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Sorry for reviving such an old thread, but does this mean that we can determine the relative tension of strings by weighing them?

https://xkcd.com/936/

The number of options for learning and improving is so great now that I think it's easier to learn. I was teaching myself in the 80s, and the one lesson I had from a teacher was fairly useless (he was convinced the machines were coming, and all bassists were out of a job, so why would I even want to learn?). I've done a few SBL courses, and watched so much Youtube to pinpoint things I want to focus on. I definitely play better now at 55 than I did at 18 (which was probably my first peak).

Thanks for the info, that's useful!

Nice bass. What happened about customs?

Great to see you here

I'd love to hear about the neck profile if you have time, as I'm considering one of these at some point in the future. The only necks I have not been able to handle are the ones which are wide but shallow. A bit of depth to the neck and I'm fine.

Nice! How close to a vintagey P-bass can the TM4 get?

Wow!

I asked Modern Vintage about the 70's P neck and they said...

I bought a beautiful Modern Vintage MVP4-62 from our own @Sibob last year in gorgeous shell pink! It's basically a remade 62 precision. I found the build quality to be exceptional, and it sounded fantastic. Unfortunately, the neck was of the wide but shallow variety, and I started to find that it cramped my hand if I played for too long, so traded it in against something else with a deeper neck. I was just browsing the Modern Vintage site, as you do, and noticed that they are now advertising some 70s Ps and Js. https://modernvintageguitars.com/product-category/modern-vintage-instruments/4-string-basses/modern-vintage-mvp472/ Just wondered whether any BassChatters had tried one of these, or knew anything about them. I don't think they've been out very long.

Wonderful playing!

From some of the comments, I was expecting this one https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/bass-guitars/products/brian-eastwood-bender-collision-bass-fiesta-red

Did you try the orange ones? I've been eyeballing those but hard to know if they look as red as they do in the photos.

This one's light... https://classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/portfolio/sandberg-california-ii-vs-in-high-gloss-creme/

What happens when you put the VM4 into passive mode? I'm assuming this is always possible with a Sandberg, but don't know what I'm talking about (as usual).

So if you had to compare the VS pickup against a P, how different is it?

Sounds great!

I discovered Jeff Beck through Stanley Clarke. I always thought he was great. Never saw him live though. RIP.

This is my experience too. I prefer the way the M80 opens, with the zip going all the way around. Makes it much easier to pack the bass away. The Vertigo only opens partially and you have to slide the bass in.

I used to have one of those!

The Poolice

Look at film cameras, for example. Some really old film cameras are now quite valuable, but generally Leica/Rolleiflex/Hasselblad etc. You'd think the value would have dropped, but it hasn't. So I suspect prices will broadly hold.