggle with keeping up). However it can turn out worse whenever those dreaded words,"do you really need that" ring true after a month of all picture and mute.