Hellzero

I earned these almost the same day, 4 years ago, and then nothing, ... still don't know how the system really works and what's this for as there is also the ranking saying I'm in the top 1% of all members, but where is my envelope? 🤔🤪

Mine (yes I only have one) isn't too, as the others are sixers, but what's your point except pretending, again, that only you know and own the best...

I think that something we all missed is what bass(es) are you playing and enjoying for their tone right now? With this in mind, we should be able to point the correct direction to look at...

So did I, nearly ordering one, but in the end, came back to my senses...

And when he was 16, it was my turn.

So first thing first, the string for such a crystal clear are mandatory, and only the La Bella Super Steps with their exposed core will give this clarity, then the pickups and here forget the Bartolini pickups that sound really muddy, then if you want an easy to use really transparent preamp use a Richter BassXX preamp, coupled to Delano pickups, it will be an excellent choice, but maybe a bit too sterile for your needs, so maybe some Aero pickups would better suit your needs or Benedetti pickups. Then comes the instrument in itself, a bolt on ash neck with a Macassar ebony fingerboard will give you the fastest attack and clarity. For the body swamp ash would be best. With this configuration you'll have what you describe, but check full carbon basses too.

By the way, for half of the money you want to spend, there is this in the ads here and maybe exactly what you're looking for:

Go to a well assorted store, and try as many as you can with an identical amp as yours or bring your own amp, you'll certainly find what you like around your price tag. Then, if you don't find THAT tone, go to a luthier and have a discussion with him about what you want, but more specifically about what you don't want. I have owned way over 500 basses and a lot were six strings basses, all I can say is that when it comes to quality of tone, the luthier basses are unbeatable. The more than 34 inches for a better low B alongside the thicker strings are pure marketing. The best low B I can think of are from 34 inches basses with 0.125 to 0.130 string gauge, proving that it's all about the construction. Furthermore with thicker gauge string appears the intonation problems, the thicker the string the more out of tune the intonation is : You can't change the laws of physics. I guess that by thunderous you don't mean crystal clear and with the fundamental of the low B being present, like a piano...

I love to play to or listen to tapping being it on bass or Chapman stick. When you listen to the likes of Michael Manring (who is my favourite and a fretless player), Tony Levin, Nick Beggs, or even what Stuart Hamm did on his three first albums, it can be really musical and entertaining, and not simply showing off.

I tried almost everything available on the market and as I already said it to you @wateroftyne, they are not good, they are excellent. The only pickups that sound "better" are the (not that expensive compared to Lollar and the likes) Lundgren pickups: https://shop.lundgrenpickups.com/collections/bass

I've seen your dad's face @sascha peakman and all I can say is that he doesn't look that sympathetic at all, not the kind of person I would trust and I never made a single mistake with this feeling: It's all in the (here, frightening) look and attitude, you would be amazed all it can tell (In my profession, I received lessons on how to get to know people in less than a minute by coldly analyzing the data available). You were right to say all you said about who he really was and some people owe you some apologies. The problem is that we often only see the tip of the iceberg and, here, the other part is really scary. You have all my sympathy and I wish you all the best.

If I need to play with a pick, it's always at least a 3mm one as it's the closest to finger style tone.

And the bigger the pick (plectrum for the others), the fatter the tone.

And that's how it sounded after the refretting in 2023, put some headphones, it's way better: AUD-20250818-WA0005.mp3

And here is how it sounded when it was fretless: The funny thing is that I asked Jean-Paul, the bassist here if he had a vintage Jazz Bass for sale, and he pointed me this refinished one that used to be his and he gave me all these informations.

The second one, the natural, belonged to a friend of mine, who imported it from the USA in 2009 and only sold it in 2023 to the actual seller... It was already refinished in white when he received it, but it wasn't a great job when looking close, so a local luthier (Olivier Roux from Saint-Nazaire) turned it into a natural finish, but everything else is fully original, except the frets that were dead in 2018, so another luthier (Cyril Guerin) turned it into fretless and it was refretted just before its sale in 2023 by the same person, and it even comes with its original case. Maybe worth asking @BassAgent. If French is a problem, just ask, and I'll help you.

Didn't know that Rick Astley was a young lady flashing some pretty flesh.

@BassAgent, there are two "interesting" vintage Jazz Basses on Zikinf at the moment: Jörg's personal 1965 in Germany: https://www.zikinf.com/annonces/annonce-2397384 A "naturalised" 1965 in France: https://www.zikinf.com/annonces/annonce-2432484 I guess you already checked Bassic.de too... Worth checking Japan too as the Yen is very low.

Even if you won't be reading it @Stub Mandrel as I'm on your Ignore List for being pedantic, I was about to post exactly the same comments as you.

Are you telling us you don't have the right body to win on social media @Dood ? 😉🤪🤔

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The impregnated cloth on the left is simply amazing to polish anything metallic (it was designed for jewellery), the buffing cloth on the right is subsidiary, but works very well too. Since I bought this kit, the Dremel with the polishing wheel and buffing paste are remaining in the case.

All I can say is that the followers of such obviously fake prestations must have been away the day the brains were distributed.

And rescrew everything tightly, but not overtightening.