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Thanks for your interest. I will let you know when I make a decision but I’m not in a hurry. It’s a good question, why don’t I play 4 strings any more? I just feel like an extended range suits me. I like being able to play a D below E without having to bend my brain around drop tuning. I like being able to play in F without pivoting so much. When I play a 4 string it’s like getting into a car that has 4 gears or watching a film on an old 4:3 screen. It’s very personal but it just feels more me.

I attended a fantastic wedding a few years ago and the band was all in ear. They set up quickly and got the sound sorted with an iPad and they were amazing. Slick, fun, funky, dancy. I changed my opinion on the whole iem thing that day.

Hmm.

I think it’s just that it’d limit the appeal of the instrument - the chances of a bass having the exact distortion I want are very low… but that all changes with modelling because you can have whatever you want. I think we’ll see more of these in the future.

Well. I’m glad a big player like Fender can still make something that would shame a boutique builder in terms of nuttiness. I would take a whole day to travel to a store to try that slab of fruit cake lunacy! The price makes me feel much better about my own meagre, frugal purchases.

That’s flipping lovely!

I’d definitely be shortlisting Sandberg. Any G&L P-J basses fit the bill?

Okay! That's good to know! Let me sleep on it, and you have a think as well and maybe we can discuss it. Cheers!

I don't think I want to sell it outright. I think what really appeals is the idea of doing a long-term swap for something that I'd use so it could be with someone who would get good use out of it while I had something that I'd enjoy getting to know.

I'm not sure, that sounds more like a solid colour wheras mine's a transparent red finish. It's the exact same thing Kim Deal played, it's basically this https://captain-guitar-lounge.com/en/product/1983-music-man-stingray-translucent-red-maple-neck-id-4586/ but post Ernie Ball so different name on the headstock.

That's stunning!

Cor! Some absolutely gorgous basses there! Those two 4-strings are very similar to mine, I think my one's just a lot more beat-up but does have the original 80s mute bridge. How much is it worth? I don't know. I don't think it's collectible as it's post-EB and doesn't have the original case etc. I have to admit the idea of selling it with the option of selling / or swapping with the option of getting it back in the future really appeals. The only bass I've played in the past few years in a store that I had proper lust for was a Singray 5 string fretless. Oh. My. Days. That thing sang and thought it was really REALLY hard to play (I'm not experienced with a fretless) it sounded incredible with rounds on it. If I'd had £1800 in my pocket when I was in The Bass Gallery, I may have walked out with that thing! BTW here's pics of my 'ray https://imgur.com/a/d3nNSXx And a video https://imgur.com/a/yEJkPwC

No worries! Counting them up I've had six Jazz basses over the years!

So, lots of people want to know what we're talking about so I just took some pics and put in imgur https://imgur.com/a/d3nNSXx And a video https://imgur.com/a/yEJkPwC Cheers!

Are you thinking of someone else? I've never had a new MIJ Jazz. I had a USA '75 reissue once (awful) and a ninteties MIJ that wasn't great, but not a new one.