Telebass

Exactly, those bits are NOT designed to be part of the speaking length.

Build your own. I have a Mexican body and bridge, pretty much identical to a 70s bass. Because I also became enamoured of slimmer-than-usual Jazz necks, I bought an American Special Jazz neck in maple. Add suitable tuners, pickup to taste etc.

Tavistock. Unfortunately, the surgery has gone wrong, up to and including a remote possibility of not plyaing again...

I'd really like this to be my first bash, but the recent op means I can't drive, and possibly only barely play. I think it's a non-starter... 😭

Surgery done, very awkward typing this one-handed with my left hand. Now just the joy of waiting for the nerve block to wear off..

My triggers broom is a 2003 MIM P-bass, and the only original parts left are the body, bridge, and knobs.

And tomorrow is the other reason for going ultra-lite - reverse total r/h shoulder replacement. Should be fun. Not.

Whoever was featured, whoever presented, the programme wasn't made by anyone who had much of a clue about bass. Just like the general public, in fact... Still enjoyed it, just for its acknowledgement of our existence, if nothing else!

But think how my poor abused ears will feel!

The idea is to keep it utterly minimalist. I may even reduce to one cable and a clip-on tuner!

Certainly among the better forums I've been on, along with Cyclechat.

OK, not that fresh...

But heavier than the Elf-One 10...

Lotta dosh for an effects box! No, my needs are simple - the Elf will do nicely. P-bass - Elf - One 10. Job done, single carry.

It's a good rig, but the Elf is still winning in my brain...I'll never need 500W again.

TH350 definitely on the radar...but pricey!

Waaaaaay back in the day (1977 or 8?), I had a Roost 1x15 folded horn cab. Always sounded good!

Yup, that lounge!

Greetings and Happy New Year to you all! Now that the rock is done and the lounge takes over, my rig is redundant. My aim is to reduce to a single-carry solution, so to that end, I'm thinking of a good gig bag for the bass, a TE Elf head, and a Barefaced One 10. Your thoughts on any and all of these things would be much appreciated. I'll have a good rig for sale, too! Den

Late report on NYE. Final gig for the Rock n Roll Outlaws and we worked hard to get it spot on by missing any rehearsal and pioneering one new number during soundcheck! Total of 3.5 hours playing time, pretty damned tired afterward, but a fitting, well-played end to the band. A fine way to bow out of the rock business, quieter stuff awaits!

No problem at all unless you cane it, clipping, as stated. But electrically no issue.

I've had a couple. A very expensive Warwick Alien, and a relatively cheap Fender Kingman. The Kingman blew the Warwick away in every respect, including unplugged sound/tone. No acoustic bass I've ever heard sounds sufficiently different to a solid to make it worth bothering, except when using the usually-supplied phosphor-bronze horror strings, which universally sound lousy. In other words, they are largely a for-the-look-of-it instrument boosted into the mainstream years ago by MTV Unplugged. Want to sound like a double bass? Play one. I love the sound of an upright, but it's not remotely sufficient to overecome the sheer un-ease of playing one. I can no longer play either acoustic instrument, due to shoulder injury, but the above conclusion was reached long before that. With a little luck, shoulder replacement will enable to play an acoustic guitar again, but I'll never bother with an ABG.