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Not what one might call classic 'prog rock', but another approach to what to do with a bass guitar. Try listening to Jack Casady here, playing 'Live' ... Bless Its Pointed Little Head (Jefferson Airplane...) Here's the 'intro' track; it just gets betterer and betterer once launched, so give it a few moments while the pre-show b&w film ends (King Kong is being attacked by the airplanes at the top of the Empire State Building...).

I've a buddy in the 'States that does vinyl graphics for my RC 'planes. I could PM his coordinates if that would be of any use to you..?

Ebay ..? about £6 + postage

Here is my contribution to the January 2020 Basschat Composition Challenge, inspired by a picture chosen by the previous winner: myself (conjointly with Lurksalot, who made the mistake of letting me choose the picture...)..! A rather free interpretation of a beat I've had in my head for years, inspired by a part of the Grateful Dead's 'That's It (For The Other One)'. Two Superior drum kits, a couple of Organic organs à la Keith Emerson, and a pair of nylon guitar samples tracks were mixed with Reaper, aided by some Cockos compression and Ozone mastering. A bit rough and ready, I admit, but I like the spontaneity that seems to come out of 'throwing things together'. Thanks for listening, if you already have; if you're about to, enjoy.

If this is a 'one-off' situation, I'd suggest a 20th-fret bend. If the situation is recurring, find a bass with the scale length you favour and the number of frets you need.

@cetera : If you do decide on couriering, be aware of this BC offer... Basschat offers exclusive discount for EU shipping ... ... which is also valuable for UK to UK shipping. I've used it (for France to UK...), and was very pleased with both the tariff and the service provided. Just sayin'; hope this helps.

Much useful discussion here ... The D-Neck Issue ... I learned a lot, reading it.

Just a word on Reaper 6... I've rolled back to Reaper 5, as I've had several 'crashes' with the '6' version. It wouldn't be so bad if there was an 'Autosave' feature, to at least get back something, but there's not, so all stuff done since most recent manual 'Save' is lost. The 'Still Evaluating' prompt doesn't bother me, as I'd pay once I'm happy with its performance, but, for now, I'm using my previous version. As and when new '6' versions are released, I'll try them. I'm fully satisfied with the '5' versions, though, which do all I want (and don't crash...). No common cause for the crashes that I can see; I'm just sketching out the start of the January Challenge, with nothing unusual (for me...) going on. Just sayin'.

Orchestral, concert, basses, played by bowing mostly, have, I believe, typically a significantly higher 'action' than plucked basses. It doesn't sound that abnormal to me. In 1901, there was a little less rockabilly being played than nowadays.

Seeing the interest and potential commercial value in these basses, I think I'd recommend getting some real expert opinion on this, before committing. Obviously, if it's only for playing it yourself, you can get it to suit your style, no problem. If, however, it wipes out a large chunk of a possibly high 'collector's' value, then it may be worth either learning to play 'as is', or keeping as an investment, but playing a 'lesser' bass. Just my (inexpert...) tuppence-worth, hope this helps. Disclaimer : Subject to completion, correction and/or contradiction from others...

Philistine . ^^

Not strictly true, as it was a joint win with the prodigious Lurks. Nevertheless, I'll take the offered straw and send a pic to the Boss. Next Challenge, coming up. Bear with me...

And the winners are... Lurksalot, Dazm1966 and Earbrass..! Here, then, are your Winner's Certificates (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2019_12.pdf ... which look like this (but bigger, of course..!)...

I'll PM my address if you've XXL's in stock..! Edit : topic read more fully, PM sent...

Under the heading of 'be careful what you wish for...', I'd be happy to oblige once these festive days are past. I don't think that I'm overly reputed for my 'supportive ethos' (ask Lenny, for instance...), and I doubt it'll take me months to come to an opinion, so if you can bear the waiting... I'll be back. (And no namby-pamby hiding behind PM's or the like; shot straight from the hip, full blast and in full view. Regretting your participation already..? ...)

Wot he said ^^.

So that's the problem..! You might have told me a bit earlier..! ...

Goodbye, Lefty. ...

What's so special about four o'clock..? ...

I've never really looked at what's in any hit parade, sorry.

Menu 'Options', 'Themes', 'Default_5.0'... Job done. I'll evaluate over the next couple of months; if I adopt it, I'll pay, if not, I'll roll back to 5.983. Simples.

A 'Ric Wanted' ad would be OK, as replies would be strictly by PM. No pictures, preferably.

I had my previous company invest in a Stage-Pass for their (rare...) 'do's' and assembly-hall speeches; an easy system to use, quality gear and flexible. I've retired since, but they're happy with it still.