Killerfridge

Yes, that's literally the first thing I said. But notice that it says "will support trade" i.e. will be a factor that goes in the "might be trade" column, not "is trade". It's a judgement call based on those badges

I'm fairly sure he either flubs a line, or plays a simplified version of some of the unison line somewhere near the start of Not Yet by Michel Camilo. Probably was a choice he made though, but still

I think it's an argument to HMRC, they are the arbiters of this. Like I said, they look for these badges of trade, but it's not a hard and fast rule for any of them. I think ultimately they can chose to either believe him or no. Whilst he's not selling them cheap, it doesn't look like he's trying to "flip" them as such, just not selling at a loss

It's not about making profit or volume of sales (although they are elements of it). If you're buying something for your own personal use, and selling it once you're bored/want something else, you aren't liable for income tax even if you made a profit. HMRC look for "badges of trade" to make a decision as to whether you should be filing self assessment: https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-income-manual/bim20205 Assuming he's not just buying with the intent to sell, then he should be fine regardless of the throughput.

Not to derail, but have we heard any updates with this one, assuming you're talking about who I'm thinking about

I mean, it probably depends more on the make and model than the scale length and string numbers no?

I think there's just a weird sense of entitlement around free shipping. Places like Anderton's and GAK can offer free shipping because of the volume of stuff they shift allowing them to get better rates with DPD et al. The minimum order is to make sure they are still profitable; because of the volume of sales they just need to be a little bit profitable and rely on huge volume to stay afloat. Somewhere like BD (and I don't pretend to know their numbers) I imagine it doesn't make sense to offer free shipping as it would just eat into their (again, not claiming to know, just a guess) fairly small profits

I think it's less about wanting something to sustain forever, and more that you don't want the the decay of the note to feel noticeably short (outside of intentional muting)

I played my first (and last so far) Sandberg about 13 years ago at GuitarGuitar in Epsom. I was so excited and expected to love it, but it was just "meh". I gave a couple of them a go (P, J, PMM etc.). I went home with a Sadowsky Metro Jazz, which absolutely defied expectations and has been my main bass since then.

I think Roger Sadowsky explained it in a way that I understood the best. If an instrument feels like it resonates more/less, will the audience hear it? Probably not, but it will affect how you play it, and that effect the audience will hear. If something feels nice and resonant, maybe I will be a bit more dynamic with my playing. Does that resonance make it out of the amp? Probably not, but my change in playing will, which I might then (possibly mistakenly, depending on your interpretation of the explanation) attribute to the resonance of the bass

Lobster said it's a solid bass, but the B string is below average - above average electronics with some not great build quality; unfortunately at that price range build quality tends to be a bit hit or miss from bass to bass

The problem you're going to face is that video also has distortion, as well it being slapped - you'll probably struggle to make even her exact bass sound like the video without those things! I would go for the Squier, as it's a 5 string jazz, so whilst not the same as her Sadowsky, it's going to get you in the ball park

No, she had a blue Fender Jazz and a (as yet unplayed, she told me that I got to play it before her) blue Precision Deluxe. I'll try and dig out the video

I was lucky enough to play with her at the Drum show a few years ago. What an insane talent

Please post your new bass once you get it

Hard pass. Unless the backing track is doing something that requires doubling, I would ask to remove the bass track or I'm not doing it

It's at the top of your budget and doesn't have humbuckers, but I think it would serve your purposes well: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/508040-xotic-xj-1t-5-sonic-blue-price-drop-£2000/

I am also keen to get an answer on this one. I'm always concerned about the original power supply being the point of failure

I'm glad you got it, the rapid price descent on it got my wallet worried!

Exactly. Stuff designed for lowest-common-denominator listening sells well because that's what it's designed for. Excellent independent music exists and is more varied than ever, and finding it hard never been easier.

With mine, I have one simple "basic good sound" patch that I always start with. This is what I use when I'm practicing or just using it as an interface for recording. This stops me spending hours tweaking when I should be working on something else. The tweaking for me comes when I have a function/wedding set list to get together. For instance, we were asked for Pink Pony Club on a set, and I was able to get pretty close to the original bass synth sound with some funky routing. That just sits on a preset now for whenever I need it, without having to worry about adding/removing pedals or doing some sort of tap dance to get everything in place

If people keep calling you a Nazi, maybe it's time for some introspection...