Marc S

Dodge_bass aka Ian bought a Wingbass from me. Not only was he patient, waiting for me to tardily source a box & packaging, but he paid quickly. Good comms throughout. Top Bc' er to do business with. Buy / sell / trade in confidence. Cheers Ian

Hi @Paul Skueswelcome to BassChat. That bass looks great, and certainly looks to be a bargain price. I must admit, if I needed to switch to short scale.... I'd be sorely tempted by one of those. Let us know how you're getting on. And don't spend too much time in the marketplace here - or by the end of the year you'll be like the majority of us on here i.e. you'll have half a dozen basses, and still looking! lol

Some great suggestions here, but on reading this thread for the first time just now, my first thought was also Blondie.

Wow - this has surprised me @Beedster especially having seen that list of bass guitars you have owned. I take your point about focussing on the Upright though. I suppose in a sense, the BG can be something of a distraction. Actually, in truth I think I would like to spend more time playing upright than I currently do, and spend proportionally way more on BG. However, I think I'd miss the comfort of sitting on the sofa, jamming along to YouTube, or my music collection. I know I'd also miss picking up a bass and taking it out to a folk jam or pub jam with my pals. So I think I'd always keep a bass guitar just for these reasons. My only problem though..... is I couldn't limit myself to one! lol Brave move sir, brave move - best of luck with it

Hi, Just wondered what you think of the bass? Don't tell me Santa gave you an empty box...... or that you STILL haven't unwrapped it! lol

I wasn't aware of those @TPJ Many thanks for posting that link could be really useful!

Ah, shame. Sorry to hear that. I was once tempted by a wine rack that was made from a DB body. That would be the coolest wine rack in town 😎 Unfortunately, I'm more of an ale man! Lol

Any news on this bass @pete.young? Hope it's fixable

Looking really great 😁

Brilliant achievement 👏 😀 😀

I treated myself to one of these a while back - and it was nowhere near Christmas! Lol. Absolutely love mine. I'm sure you'll enjoy your new present. I'm quite pleased with the sound when bowed (although I'm not much of a bow player really). I'd be interested to hear what you think. I bought myself some tapewound strings to try on it - must fit them & give them a whirl over the holiday. Nadolig Llawen from South Wales

My Cort Steiny clone, which I picked up for a really reasonable price. I added the strap button extender, and this made it easier for me to play. I'm 6' tall, but still found it a stretch to reach the far end of the neck. It sounds absolutely awesome. Someone fitted EMG passive pups, and they sound huge. Recently acquired (from Burns Bass here on BC) Yamaha BX-1. Sounds lovely with flats. Very thumpy. The yam is just over 3kg, the cort is even lighter.

Yes, I've recently been seeking out lighter weight basses. My Japan Fender P Lyte has a slightly smaller body than conventional fender P's. Although I didn't particularly like steinberger style basses in the past, I'm now a convert. The really small bodies make them lightweight and compact - which can be a real bonus. I really liked a couple of Jazz bases I owned, but I found the shape of the bottom of the body made them trickier to play while sat on the sofa.... something I seem to do quite a bit lately.

I like tort anyway, and think it looks great on that colour bass. But I think black would work well too. Also agree that Pearloid would look great as well, especially if it's a yellowy aged tint.