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https://www.evertune.com/bass/index.php Seems like a solution in search of a problem to me, anyone going to save up for one?

Good thing you've got your shades handy!

Seems like it should be feasible. Recent example: Slightly older example, although it's a bit of a cliffhanger

Entirely possible they're from the same factory, they're all basically just rebadged versions of what you can see on AliExpress.

Bought some headphones from Nick -- exactly as described and superbly packed. 🍻

Can't be long until the letter from Neural DSP's lawyers arrives...

Yep, love my KZ6

Some others I've come across: - Some Corts (Elrick NJS5, GB Modern 5) - LTD F-series (the spiky looking one) - Schecter - Solar minor tangent, but whatever product manager named the Sterling Ray 35 needs their donkey kicked

55-01 or 55-OS are more to my taste, the 55-02 pickup arrangement just looks wonky to me? A fair point, although I'm pretty unfussy in general. "Looks cool" and "won't lose too much value when reselling" are probably the other key factors...

Yeah a used Skyline is pretty near the top of my list... quite taken with the 55-OS

Strictly window shopping for now... 😇

G&L are all 34", I think? I do have a Spector 6 (which is very nice, and what kicked off my 35" scale quest) although I'm not 100% sold on the body shape. Yamaha is a good shout, the BBs leave me cold aesthetically but a TRB would be a good option (although not the TRBx range which are all 34", oddly).

Nice, I didn't realise those ones were 35".

Yeah, I have a Bill Dickens sig which is huge and weighs a tonne, I can't imagine handling two stuck together.

Idly window shopping to fill the hole in my collection: - fretted 5 string - ideally with a 35" or longer low B - under ~£800 new or used What's out there? I know some Spector models are 35", MTD Kingston, Ibanez BTB (or any of the long-scale fanned fret Ibanezes), Jackson JS, Lakland Skyline (maybe pushing the budget slightly)... any obvious ones I've missed in there?

By finding a good chiropractor, ideally

Was quite taken with this for a while when I started out (owned by a TB moderator)

I'm still a bit sad I had to move my 5 string double bass on, but the reality is I don't have the time and space needed for it so it's better with someone who can use it.

It's generally referred to as "not fretting cleanly" I think 😬 — beginner lessons always emphasise fretting behind the fret to avoid it. (As ever, if it works for you, go nuts)

Absolutely this, unless you can be 100% confident they'll treat it as well as you would (spoiler: they won't).

The A/D/G gauges here seem like you're tuning a BEAD set down?

IME this is probably because they've adjusted to the regular position without realising how much twist that introduces -- straightening it out back feels like twisting the opposite way, rather than being ~neutral.

I started using classical position relatively recently, to help combat my poor posture that was leading to back/knee pain -- it lets me keep my back straighter (when I'm mindful of it). For me it's actually closer to how my basses hang on a strap, as you say it's definitely easier to play in the higher registers.

Yep, bare-bones...

Nice, is the image printed directly on to the plate?