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After the heavy relic, the stupid relic. And we have a winner here !

You are encountering what is called "neck diving". Many basses (and guitars too) are suffering this common problem, due to really poor conception of the instrument. You could try to put light weight tuners (machine heads) instead of the original ones. The lighter are the Gotoh Res-O-Lite. But this is an expansive option, so if your bass is an entry model, there is another solution which is to put the upper strap pin away until the bass balances perfectly. Like this :

One of the best cover of this tune to date. What a player. Thanks for sharing this @Old Man Riva. May he rest in peace.

And you get get a second generation new one here : https://service.hkaudio.com/en/product/t-amp/?v=d3dcf429c679

The T-Pro 2 is a Pascal module, a Danish brand : https://www.pascal-audio.com/product/t-pro2/ Better ask them for a schematic or ask them directly to fix it as it's proprietary design and a real pain in the *ss to repair...

Loads of bass drops.

This is the correct link to Paul Lairat basses : https://lairat.com/en/basses/basses-categorie/ 😉

I had the GSS Sumo (1000 Watts) coupled to a Warwick Hellborg preamp and the AudioKinesis Hathor monster cabinet (one 18 inches driver and four 3 inches speakers). The GSS is dead silent, transparent and really powerful and, to me, better sounding than the Pascal module which is quite similar, but not as dynamic and transparent. I know have a GSS FRFR 12 + 6 + tweeter coupled to an original Glockenklang Bass Art preamp and the sound is just amazing and so light and small. You can ask Didier any question : he will answer you. Don't worry he's fluent enough in English. 😉

Can't agree more, the Pagelli Golden Fretless is to me, with the Ibanez AFR, the most beautiful bass ever. Wanted to put the photo last night, but went to bed, you know sometimes there's a calling...

WTF. This the first ever bass drop, why nobody mentioned it ? And yes Tony Levin and Bill Bruford certainly commited THE bass drop with Indiscipline ! My all time favourite tune.

This photo deserves better Flea and his bass ... style Sorry, couldn't resist.

This one, I guess : What about my Spoiler ?

Especially for @Silvia Bluejay

Indeed, yellow and orange mix quite well.

And Rolf Spuler own Avalon guitars were so innovative more than 30 years ago...

Yep, but the originals have something appealing and especially two fretless models : this A104F and the A105F. This one is number 62 and is in pristine condition. It will never leave me.

And I even have the original 1991 hard case that came with it...

I had a Stradi Symphony 5 fretless. Nice sounding, but awfully way too round neck. Some youth flaws in the design like neck diving and an E tuner not aligned. The bass was not really ergonomical. The piezo was certainly not the best one too. And the brand name is a bit ... ambitious.

Let's make a slightly clarification concerning parametric EQ. A full parametric EQ includes, gain, frequency sweep AND Q factor adjustment. A semi parametric EQ does not have the Q factor. So what's the Q factor ? It's basically the width of the chosen frequency. Most people can't use full parametric EQ correctly because they don't understand how it works. Hence getting outer space sounds. If you know how to use it, it's a fantastic tool; if you don't, it's a sound destroyer. A semi parametric with a fixed Q factor adjustment badly chosen will be a real pain in the *ss to use. The Noll preamp you're talking about @B.Flat is a semi parametric EQ and the Q factor is not indicated, as (quite always) usual...

Traded a bass again with Flavius. Bomb proof parcel, bass as described. Fast, easy and smooth trade as usual. Now I got my old Laurus Quasar SL190 Grafite 6 fretless back, and with a better look now. Cheers Flavius.

Bought Armando original Ibanez AFR A104F in pristine condition. As usual, it was a fast, smooth and easy deal. The bass was highly secured in it's original form fitted case in a bomb proof parcel (or maybe virus proof, these days 🤣 ). Thanks for this marvellous transaction. A true credit to BassChat.

Being a fan of Indian music, like @chrisbass13, I've listened to the 3 first tracks yesterday evening and, even, if it's complex rhythmic music, it's totally relaxing. Give it a try girls and guys, discovering John McLaughlin musical universe through this album is a very good start. And for those who like music with more "muscle", listen to his jazz-rock era of the 70's, you won't be disappointed.

I think I'll order a new 18 strings bass this 1 meter strings spacing at the bridge. I need some firewood for next year.

Weirdos world.

The link : https://mahavishnujohnmclaughlin.bandcamp.com/album/john-mclaughlin-shankar-mahadevan-zakir-hussain Thanks to my friend Christoph @chrisbass13 for sharing this. When some people are taking the wrong tracks, other people are showing the right path.