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Not with a Duke, Shirley..?

Plan C: Contact HR there and arrange a job interview; a factory tour may be part of the induction package. You aren't obliged to accept the job offer, but it could be interesting to become bass tester-in-chief, no..?

I don't have a definitive answer to this (well, I'm a drummer, aren't I..? ), but I go from several different guitars to 4, 5 and 6-string basses; none of 'em have anything like the same nut width nor string spacing, none of which bothers me in the slightest. It's very true that I'm far from being virtuoso player on any of 'em, but some folks manage to play mandolin, then bass, very well indeed. Not wishing to be rude, but I've never really known why it's so specific for some folks and not for others, variety being the spice of life and all that. Just my tuppence-worth.

Youtube has a 'Share' button. Copy the link that this provides, and paste it directly into the post; that's all. Hope this helps.

Boots; where else..? (OK, maybe a car boot sale..! )

Finger buttons. They're called finger buttons, although some will say 'valves', others 'pistons'.

10/10 for that; it fits my present mood perfectly, so thanks. In my head I was taking it in different directions. Splendid resolution on fade out. Good Stuff; I approve. I'll listen to the other later; it doesn't do to try to assimilate too much at a time.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Maybe a bouquet would help..?

Would that I be so lucky..!

Jealous..? Me..? You betcha..!

The way I read this, it would appear that you're suggesting (and therefore agreeing...) that, with mass-produced instruments, which most of us play, there is, indeed, no reliable way of telling from tone alone what the finger-board is made from, nor the body, nor which strings are used etc. It may be, in esoteric isolation, that expert ears can identify woods, and hone the instrument to the way required; not many players are concerned, I'd suggest. For an enormous chunk of the population of the planet, including a vast number of bass players of all persuasions, a bass is a bass is a bass; end of story. A light-coloured or darker neck is, I maintain, about as important as the material used for the strap. Leather, nylon, string..? Not such a big deal as all that. Disclaimer: I'm a drummer; what would I know..?

Good afternoon, Membo, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. (... but you knew that anyway, didn't you..? )

And the winner is... Bleat..! Here, then, is your Winner's Certificate (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2018_01.pdf ... which looks like this (but bigger, of course..!)…

Sorry, my fault. I'll try to be better for next month.

Lateral thinking... Any mileage in persuading the Other Half that basements make ideal office spaces; that they are the 'new black'..? Make it cosy enough down there to have SHMBO want to relinquish 'her' space in favour of your basses..? Just a thought.

PM sent.

Good evening, Nrthnr, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good afternoon, Yaumegui, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

I hear shades of NIN in there. Well done; thanks for sharing. An earlier entry in next month's Challenge, eh..?

Good idea. Which row..?

None here, either. I'm not keen on any notices at all, in fact.

Good evening, Sara, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.