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Blimey - they've gone up. I bought a 5 string set for £85 about a year ago!

That is going to be an awesome bass! Just an idea though - Status necks can be a little heavier than wooden ones so if you have the cash ask Rob to drill for smaller tuners and get a set of Hipshot Ultralites on it. The difference between old school big plate fender tuners and the Ultralites can be as much as half a pound!

From that site: (An expert report that complies with CPR Pt35 will cost a couple of hundred quid - and it's Small Claims so the ability to reclaim costs are very limited too) Six months or more If a fault develops after the first six months, the burden is on you to prove that the product was faulty at the time you took ownership of it. In practice, this may require some form of expert report, opinion or evidence of similar problems across the product range. Find out more about how to return a faulty item and claim a refund, repair or replacement from a retailer. You have six years to take a claim to the small claims court for faulty goods in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and five years in Scotland. This doesn't mean that a product has to last six years - just that you have this length of time in which to make a claim if a retailer refuses to repair or replace a faulty product.

Yes. but I am picky. Piano jazz and big band are my favourite.

Anyone know how long the battery lasts in the Palmer?

After playing it more I think I'll have to move it on. Gutting really but after an hour the back pain is unbearable. It's only 9lb! I must be getting old. Time to give it a polish and take photos.

3 kg = 6.6 lb. i am now very interested!

The SVT4Pro is the only one I really liked. But there is no way I'm every carrying one again!

I keep looking at that too. I do wonder why it's hanging around though. It's been on the site for at least a year. Still - everything about that is right for me... apart from the money!

Ive got good straps - Neotech Mega bass straps. Very comfy and far better than anything else I’ve had. The back pain is muscular and is due to excessive work needed by those muscles as I’ve had 4 inguinal hernias over the last 2.5 years leaving the front core muscles weak. The back is compensating for it. I’ve also got bilateral adductor tendinopathy to add to the imbalance and pain levels.

That’s very kind. Im in the midlands but I travel a bit. If something comes up close I’ll let you know.

The Darkglass Alpha Omega I bought it for the filth. It does that very well. What I wasn't expecting is how good a clean / warm preamp it is. Drive on about 0.5 - 1 depending on pickup output. EQ to taste. It has a superb sound that is never boomy (the bass EQ control is at 100hz) and adds a lovely tonality to my basses.

I wonder if they could do a ray 5 profile. Mmmmm....

What are the 5 string necks like? Slim or chunky?

Shuker did it for Dood.

The Rob Allen one is designed for High C But more important than that is the nut width is too big for me.

And I just found this. 30 inch scale Spector Bantam 4 http://www.spectorbass.com/Bantam4 Weight at about 7 lb! If I have to move back to a 4, that would seem something worth trying.

I don't think I've ever played a short scale - apart from a Daisy Rock Butterfly bass! Might have to try one. I assume it will have to be a 4 string as a Low B wouldn't be worth having at 30 inches?

I had forgotten about Maruszczyk - I see there's a couple of bright white lightweight ones as Bass Direct at the moment. I might need a trip to try them before I think about selling the Marleaux. The model I have is new at about £3000 so I'd hope to raise enough for a sensible replacement buy.

Talk Bass guys have found 1 or 2 under 8lb. My old Ray (before I got the router out) was 9.2 (when the average was over 10lb). Very light for a regular Ray 5. The new 5 strings ones are supposed to be about 9.2 on average so I'm going to guess there might be the odd one at 8.8 or so if the buyer can be patient enough to find one. (Or do what I did and routed under the scratch plate!)

I have had a surprisingly pain free summer period. Apart from the last 10 days or so. I couldn't work out why for the life of me. I hadn't changed anything I was doing. Then it dawned on me. I have been playing my much modified Stingray 5 (only about 8.7lb) but for the last 2 weeks I've been playing my Marleaux exclusively. It is still quite light for a 5 - it's 9lb. But it seems that the half pound difference is all it needs to go from being comfortable to needing a load of ibuprofen. I love that bass. It is my favourite. I got it used in a trade but if I was ordering a new one there is nothing I would change. But I may have to give serious thought about moving it on, simply because it appears to be too painful to use - standing at least. I have no fear about modifying basses - but it doesn't have a scratch plate so there is no opportunity for weight reliving routing under one and it already had lightweight tuners etc. There's really nothing that I could do. I'll have to give it some proper thought - and perhaps don't play it for a week or 2 to see if the pain goes again to make sure that bass is the cause. Not many 8.5 lb five strings out there, and I can't afford a Lull! AARRGGGGHHH

This guy has done a much better job than Lars

I quite like a few colours so I wouldn't order I'd wait for a shop to have what I want. And because my back is stinky poo I'd take my scales with me too! - I've seen on TB that there's been 1 or 2 4HH actually coming in under 8lb!!! Even it is was the horrible yellow colour I'd have that - after all I've got a shed and a paint stripper!

Ring Modulator. I don't make the rules son.

Mine is fine.... unless my ancient tumble dryer is on. Then it's terrible! I have no idea what that old thing is doing, but it kills wireless use in the house.