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[quote name='umcoo' timestamp='1328817054' post='1533239'] Warmoth tort is one of the best looking ones...nice and dark, but not sure about it fitting a mij 75 [/quote] Yup. I have one on my Warmoth jazz. It's a lovely shade of dark red/brown.

[quote name='blackmn90' timestamp='1328364346' post='1526017'] thats not improvisation thats just noodling around a key centre. Completely un musical to me [/quote] I also rather liked it. It made me wonder what kind of theory I need to learn to be able to noodle something like that myself. And the sound is great, I thought.

[quote name='Immo' timestamp='1328380198' post='1526282'] It's from 2008, but I'm not ageing since 2006, so may as well put that one here: The only thing that changed in me is my bass preference - now I crave older stuff. It's from the photo session made by my friend; I needed a photo with bass, she needed a model. Win-win situation. [/quote] Is it hard to play with only one arm?

A number of these youngsters are also musicians. I still do not see the rabid interest. It's odd, really. One would think that having collected all the Pokemon cards when they were younger, they would want to get into a music genre and collect everything there is and know everything there is to know. A lot of my mates were really into music and never became musicians. I don't understand that either, to be honest. I heard music, liked it, wanted to play it myself. I liked playing and wanted to make instruments. It seems like a logical progression. I'll probably start growing trees soon. I don't think anyone is bemoaning the accessibility of music nowadays; I think the sadness is due to the lack of passion and the lack of the thrill of the chase, both for older and younger people.

I too mourn the loss of the record shop. Beano's in Croydon closed a couple of years ago, even though the owner did everything he could to remain open. I spent hours in there looking at rare and obscure records...glory days! As a teacher, I am witness to the lives of numerous youngsters. They seem to lack the rabid passion I had for music; the dedication to a specific genre which helped me to identify with myself is absent in them. They seem to like all kinds of music but don't really [i]listen[/i] to music; rather, they hear it in the background while they simultaneously watch tv, play computer games or flick through a magazine. However, I myself am not as passionate about music as I once was. Perhaps it is because I feel that good music is not made any more (likely because I am no longer the target audience). In the past decade, I have only felt excited about a couple of bands (Black Label Society and Animals As Leaders). Otherwise, I only seen to listen to stuff that came out pre 90s and by bands now defunct.

I've never played a Fodera. I have only seen two or three of them. I have never played a Fender which was fantastic, though. That's why I took the Warmoth route when I felt I needed a vintage style jazz five string. Given the choice and with the criteria in the initial post, I'd go with a Fodera five string but end up longing for a Fender.

Good that we have been invited to "stay tuned for more dates" because a load of gigs in America, one in Paris, one in London, two in Canada and then another one in America does [u][i][b]NOT[/b][/i][/u] constitute a world tour!

We all buy things made in China. There is no avoiding unethical products nowadays, so I tend to let things like cobalt mining ethics slip by me. I am not proud of this.

Mine - a Stagg 6 guitar stand - is 12.5cm wide when folded. I have two of them which I use in my music room. They are a bit flimsy, but I wouldn't be without mine!

For future viewers of this thread, WD Music also do them.

Thanks for that. I'll give them a look when I'm next in the market for one.

Looks excellent! Well done! And that case looks the business too. What is it?

Excellent! I'm also a fan of Warmoth and agree...pricey but great stuff.

It really depends on how much you like your other toys. But my knee-jerk reaction is no, you should not. Get rid of the Squier P and Tele and get the Fender P, yes, but surely you don't need to flog those two AND your Blackstar AND the Ibanez? It seems a little harsh. Still, the Blackstar is hardly irreplaceable. Give it a week. If you still feel the same, then go for it.

[quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1319290180' post='1412314']Am I missing something here? Both these systems look like glorified sanding sticks. Flame away.....[/quote] My thoughts exactly. My understanding of the Plek system is that it sets up your neck the way you want it, dresses your frets etc. This looks, to me, like a sanding stick which, at best, is stage one of a manual Plek service.

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1318687131' post='1405222']Samson?[/quote] That's it. Obvious, really!!!

Aha, that would be a good reason for choosing 4 string, then! I ask as I am [struggling to find the time even to consider] planning on dusting off my Ibanez de-fretting project so I can have a fretless too and, I suppose, need the inspiration. Also, without [i]going there[/i], I didn't really understand going for 4 when you have 5-string basses. The Warmoth is a joy to behold and is played every Wednesday at band practice. If I were a little heavier of pocket, I would do another one but with a fretless ebony fingerboard and be happier than one could reasonably expect!

Marigolds...ha! I was staining a body blue once and had one glove on. I drop something in the stain and instinctively pick it up with my other hand. Voilà - smurf hand for a few days.

Nice. Your last one turned out very well indeed. Why did you choose 4 string, though?

Nothing constructive to add other than one should avoid the Behringer at all costs. I have one and it is truly pants - it had a really hard time tracking the E. I can't dismiss mine as being poorly made either, as it seems that a lot of people have had the same experience. I have a rack power distribution thingie with a light, much like the Furman jobbie but made a company whose name escapes me right now. It begins with S. I want to say Samsung but that definitely isn't it. That has a great light and then you can run a power cable off that to power a 9V thing to power the tuner. I can now tune silently without turning away from the audience. Score!

I have an Ibanez SR405 which I am in the process of de-fretting. You can find them for rather little money, the quality is good and you can have a blast de-fretting it yourself. Or the Yamaha TRB idea mentioned by Mog. I wouldn't buy a cheap and cheerful bass from the US. You end up paying mid-price money for budget gear [i]and [/i]still have to modify it to make it mid-price quality.

And I am back! It was an IP problem which was expertly solved by Hamster. Thanks for everyone's help!