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It seems very strange they took them out of their range only to reintroduce them just with some different paint choices. I wonder whether they’ve switched the factory making them or changed the woods they’re made from. 🥴

Why not a fretless, that’ll give you a different sound.

It’s years since I bought a new a fender, it was a 5 string Jazz. It arrived barely playable and had to have a shim put in to get any reasonable adjustment on the bridge. That was in 1996 and I don’t think the QC has got any better.

.????????????? Me no speak the lingo!

Keyboards would rule .......Aaagh

What a difference a day makes - Jamie Cullum

The girl from ipanema - Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz

Walk like a man - Four Seasons

I like bluegrass, even been to the Grand OleOpry! Sure most bands expect acoustic upright bass. I played a Washburn fretless 5 string acoustic bass for a while with bluegrass players. A bit more manageable in pubs than an upright. I had it strung with black nylon strings which gave it a pretty good resemblance of an upright.

It might as well rain until September- Carole King

And tomorrow they’ll be another bass to catch your eye!

Flip on / flip off mute? Isn’t that called the edge of your palm 👉🏻🤗

Fire - the crazy world of Arthur Brown

Portrait - Maria Carey

I’ve got a Taylor T5Z. Got it 2nd hand on Reverb. Superb neck and great tone. My buddy has just got the Fender Acoustasonic which he thinks has a better range of acoustic tones.

Walk like a man - Four Seasons

You’ll be able to find that on stage with lights out 🤣

Is this a replacement for the Gibson 2 point?

It’s probably as cheap to fly over and collect it 😁🤔. Shame you’d have to quarantine on return, not to mention the cost of the COVID-19 tests.

A proper semi can be light, like Jack Cassidy, though not all. Some with centre blocks weigh as much as a solid. My 2013 Gibson EB is only 3.5kg, not bad for a 5 string. I believe the more recent models (the ones with longer horns) are also very light. Any of the chambered bodied basses e.g. Maruszczyk are light too.

Sell it. With most people using good PA then if you need to be louder, d.i. your back line into the PA. Keep your amp for you to hear and put tone in but otherwise use the monitors to hear each band member, don’t rely on the back line for those on stage to hear, you probably never will. This will also help you save your ears, less volume on stage means longer life for your ears. Tinnitus is no fun 👎

Georgia - Alison Krauss and Union Station

Back in the USSR - The Beatles

There is already a Unity Band - one of Pat Methany’s so quite a big reputation to live up to.

In the summertime - Mungo Jerry