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Got one. It's noisy. (Anyone detecting a pattern here?) I haven't done anything about it yet (I have too many basses already). Shielding was my next move, but if it's not terribly effective to do that, do we know why? I'm considering stringing it ADGC, because I've found the E string "flabby". I'm curious to know what strings other people are using? Thanks

Me too - if it was mine, I'd be going for a clear finish. Not sure if I'd leave the headstock as is

If you can rig something up so that you can get contact on the mastoid (contact with the bone behind the ear, like an old-style hearing aid), that will go a long way towards hearing it enough to practice, even if it's muted.

I reckon you need a wide-angle lens

The three-string is interesting. Though I doubt I would buy one; four strings seems a comfortable number with a useful range of pitches.

Looks nice - and white isn't my colour

Aluminium-necked five-string. Never heard of this maker, so I'm curious. Does anyone know about them? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Vaccaro-X-Ray-V2-5-string-bass-Kramer-1998-2002-Aluminium- neck-/252533460042?hash=item3acc2acc4a:g:uRIAAOSw9IpX0-b6

[quote name='ixlramp' timestamp='1473070015' post='3126491'] Piccolo bass works certainly. I often string up my fretted and fretless basses with thin strings. My basses are 34" or 35" a short scale is not at all necessary. It's simply a case of finding thin strings long enough, and choosing the right gauges to keep the tension low. Tension must be low for very thin roundwounds or thin plains to not break them. But the lower strings need more tension, so the optimum is tension falling steadily from low to high. This also turns out to be optimum for chording, tapping, bending and other alternative techniques, and best for general playability. Kalium Strings of USA have a huge range of piccolo sets in any string count, and bass length singles down to .008. But postage is expensive. Much cheaper is to buy D'Addario 'loop end' plain steel strings, which are extremely long, and improvise ball ends for them (or even squeeze old bass ball ends into the loop). I buy mine from Strings Direct. Then use those beside standard bass wound singles down to .025 or so. For the tuner post nearest the nut some guitar strings are long enough, just thread an old bass ball end onto one. To design a set the Kalium tension chart is very useful as it covers all scales, all gauges and a complete pitch range, the data roughly approximates any brand of roundwound. [url="http://store.kaliumstrings.com/TensionCalculator/index.html"]http://store.kaliums...ator/index.html[/url] Soon i will be stringing up a 5 string fretless with a mix of D'Addario Chromes bass flats, a Chromes guitar flat and a plain steel string. [/quote] Very useful, thank you

Warren Zevon bootleg.

Or you could bid on this one... same brand, starting at [u]£45.79[/u]. Free P+P. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ammoon-4-String-JB-Basswood-Electric-Bass-Guitar-24-Frets-with-6-35mm-Cable-D9L4-/311694052700?hash=item489269cd5c:g:tuEAAOSwgmJX0nv8

Depends. Maybe Robyn Hitchcock again. Maybe Joe Henry and Billy Bragg (duo gig) - already bought that ticket.

I might make it to a couple of those. Thanks Also there is a typo in your link... should be a B not an N.

Within an hour of me... but not within my price range. Looks nice though

Just a bit too hot a pink for me.

Three for me. If I buy one, a guitarist will [s]pinch it[/s] borrow it and forget to return it.

[quote name='4stringslow' timestamp='1473332317' post='3129137'] I wonder if this sort of thing will be extended to European countries when we leave the EU? [/quote] Indeed, and why wouldn't it?

Really? I hadn't realised they were scarce. Almost every Vester I see is one of these... weird. (Admittedly that's not that many, maybe one every three months or so.)

Can't stand them... I'm sure they are well built. sound nice, etc., but the look

Ah, OK. Thank you.

Me too. One of these years I'm going to learn to play all this kit...