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  1. RichT
    Cobalts do come in short scale sets of either 45-105 or 50-110. Not exactly cheap but I like them on my MM pickup basses. I also have other basses variously wearing EB Slinky rounds, Elixirs and Thomastik Jazz flats. I like a bit of choice!
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    I admit I've looked at this one more than once... I eventually decided that the placement of the bridge and top strap button being at the 16th fret is going to push the nut further out, and make the 30" scale feel more like a 34". Don't know if it'd be much different in that respect to the way a Hofner HCT Club sits with regard to reach to the first fret. Anyone have any experience with the Italia bass or have any thoughts?
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    Thank you, that is all essential, excellent advice.
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    The price for the Maika Mustang listed on Fender Japan's website is JP¥104,500, i.e. about £495. Some quick googling tells me that Japanese prices are quoted inclusive of their standard 10% tax, suggesting the base price of the bass is about £450. Cheapest I can see via ebay is in the region of £720 including shipping. I've never imported instruments from anywhere*, so tried both ChatGPT and Google for estimates on total potential cost including duty and tax. They both came up with figures in the region of £900, ChatGPT just below and Google just over. Either way, that's getting on towards double what the basses actually cost. I'd like one, but not that much! *edit - unless you count my fretless U5 from Thomann, but given they do all the complicated stuff transparently, that feels like cheating!
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    It looks and sounds great, I'd love one... but from Lobster's review it seems that again Fender are specifically prohibiting them from being sold or shipped outside Japan? Absolutely insane decision, I want to spend my money on their product but they've arbitrarily decided they're not going to sell it to me because of where I live. I honestly don't get it.
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    Well spotted! Another one to add to my post over on the Hofner thread. Although, as we learnt over there, the rules say it doesn't count unless he's played one for the majority of his career.* (*by which reckoning I also have to stop associating Flea, Tim Commerford and Pino with Stingrays 🙄)
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    I think the children/beginners thing could possibly be just about the biggest myth in the entirety of the world of bass 😊
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    I wish to thank you for not saying "colourway".
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    Everyone else I've seen on SBL does it by ear, as would I, I never write charts. Not saying either way is better/worse just that not everyone does it the same way. Sharon's no slouch either, she's another ex-Berklee bassist. Back on to Danny though, this is a few months old but it popped up on my YouTube the other night. His comic delivery in the first half of the video is brilliant, and then properly shows off his playing chops in the second half.
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    Re Tame Impala - both! It's the one man psychedelic pop/rock band of Kevin Parker. He plays everything on all his albums, as nicely depicted in this video he made back in lockdown days: I get what you're saying, Hofners are a particular vibe and I certainly don't want to play mine all the time, but they're also more versatile and can fit into more genres than most people would have you believe.
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    Curt Smith has played them for best part of 20 years I believe, a lot longer than he was a 'pop star' in the 80's. Johanna from First Aid Kit switched to playing bass live around 2017 and consistently alternates between a Mustang and Hofner for specific songs. Tame Impala primarily uses a 500/1 for recording, it's all over multiple albums of his. Air have used them on a couple of albums, but most importantly all through Moon Safari for classic basslines such as La Femme D'Argent - which is the reason I wanted one... They've all used Hofners extensively for live work and/or recording. I'll let you off with Weller, although I've seen multiple photos of him playing both Clubs and 500/1 😉
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    Oh look, successful musicians playing Hofners and none of them pretending to be in the Beatles... Curt Smith of Tears For Fears Kevin Parker of Tame Impala Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads Nicolas Godin of Air Johanna Soderbergh of First Aid Kit Robbie Shakespeare of Sly & Robbie Paul Weller of... you know
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    Seems we've all decided we want a MIJ Junior Jazz! I kick myself daily for not buying the one that came up on here a few months ago, but typically didn't have the cash spare at the time it popped up. I don't get why they're a Japan exclusive in the first place, short scale players obviously want them. I bet if someone like Bass Direct started importing them they'd fly straight out the door.
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    double post
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    I had pretty much the same experience. Initial disdain (for quite some time) and then at some point I got the joke and warmed to him and his sense of humour. I'd much rather watch him and his dipstick-lick-schtik than the wannabe technical virtuoso types endlessly trotting out that grating double-thumb run down the G string.
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