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I don't think there's anything wrong with what the OP's saying, any more than there's something wrong with being a solo cellist.

Hmmmm... You could make up plywood "bodies" for that, bit of paint and varnish, "change" your bass every week

[quote name='JimBobTTD' timestamp='1478457865' post='3169164'] ... The thing is that I am not a particularly gifted musician. I have always been, I feel, the weakest member of every band. This has meant that I have had to learn an awful lot and I have developed tremendously as a player with each band I have been in. With this band, I feel that I am not going to be developing much. Of course, I could use this as an opportunity to take my fretless out and work on that. What do the good people of this parish think? Look for another band which is a bit more skilled, or stay in this one and see how it develops? [/quote] It sounds as if you're in danger of becoming the bandleader - you're the guy with the experience, after all. So, perhaps it's how you want it to develop?

A rather weird beastie to my eyes, but if it plays well and sounds nice... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DOUBLE-BASS-SMALLEST-DOUBLE-BASS-EVER-/262706260632?hash=item3d2a836a98:g:BLMAAOSwcLxYHeWN Though I do wonder what the string lifetime is.

To me the worrying one is the first question... if I was going to ask someone who doesn't know anything about guitars to take the neck off, I'd want to tell them to TAKE THE STRINGS OFF FIRST! [size=3](Or at least slacken them completely.)[/size] You can just see it happening...

Short set of "acoustic" stuff at an old people's home. Could have been tighter, but mostly pretty good. One of the clients congratulated me on the nice sound I made (Fretless semi-acoustic - I should have pointed out that the guitar(-s) are the core of the sound, really; I'm largely ornamental.) They are talking about having us back for New Year's Eve. OTOH they will have to pay our (small!) fee for this one first... But generally, very pleased.

Personally I like Peavey headstocks - leaner than Fender without being too pointy. But if I was building my own, I think Bassassin's right on the money with the SG/SB headstocks. The other idea is the forward or backward peg position or stock curve. But these are often impractical, IMO.

[quote name='Grahambythesea' timestamp='1478013525' post='3166000'] If you like low tension flats and can't afford Thomastik try La Bella Low Tension Flats. They are also lighter gauge and fit most nuts without needing adjust whereas many flats are also thicker and less straightforward to swop on to a bass designed to take rounds. [/quote] Good to know. Thanks