Newfoundfreedom

No idea I've never removed mine. It seems a bit pointless as the whole point of a Traben is the bridge. There is no pick guard. The whole thing is a single piece bridge.

None of em. I avoid them like the plague. Nothing annoys me more than doing the weekly shop and being subjected to that dross, especially if it's only October. Roll on January!

I've said it before but I'll say it again. The BBC is an utter scumbag organisation from the top to the bottom, and the sooner it's shut down, or at least defunded with public money, the better.

I'd be happy with that. Must still be a great buzz. My last band had a feature on a small local online news site and I thought I was a rock star! 😂

That things a work of art! Unbelievable for a budget instrument. Harley Benton have moved the goalposts so far, most manufacturers aren't even in the stadium any more.

I'm a multi instrumentalist dontcha know. I'm fecking useless on guitar as well as bass. 😋

I beg to differ. I have 5hit gear and I'm the last person you want in your band. 😆

It doesn't really matter how many you have. They'll only run away with all the pens anyway.

Makes you wonder how they can swallow such a loss. 😲

I wouldn't dream of listening to an album with a name like that, and I'm vegan!

I can't say I disagree with him in this particular instance. Unfortunately his comments don't come in isolation. I've always found him to be a bit of an abrasive prick. Very fond of his own voice and opinions.

Interesting to read people saying how great (musically) The Smith's were. They were just another band that passed me by because I couldn't stand the droaning throat singing vocals. Shame really. I'd like to give them another listen, but I know I'd be lucky to get through a whole song.

I saw Joe Brown a few years ago at the Embassy Theatre in Skegness. I actually had no interest at all in going, but his daughter Sam was singing and my wife is a big fan of hers, so I was dragged along. I thought I was going to be bored stiff for two hours watching and listening to a load of stuff I didn't know, but as soon as Joe started playing I was utterly mesmerised by what an absolutely superb musician he was.

I don't know what you'd consider a non pro bass, but in the budget end of things, Mike Kerr from Royal Blood regularly played a Gretsch Junior Jet. Superb little basses but cost less than £300 new.

Welcome Rob. I did pretty much the same as you, played at school and just after when I was about 16, now 45 and started playing again about 18 months ago. Also trying to work out the voodoo behind it all.

Superb way to look at things.

Well done for pulling yourself up by the boot straps and starting this thread to keep you going. I know all too well how difficult it is to motivate yourself to do anything when the black dog is biting.

Eh? Am I missing something here? The strings wouldn't have to clear the frets when playing on the fretless part. That's behind where the string is making contact with the neck so makes no difference whatsoever. Or am I totally misunderstanding what people are talking about?

Would be fine for me. I rarely venture above the 7th fret anyway. 😂