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Looking For Clues - Robert Palmer

Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day

Island in the Sun - Weezer

I didn’t find them any different from D’Addario EXLs in the same gauge when I changed over IIRC. I certainly don’t remember having to adjust the truss rod at all.

Reggae Got Soul - Toots & the Maytals

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - Bacharach/David

Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis (You’ll need to be of a particular vintage to see the connection).

Roundabout - Yes

Return to Sender - Elvis P

I used to use Softys and eventually wore them out. I have stated earlier that I dislike ladder adjustments. However, I see that the Fab Softy features this dubious adjustment, but with a buckle adjustment at the other end. Ooh! Colour me intrigued.

“It was a bargain, I couldn’t leave it there.” The spirit of my late mum lives on. 😂

I previously posted that my playing hadn’t improved and may have even taken a retrograde step. However, this has all changed. Since recently taking delivery of a new short scale bass (a JMJ Mustang) I’ve been playing way more and I think my chops have never been better. I don’t think it’s just a matter of playing more (although this is certainly a factor) but also taking to the new scale like a duck to water. This could well be the way of the future for me scale wise.

Supermassive Black Hole - Muse

That’s just wrong

Y Viva España - Sylvia (childhood flashback 😬)

Police & Thieves - The Clash

The beauty of trade ins, as @adamg67 points out, is that it’s immediate and a lot less hassle. Along side that, and a way to justify the drop in instrument equity, is to think did you get £x worth of use/enjoyment out of it during ownership?

Smarty Pants - First Choice

It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye

The Times They Are A Changing - Robert Z

Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers

Ain’t Nothing Going On But The Rent - Gwen Guthrie

Wilkommen.

I like wide padded jobbies, I currently use the Maruszczyk ones that came with my basses. However, and this isn’t just Maruszczyk, I don’t like the ladder affair you get with most leather straps, I’d much prefer a sliding buckle that you get with fabric straps. There must be a hybrid out there that I’m unaware of (Monos come close, but really aren’t wide enough for me). Conversely, you could always make your own, a la Billy Sheehan:

Echoes - Pink Floyd