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I think ergonomics are much more important - a nice feeling neck, body, contours that suit you, but I can be lit up by the look of an instrument. It can definitely inspire my imagination, especially something beaten up that's been used in anger.

I've got a Dingwall combustion 5 and it's got 4 different settings for its 3 pickups and I use each one of them - they all fulfil a role so for me it's far more helpful but I do admire people who can carefully dial in something from a versatile bass with loads of different controls.

Well, being fair, I did post an opinion so it's fair game for people to disagree. I like a vintage Precision as much as the next person but I do like basses that stand out from the crowd and I love it when a manufacturer has a go at something new. It honestly never occurred to me that people would think it was horrible but it's been quite funny finding out how divisive this thing is.

Good lord!

I have NO idea. I'm so intreagued I think I'm going to have to go down there and give one a whirl... I've got a couple of basses that need a good setup anyway so they'll get some of my monies...

really? Well, I'm not in the market for a new bass so it's not important but damn I'd love try one

May have to start a poll...

Oh come on, look at the neck!

This is something else: https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/music-man-big-al-5-special-edition ... I may make a pilgrimage there to try the thing out. Looks AMAZING!!!!

I was there too! I’ve just bought some new Dingwall soft plastic knobs…. A Canadian build is a bit of a dream atm

Perfect transaction from https://www.basschat.co.uk/profile/36604-nicko/ - can't thank him enough for being so helpful packing up the cab for the courier. Great communication, real pleasure to do business - cheers!

I just got a pair of these. They are amazing - really full range but with a small footprint. If you're fancying going down the monitoring route I can really recommend these little blighters https://www.gak.co.uk/en/tannoy-reveal-402-compact-active-monitor-single/93488

For the last couple of months I've stopped practising with my bass rig and gone to using a DI and studio monitors. My previous set of Mackie CR4s died so I replaced them with these Tannoy 402s and I'm blown away by how great they sound. In a small room not only do they do a great job of not pissing off the neighbours but they actually sound better than a proper rig that has to sit on the floor firing at my feet. These things cost £150 for the pair which is unbelievable really - the footprint is minuscule and the reproduction quality is at (cheap) studio standard. I've never really understood the joy of enclosure simulation before but it's a amazing! Seeing as I've only actually played in conjunction with another human being a handful of times over the last three years this has proven to be one of my best investments for a long time!

That was my thought. Maybe the seller wanted to use in conjunction with another cab and that'd take the load below 4ohm?

Brilliant!!!! I love the basslines on Kate Bush's stuff, especially the early albums. Wasn't it Del Palmer on quite a few? Anyway, this is awesome. Thanks!

Personally, I get on really well with a 'Ray. Maybe just mine (an '88 with 2EQ) but I've always found it records really nicely and never had any complaints from people doing the sound... though it does ALWAYS sound like a Stingray, just one that plays nice with the mix. I've found precision players really like it, maybe the feel? Putting LaBella flats on it has given it a proper Bernard Edwards slant though.

I don't know, I think it's really individual. Some people play in a certain way and they know that some aspects of an instrument aid that and some hinder so they can be focused on what works for them, but I quite enjoy the challenge of adapting. It's like cars - I've driven so many that I get into a car or van and I just drive it. Some are nicer than others, some are fun to drive fast, others relaxing but I can be easily charmed by something interesting!

I'm allowed a one-in, one-out on things like bicycles, guitars, basses. This is a GOOD THING and prevents me getting carried away.

Oh, totally. I'm just amazed when someone knows exactly what fretboard radius they want, string spacing, wood, nut material etc. I am just in awe!

Yeah, I really love those things! The only reason I didn't get one is this came up at a good price, and the preamp is a bit more... conventional - I recon you could, maybe, get away with it in more situations aesthetically. The Ibanez on the left is not mine... it is, however, one of the most gorgeous playing and sounding basses I've ever played.

I know what you mean, I have a real thing against a paint job that goes up the neck, you know, like on a Ricky, but I'd be fine if it was a lacquered neck, as long as I can see the wood through it. Why? Who knows. It's just a "thing"

How bonkers is this then! https://dingwallguitars.com/our-basses/custom-shop/super-p

It's not often I've tried instruments back-to-back in a store, but some do jump out and for the life of me I could not explain why. I do know that there I've tried mates' basses and I've been blown away - my parents' neighbour has a beat-up old Ibanez Roadstar that is possibly the nicest bass I've ever played. Looks like it's been used as a weapon in a riot. What I do know is I can't quantify it, as in so-and-so string spacing, construction, pickups etc. One thing I do believe is that the more played an instrument is, the more worn it is the better it probably is. Not through "mojo" but simply if someone has spent all that time playing the thing it must be good! If I ever see a vintage instrument in as-new condition I think "can't be that nice to play then."