DoubleOhStephan

That assumes all his customers are uninformed beginners. It's impossible to confirm if that's the case, so this is a bit straw man argument.

I've not made any comment on the quality of his workmanship, I've simply shared his 100% positive feedback score. Clearly, this customer should have left negative feedback, I don't know why they haven't.

He's had 164 sales in the past 12 months. I presume at least some of them would be buying from an informed position. I'm not interested in buying anything he has for sale, and that doesn't change the fact that he has 100% positive feedback. I haven't mentioned anything about mental health. With 164 happy customers in the last 12 months. I don't understand how this effects you or anyone else on this forum unless they've bought something from him and are unhappy. I agree. I also think the opinion of how actual customers is just as, if not more, valid and should be taken into account. I appreciate it doesn't suit the general tone of this thread, but that doesn't change the facts.

Great thing about ebay is every customer gets to give an honest report on the item they've bought and it's there for everyone to see. Probably worth having a look at his, as all of his customers seem happy 🤷🏻‍♂️

I'd highly recommend watching this video, which explains all the design decisions made in the evolution of the Jazz bass -

Another 6'2" here

I've heard it's for attaching the strap to when the bass is in its case, keeps it tidy apparently 🤷🏻‍♂️

Has your guitarist given a reason as to why you should change your technique?

I've got three, 2 straight up P's (70s MiJ & Squier VM) and 1 PJ (bitsa) and I love them all. They're definitely not one trick ponies, but being honest, I do get more tonal variation from my PJ. I find I can dial in more bite for cutting through the mix.

Believe it or not, they do! They're called Rat Rods... Not my thing but some people like them. Don't forget there's also the Shabby chic furniture thing. Rat rod https://g.co/kgs/EdQNN2

If you can afford £250, for my money you can't do better than a Spector NS2000/4. Not sure if Mick is keeping this one if he sells the NS94, but if you can persuade him to let it go, buy it (the orange one)

Something pointy or a bit curvy? What sort of noise are you hoping to get out of it, what music are you playing? What's your max spend?

Different to what?

Bought a Gator gig bag off David. Great comms, nothing was a hassle, very friendly and helpful guy. Top BC'r 👍🏻

Before you start rubbing down, it may be worth researching using heat (and I think moisture) to expand the wood and swell the dings out.

Yoga mats?

Its most definitely a temporary measure. Once out territories have been established, I'll begin the encroachment war, one hanger at a time 😂 Thanks mate, we can't wait. It's been 2 years in the planning so hoping for the best 😊 You know, I didn't think I did needed that many basses until I didn't have them... 😁

Thanks Dave We're moving to a slightly smaller home in the coming weeks and I'm losing some bass space (but are gaining a beach!) so I've had to take a few of my basses to my mums. It didn't cross my mind to take the batteries out of the active one!

@TrevorR thanks for the reply. As I mentioned, I pull the lead out as a matter of course, so it was just a question out of curiosity more than anything. Tbh, I'm as likely to forget to pull the volume knob to go passive, let alone to save battery! 😁 I've put a couple of active bass into storage for a year or two, should the batteries be removed altogether?

I've had "remove the lead" drummed into me, but out of interest, would the push/pull active/passive volume controls do the same the job?

What are tapewounds all about? I've never tried them (or heard them for that matter!) 😁

A 15 year old is a child and still has a number of inches left to grow. You have no idea how tall the girl in question is, but given that the OP has already identified the issue as being her having trouble with neck length and fret size (probably because he's her Dad and has watched her play and spoken to her about it) I think it's a safe assumption that, with his 25+ years experience of playing guitar, he may just have better understanding of the problem and solution. If you were a small child and were using adult clubs, that may just be the problem. You would go the the pro shop and be measured for a set of clubs suitable for your height.