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Ah, they're not all listed under short scale it seems. Sorted in a search https://www.thomann.de/gb/search_dir.html?sw=Harley Benton MV-4MSB Gotoh &smcs=57032f_905

Mwah, ha, ha.

Harley Benton alert! https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_mv_4msb_gotoh_bm.htm

Only Burgundy Mist on the website at the moment. It's a shame about the matching headstock, because I think it could do with a wee reduction in size. Still...

I prefer the ergonomics and size of the P bass. I'm not a fan of the J bass bridge pickup soloed, but as a blend it does help where the bass sits in the mix, at least live anyway. So P/J for me.* *I'm off to remove the fence from my posterior. 🤣

Oh, hello!

I like your ‘proof of concept’ posts as much as the actual builds themselves. They’re always most informative. For the bridge pickup surround, I wonder if a more rectangular outer shape wouldn’t match the neck pickup better. Not my bass of course, @ped knows will know what he wants.

Bought a gigbag from Mark. Super responsive comms, fast despatch, accurate description. What’s not to like? Highly recommended.

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I Want You Bap - The J5

Hot Loaf - T Rex

Another shout out for Danny Thompson. I'll throw Adam Ben Ezra into the mix. And you can't not mention Niels Henning Örsted Pedersen.

We did a gig in France, just one night, but 3 days in total, including travel. The gig was OK, but we had an absolute blast, I don’t think I’ve spent a more pleasant bank holiday weekend. Our rehearsals were mini versions of that trip.

Phwoar! Those P basses! 😍

I can’t remember who it was, but I remember reading that a top rock band did this in order to get their stamina up to be able to deliver a 3 hour performance. Might’ve been Zeppelin.

The excitement mounts and it’s not even my bass!

No Self Control - Peter Gabriel

This is important, you’re rehearsing for a gig, the same mindset needs to be used for both, otherwise it is a waste and lacking in respect for your band colleagues too.

I'm aware... ... and I'm OK with it .

When I first started out, back in the mists of time, rehearsals were also/mainly about learning your craft, with not a lot done as homework, by anyone (we were kids after all). Once I was older, at a good standard and playing with good bands, rehearsals were mainly there to try new songs that we would have learnt at home to a certain arrangement and seeing how that proposed arrangement worked in the flesh (obviously for any new band members, this would mean a complete run through of the set). They were also used to sharpen vocal arrangements. However, we would also revisit older tunes as a warm up or if someone wanted to try something different in a particular tune or, as you say, iron out an error that may have shown up previously. "It's just the very late gigs and packing away are the downside (but nescessary evil)." Yeah, that very much for me too. Plus the waiting around beforehand, even at home used to get to me, it seemed like dead time. I'd rather an afternoon gig, where you could get up, get ready, get out, gig, maybe socialise a bit after (rather than in a dark car park after a normal gig), come home and relax at a respectable time. For this reason, I always liked rehearsing (we tended to do Sunday afternoons), it was relaxed, easy going and also a great catch up with folk I liked. I miss those days as I'm currently bandless.

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It's all the way up and I call refret - a bad refret. It probably doesn't affect playability, but my guess is that it would always bug you and there doesn't appear to be any reduction in price to reflect the mauling this has had. When I first pulled frets out of a bass with just a screwdriver, needle nosed pliers and no heat applied (I didn't know any better back then), it didn't look as bad as that.

That colour scheme is really nicely understated; I like it. I for one would be interested in how this compares to the Wilcock MM.

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