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Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue - The Ramones

Big Log - Robert Plant (works on 2 levels if you’re hard of hearing 🤣)

Ship Building - Robert Wyatt/Elvis Costello

Landslide - F Mac

Times They Are a Changing - Bob Dylan

'Tone is in the fingers', but you only have your fingers. Therefore, you need to use other methods to change your tone. For me, this would be: use different gauge picks; use different strings; change the pickups (the very things that change mechanical energy into electrical energy). The only time wood comes into it is when you're buying a new bass or ordering a custom build. My customs are both alder, as it's a nice weight, is reasonably priced and builders seem to like working with it.

The Maruszczyk Medium/SS gig bag is a good fit lengthwise, an inch or so to the zip at the headstock, but a bit baggy at the sides. https://public-peace.de/accessories/gigbags-suitcases/bass-gigbags/electric-bass

Sunshine on a Rainy Day - Zöe

Into The Great Wide Open - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

There was a weird resonance on the open D and 12th fret harmonic of the same string (not any other D on other strings), a little scrape and light sanding with a nail file in the D, nut slot seems to have sorted that nicely. Also reset the intonation as that seems to have changed a little overnight (obviously settling in). I dug out my pedal board that I brought with me and this sounds great through the VTDI with some drive, better than any of my other basses, proper P bass through a driven SVT. I found I had to back off the bass and treble of the Sadowsky preamp pedal from my go to settings, as it detracted from the vintage, midrange vibe a bit too much. As I had seen and heard on YouTube, the tracking with an octave pedal is way more accurate on low notes than a long scale. One day in, I’m even happier than I was yesterday and that was pretty much an all day, smile fest. The only downside is that I played way more yesterday than I have for a long time (I’ve really not been playing much at allot be honest) and I have a sore, right hand, index finger. Pick time!

The Tunnel - Rick Wakeman

Digging in the Dirt - Peter Gabriel

Moonshadow - Cat Stevens

Sundown - Gordon Lightfoit

November Rain - G & R

I’ve found a fault. The nut was plainly cut by someone with failing sight and no ruler. You certainly don’t notice it when playing and it was only because I was looking at it closely that I saw it. E - A 10mm and then progressively wider. I might get it replaced when life returns to some semblance of normality; we’ll see.

Luxury Liner - Emmylou Harris

Waitin’ for the Bus - ZZ Top

Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Keeps eyes peeled for an NBD tread in the next few days.

Can't Get Used To Losing You - The Beat

I've had a good play and it's a really nice thing, but the fitted Fender flats have quite a bit more tension than I'm used to, even on the 30" scale. I have some spare, used Cobalt flatwounds in storage and I'll give them a when I finally move house. Having said that, it could be just down to not having played anything except my MB2 for last 2 months, with its LaBella, nylon tape wounds. I'm impressed by the taper on the tone control, lots of different tones available, reminds me of my old '63 P bass and it seems that hand position makes more difference than on a long scale; no one trick pony this. Also, the feel of the vol and tone pots is lovely, smooth with just a little resistance; proper quality. I must have the control plate off and check the resistor value. It balances nicely on the strap and doesn't look stupidly small on me (something that bugged me about my Ibby SRs). It weighs in at 3.8kg, making it my heaviest bass. Side by side with MB2, which is 35" scale, it's almost as tall . So far, definitely a keeper (inasmuch as I won't be using distance selling rules to return it), very easy to just have to the side of the sofa for a quick play without taking over the entire seating area. I'm very interested to hear how it records, I have high hopes for it in that regard.

That's brilliant, thanks for sharing.

I'm officially a member. NSSBD thread here