TheLowDown

Moises seems good but I wish it has a one time fee rather than being subscription based.

It's like with the Beatles' Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Many/most Beatles' fans would often read more into their lyrics than was intended. Lucy in the sky with diamonds, they claimed, was about LSD(Lucy Sky Diamonds), when it was about nothing more than Julian Lennon's childhood night sky painting.

They took a lot of their inspiration from the Velvet Underground. 

What are they selling?

The pickups being far far away from the neck and the upper horn barely reaching as far as the 16th fret means that it's out of my price range, whatever the price.

I would select the options that would give me the greatest return from selling it.

I think Brexit is much more about economics than politics in this context because the discussion is about how it's affected people's buying power.

For me, no. There are fantastic basses for £300/400, above that and the value for money drops sharply for what I require.

Fender know they can produce garbage but people will still want to have "Fender" on the headstock. The market decides.

Seems fantastic, but it depends on the weight whether it's a yay or nay.

If you set the metronome or drum track for a an exercise, and then consciously make an effort to play behind the beat or on the beat or ahead of the beat, then it will give you greater awareness of your own timing. 

Sire do some nice ones with the M5 and M7.

https://www.andertons.co.uk/sire-version-2-marcus-miller-m5-swamp-ash-5-string-bass-natural-ver2m5sa5nt

Exercises like the plank help so you're not straining your back as much.

1 hour ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Huh? 

I don't 'get' that at all, it's a musical instrument, to be used for playing music! 😁

At £2000+ and with enough anecdotes of QC issues, there's much better and cheaper and versatile ways of making music 👍. 

I think it's better suited to collectors.

3 hours ago, carlsim said:

You mention about weight - that is my one fear with HB stuff

Some are quite light or reasonably weighted. The progressive range are quite light. I have 4 string and a 6 string that weigh under 8lbs and 9.9lbs, respectively.

9 minutes ago, ezbass said:

although the quoted nut width of 41.3 mm is incorrect, it is 38mm (Thomann have been contacted about this).

That's good to know, I prefer the 38mm width. I think Thomann and Harley Benton are great, but the accuracy of the info on the product pages often leaves a lot to be desired and is best double checked.

I've seen a few reviews on it in the past. The general consensus seems that it's of really good quality but heavy.

2 hours ago, Dan Dare said:

 

I'd advise against rosin. It's intended to make things sticky. That's why we use it on our violin bows. 

Ok, well I didn't know about that side effect but lots of pro sports people use it to reduce sweat and moisture.

Keep a small bag of chalk or rosin in your pocket that many dart players use to deal with sweaty hands.  

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173352223035

Anything lightweight but which provides enough balance with whatever is used for the neck to help prevent neck dive.

6 hours ago, Fishfacefour said:

Will this play havoc with the muscle memory?

I wouldn't worry about it. I switch between long scale and short scale and 4, 5 and 6 string. If you switch regularly it quickly becomes second nature. 

He may just need asome space at this time. I know that when people have been in a similar position they may find any attention a little unwanted. 

It's a toss up between that and the recently released gold foil Fender jazz.

Nice looking bass, he's done a good job. Given what you've mentioned about the strings, it's unlikely you will be wanting to restring it with a high C string rather than a low B, eh. A high C string always sounds more lyrical to me on a fretless, the low B string I find considerably less useful compared to on a fretted.

9 hours ago, Basso said:

The main point of the post is that fatter necks actually are better suited for proper playing technique (thumb in the middle of the neck, playing with tip of curved fingers). The distance from the pushing fingers gets smaller to the string and the hand gets a better grip or “strength” thanks to a more solid contact to the actual neck. Less “air playing” equals less distance, more strength, less movement with the resulting increased control.
Believe me: thin necks are not “faster” or “smoother” or “better” for anyone but someone with REALLY small hands aka: children. Rest of you: go practice!

(and burn all those slim necked basses).

I've heard of this before. Ideally, it is said, the hand should be an open position as if you're gently holding a tennis ball which allows for the hand muscles to be at their most relaxed. With shallow necks, this allegedly puts some strain on the muscles of the palm over time. Necks that have some depth being less likely to result in strain because they retain the open hand position more.

Sounds plausible, maybe a physiotherapist has more insight.