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I tried many types. Today I use molded plugs with the ER filters. I switch between 15dB and 25dB. These are overall best. Among the budget plugs, I find Planet Waves (PWPEP1Pacato Hearing Protection) best. The filter on these is good and the plug fit the ear canal reasonably well. Many budget types seem to be designed for smaller ear canal widths.

I am in a(n amateur)band where the keyboard player records our rehearsals on a simple recorder. Occasionally he burns a CD to the band members and I listen to it when it happens. Simply because this - to me at least - is necessary to improve my playing in a way that supports the song the right way. Not that I am nerdy about playing the exact same lines every time but the [b]musical expression and character[/b] of playing has to be right. This can be difficult to judge unbiased in the moment you play.

Tal Wilkenfield, John Mayer (music of the past but they are still alive :-) ) and maybe some Bony M and Vulfpeck.

Some youtube videos with Tal Wilkenfield, John Mayer. Even if they seem to play music of the past they are themselves very present. And when he is ready maybe some Boney M and some Vulfpeck just to demonstrate that the bass often carries the whole thing through. On a second thought - maybe you shouldn't show him a video with Bony M.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1503146070' post='3356039'] I've not noticed a problem with that yet ...[/quote] I don't know if it is common and - truth to be said - I played it for 3 years before I overcame my laziness and got the work done. But worth it on my guitar.

Congrats. CP 50s are very nice. Especially for clean sounds and light dirt. Mine was very (VERY!) noisy when not touching the strings until I painted the cavities with conductive paint. Very worth the effort.

I wanted to try a short scale so I got a Squier VM Jaguar SS. It is very comfortable to play for a number of reasons. Compared to my other basses especially the E-string might appear to have less definition. But that might be due to other causes than scale itself (strings brand and gauge, pickups brand and configuration, slimmer neck, different materials etc. etc. etc.). But it has a thump or Oomph! not surpassed by any other bass that I have. Many choices available at reasonable prices so give it a try.

My Sq VM Jazz FL: ~4.5kg

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1473955261' post='3134508'] Provenance isn't just about who has previously owned a bass; I'd probably be more likely to pay more for a bass if it came with original receipt, tags & all the serial numbers/year codes in the correct places than I would for a bass that had none of that stuff, especially for brands that people have been known to fake/bolt random bits together. But would I pay more for a celebrity owned/played bass? Absolutely not. [/quote] Same thing here. Seeing a too-good-to-be-true deal I often suspect it might be stolen.