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You say we are bass players, and we are all here? No 9 V batteries were harmed during this writing process.

I think that some good references are needed. @blablas has a collection of basses hanging on the wall, so this should be good enough.

Heard stories, exactly. We would need some real evidence, not some internet rumours. There are lots of shops that show their instrument selection in hangers. Several individuals (like me) have been using the same hangers for ages. Issues? None. Try K&M 16280, which is under £10.

Alembic used NE5534 opamps, and as they are power hungry (lo Z & hi perf, anyone?), they decided to use an XLR5 connector and an external PSU to drive the preamp. Vigier had Nautilus system and an external PSU. EBS' "phantom" power uses stereo plug cable where the ring connector is for 9VDC supply. How about: Guitorgan (1964, with split frets!) Vox V251 Guitar Organ (1966) Ampeg & Hagström Patch 2000 (1976) Probably these had external PSUs, too, I do not surely know. But while there have been trials since 1960's, we continue with 9 V battery powered preamps. Although they are built around less and less power consuming opamps.

Are you cutting the top, and using the wood to cover pickups, then?

An ordinary Corvette with flamed wood? Guy with a five talking over the gal... boring. Few fretboard markers, is that the reason for "special", the headline is about two basses in one video... did I miss something?

Even so that if the sockets are on the side, input is higher and output lower. There would be more space to flat plugs when FX are attached side by side. out-dFXP\dFXP\dFXP-in

...if the other comes from the great tonetree. Some areas are so windy, that some noise may be included in the wood, too. Beware.

No, but the keys are still not my thing. And I went to piano lessons for 13 years. Strings, and fretboard give me more possibilities to express my modest abilities.

If anyone is putting up a new bass brand, please do not use shapes of 1950's anymore. Enough is enough. Light weight is one the best "inventions" of the last few decades. Vigier & Status & Pedulla - wish you were here. Glockenklang - keep up the good work.

Rotosound Funkmaster 30-90 which used to be 606, but is now: https://www.rotosound.com/product/fm66/ The ultra zing means that you have to change strings often. Nowadays I am using D'Addario's SS 40 - 95, or similar GHS. No need to slap.

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His family name is Clarke. I saw Stan the man live in the late 80's or early 90's, and the man with the 5-string bass was Jimmy Earl.

SMV = Stanley, Marcus & Victor. Stan has played tenor and he has had a 5-string bassist in his band whose name I do not recall. African bands may have lots of drums and bassists.

I have five. No, six. Maybe I have "one more". FX, yes, another somewhat complicated thing: I bought a Harley Benton noise gate because it works like a swell (some know the old and very sought after Boss). Well, there was another in the closet waiting for a place in the pedalboard.

Seems like I have been doing everything but the... music and instrument parts. I transcribed this for a coming gig. Some smaller details are washed away, but the structure is there. Stayin' alive bass.pdf

The project continues. I bought few taps and made this today. I need to shape it, and the line can be seen in the face. The big hole in the middle is for the truss rod. (I should have had this and the bridge ready by August, but the anodizing company was away, and the project halted. Well, for few other reasons, too.)

The power needed for the fx seems to be on the lower side: 330 mA is not so much. The next step is to try to exclude one fx at a time from the group and the power. Is the Little bear in the 500 mA line? I have a Valeton looper which does not want to work if certain other pedals are in line - even with their own PSUs.

What's the headroom of the Nordel? How much do the fx consume / pedal, or in total? Nordel should be more powerful than the fx pedals. If there's any pedal with center positive, you may face complicated issues.

Dear @White Cloud, what's your 5-string? As they are rare, I am always interested to see/hear about them.

First question: how do you measure this half volume? From the pot position? Amp manufacturer/designer can use parts that give you 90 % of the headroom, when the pot is pointing to 10 o'clock, or 3 o'clock, or whatever. The same applies to eq. Another thing: The amount of power you address to the cab is also dependent on the data you are pushing from your bass. I expect that the peak and RMS content of your signal are very different. People hardly drive the amp with continuous sine.

I have to say that the resale value is the least interesting thing for me. I buy instruments as tools. A good one is a keeper, poor one can go. If a 4005 is only meant for collections, it does not have to be good at all, just one more look-a-like.