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**Coughs**

The EHB's are light as a feather - well worth a try.

Reflecting on the thread - I'd probably suggest that multi-scale basses are a 'refinement' rather than a 'solution'. But taken in a broader sense, with what appointments are usually paired with multi-scale, i.e. headless, extended range and lightweight bodies, these collectively lead to entirely new form factor. Compared with Leo's originals (still great), multi-scales balance better, are lighter, more transportable, have even string tension and have a broader range, so in that wider regard, do comprise a 'solution' for modern playing styles and situations. P.s. I sound like an advert!

Not sure if this multiscale thread has covered the variance in multiscale geometries. That Charlie Hunter guitar has an extreme one, whereas some Ibanez models have a relatively gentle one. Also, the target of the multiscaling can vary up and down the fretboard. For example, having the straight frets at the 9th fret creates slants at the nut and in the upper register, whereas placing the straight frets at the 12th fret or higher results in a more extreme slant in the lower register but a relatively gentle one in the upper register. I think it's generally been a good thing, but maybe not as revolutionary as it looks.

Boden-style leg cut-out 50 years earlier too!

$1,200! For those not following the link. Crumbs.

Some lovely Shuker's on this thread...

Ooh lovely! Nice colour too.

But all 20 frets?

Oh! Jon sets up my Bernie wonderfully. Two great luthiers. The OP's 'P' looks great! Would love to hear it.

The Bass Centre was the manifestation of the 80s being the decade of bass and the explosion in manufacturers, especially in the UK, spurred on by post-Jaco era Mark King, Mick Karn, Pino infiltration of the pop music of the day. Those adds in the free Making Music paper for Status and Trace Elliot were something else.

And multi-scale!

EHBs are now in their fifth year so are reasonably well-established. And as you say, Ibanez are tinkering all the time. The EHBs have had different pick-ups, finishes, scale lengths and fanned frets.

Yep, new for this year although only in a five so far. If they do well, no doubt a four and a six will come along.

Well this is timely given our discussion and the chap demos that lovely pink coral one I posted earlier:

Yes! They caught my eye too - beautiful. Just to point out these ones are built in Japan under licence, not the New York Shop like John Patitucci's. I think Hadrien Feraud endorses these Japanese ones though and if they're good enough for him...

Three new models announced... this my favourite wood top and Fishman pickups. Others are here - scroll down to the basses: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/news/detail/20241119125609.html

Oh man what a truly awful artifact of 80s music education. A chunk of time up front with an unhelpful, overly long gear overview, including a bass from John Buscarino he's never played but, 'he's planning to.' He didn't. Irrelevant guest stars - learn bass from the baddy in Robocop!? Rowdy Roddy Peeper yelling his shtick at you. Oh God... Still Frank Gambale and Vinnie Colaiuta are killing in the intro.

Richard Bona making a beautiful sound here with a Sei in the Bass Gallery. Not sure it's his, probably just stock. (Ignore the Fodera in the thumbnail.)

Depends what you mean by, 'round'? Some people mean even integers, i.e. your 200th post but musically that doesn't work at all!. Both harmonically and rhythmically, music is all about the relationships between 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 12. Not 200. Happy New Year.

Only found out recently that Christopher Guest is a Hereditary Peer! Yes, 'Nigel Tufnel' is actually the 5th Baron Haden-Guest. So there you go!

Macca at the Coop Arena, Manchester... Sorry not snapped with bass. Not bad for 82! Just under a three-hour set and swapping between his Hofner, acoustic, ukulele and piano. Played Beatles, Wings and solo hits. Killer band. Drummer a beast. Great show. Dawning realisation that after listening to 50 years worth of prog rock, the Beatles got there first. Only neg of the night is the venue's unfeasible admission and transport logistics with ~20k people descending on the tram station at 11pm. Plan carefully if you intended to go to this venue.

Wow! More than a lot of Alembics! (Less than an ExFactor.)