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Like many others here I'm finding staying motivated more difficult - I'm definitely practicing for shorter periods and I'm having to find innovative ways to stay focussed. I have a project ready to go to when lockdown is over...looking forward to this.

Crying in the Chapel - The King

My Jamaican Guy - Grace Jones

There's a ghost in my house - R. Dean Taylor

This must have gone by now...Update the title with "GONE"?

I've recently had to learn "The Floating Thumb Technique" after moving from 4 to 5 string. TBH I should have leant to play this before changing to 5ers - long term I would expect fewer issues with hand/ tendon injuries. I'd suggest learning this rather than putting screw holes in your gear. @TJ1 If you choose to go down the thumb rest route let me know. I have one I took off another bass.

The Riverboat song - OCS

Bad...but not the worst ever...that would imply they excel at something...being really bad. Just mediocre bad IMO.

Quiet life - Japan

Standing in the shadow of love - Four Tops

I am what I am - Gloria Gaynor

Downtown - Petula Clark

I think I now know what I want. I'll just need to keep my eyes open for a bass that conforms to those wants. I may have to put two of the three up for sale in the not too distant future.

The games our minds play with us... Ok...as an owner of many (too many??) 4 string basses I can pretty much justify each and every one of them for one particular reason at least - nice neck, nice balance, good tonal package, etc... However I started playing 5 string recently - went out and bought a very nice looking Lakland 55-01 (love the looks) with upgraded pre which plays really nice, great tones, well balanced, etc...I like it a lot - many assets and positives but it is a 35" scale. I can live with that methinks, but, being new to 5 string, I'll look at 34" scale 5ers as well. So I bought a very well (under?)priced Sterling SUB 5er with MAPLE fretboard. Lot of bass for not too many pennies...it plays nice, well balanced, nice string spacing, nice tones from the split coil MM pup...in short, again, many assets and positives...but TBH not a big fan of maple fretboards. While looking at the SUB I was also looking at a Sire V3 5er - very highly regarded - one impulse buy later... It's 34" scale, Rosewood board, nice variety of tones, etc - however, at 5kg+, it feels like it weighs the same as two elephants and neck dives like Jacques Cousteau...and I'm not really a fan of JJs either. Even though this doesn't sound like most Jazzes I've played it's still at the back of my mind....better than the SUB in some ways, not in others...the Lakland still my favourite except for the 35" scale... Now, as I said, I can justify all the 4 strings but with the 5ers all I can see are the downsides. Bearing in mind I'm struggling with depression and anxiety currently (and this may be a factor) why is it soo difficult to find "The One"??? Admittedly I have owned many, many 4 strings to get to this point, sold some that didn't suit, some that I shouldn't have - how are people supposed to find what they really want without spending a fortune and going through an endless list of gear. Just caught myself - am I complaining about too much choice??? Ideally I'm looking for a well balanced, fretted 34" 5er with a good low B, active PJ/HP/ SimS pups, and RW/Ebony board. None of the three I own fulfil all my wants - what do I do? Soldier on and compromise or find another bass which fits all the above criteria? Blooody GAS!!!

Birdland - JACO and Weather Report

Yes Sir I can boogie - Baccara

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Clearly there are two camps here - those who are unhappy and those who are really happy. Every contact I've had with mark as been really positive, including emails I've sent late of a Sunday evening. Remember they are probably the biggest small Bass trader in the UK. They stock gear you don't see elsewhere and are pretty much my "go to" trader when I'm looking for something.

Oops upside your head - Gap Band

Waterloo - ABBA

Roadhouse Blues - The Doors