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I had the distinct pleasure of a brief noodle on this bass yesterday. Being tuned BEAD it felt a bit like the time I tuned my baritone to Bolt Thrower tuning (whatever that was). My point of reference for basses of this era is my ‘94 Ibanez Soundgear (also a PJ). In comparison the SB310 felt a little bit more substantial (perception more than reality I would say, maybe a slightly deeper neck profile) but both seem to spring from the same design brief. Anyway I appreciated the chance to play something a bit esoteric that I’d hitherto only read about!

For context @bigthumb was giving my G&L JB a workout this weekend - he’s a monster player and humble about his slap technique 😀 Now it’s complaining that I only tickle it!

Indeed wow, this is amazing stuff. I appreciate the care taken to integrate it into the room (I particularly like the design of the grille screens). Nice little bit of Bach's Passacaglia in C minor at the end there, one of my all-time favourite pieces. One to practice! Hope you enjoy it 😄

Great to meet you all and put usernames to faces, really appreciated the opportunity to see and play so many lovey basses, and talk music. Another big thanks to @rwillett for organising!

Metal is a tough one. It’s kinetic. It’s hard to do without proper practice space and being somewhere you can play loud. Hope you live somewhere that you can still get to shows and find other ways to be enthusiastic about the music. If so you might circle your way back into playing.

Well I impulse bought that black one which popped up on Andertons, so thank you to @Harps for the heads up! It’s an eye catching bass and the metallic black is flawless. No rippling or other tell-tale signs of “budget” finishing. I basically concur with @HeadlessBassist on tones - my favourites are middle switch position with the neck in single coil mode, bridge in series or bridge in series on its own. But lots of options to play with. Pickups are pretty neutral voiced but nothing a bit of EQ or careful choice of preamp couldn’t add character to (I did particularly well with a Sansamp profile on ToneX). Lovey neck, profile is very comfortable. My first roasted maple neck, really like the deep caramel. Nice piece of rosewood too which will get better with a little oil or Montys relic wax. Frets are great with just a slight hair of sharp ends here or there. A quick dress and it’ll be fine. I would concur on weight too, probably in the 9 lbs area but nothing out of the ordinary. Overall it’s got a bit of personality and nice to have a twist on the traditional formulas. Even if it is strongly inspired by a RB! Hopefully not the last bass from this brand that we’ll see in the UK.

Welcome back! I can relate to falling into periods of playing lots then not so much. Good on you though for only selling one bass and acquiring another in the intervening nine years! Glad also it was a G&L 😀

Brilliant, looking forward to this very much. I should be there around 10:00AM or perchance a little before depending on when I can prise myself out of bed.

Very nice - thanks for the observations on the weight. Can't argue with just a bit oil!

The middle wenge neck one on the white bass is particularly attractive IMO. Can I ask whether you felt they were noticeably different in weight to maple? And have you done any finishing on that one?

Hoo boy, toanworms.. get rid of the silly marketing copy and I can appreciate some of the aesthetic choices here - I'm reminded of knotty pine "barncasters". But I'm sure there's any number of luthiers could put together something like this with a distinctive piece of wood while leaving 6 grand in your pocket (edit: and leave out the worms!!)

This is very nice. As a G&L aficionado in training I approve 😀 Entirely unselfishly I ask, will this be coming along to the NW + Scotland bass bash?