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Hey @Lozz196 I have a Squier PJ you can borrow to see if that might be appropriate. Would give you the option of both pick ups. PM me if you want to explore that.

I found that one, but it's not the one I remember. There was an emphasis on how the right hand moved up and down the strings for easy access. I looked for over an hour and couldn't find the one I wanted.

So it finally arrived today!!! Bought on eBay from a seller on Isle of Man it couldn't be tracked till it landed in the UK...several days watching the, unchanging, tracking info till I was relieved this morning when the info was finally recognised.....HOOORAY!! I've had several attempts at moving onto a 5er in the past - including a Roscoe/ Nanyo - I never really gelled with any of them, finding that whenever I went to practice I'd pick up a 4 string. I'm determined to persevere with it. Initial impressions - I love the shape - there are a number of other basses hinting at this shape including the MK11 Wal and the Enfield so very much "of the moment". Bass has a nice feel to it, well balanced and a very nice neck - slim through the depth making it easy to navigate, even though I'm not used to a 5er. I am having to relearn my right hand technique - is it called "The Floating thumb" where your right thumb changes it's resting point, moving up and down the strings? I remember Scott Devine doing a video on the technique but facked if I can find it!! The Rosewood fretboard sounds warm - preferred over maple which I always feel lacks "something". Check @Lozz196's test at the first Herts Bash for more info. The pick ups on the bass are not the stock ones on a 55-01. Here's what the sellers says: " This bass has been improved by the addition of Bartolini MK6 pickups (MK6 work better than MK5 on this bass, as the pickup area is larger and the volume of the strings is very even as a result). The electronics have been fully upgraded to Bartolini top quality active electronics. There is an additional 3-position toggle switch between the two volume knobs that controls the frequency of the midrange. Controls are: Neck Volume, Bridge Volume, Bass, Mid, Treble and 3-position toggle. It's had about £400 spent just on electronics/pickups." Tonal palette is nice and broad, finding a phat, 80s sound is easy and TBH once I found what I was after I sort of left it alone. The one thing I'm not totally happy with are the D'Addario 45 gauge strings - but anticipating this I ordered a set of Warwick Red 40-130s just after I won the auction. These are still to arrive - hopefully tomorrow. A nice early Xmas/ Birthday present to myself - even though I am a proper Bah Humbug about this time of the year.

Toast - Paul Young/ Streetband

Bass has arrived!!

We don't need this fascist groove thang - Heaven 17

Funky Town - Lips Inc.

@Bassman666 had the hardware on his Lakland blacked - might be an idea to PM him...

Tiger Feet - Showaddywaddy

Every time I get rid of a box I find that I need it a couple of weeks later. I have one in the hallway for just this reason.

A friend of mine who owned a sign company has started a new venture using wraps and colour transfer (pictures). Sunburst isn't necessarily what he does normally but it's certainly something he could do. Based in Hatfield

To be fair, I didn't have any problems with mine (had it about 6 months), however there were lots of horror stories on the net about electronics failure so I decided to move mine on before it became an issue.

The clapping song - Shirley Ellis

Interesting...I'd love to have that fretless Mwaaah as my default tone but this doesn't seem to be the answer. Expect to have to reset the bridge whenever you change strings...

I thought that even you would have trouble with the (near) impossible... Have a Good Xmas.

I like the look of this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/jazz-bass-guitar/124488264716?hash=item1cfc142c0c:g:0dQAAOSw-IRf2S-D

Horizontal???

Cantonese Boy - Japan

He was a brilliant bass player - shame that he wasn't more well known. He was a great role model - what many of us aspire to. A real loss to the Bass community.

I was looking through some old posts and came across photos of the Elwray Infinga bass - the builder sent it to me and it went round amongst the BC Community for road testing and comments. Got me wondering - does anybody know what happened to the Bass. I can't recall when the builder , Marco Elwray, last posted. More photos here: https://bassclef141.wordpress.com/2018/10/26/basschat-south-east-bash-2018/

Ah...that's the one I remembered.

I currently have a trapped nerve in my neck which sends a shooting pain down my left side...again a bad posture condition. As I'm getting older I'm finding that more things are going wrong with me...

I have an SB2 - very impressed - especially as the fella I bought it from complained that there is no tone knob. Takes a bit of getting used to but once "mastered" it seems completely natural.