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Lovely.

Although I don't do it, fretless with a pick can sound great! In terms of your strategy, as well as the fretless hole, none of your basses have enough frets. And don't say you never go up there! And you 've got nothing with a whammy bar! What are you thinking?

Ahh... the lovely Rickenbirchers. They are one shiny object of bass desire that I’ve never had the opportunity to experience. I suspect they were made to look like Rics but not necessarily play or sound like them. I recall Tony Wilson of Hot Chocolate had a beautiful example

Excellent - there'll be no stopping you now!

Did you get it working? You need to create a new audio track first then grab the clip from the preview window and drag it onto that track.

+1 for Shotcut here. I used to put together videos for work using Adobe Premiere but all my old licensed software will not run on modern computers so was looking for a decent replacement without having to spend a lot. It has its foibles but it's easy to use and capable. You could also look at https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ - that was my preference for both capabilities and the way it works but the install wrecked my Cubase DAW installation and all my Arturia VSTs to the extent that I had to completely rebuild my computer so I haven't had the courage to look at it again.

‘77 Aria Jazz that I rescued from dead a couple of years ago. Stack Knob control plate and loom by @KiOgon.

So if it does let go, you'll have a small screw as well as a flailing string shooting out... just saying. Stay safe.

Well I didn’t spot this thread when it first originated but if I had, I would have told you that the knotted string I have on my old Ibanez 8 string has been on there for at least 14 years- now about 20! In fairness I hardly play it from one decade to the next and the strings are as dead as dodos now but I don’t think there’s a worry about the longevity of the knot. 😀

I suppose it depends on how you feel about that level of spend. I’m delighted with the big sky albeit I bought it to use with Chapman Stick rather than bass. Every band I play stick in commented on the sound and I’ve had audience members coming up to chat about it as well. I have literally only scratched the surface of what it can do but I won’t be selling it anytime soon if ever. I had started out thinking I would get a Boss RV 5 because I liked that modulated reverb feedback that it does but the big sky takes it to a whole different level. I bought mine on eBay- absolutely as new condition, boxed etc. and I think I paid about £280 so you could save yourself a bit of cash that way too.

Oh no! Great player- I shall be listening and raising a glass tonight. RIP.

Believe the Washburns were still in Japan at the time of the Status deal.

Pretty sure it’s a 2000. Should be one piece carbon fibre with the cloth weave showing through the gel coat. Nice bass.

@Doctor J top notch advice!

Excellent- thanks!

So you have actually used it, @lowdown? Any discernible latency while playing and what type of internet connections were being used?

Two bands of full parametric eq would allow you to realise virtually any sound your bass was capable of but remember that that would entail six controls (Boost/cut, centre frequency and Q width for each band) and could be even more complex if you included Q shape. I'm a fan but I don't think I'd want it actually on my bass - definitely outboard but mainly for recording. For live, to my mind a better compromise would be a good filter preamp or even just a semi parametric mid range control - much easier to manage in a hurry. That said, I love the Stingray 2 eq style circuit for a bass that has a pickup at or near the bridge position and most gigs I just play with my bass tone control(s) fully open. I have enough other stuff to worry about.

Ida Nielsen anyone?

Literally LOLing here at the end! Love serious artists who don't feel the need to take themselves seriously!

He literally explains that about 13 posts back up the thread- whoops just saw that Kiwi had already replied to this- was tutting to myself about people not reading the thread and here I am myself- guilty as charged!

Unfortunately, no. The shop I worked in for a while back then had two in stock - the last two of a consignment of Alembic instruments which had been brought in a couple of years earlier - needless to say, I got quite familiar with them! One was sold to Wet Wet Wet- I don't know if it was personally owned by bassist Graeme Clark or if he may even still have it. The other was traded with a shop in England ( maybe Dixie's Music - can't remember) where it was hung from the machines in a shop window display. The fishing line suspending it broke overnight and the bass came down on its point onto concrete and was found in the morning in three pieces, both body wings having split from the neck with the force of the impact.

Played one of these quite a bit in the early 80s- beautiful Modulus Graphite neck and definitely sharper sounding than the wood necked equivalents. That’s a lovely thing.

Oh go on- pm it to me and I can “leak” It quoting a “trusted source” 😂

We need to see that list...