LeftyJ

You're pretty damn near describing the Kubicki preamp https://reverb.com/item/26180491-kubicki-preamp-from-fender-jazz-bass-plus-1992

Not sure, none of them appears to have a moowood top

I sometimes use a capo when I'm playing alone at home, sometimes with a little reverb and delay on. I have two G7th capo's (the first model G7th Performance capo and the G7th Performance II) that I originally bought for guitar, I think they're brilliant. They're not spring-loaded, the amount of tension you clamp it down with is the amount of tension it stays at and it works brilliantly - especially if you use it on a guitar with tall frets, where other capo's might clamp your guitar out of tune.

I was kinda expecting these to be actual new instruments, built from scratch. I was surprised to read these were unfinished instruments and molds that have been revived, modernized (truss rod added, and updated preamps with current-issue pots). They turned out beautifully, and this is an incredible opportunity to own a unique, updated 1980s S2000, but those prices are eye-watering.

That looks awesome! The custom decal is a great touch, I love it!

If they did a lefty Mustang at all, I'd be on it by now. I bet it would look great in this finish too! I love that they're doing lefties of most (if not all) of the 25th anniversary models, especially the Jazzmaster looks tempting (even despite the tort pickguard) - and according to the specs it has an alder body too, instead of the regular basswood for that model! Oddly, the video of the JA-60 25th on their website contradicts that though so I'm not quite sure? I love the roasted, figured maple neck and the stainless steel frets too. My only experience with HB so far is the PB Shorty that I bought used recently. It's fun, but the hardware, fit and finish (and especially the fretwork) are everything you'd expect from a €99 bass. I really do hope these 25th anniversary models are better.

Oh how I loathe that 3+1 headstock on a J-style bass

Wow! Forgive me if this has been asked elsewhere in this topic, but I couldn't be bothered to scroll through all 6 pages for the answer. I've never seen that model before, nor was I aware it even exists. Does that have the Kubicki preamp and the 32" scale of the first Urge model? It looks very similar. Not meaning to rub it in, but that looks incredible.

There used to be a Carvin Music Store near me, in The Hague (Netherlands). I always thought they were built-to-order only, but I guess back then they made some standard models too.

Hipshot are awesome! I've been in touch with them too, one of their designers is a lefty bass player who is a member on Leftybassist.com and he has been incredibly helpful to several members with lefty-specific questions. He also regularly sells lefty basses there with testfit Hipshot products, most recently this one. He helped me acquire some Hipshot keychains with cloverleaf tuning keys once that are cool as heck!

Fender Prostitution Bass - to be used exclusively for playing Roxanne. For money. Under red lights. Obviously.

The Ibanez TMB35 could suit your needs, it's an affordable shortscale 5-string with classic styling, simple passive electronics (2x volume, 1x tone) and quality build for the price.

Exactly! Who takes a loud and unwieldy 100 watt tube stack on the road anymore, when you can get an eerily close emulation (or hyperrealistic IR profile) from your Kemper, Quad Cortex or Helix? Marshall has long been out-marshalled by both the modelling and IR guys AND the tube amp guys. Have you heard the PRS HDRX amps yet? They're an incredible Marshall Plexi inspired amp that's both practical, loud and affordable and offers blend controls for internally linking (and blending to taste) of the two channels that you'd normally patch with a short cable at the front of an old Marshall. They're absolutely brilliant. I think for guitar amp manufacturers these days, it's important to have on offer: - good (home) studio tools, i.e. something compact and quiet that can emulate the tones of your classic and modern amps; - loud but compact gear for small club or pub shows; - maybe small batches of your big heads and cabs for the few rocking dinosaurs still out there (guilty!). Marshall were very late to the modelling game, with their Code series, and chose to have these emulate their own amps only (OK, and an American clean, American OD and American high gain model) instead of offering a wide range of models to cater to a wider audience so these are incredibly limited for what they are. I think Marshall may have also misjudged what taking over Eden Bass Amplification would bring them. They made a loss, and had to sell Eden to Gear4music.

Yep, Jeff Kiesel is a bit of a tool. I don’t really like where their design direction went after the name change either, with all the bevels and bland headstock shapes. I kinda liked the LB shape (now out of production) and love the old rounded DC guitar shape. They're very comfortable to play and just have a classic look to them.

Ah yes, in their new Guantanamo Bay Orange finish, of course.

Finished musical instruments were exempted from CITES rules in August 2019 - with the exception of Brazilian rosewood. Ebony was never on the list, it was always mostly about rosewood

Maybe @Smanth?

The Fender Colombian Professional series, with a hidden drug compartment (and another one in the proprietary hardshell case!).

The Indecision Bass: when you can't choose what finish you want, so you just pick them all (i.e. those patchwork basses Sandberg builds).

Status necks aren't made of carbon wrapped around a core material, but rather start out as an outer shell that was shaped in a compression mould by vacuuming it. The core material (foam) is added later and does nothing in terms of shaping or adding to the structural integrity / rigidity Here's a nice example of someone who made a (succesful!) attempt at building his own Status Streamline-inspired bass from scratch: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/headless-full-carbon-fiber-bass.1064945/

They were last year's limited edition, as they do every year, and they were only around as long as the very limited supply lasted. The 2023 model appears to be a Corvette $$ with an ebony fingerboard instead of wenge, a custom 12th fret inlay and what looks like a Macassar ebony top. Which isn't exactly spectacular, they've done several versions of the Corvette $$ already with various top woods. Reactions on the Warwick forum were underwhelmed to say the least. Looks like there will be both a teambuilt version with bolt-on neck and a masterbuilt version with neck-through construction, similar to what they did with the 2022 Streamette. This is the masterbuilt neck-through:

I've used Italia Leather Straps a lot, and think I own around 8 of them - both 2" and 3" width versions. They're great, my oldest and most used one has been with me for around 15 years now and used extensively, and shows zero wear. Currently the ones I use most are my Mono straps though. My Status S2 Classics each have their own Mono The Betty (extra long), and my Carvin DC727 has a Mono Warsaw in grey seatbelt material that matches wonderfully with the silver metallic finish on the guitar.

The fret work looks absolutely stellar! Whoever did it did a beautiful job with great attention to detail. I particularly love the rounded fret ends.

The Sony wireless system and some of the more expensive Line6 systems even have a function to mimic signal loss due to long cables