Rich

That hedgehog was influenced by The Beatles. Whether it knows it or not.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1460377722' post='3025101'] Plus, IMHO, Dunlop flush mounted are better than Schallers which have an annoying habit of loosening themselves over time. [/quote] I've been using Schaller straplocks since 1986. I have never, ever had one loosen itself in all that time.

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1460323749' post='3024719'] The only drawback is you MUST have a strap with Dunlop straplocks to hand - you can't just use any old strap in an emergency! [/quote] When buying a bass, they would be an instant turn-off for me for precisely this reason.

And his name is Dunky, not 'hardly'.

I've always fancied an Aria Sinsonido, but I understand that they don't sound exactly sparkling through headphones.

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1460059209' post='3022307'] Not at all my area of experience but I must say that I'm sorely tempted by the new long scale Chowny's. Not that I need one, of course... [/quote] Likewise. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a 5 string version....

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1459934107' post='3020915'] +1. Happy Jack....you obviously did not even look/listen to a second of the clip.... but were in like a light with one/two of your own. [/quote] Yeah Jack. Curse you and your free invaluable advice!

You can never have too much sneed or too many underpants.

Dave, you might find this interesting/useful. Scoll down to 'Dystonia Debilitation'. [Url]http://www.thehamsters.co.uk/interviews/bassist.php[/url]

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1459941339' post='3021036'] People buy Ferraris to drive around London at 9 MPH, same principle. They can afford it and want it. [/quote][quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1459941763' post='3021043'] Can you get a Road Worn Ferrari? [/quote] [/thread]

The best playing I have ever actually seen, ie witnessed first hand, was Alain Caron playing with Mike Stern. My god, he was blistering. Fantastic pocket playing and incredible soloing -- the only guy ive seen whose solos were so melodic, i found myself whistling their tunes on the way home. And he made it look soooooo easy. And he was having fun.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1459802524' post='3019889'] Remember, when I'm talking about gigging, I'm talking about gigging every week. Not the occasional gig that comes along or gigging once a month. [/quote] What, not even if they pay?

Did you mean "naughty-bottomed"?

Definitely skinny for me. I have stupid stubby little fingers.

Playability for me, every time. No point having a bass that sounds like heaven if it's hell to play.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1459764715' post='3019248'] Colaiuta is at #49 [/quote] Damn. And I did a 'find on this page' too. I blame google

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1459770038' post='3019336'] We're of the opinion that rehearsal is a time to try out songs for the first time as a band, tweak the arrangements and such. It's not a time to be learning material from scratch. [/quote] We have the same outlook regarding the difference between practice and rehearsal. I mean there's 12 of us for god's sake... if we all turned to rehearse a song having not played a note or studied a dot beforehand, well you can imagine the car crash.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1459623645' post='3018199'] Getting paid is an important part of [s]being[/s] [b]making a living as[/b] a musician. [/quote] Fixed.

Meg White is on the list, Dave Weckl isn't. Neither is Vinnie Colaiuiaueiauta. Pointless.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1455362565' post='2978384'] And here's the filth and mess under the bonnet: [url="http://s1276.photobucket.com/user/LanterneRouge/media/Daion%20Precision%20Copy/guts_zps6el99imo.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Oh my giddy aunt you could grow potatoes in that lot Belting instrument though, the truss adjuster is such a neat idea. Good score.

Welcome back 👍 I use a Korg Pandora PX4B for all my headphone practice. Ok so it's a bit long in the tooth, but it does the job and has loads of amp sims and FX built in. Doesn't eat batteries either.

There's enough meat on a later P headstock to allow your mate's friendly neighbourhood Luther to reshape it? Worth bearing in mind as an alternative. [url]https://www.talkbass.com/threads/tele-bass-headstock-template.773438/[/url]

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1459291001' post='3015279'] My band is working and getting paid. I'm musically fulfilled. Blue [/quote] Sounds more like fiscally fulfilled if you ask me.

[quote name='Muppet' timestamp='1459234733' post='3014556'] This is also my view. Bands playing for nothing is entirely up to them but I have found that organisers/promoters often take advantage as a result. [/quote] We've done a smattering of charidee gigs in the past, usually for causes close to our hearts -- Parkinsons, Alzheimer's, cancer etc. We're savvy enough not to get taken for a ride.

[quote name='keefbaker' timestamp='1459286793' post='3015224'] There's a general active passive switch and the humbucker has a coil tap. Also I was really impressed by the noll preamp. Really tasty bass and treble boost. [/quote] Do find that every time you flick the little black switch that is labelled in black on a black background, a little black light lights up black to tell you you've done it?