Hellzero

The shīt sandwich worked very well, it's been accepted and, especially, assessed as my best mate, who is also a manager, is aware of all these inherent problems in the band. And what I said was pure honesty, so the compliments were real and sincere, which certainly explained why it worked. That said, I've been a medical advisor for years and know how to manage people's susceptibility, but only up to a point where it becomes useless, so sometimes (most of the time for me as I'm a bit fed up by the stupid politically correct period we're living) it's good to say the plain truth even if it hurts.

I liked your idea, so as it was asked, the shīt sandwich has been delivered, just waiting for its taste in return.

Wait to see the price of the whole set... 😉

It was indeed a cheap Korean brand that came out in the mid 80's, and lasted through the 90's. Nothing to fancy there, cheap instruments from the bad Korean period. Tried a few at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt back then, but none of them were great.

If you go back in time, he used to play, but for an unknown reason, he stopped, preferring to let others do this job.

Nope, the guy, Gregor Fris, is small, that's why he's always filmed from a high angle on his videos.😉

Calling @benh, @Silky999, @Jabba_the_gut in the U.K. or others like @Andyjr1515, if he accepts it. Or @RonC and @Basvarken in The Netherlands.

I guess you're talking about the tilting of the neck, which is impossible to correct on a set neck without ungluing it, correcting the tilting and then gluing it back, so a lot of work. And with a neck through it is close to a nightmare... The only thing you can do is lower the saddles or recess the bridge for lower action.

Especially the "high end" version. I'm just checking for a price...

https://www.premierguitar.com/news/ns-design-unveils-new-carbon-fiber-fin-guitar-and-bass $9500 USD, no thanks.

I also have enquired for the price... 🤦🏻🤔🤪

And the link to it: https://thinkns.com/instrument/ns-design-fin-electric-bass-guitar/

Truly beautiful, Ben, congratulations! 😍

And I quite like the overall design, just waiting for the price...

If steampunk was like that, I'd be a fan...

For those hating Faecesbook, like me.

Maybe the 40 years old Sanox Logabass with its bridge designed, just like the whole bass, by Christophe Leduc...

I absolute don't agree with all the polically correct proposals... Funnily we went to see my best mate (on guitar) band yesterday evening at a private party and it was simply awful. I also very well know the other guitarist, the bassist and the drummer, the singer less. First of all, I saw them for their release party something like 7 months ago and they were really ace as they are all experienced players with a good rock background and the singer is teaching ... singing. What happened yesterday is easy to explain as they simply decided to deafen every people in that small place by turning their useless P.A. to the max which meant a 110 to 120 dB(A) (yes, at some point I measured it) permanent noise! 🤦🏻😳 And there was no one at any desk, which is a rookie mistake, especially as there were some kids in the audience, so the maximum output could not exceed 85 dB(A). When I saw them the first time, there was a real sound engineer at the desk and the output power was not over the legal 95 dB(A) in a similar size venue, the result was an excellent gig. Yesterday gig was so loud that people were leaving and it was a total mess sound wise with some timing mistakes due to not hearing themselves as the IEM were cutting, like the bassist told me when the host of the party came on stage for a few tunes on bass and guitar with the band, which was a bit of a release as they played way softer... I was waiting for Cortez the Killer has I loved their cover the first time: An incredible mess yesterday, so we left before Kashmir, which certainly was a mess too. The main problem is the drummer who is hitting the drums like a mad man and was ... amplified with tons of bass and low mids in the overall mix. The bass player was simply impossible to hear as was the rest of band, because of that ego. So I'm going to tell them it was really shīt, without managing anyone as they deserve it. That also decided me that it was my last ever amateur rock gig.

But it's a Gary Willis (fretless) with real men strings spacing (19mm).

There's a very nice one at a decent price right now on Reverb: Ibanez LA Custom Shop SDGR 5-String Fretless Bass - Natural https://reverb.com/item/92379215

That said, I hate them... 🤣

I need explanations. 🤔

I was waiting for THAT comment. And it was such a success that Ibanez decided to stop the production of headless basses just after for a very, very, very long period.

With a latency of 40 years for the both of them... I've been playing mostly headless fretless sixers over around the same period, so Ibanez and Dingwall are a bit late to the party, aren't they.