Twigman

I have a Mono M80 and a Protec Contego - both great gig bags. The Mono M80 gets the most trips out. - Can't fault it.

My GT86 has a 'stupidly small boot' - my goto rig is a Barefaced Supermidget and a TecAmp Puma900 - significantly more than your £1k budget new but secondhand might work.

The .45 .60 .80 .100 .80 .60 .45 stringing would be more playable....

and this - love it

The catchiest of catchiest tunes - I've only just discovered this lot

Thinking it would be easier to play if it was strung ..45 .60 .80 .100 .80 .60 .45 wouldn't it? I might try it in a 'future project'.

Or perhaps make it into an ambi-dextrous bass that can be flipped - why hasn't Mark Phillips tried this yet? If he strung it EADGDAE it could be done .100 .80 .60 . 45 .60 .80 .100

If you don't want it don't bid on it. If you never wanted it why did you bid on it?

So less scooped with a fatter bottom end apparently? and generally hotter?

Do they go up to 11 too?

How does the (more expensive) Vintage '63 pickup sound in comparison? https://shop.fender.com/en-US/accessories/pickups/pure-vintage-63-precision-bass-pickup/0992241000.html I have 'CustomShop 62' AND 'FenderOriginal' pickups in 2 of my precisions already

I'm 54 Our shows are around 2 hours - often under hot lights - sometimes these days on big stages. If we're not hospitalised we're fit enough

Clearly you've never played an EBMM USA Sterling - 1 1/2" nut

I have used Cakewalk Sonar since release 4 These days it's available for free. https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk