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With the massive rises in prices in recent years on basses across the board, I don't buy new anymore - it's not financially viable. I'd do it for a new Wal, but that's a one-off, very special instrument. I guess, at a push, maybe £1000-1200 at the absolute max, if something came along that I *had* to have new, but I'd probably just still wait to find one used. I think pricing within the industry is rising at an completely unsustainable rate (in line with the average wage and what people can afford). A Musicman Stingray is a shade off £3000 now. Boggo Warwick GPS series (that are nothing like the OG ones) are £2000+. An American Jazz bass is knocking on for £2000. People just don't have this kind of money to spare in today's climate. I know there's the argument to be had for import lines, but even then, for example, Sterling by Musicman are over £1000, Mexican Fenders are now going for over £1000. Conversely, though, budget instruments nowadays, are phenomenal in quality, playability and sound, so I guess there's still a lot of value to be had in that sense - but if you want 'the real deal' going forward, the prices will be laughably astronomic within 5 years, and closed to all but the most wealthy of us.

We did 'Merry Christmas Everyone' by Shakey, 'Last Christmas' by Wham and 'Driving Home For Christmas' By Chris Rea, last night at a corporate gig. They were the 3 best received songs of the night! People went mental for them!

About as fake as it's possible to be!

I'd leave it as is - not all mojo has to look like an abused, nitro fender. Your bass has stories to tell, that are all yours! It looks great!

The physical town centre itself is. Outside of it, it's rural as anything - as my car journeys back from rehearsal in Bristol, in this cold snap, have attested. Squeaky bum time! With regards to the traffic - it's a bloody nightmare. Four, busy A-roads intersecting onto two mini roundabouts will cause that!

I have to disagree with this. I've sold lots of stuff through eBay as collection only. eBay has a filter that can sort by distance, it's a platform that has all types of sales on it, from delivery to collection. It's the sellers own prerogative. If you don't like collection only, then, as you have, find someone who does deliver. The platform caters for all. I also live in the relative sticks, and be it through eBay or Basschat (or god forbid, FB marketplace *shudders*) if it's an item I really want, then I absolutely don't mind going to collect it. In fact, I prefer it, as I get to see the item and there can be very little room for surprises. I know I'm likely in the minority, but the thought of buying, for example, a high value bass, from abroad, on eBay, is anathema. I want to see the bass first when that type of money is involved. And, especially so, given eBay is populated by, in my experience, a fair few melts and chancers, (although not to the degree Gumtree and FB marketplace are).

No contest. MTD KZ5 - 19mm string spacing and the best B string under £1000.

The bass-lines on his first album 'I Created Disco' are awesome across the board. 'Merrymaking At My Place' is one of my faves. Such a groove!

Those pickups in the T-Bird Pro are widely regarded as some of the best pickups in a bass, full stop. All YouTube videos I see of this bass back that up - it sounds phenomenal and if it's anything like my old T-Bird, volume is not something that will be lacking. What you see as an 'upgrade' to them, would be better served calling a 'modification'

Yep 100%. I've stated before, but, Stadium Arcadium and that song, is the precise point this band went down the s******. I can't stand that album. They stylistically started to lean over to Anthony singing (one thing you don't want him doing without a generous dose of autotune), with generic song structures. A recipe for insta-bland.

Disintegration is, IMO, the best album ever written. Start there! Head on the Door is more accessible and poppy, as is Kiss me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me and Wish. Faith and Pornography are dark and dingy (in a good way). Basically they're all excellent up until Wish. Apart from Mixed up, as others have said, it's crap.

My favourite song is Subway To Venus. I think their 'best' song, however, is Scar Tissue

I almost bought one last year. Sound and neck feel were excellent. But, I thought it was just as ugly in the flesh. That's not to crap on others choices - It's all personal, but I'd hazard a bet that's unquestionably the reason such a great bass never took off to the heights of it's stablemates.

I think maybe this thread has two sides? If we're talking what people/weekend warriors were playing and what was common in shops and on stages, then it surely has to be P-Basses and Jazz Basses through an Ashdown of some sort. If we're talking what bass embodies the era or came out and wowed people in a distinctive way, my vote 100% goes for the Musicman Bongo. It got people talking like no other bass and was the big new thing. Coming from one of the larger manufacturers too, it had coverage in a way that bespoke, coffee table type basses didn't and don't.

That's an idea. Rather go down the pedal route though! Thank you!

Excellent! Thank you for that. Especially given you say it tracks as well as the drop. I'll have a look!

I'm going to bite the bullet and maybe put one of these on my board, as my singer, who has an incredible range, also lacks confidence, so routinely drops songs by a tone and sometimes even further! Learning songs in a different key isn't difficult, per se, but it is time wasting when I don't have a lot of time to give at the moment. Looking for opinions on what the best option is for bass? I know of the EHX Pitch and Fork and the Digitech Drop, but reviews of both for bass seems a bit middling. Anyone used anything that's truly on the button for this? Many thanks in advance all

I broke loads in my first few years due to my general cack-handedness and trying to impersonate Flea! (I used Rotosound back then, too, fwiw - not remotely a fan of those, but that's another story). Within the last 10 years, probably two or three? But the idea of it happening during a first dance or something fills me with dread (I always have a backup bass ready to go though, so I don't know why this worries me).

I've recently tried my first set of NYXL's on my Jazz Bass Deluxe. Tonally they're 'ok'. Nothing particularly stand-outish. They have retained their brightness fairly well over the 2 months I've had them. Feel wise, they've been nice and not too abrasive compared to other brands. No irritated fingertips like I get with most strings. However, the main reason I went for them was the strength of the core, 20-40% stronger than conventional strings I read? So they give me peace of mind during gigs that I'm far less likely to have any breaks/snappages! Overall - decent enough, but not the quantum leap D'addario make them out to be, and frankly, overpriced a little.

Apologies, I didn't mean to come across like that - it's just they are really quite different basses.

This thread refers to the original USA made SUBs, made from 2003-2006. A different kettle of fish to the 'Sterling by Musicman' range of SUBs. (I think).

My lot absolutely do. Around 3-4 and they always go down a complete storm with crowds at Christmastime (obviously).

I'm putting the smart money on ; A 'RARE!! SQUIRE!! FENDER!! BASS!!' - pics of it leant against a radiator (taken with a potato), caked in dust, with just two-strings.