Lfalex v1.1

All of this.

How heavy would it be, I wonder. Would the neck be aluminium or wooden?

Some people seem to think it's about a ditsy woman who walks into doors...

The central theme of "Luka" by Suzanne Vega is Child Abuse.

"Cornflake Girl" by Tori Amos is about female genital mutilation...

That's a very valid point. I own a Warwick Infinity SN4. And it can sound amazing. To me, it's all about balancing the JJ at the bridge against the J at the neck and setting the treble EQ accordingly. It doesn't sound much like the one in the vid, that's for sure!

Nice to see something different!

I'll have; Smith BSR 5 TN Warwick Infinity SN4 The Vigier. But I may be biased...

I use the tap tempo reverb on my Korg Pandora (for headphone practice) almost permanently. I don't use a lot, just a smidge to help it slot into the mix of whatever I'm playing along to. This extends to my EUB also. Can't comment on DB, as I don't have one.

The best B strings I have are not on the instruments you might expect; NS Design NS-CR5 electric upright 10 String Rosewood Chapman stick Both, however, are well-designed and well-constructed, and are of longer than average scale length; 42 inches and 36 inches respectively.

I always think they look best if they "echo" the appearance and curvature of the fretboard, as though it's meant to be there (The Ibanez GWBs exemplify this, and so do the Zon Manring Hyperbass, but for a different reason! )

Did you use water in the ultrasonic cleaner? Iso-propyl alcohol might be good, depending on how much your cleaner holds. Check if it's a fire hazard if used in a such a cleaner, though!

I bought a ton of gear there, some of which I still have. The place was a revelation when first I visited. Grant, Nick, Alex and Chris were great. They'd set you up with a suitable amp and just let you get on with it. None of this "Please can I try..." "Just help yourself, mate!" Not what I was used to at all! One bass did get away; a Ken Smith 6er. Should've bought it, but took a Steamer LX6 instead. I bought a Stingray 5 fretless (Alnico) there. Superb instrument, but just didn't gel with it. All the others stayed for many, many years.

Maybe one of the UK based string manufacturers could make a set of strings with smaller ball-ends? Newtone, for example.

Last band I was in, the guitarist kind of held sway. He was royally rude to the organiser of a charity event we played at. After we played, I went over to said organiser whilst the guitarist was talking to them, apologized for his behaviour, and quit right there and then. The drummer was there, too, and quit as well, for the same reason. Not exactly professional, but I wasn't discourteous. Nor was the drummer.

Can't recall ever playing a duff one, to be honest, though some variations on the theme by other manufacturers can be quite good fun, too. (G&L ASAT, Warwick $$, Warwick Pro M and Masterman in various body styles)

Does that £298 include cutting the holes for the tuners... Because if it doesn't and you mess it up... That's £298 down the drain..

"Go to Hell" Predictably, by; Motorhead, Megadeth, Alice Cooper and GWAR. Less predictably by; Dolly Parton and Nina Simone.

A replacement neck is probably best, but there is another option; Have the fretboard replaced by your friendly neighborhood luthier. You might get a nice choice of material, too. Without lines, naturally. The only issue is that of resale value as opposed to swapping necks.

Didn't the Kubicki Xfactors (etc.) have a 37-piece Maple laminate neck?

Thanks Clivem, I'd thought of weight, stiffness and resonance/energy transfer, but didn't consider dead spots. Not that I can recall any of my instruments having had any significant dead spots.

Which begs the questions; What difference do they make? And is it really noticable? I know modern Ibanez designs favour slender necks, but I've never had any issues with what I assume to be the steel/alloy items in my SRX 700 or EDB 605. Nor any other bass I've owned, for that matter. *Except the Vigier. It doesn't have a truss rod. Edit.. KTS do Ti bridge saddles, too..

I think there are some more... Though not all from '88. Captain Beefheart, King Crimson and Shakespeare's Sister to name but 3.

Playability, ergonomics, design, material choices, tone, electrics, strings, cost, availability and anything else you can think of... > Colour.

No need for extra "compression", then...