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Frequently this. Though I seem to work around it. I just can't wear a watch and play my Ibanez EDC.. FWIW, I just hit the 21st fret (of 21). I love a big glissando.. work through the (extended) scale up to it, then all the way back down E³ to E¹..

Not much to stop anyone buying a Status neck, electronics to suit, some decent hardware and make/get a body made. Might not come out too expensive vs. A US 'Ray. I would, but I've got a 4 and 5 string Warwick that both cover the same territory. Plus the Ibanez EDC715.

DR Strings..

Lee Sklar; Dingwall, Warwick, ? Yamaha, ? EA... others may know more..

It seems a shame that there was no-one who shares Patrice's vision for him to hand the business over to. I wonder what will become of Status and other similar-sized enterprises when the original owners retire; Do you sell up and risk diluting the brand? Find like-minded individuals to continue the business in a similar vein? Shut up shop and allow new manufacturers to fill the niche that now exists?

I'm not sure that's something you can fix with the USB-Lightning cable. AFAIK, it's only there for charging purposes..

I don't experience any latency- it should be undetectable, as you're playing along with an (audio) signal that's already arrived at the Nux. Is there latency when you compare it to the video images on the iPad?

I've never played golf (a good walk ruined!) So I've no basis for comparison. I don't object to people being ideologically different, it's more about scruples, work ethic and the inability to reach a compromise in a band setting. During C19 I we worked like crazy, and had to put up with Joe Public at the same time in the same environment. Perhaps if I were in a more isolated job, and had more money and time, it'd be better. For the foreseeable future, I think I'll stick to playing at home.

(From a personal point of view, and not in direct response/contradiction to the above) I do still enjoy playing, and there are aspects of live performance that I enjoy (The onstage, making music as a unit part) Alas that bass playing and band membership don't exist in isolation from the rest of anyone's existence; I work in a very physically tough job and have to deal with Joe Public at his absolute worst. When I'm done with work, I've little time and no energy left to drag gear around and drive for hours/miles to rehearsals and gigs. Then to be forced to interact with Joe Public again is yet another (sizeable) negative. If things do change, I'll certainly be fairly "match fit", but while the negatives continue to outweigh the positives, it isn't worth it for me.

Absolutely this. No matter how good or bad a player I am, I've no stomach for the interpersonal politics and tensions within a band. I've been "sacked" (as though there were contracts and real money involved) from bands for not being malleable enough, being to old and playing too well (!) I've walked out of bands because of other people's ethics at least twice (and it ought to be about the music) and so on... I now play for my own entertainment and relaxation. Occasionally, I wonder what it'd be like to be in a band again. Then I remember that the concept of being in a band is much more attractive than the reality of being in a band.

Series III 6 strings exist, for I have seen them. I've had my Series III Passion V for 25 years now. Wonderful instrument.

I'm (not) getting exactly the same..

Even as some instruments have come and gone, I've always had a broad spread of types, styles and prices. [Purchasing second hand distorts the picture further, as many of my "cheaper" Basses were second-hand and more costly when new.] Oddly, it's been the more initially expensive instruments that have been sold on and replaced with less costly but arguably more suitable instruments, even if not directly. I think a lot of it is tied up in not knowing exactly what you want when you start out. As you progress, you refine your selection process to more accurately reflect your preferences, and this may not always lead to more expensive basses. Personally, I've never found a single bass that covers all the, uh.... bases, so variety is king.

Basslab L-bow Some sort of Ken Smith The ability to really make music on a Chapman stick.

As referenced earlier; Vol/pickup pan or VVT are better than a 3-way switch, insertion loss notwithstanding. A "hot" J seems to help. Can't fault my SB-2 Tribute.

Maybe it's the various amps' Damping Factors being wildly different. Power makes the drivers move. A higher damping factor stops them more swiftly once the signal has stopped. A combination of higher power and greater damping factor should yield better driver control. I've had good experiences using HPFs, too. No point in amplifying frequencies your poor old cab can't produce. Gives you more headroom for further up the frequency range, too.

Seriously guys. They're probably only trying to streamline their business or something.

Thanks for the help. Alas that I lack measuring tools. And can't be doing with a full set-up just because half my instruments have taken umbrage at being stored away. They have been before. What's so different this year? Think I'm feeling it for that bonfire. 🔥

Nope. Same gauge and manufacturer as usual. It has a Just-a-nut II. Nothing wrong with that either. I've eased the truss rod off ¼ of a turn. It's helped a little, but now the action further down the neck is getting a bit much.

This time its my Warwick Fortress 😡 Was fine until I put it away in a hard case for a bit. It's a '98, so it ought to have a regular Truss Rod, not a reverse, right? Action is medium-low. Fretted at 1st and 24th shows about 1.5 mm between strings and frets at the 12th. I'm getting fret buzz at 1st to 3rd frets on all strings. Fine thereafter. Watched YT tutorials and none helped. All seemed to suggest loosening the rod. Surely that'll give me too much relief at around the 12th... Do I then have to go back and re-do the action and intonation. What about when it warms up again? All I wanted was a 5 minute noodle on a different bass. Not an odyssey into bass maintenence. Failing that, I burn it whilst dancing around the fire like a goblin...

Back on Topic.. Is it okay to like the Garage Days Revisited $5.98 EP? You can hear the bass. And it's all covers. I really like the $5.98 EP. Rough and ready, but great fun.

You want Caesium or Rubidium. Plop it in. And be somewhere else. Fast.

Mike has a mould and the ability to lay-up carbon fibre necks. I saw it last time I was round there picking up my Ibanez that he'd just finished repairing. I'd imagine that he made the neck attached to your Zoot.

Owning a cheaper bass would stop auto correct changing your pride and joy into a hat every time you posted.

Bass anything is really expensive! Contra Bassoons Bass Trombones Bass Saxophones...