Grahambythesea

As @tauzero says if you’re playing higher up it should not be your palm behind the neck but your thumb.

Reading this I realise I’m not very loyal to any of my instruments. I had my Fender Jazz V for 20 years but traded it some time ago. At present my oldest is a K Yiari guitar which plays nicely, looks vintage and has a rosewood back.

So you found a fripping guitarist? Sorry, couldn’t resist.

Heart of glass - Blondie

Thanks for your quick reply, I was away at the time so have only just seen it. I’ll have look in B&Q and see what the options are.

Fire - Crazy world of Arthur Brown

Bullitt Lalo Schifrin

Chas Chandler

Tokyo Twist - The Tone Band

Black is black - Los Lobos

Top of the world - The Carpenters

Ace job. Will he play it now or sell it for an extortionate amount?

True unless you are shredder then an Ibanez is favourite.

What did you use to cover the scratch plate? I want to do something to my white P bass plate but haven’t found anything quite large enough to cover it fully and have been nervous of getting a ripple in it.

I doubt they’re any better and much will depend on their reception in the USA. Taylor’s previous electrics, the T3 did not go down well and was soon dropped.

Ma, he’s making eyes at me - Lena Zavaroni

I’ve never been a fan of black guitars either. However, respraying can be a disaster. If this is your first bass, leave it alone. If it doesn’t work out for you a black one is very easy to sell because most people like them, probably the most popular colour ever. I’ve nothing against Affinity models but check the neck isn’t a banana, I have seen some horrors.

Andy Powers, the man who has revolutionised Taylor Guitars (you have to try a V class) has come up with a range of Electric Guitars with a somewhat retro shape, but with a semi hollow body. A bit pricy, but not compared to Taylor’s. I just a, not sure about the overall look. It might make a nice Jag-ish type bass if he could be so persuaded.

The kids are alright. The Who

I play in my church most weeks. Sometimes on 5 string if there’s going to be songs in Eb or Bb. Otherwise I find the 4 string basses including a FendervP suffice. My 5 string is the Gibson EB5, passive humbuckers with pull pots to change them to single coil”Jazz” type. I got mine for a price within your budget. I used to also use a Spector Spectorcore 5 which was 35in scale and that additionally had a piezo in the bridge offering a very different palate.

The statement in the ad about “quality” might be open to challenge!

If they could see me now - Shirley MacLaine (from Sweet Charity)

There ain’t nobody here but us chickens - Louis Primo.

The wind cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix

Ghastly!