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We don't have to take our clothes off - Jermaine Stewart (Ideally we'd swap my answer with @ezbass's.)

A remark you made reminds me of Muzak. In the early days of MTV they used it when covering the Paris - Dakar rally. I can't listen to it anymore.

Roasted maple neck with Ebony board??

They are members here. You can send them a PM and probably get a reply the same day. @Ashdown Engineering

A decent compressor - a la Trace Elliot - I can't see why amps don't have built in tuners.

Lovely bass - I realised a while ago that I don't like Jazz basses - I "need" that P fatness so I'm reconciled to owning PJs.

Just watched that video - looking forward to trying the tip about playing half way between the pickup and fretboard.

Have a look in Scott's rack

Early NS5?

I noticed the change earlier - TBH I wasn't 100% convinced it hadn't always been called that....senile dementia setting in.

EBS Studio 120 on Gumtree for £170 https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/ebs-120-bass-combo-and-ebs-valve-drive-/1407635189 Rumble 100 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194242692984?hash=item2d39c44778%3Ag%3A1WUAAOSw8slg8H4u&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5337991582&customid=SRP-FOR_SALE&toolid=10049 Ashdown MAG300 - £110 https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-bass-amplifiers/ashdown-mag-300w-bass-amp.-used-but-in-good-working-order./1409687351 Ashdown T15 - £85 https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-bass-amplifiers/ashdown-bass-amp/1409508662 Rumble 100 - £90 https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-bass-amplifiers/fender-rumble-100-bass-amp/1409275131 Ashdown EB15 -150 https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-bass-amplifiers/ashdown-150-watt-1x15-bass-guitar-amp-combo/1408973962

They come up on ebay regularly - anything up to £120 is a bargain - contact our friends at @Ashdown Engineering to have it serviced.

Trace Elliot combo for £60 on Gumtree. Collection from Hampshire. Get it serviced for around £50. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/stage-bass-guitar-amplifier-integrated-with-speaker/1410108621

If you enjoy playing why give up? Sounds like you're not planning on 100 days tours so while you can, play.

....but is there a way to see how many members there were when I joined?

If you want to save £500 of your budget you should consider an Ashdown EVO 180. If you want to annoy the neighbours a bit more you could get a valve MAG300 for an extra £50 or so. I have the EVO 180 in my living room - more than I would ever need and the reassurance that if it ever went wrong I could probably run it down to Sussex myself and get it repaired. I would be remiss to not recommend a TE combo (as long as you do not plan to move it yourself).

What he said ^

Yep, the rule does exist...I've had my knuckles rapped by the mods a couple of times.

I've thought about the short scale Squiers (around £150) - the reviews suggests that they're good basses. If you can stretch your budget you might be able to find an ACG short scale - you'll find it difficult to find an "off the shelf" bass that's better.

"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread". If you're spending a significant amount of money, do your homework and make sure you know more than the potential scammer. As stated above there's a ton of knowledge on this forum - again do a bit of homework and find the member who knows about the instrument you're interested in and have them look at the bass via Teams or Skype.

I've had both of these - both excellent. You might also want to consider the DR Q EHX Bass Follower which is an affordable Envelope Filter.

Go to the CAB website and check your statutory rights but IIRC they sold you the item at the price you paid - they can't add money after the fact.

I worked in the Drug & Alcohol service for 15 years - there's lots of evidence that using recreational drugs exacerbates existing MH problems. As an example as Cannabis got stronger so there has an increase in MH issues. In the 80s there were virtually no Cannabis users in MH services, now there are thousands. Jaco's MH issues didn't surface till he met Joe and joined Weather Report. Prior to joining he didn't even drink.