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I think the premise is largely true. The endless gear hunt stops when you realise what it is you want from gear, then get the gear that will achieve that. If it's pricey, so be it, but as you won't be buying any more, what does it matter? I've got a good rig, which I like. It will go soon to be downsized (age/need). My bass is a Fender hybrid I put together myself, and it all just works. I plug in and go, no pedals except a tuner. These days, I could probably halve the size of my car...

He's been before, and knows the drill! 😀

Be quick, they're selling fast!

Actually, it was my 2nd - the first was a 69! Certainly wish I still had that 96 though...it were a right cracker!

A bit like a time machine. Odd doorway in a back street. Cheap beer! Good stage with ample power points. If you use your own PA, you get 100% of the door.

Goog gig at the Palladium Club in Bideford. Just a fun place to play!

No. Years ago, I had a cracking 1996 51 P-bass re-issue. Then, when the London Guitar Show got rebooted, I had a go on a 55 CS Precision. Mine was better in every way that I could tell, except that this had heavy flats on and mine had TI Jazz Flats. Not long after that, I began to put together 'Fenders' built as I wanted them, and have had a much better playing experience all round. CS are very well made, but not very characterful, if you like.

Fair enough.

It will be a (hopefully) sold-out night at the Wharf here in Tavistock, so we should go out on a big high!

Thank you!

Beyond special projects, this is surely a solution looking for a problem...

Can someone please point me at the place where the "never play open strings" sh*te comes from?

On New Year's Eve 2018, my band, The Rock 'n' Roll Outlaws will play its final gig. Our founder and guitarist/vocalist is leaving for a better life in Oz, and with a young family, what a good idea that is. For me, it will mean the end of playing any rock, in an effort to preserve what's left of my hearing. I do have other things on the cards, but much quieter. To that end, the faithful Markbass rig is planned to be replace with a Trace Elliot Elf or similar, and a Barefaced 110. I might even downsize the car... It's timely anyhow. I'm likely to have a reverse shoulder replacement in the first part of the year, due to the irreparable damge from the cycling accident. So lightweight is now a medical must as well as a convenience. So, new year, new...everything!

Wedding gig in mid-Cornwall. All good, plenty of folk we knew, so good crowd. Main bass dead out of the case. Just an earthing fault, but irritating. The BB414 was well up for the backup, but I'd forgotten how heavy it seems...

Those look really nice!

Greatly looking forward to it, but the surgery on my shoulder was not successful, so it will be a painful return. So and in equal measure. No, the edges it!

Always a Precision man, age and arthritis have led me to the way of the 38mm Jazz nut. Have a slim 2014 American Special Jazz neck on a standard 2003 MIM Precision body. Other bass is a 40-mm width Yamaha.

Welcome!

Certainly does...

Welcome Stew, recently did that to my right shoulder. At 2mph. On a road bike. Wet leaves...

Welcome!

A most informative thread!

Noticed on another thread that someone didn't use open strings, for him because if damping issues. I'm a user of open strings. I see no reason why not, although apparently Phil Lesh always thought it an abomination - never really understood why. I certainly do NOT agree with the "nut and frets sound different " argument. In a band context it would be all but impossible to ever tell, and difficult anyway. Let's hear it...

Yes, the setup was easy, little adjustment needed. Using standard Chromes, after TI Jazz Flats.

Spare bass has been set u like this as we're going to be doing some Pretenders stuff. Anyone else tuned this way?