Paul S

For me it varies. I do not play, nor have I ever played, in a funk/soul/disco band. So if I remember I will do my soundcheck by embarking upon my 'Disco bass line medley' but generally get no further than the first bar or two of Disco Inferno One time in a rock covers band we supported a Black Sabbath tribute and I did my soundcheck with the start of NIB, mainly because the other guy did and he fluffed it .

The ones I have tried have been fine in terms of wear but that 'plunky pick on flats' sound is greater than with metal flats. Not that it is bad thing, just a bit different.

Ahem. So... you'll be bidding? Mouse over to zoom - Click to enlarge

G4M had a damaged Boulder Creek 5 string electroacoustic rrp £849.99 listed for ages at £399 and it didn't sell. It has just been relisted for £699. Must be the same as the pics of the damage are the same. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Boulder-Creek-EBR3-5-String-Electro-Acoustic-Bass-DAMAGED-RRP-849-99/303015541921?epid=1905094524&hash=item468d223ca1:g:AKMAAOSw899bf~JL:rk:2:pf:0 I'm not interested in buying it but certainly interested in the thinking behind the huge price hike.

I have tinnitus, fly a lot and, yes, happens very frequently. Always settles down to normal again.

I'll be the first of many - our very own obbm, trading as Rockwire or Bassic Bits.

I'm thinking 'like a bassist, but more so' - a kind of superlative. So perhaps he is happy with 'just' a guitarist, drummer, keyboardist but fancies something a bit special on bass. Could be a typo, of course.

Probably sat in the manufacturers warehouse in China.

The thing is - does it really matter? These topics always seem to degenerate into some wort of 'my gang is better than your gang' type thing. You like a P bass/Stingray/Rickenbacker - great. You don't like them - also great. There is room for all without the mud slinging.

I've just ended up being corked.

And a Supercompact has just popped up for sale in the classifieds.

Kind of similar thing for me. I spent a lot of money importing a Yamaha BB5000 from Japan, only to not 'bond' with it in any way. Similar story a few years ago with a Westone Pantera Deluxe X790 - first time I saw a picture of one I was smitten. Eventually found one for sale in Holland, happened to be going to Holland so I picked it up. Didn't ever bond with that either. The main issue with both was that they didn't sound like P basses. I've come to terms with this now.

There, fixed. Two immense talents in a band without the shared vision doesn't often work.

Don't need to - just look in the reflection of that bass. Any Gorgons nearby? Could come in handy.

I should be so lucky

And there rests the case for the prosecution, M'lud...

Looks like a small child has scribbled over it with a pen.

Shallow misogynist that I am, I lost interest after Babooshka

And me. And my 'journey' has ended with Precision basses, too. Although, to be fair, I've enjoyed the ride.