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I'm very interested in this, love my PJB gear with doublebass and this could come in very handy to keep stage levels down.

Pah, is playing bass physically pleasurable? Stick it up your arse!

I just love that you have a whole wall veneered in birdseye maple

I'm not questioning whether this is JT or not but is it the track used on the final mix of Rio? On the isolated bass track the second to last bar before the first chorus ( the part of the riff that starts on C# on the A string) is a bit snatched on the octave, where in the album track it isn't. I probably haven't described this well but have a listen and you'll see what I mean. I've been having great fun playing this song this evening,

He was effortlessly cool. A very sad day indeed.

Will be looking forward to reviews after you've played it for a while. I'm 90% sure I'm going to get one of these once finances are sorted (trading my car in to get my wife a different car and planing on having roughly two grand left over ). I agree the playing it upright thing seems like a gimmick to try and sell to people dipping into DB, an EUB is the way to go for this. Is the tailpin unit removable and if removed does it affect the balance? It looks lovely BTW.

[quote name='Ceedubya' timestamp='1452466496' post='2950269'] Hi All, anyone know if I can buy a short scale neck and just straight swap it onto my Warwick Rockbass. I'm living on England and retired (i.e no spare cash) and have limited DIY skills (i.e none). Onset of arthritis means I am strugglng to stretch.Cheers [/quote] More than likely your bridge will be in the wrong place to make the correct scale length making intonation impossible, ie your twelfth fret won't be half way between the nut and the bridge. Terrible explanation but hopefully you understand what I mean

Not 100% sure I want to. I want to remember Lemmy the way I remember him now and I'm a little worried this'll taint it. I'll see how it goes

'Anti-Procrastination Song' by Stormtroopers Of Death. http://youtu.be/b_naNBHpMdU

12, but a couple were guesses.

Ha ha, that's Cornwalls hottest male model, Adge Scuttler. He's hibernating at the moment but as soon as the weather warms up he'll be back doing photo shoots for top local publications like Cornish Vague and 'ell magazine.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1451652251' post='2942078'] What do you expect? They've only had electricity since 2014. They still buy Tremeloes records. [/quote] What's this electricity you speak of sorcerer?

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1451613169' post='2941882'] Nope. [/quote] Oh well, my internet is just crap then. No broadband here and what I have got is so slow that I may as well get the web pages delivered by post

Would whatever these attacks are possibly be responsible for my home internet keep dropping out, restarting or whatever you call it? The front of my BT hub keeps going red for thirty seconds or so before returning to the normal blue.

Is the string spacing at the bridge wide like a doublebass or more guitar like? BTW, thanks everyone for the replies and info.

Not me, I was strong

I've made a proper decision to get rid of all the gear I've collected that I don't really need and buy something really nice, hence the Takemine TB10 thread, so why the hell am I eyeing up that Thunderbird!! Someone please buy it

Hell. I play Moondance because people appear to like it.

Forgot to say that my DB is set up as an old time thumpy thud kind of sound, not very refined but that's what I need most. But lately I've been needing a brighter jazzy tone and considered getting a second cheap DB for this but I really have nowhere to keep it. The TB10 would fill this gap nicely as it seems to still retain quite a zingy tone compared to a bluegrass style Db sound. I'm talking myself into now

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1451512276' post='2941202'] I still want one, mind, I just don't have any real justification for it! [/quote] And there lies my problem I haven't even entertained the idea of it being an upright, it would balance weirdly with its high centre of gravity, feel weird with its short scale and wouldn't bow properly because of its body shape. I have my doublebass for that. I would only use it as a traditional bass guitar. I have an electric and acoustic fretless but obviously they don't do the DB sound. My main band is now purely doublebass and everything else is acoustic instruments. The high action and large radius is what is attracting me as I can play my lines and work on new ones with a very similar action, I actually hope it has a DB esque string spacing as well as the physicality of a DB neck makes you play in a way totally different to ABG. I've used my ABG in the band on occasion but it just doesn't have that oomph. I could noodle with the TB10 without having to get the DB out, sounds small but for my circumstances it would mean a lot. I have a bit of spare cash at the mo and feel like treating myself to something special and at the mo this floats my boat and would get more use than a high end electric bass. Just worried about buying an expensive ornament.

[quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1451223723' post='2938889'] Quoting posts doesn't work on Android (very latest version on a Google/Motorola Nexus 6). [/quote] It does on my android Sony Xperia

I love the shape of that headstock and the bevelled recess, if that's the right term. I'd imagine coming up with a shape that isn't like anyone else's and looks good with such a small area can't be easy.

They don't have one listed on their website, or don't they list everything? If I get one new it will probably be from Thomann as their price is the best and with free returns and a three year warranty you can't go wrong. Wunjos is a 500 mile round trip and if they posted it then I assume I would have to pay to return it if I didn't get on with it, if I could return it at all. Obviously a used one would be a different story. I'm just mainly curious why quite a few on here that have owned one, have said how amazing they are but then moved it on after a year or so.

I'm seriously thinking about getting one of these but cannot try one anywhere as nobody local stocks one. I've done plenty of research and like what I see and hear but obviously it's a lot of money to be spending blind. Thomann seem to have the best price and at least I can return it if I really don't like it. I've noticed that a few folks on here have had one but seem to move it on after a year or so and I was wondering why, why is it not a keeper? I mainly play DB now and fretless acoustic and this would be an inbetween type of instrument so please leave any 'acoustic basses are pointless' kind of comments elsewhere. Just after some genuine feedback from owners and ex owners on the good and bad aspects of playing one. Thank you

A very sad day indeed