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[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1406876946' post='2515450'] Grog and she is gorgeous too boot she plays with lots of artist such a Kylie and Danni Minouge this is her own band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PJdHzwOTAA [/quote] That is a corking rock groove! And a great singer to boot. Thanks for sharing! Yolanda Charles my personal fave - attended a masterclass she gave at Tech Music Schools (when it was still in Acton!) when she had just started up her band the Deep MO - fantastic player, great singer. Loved all her playing with Paul Weller too.

Also, I defretted my jazz bass and applied 7 layers of interior grade wood varnish to the fretboard, knowing nothing about woodworking(!) and play using steel roundwounds - the fingerboard is holding up nicely, is all I know...! Took about 6 months for marks to become visible on the board - still sounds awesome and plays great after 2.5 years...

I'll dive in on the flat/roundwound question - I usually find flats on a fretless seriously lacking for 'mwah' factor (but what I hear as mwah may not be the same as you or others!), but yes they feel slinky and quite nice under the fingers. Definitely more of a thumpy upright vibe/tone with flats. Half rounds (or ground-wounds, are they called sometimes? could be making that up...) may well be the answer you're looking for, having a but more mwah but definitely smoother to the touch.

The more techniques you can put in your bag of tricks, the better I reckon. Victor Wooten's idea of 'when I'm learning a new technique, I practise everything I've ever played, using it' (paraphrased!) springs to mind also, as a good tip if you do want to try and get to grips with the fingers!

Hello from a person with a Scottish dad, haha! Welcome, tis very friendly indeed.

I used to have a Fender CJ...something jumbo electro acoustic that had a huge bassy sound to my ears. Like, really ballsy and fat. Hope that helps! [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-cj-290-sce-jumbo-maple-upgraded/44380?gclid=CjwKEAjwgYKfBRDvgJeylem9xDUSJACjeQ7AdX96OSkXn3yqZjbPRsdKV2V-I4_M2s7zF7H2IYlQzxoCi27w_wcB"]It was something very similar to this[/url]

I think it looks fantastic, but then I do like a single cut bass... Agree about proportions being a little odd - I do quite like the hippo/tongue thing this ibanez is doing though! I think the current range of Brubaker SC's have the proportions absolutely perfect.