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I had the black dots on a roasted maple neck/fretboard replaced with Luminlay dots. Bad idea; the luminlayr dots blend in to the neck, pretty much, so I bought some larger black stick on dots from Amazon, and these really stand out. Looks rubbish though.

This does have that but the neck is quite shallow so it doesn't feel big in your hand. It is a very comfy neck.

I'm going to sign up again for this. Last year was a difficult year, financially, this year should be a lot better but I really can't think of anything else I'll need.

I don't like detuning the E string on a 4 string bass, it just confuses me. I like to know where the 3rd, 5th , 7th, and octave are without having to think. Consequently, I feel more comfortable with a five string if I'm playing anything below E. I have also never detuned any of my 4 string basses to Eb standard, or D standard as I think the shifting of the notes on the fretboard would possibly confuse me, though I might try that one day. I play covers and the key of a song is dependant on the singer so I am, quite often, playing songs that were originally written/recorded in E, but we transpose to Eb or D. If the original bass line makes good use of the open E, for instance, the fingering becomes more difficult on a fiver as I will then have to fret the Eb on the B string. This may or may not be problematic, depending on the BPM of the song. You pays your money you takes your choice. I prefer to use the fiver, if I have to, warts and all, rather than de tune.

They look so wholesome don't they

I've often been tempted by one of these. Congrats.

Nice looking bit of wood the, congrats. I particularly like the cut away and the very sensible place to fit the truss rod adjustment wheel.

And use your ears. Loose connections in plugs etc cause arcing, which eventually will show signs of thermal damage, like in the plug above. You can, however, hear arcing if you are in a quiet environment. I can't describe it accurately but it will be an uneven, crackly sound, not a constant hum. If you hear this, investigate further or call an electrician. Yesterday, I was called out to an old customer's house, he had an issue with his lights and tried to sort it out himself but failed. I reconnected the disconnected conductor in the pendant and all was good but I noticed the light switch made a faint crackly sound. I binned it and fitted something else. Loose connections can sometimes be inside appliances, and in this case I wiggled the conductors and this altered the sound but the terminals themselves were tight.

I've read, more than once, that users have found the output from the Baby Sumo when paired with pre amp pedals was lower than they expected and the amps would run out of steam earlier than you would expect with the stated power output. It would appear you haven't had this experience then?

I like yellow basses, and this looks good but I would prefer a yellow or clear pickguard too.

Ibanez SG500 - sold Fender 2013 MIM P bass Fender 2019 MIM Jazz bass Yamaha BB434 - sold G&L Kiloton tribute - sold Balaguer Select series Goliath Charvel Pro Mod San Dimas PJ IV blue Charvel Pro Mod San Dimas JJ V Charvel Pro Mod San Dimas PJ IV lime green metallic Squier 40th anniversary P bass - sold Spector Pulse II Reverend Decision P Reverend Triad Reverend Mercalli V I can see myself selling the Balaguer and possibly one of the Fenders this year.

Another pic, showing off the scarlet 'wine red' flamed maple top.

I'm not a fan of brown basses but the 'Coffee burst' with gold hardware does look good doesn't it. Merchant City Music will pre order this for you for £1149, so the price has gone up.

My Christmas present arrived, a Reverend Mercalli fiver in wine red flamed maple, with a roasted maple fretboard and neck. The neck is wide but shallow (47mm at the nut and the string spacing is 19mm at the bridge, apparently). It needed a little tweak of the truss rod and the usual new bass set up stuff but after doing all that, I've had about 30 minutes on it. I am impressed. It weighs under 4kg, there is no neck dive, the neck feels lovely, though the width threw me off at first (my only other fiver has a narrower neck). The B string is much better than my other fiver (a Charvel Pro Mod JJ) and the weight and absence of neck dive means I think this will be my go to fiver. I'm guessing the 6 bolts connecting the neck to the body and the string through option are the reason for the improved B string, I'm not sure but the B string it came with is a 125, and it doesn't feel loose or sound flubby. I love Reverends! This is my third.

Another purple bass to add to your collection, and a lovely one too. Congrats.

I'm quite glad bass is a hobby and I'm unlikely to ever play that amount of gigs. I have a job that pays the bills/mortgage etc, I could only probably do two gigs a month without it getting tiresome. Glad to see you are getting on with the Squier. Sorry for the thread derail

You fool, do you really think that will protect you from the cosmic rays?

Congrats, it looks great. One day, I'll treat myself to a Ric.

Wrist to tip of middle finger: 19.5 cm Tip of thumb to tip of little finger: 22.5cm Tip of index to tip-off little finger: 16.5 cm Many moons ago, two Thai women, sat opposite me in a share taxi, commented on how long my fingers were, not realising I could understand them. I think my hands/fingers are about average for a European but are longer than an east Asian's. With 4 strings I prefer a shallow neck but the nut width is not so important. With 5 strings, not sure yet. I've only played a shallow necked Charvel, with a (I think) 44.5mm nut width and between 18-18.5mm string spacing at the bridge. I find that comfortable but I'm about to receive a Reverend which has a shallow neck but a 47mm nut and 19mm spacing at the bridge; I'll shortly find out what I prefer.

Pics of the 3 G&Ls would be useful here.

No, I'm out. She asked me what I wanted and I decided I would have the Reverend fiver. I called them up a couple of hours ago and put the deposit down and will pay the rest after my next credit card bill on the 5th or 6th of next month. Basically, the present is: she is giving me permission to buy it and chipping in the £299 deposit. Your wife is a star. My wife wouldn't have a clue about the basses I want/like.

Technically, maybe, but I'm a dead man walking. In just over 2 weeks a lovely Reverend Mercalli 5 string, that weighs just under 4 kg will be sent to me, by the good people of merchant city Music in Glasgow. My Christmas present from wifey.

I have just paid a deposit on a new bass, to be delivered in about 2 or 3 weeks time. So I'm out. That I have lasted, almost, until Christmas has surprised me.

Every New Year's Eve, me and my missus spend the evening at a bass playing mate's house. We always buy them something. Four years ago he got a bass related T-shirt, three years ago a Pinegrove leather strap, two years ago a pedal board and last year some posh strings. Not sure what to do this year.

Congrats on the new bass. I hope it isn't too heavy. I borrowed a tribute 4 string version of these a few years back, the tonal options were pretty universal, a bit of a Swiss Army knife. It was built like a brick sh*t house, but heavy with it too.