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    I had a lot of fun playing through this at last nights rehearsal. It’s the first time I’ve been in a room with amps and a drum kit playing rock music for about 8 years! After 5 years of silent stages, in-ear monitors and acoustic guitars. I had completely forgot how flippin’ loud it is 🤣 Still, the trusty ACS just about saved my lug holes. Dusted off the old faithful Jazz Bass which I’ve had since I was 13 and it all sounded blooming marvellous! It’s nice to feel bass again! This was my dream rig for about 10 years, of which I never achieved. I had the head with a 2x10 & 1x15 but could never justify the 8. I still kick myself regularly for shifting my old ABM rig!
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    Gorgeous that 👌
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    I bought an Akai Midi Pad from Alan. Super easy and friendly transaction. Posted quickly, and arrived exactly as planned. Pleasure, thanks 👍 Alex
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    Yeah I regularly curse myself for missing that one. Just didn’t have the cash at the time.
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    I’m looking to essentially ‘pinstripe’ my bass as I really like the look of binding on guitars, and In a bit of homage to Jared Followill old pinstriped T’Birds… Can anyone with experience in panting basses recommend a paint type for this and a brush over gloss. My main worry is it would just rub off where my arm falls. I’ve done a ChatGPT mock up to demonstrate what I’m looking for. But it would just be a single line around the edge of the body/headstock/pickup surround/ pick guard and I wouldn’t be actually binding the neck😅 Thanks Alex
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    Yeah me too. I think the idea of importing, and them very rarely becoming available 2nd hand has been a big factor in me not getting one. The idea of importing seems daunting and has put me off on the times I’ve come close.
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    D’oh, i had managed to forget how much I wanted a Junior Jazz and now he’s reminded me how good they are 😅 I do like this chaps videos! He seems to really break down every element in his reviews 👍
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    Congrats looks very nice indeed! I absolutely love my GB fusion 5 but absolutely love the wood on these! The Pickguard is off mine but I’m yet to fit any capheads and it looks great without! Enjoy!
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    Best - It was very close between my Cort Fusion 5 and my Zoom B6. But I’d say the Zoom takes it because it’s already earned its cost back tenfold, and it’s got me out of a few terrible sounding rooms already. Honourable mention also goes to the 2 1x15 homemade Eminence powered bass cabs I got from my local shop for the disgusting price of £40. They’re fantastic. Worst - Snugs custom moulded IEM sleeves.. I unfortunately dropped my £1k 64 Audio CIEMS and shattered the shell, in the middle of wedding season. So, I anticipated a long repair time having to be shipped out etc. I bought the snugs to go on to a second hand set of Shure 535s I picked up off eBay to get me through until I got the good ones back. Well, they do the job of isolation, but other than that they’re rubbish. Big, bulky, uncomfortable, and I’m fairly certain that at times made the wires on my headphones cause cutouts. And they cut my ears to bits for the first week or so. Still, I’ve got the 64s back now which are amazing!
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    For what it’s worth, there’s a very nice Sadowsky on BassBros website at the moment 👍
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    No idea, I’m merely a sheep. But, I believe it’s come across from forums such as Reddit that aren’t so bass specific. I’ve read plenty of random threads where people have asked this about a pickup combination or amp etc… The Basschat equivalent surely would be ‘what’s the weight?’ Anyway, back to the thread at hand… very cool! Naive as I am, I think after googling it, it’s some of the first pictures I’ve ever seen of bootsy not actually looking like ‘Bootsy’
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    Will this work for metal?
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    That is rather lovely! You’ve got a very, very nice collection of Jazzes now haven’t you?
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    I have one of these and they’re fantastic little amps! This is a steal at £100. GLWTS.
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    I have to admit that up until about 2 years ago, I don’t think I’d seen a roasted neck. Yet, they seem to be going on everything now. Is there a benefit to the process or is it just the in thing. Genuine question this, I’m not against them, I think they look great. Just curious as to whether there’s more to it than aesthetics. Alex
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    Not sure whether it’s the issue. But, it could be cut fractionally too low on the nut. ,I had a similar issue on the E string of a 4 string short scale. It really stumped my tech as it all technically looked to be correct. The issue was rectified by using a paste and bringing the string up at the nut a very tiny amount. On the face of it, it was all technically within his usual tolerances. But, after trying a few things, he raised this and it completely removed the problem.
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    I think Jared Followill from Kings of Leon is an incredibly underrated bass player. Especially on the first few albums and personally think ‘Only By The Night’ shows his best playing, even if this isn’t my favourite album. It’s not overly complex stuff but I think what his lines add to the songs melodically is superb. Helps that the band were the reason I started wanting to play music but hey! I’m a fan 🪭
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    Stunning that! 35” would swamp me but someone will snap it up. GLWTS 👌
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    I 2nd the Gretsch shout. I picked up a used but basically brand new one from BassBros for £245 and it’s been the best money I’ve ever spent. I'm regularly on the lookout for one of these (since you posted the picture of your white one) but they rarely pop up from my searches.
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    I know it’s not the real deal. But, I wanted to give the Rush tribute ‘Moving Pictures’ a shoutout. Saw them in Birmingham last night with my old man and they were fantastic. Incredibly tight and very convincing. Granted, I’ve not seen the real thing live. But, my Dad has seen them a handful of times and was equally impressed! I’m sure many have seen them before but I was well impressed!
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    Yes, lots. Gretsch G2220 for me. Cost me £245 from BassBros. Has £100 of Gotoh hardware on. It’s my #1 now and helps pay my mortgage. Sounds and feels so good to me that it made me sell my Vintera Mustang.
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    I know you don’t like the fotoflame. But I think it looks great! I hesitated and missed out on one of these last year and still regret not snapping it up. Enjoy!
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    I think myself, and many other bass players have thought that we need a P bass with Flats in our collection over the last few weeks after watching the Sean Hurley SBL interview. Fortunately the GAS has subsided, and I’ve reminded myself I’m not a professional studio bass player with a need for that ‘certain’ sound.
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    I’m the opposite, I love the feel, but hate the sound. They make everything sound clanky to my ears. But, then I’ve only ever really played cheaper flats.
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