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The JMJ Mustang is great, however has a Precision width neck. If needing slimmer then the Japanese Mustangs are Jazz width neck, and a bonus is that the Squiers are also Jazz width, so a test purchase of a Squier to see if you gel is doable at around £300.

I’d do that Steve, first headline show with her new bass to make it even more special.

Fender do make one but they’re rather pricey. I recently bought a Gator guitar one as below which fits fine: https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Gator-GW-JAG-Deluxe-Offset-Electric-Guitar-Case/GIM?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=order-confirmation&utm_source=txn-email&utm_content=ord-line

I’ve done this a fair bit and never any problems.

For years I had practice amps with 8” speakers, Fender Rumble 15, Marshall MB15, Ampeg BA108, Ashdown After Eight, all perfectly good enough for home use, I’d happily have any of those amps again. And all of them would have been too loud to use at home if on full volume.

I’ve had one amp sort of stop working. A Marshall MB450 two-channel head, Modern solid state channel and a valve in the preamp Classic channel. I always used the Classic and at a gig it stopped working, switched over to Modern to get through the gig, turned out to be the valve had worked its way loose so an easy fix.

I’d be looking at a Precision with a 50 type voicing pickup as the starting base

Yeah that drop C# needs separate guitars/basses imo. We did a few of their songs for a while but just not doable by tuning down/up on same instrument. And the songs just don’t have the same feel if played in standard tuning.

Which Black Stone Cherry songs do you do @redbandit599, they’re a great band

My only difference is nickel rounds on my Mustang basses, steel rounds on the Precision. Brand & gauge - Elixir 50-105s.

Yep, when you know you know, hope all works out for you Martin

Now that’s the Basschat attitude, well done Steve 👏🏻

I`ve tried flats many times, never got what I wanted from them, though as the material I play now is different I might well try them again.

I’ve heard one (the 500 combo) in a pretty loud band where it was very impressive, and I have one myself, the 800 combo, but have been - to my shame - too lazy to actually use it yet. Maybe this week’s rehearsal if not raining.

Yes, happened twice with me, both a good few years back. Was originals in both cases as well, so I couldn’t practice in advance. In both cases I ended up joining the bands.

Gotta be a Fender Rumble

Just got back from a Spacewasters gig at The New Cross Inn, SE London. Was a three day psychobilly event, we are on that scene but really aren’t psychobilly at all, more like a rock n roll/garage punk type band. Great crowd for a Sunday afternoon, place was heaving when we got there at 5:30. We were on at 6:30 for a 40min set and it went great. No soundcheck, just linecheck but that’s fine with us. The venue provide full backline aside from snare & cymbals which makes things nice and easy, my CIJ Fender Mustang going into an Orange 4-Stroke amp & 410 cab. We played really well, great audience reaction, excellent on stage sound. Gigs like this really make being in a band all that more fun.

Nice one, I bet you’re really pleased, there’s one particular bass I’d like to get back but it went mid-90s so doubt I’d stand any chance at all.

Major improvement

There’s nowt wrong with saying Bass on a bass forum 😆

I use regular long scale on my Fender Mustang basses which have thru-body stringing.

Couple of things I’d be looking at, are strings you’ve put on the Ibby the same as those on the HB, and is the fretboard radius the same. These two factors can really make a difference, strings especially.

Great idea, sadly I can’t contribute re basses, none of mine anywhere near that age - did used to have one of those Kay Rickytypers though.

I`ve always liked the Tonehammer but wished that I could get drive on the non AGS channel as I preferred the core sound of that.

I’ve not had the Jazz V-Mods but did have the Precisions. For me they lacked character in comparison to the CS62s.