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I have even tried learning to use a plectrum to play mine as my fat fingers can't cope with the string spacing at the bridge end, but I am just not a plectrum player. It's a shame as it's a great sounding bass.

I don't like 38mm and could definitely tell the difference blindfolded. I am selling one of mine for this exact reason. 

@Al Krow I am not sure tbh, I think the first thing is to check the wiring, test the pickups etc. I have a set of pickups to try here too.

@Barking Spiders I agree, I couldn't believe how nice it is for the money. 

@Al Krow thanks! That looks about right. It's definitely no lightweight considering the compact dimensions - it's not much bigger than my Curbow but has noticeably more mass.

It sounds great, but could do with more bridge tone. 

1 hour ago, Al Krow said:

That is one tasty bass - particularly being a P/J! Which model Vintage is that and what pups does it have on?

@stingrayPete1977 - if that is not temptation enough to get a fretless, you've got more will power than me!  

I am pretty sure it's a V940 Active Bubinga - pickups are unmarked but probably Wilkinson. The bridge pickup is very quiet for some reason which may well be an excuse to upgrade .

It looks good in the natural wood section of my herd!

My latest acquisition is a Vintage fretless, great for the money..

For me it was first Pino, then Les Claypool that made me want to play fretless as well.

That's really nice, and I have recently realised how much I prefer natural finishes. Need to thin out the herd a bit first however..

I was thinking the same, would you be willing to post it? 

1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

What? No Precisions?

I thought that I was the only Bass player who didn't have one....

You are not the only one.. 

Nice collection tho

Wow, cheap for a Godin 

This is my third - I bought a B10 with a busted neck and the lefty B20 with a right handed B20 neck fitted (still has the original model   sticker on the back). It has the B10 body and preamp, B20 neck, pickups and hardware. The body was bashed about a bit so I sanded the whole thing to a matt finish except the ABT logo, with a touch of relic-ing to smooth out the dents.

My first was a white B10, picked it up in the early nineties. I defretted it but lost it after losing contact with a guy who had it in his workshop. 

Second was another B10, this had been taken back to bare plywood and played lovely. I had a declutter and put it on eBay where it fetched the grand sum of £26 

B20 you say? If I had seen that for sale I may not have built this from two..

1 minute ago, JapanAxe said:

The drummer in my second band will switch to playing one-handed while he answers text messages on his phone; I would love to confiscate the damned thing.

/sensible

Seriously? That's incredibly rude IMO.

My partner asked how many bass guitars I need.. 

My answer - all of them! 

Twelve Foot Ninja 

1 hour ago, bazzbass said:

So I guess pulling on a bong midsong is deemed unacceptable these days?

Sadly, yes it is. 

Wow, that's beautiful 

Mine is a Q5 Pro, I have kept it for sentimental reasons - I didn't have an eBay account when I got it, my best mate bid on it for me. A few years later he died in a car crash after being diagnosed with terminal cancer so I can't bring myself to sell it. 

I don't like mine, which is not it's fault. Turns out I don't like 5-string basses with narrow saddle spacing. 

Thanks guys, I go by many names! 

I just purchased a Hohner B-bass from Andy. It was exactly as described and really well packaged. Despite the best efforts of the morons in the post office it got here safe and sound. I would happily deal with Andy again 

I haven't noticed any change in the sound, they use Monel alloy which is properly expensive, very hard-wearing and resistant to acid and salt corrosion. Ideal for strings if you ask me 

20 minutes ago, Creeper said:

Surprised that no one has mentioned rotosound Jazz 77 flats......awesome strings, and having spent a small fortune on flats over the last 18 months, I’ve tried them all......

I did, I think they're great! 

Derp!

I was expecting one of these..

http://www.psaudio.com/article/the-mother-of-all-speakers-moas/

Indeed, if one was that concerned a semi-tone detune would probably balance it out!