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Actually the Americans have it the right way up and we have it upside down. [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='thegom' timestamp='1380822680' post='2231167'] My point is more that everyone seems to only appreciate complex lines nowadays. [/quote] Youtube might have something to do with that. Janek Gwizdala has commented on the subject. The only clips of him playing on there are the 2 minutes of him playing at many miles an hour with a hundred notes per bar. [I e[size=4]xaggerate[/size][size=4], obviously] No-one sees the hundred gigs he did last year on a P bass.[/size]

Just measured my 3/4 in its gig bag. At an over estimate it is about 0.4 cubic metre. So no problem really.

Maybe it's time for you all to put your hands in your pockets and donate some cash to revamp the site that was revamped not that long ago. First world problems, eh.

Yes, does sound quite high. I like the action at the nut to be low enough to just hold a business card. That makes it easy to 'fret' the note at first 'fret'.

You could start with Allparts UK [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/[/url] And CH Guitars [url="http://www.chguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.chguitars.co.uk/[/url] Or Warmoth in the US (beware import duties) [url="http://www.warmoth.com/"]http://www.warmoth.com/[/url] Have a look around on Google too and Ebay.

I'm a bit confused here. Why would you buy a bass and then change it completely? What stopped you buying a better quality bass to begin with?

Lines/no lines is a whole other debate. You will get people saying yes to both. When I started double bass I drew pencil lines at 3rd, 5th, 7th as reference points. As time went on those marks naturally wore off. By then my hand knew where to go (usually) and my ear guided on any correction needed. There will always be dots at these points on the side of a fretless bg neck to give that reference. Eventually with practice your hand/eye/ear will coordinate and give you the right note. As always it will take practice. Lines will give you more of a reference point. However, if you have a high action on the strings you are still going to have to compensate as when you press on the string you are stretching it. That will change the intonation point. If you have a very low action that's not so much of an issue. If you start on an unlined board that cuts out one lair of learning, i.e. not having to learn to play without lines.

Practice on fretted so you can play fretless better. Apparently someone called Jaco did that. If you can play a fretted without any fret buzz then you'll be bang on with your intonation on fretless. Listen to all the great fretless players, Willis, Mick Karn, Bilbo. They all know/knew what they were doing.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1379626232' post='2215118'] Fixed [/quote] What would you know. You have a picture of a F****r in your avatar. [size=4] [/size]

I say play to a level you are happy with. If you feel you could do better, practice. If you don't mind being a crap player but you enjoy it, what's the problem. No body should beat themselves up over their playing.

The old down to personal taste answer. [size=4] [/size] [size=4]But seriously..[/size] [size=4]I play actives. I play in a jazz band and like a tone with the mids rolled off completely when I'm just playing a backing bass part. When it comes time to take a solo that tone just does not cut through the rest of the band so I like to wind the mids up to flat or boost. I don't want to go back and forth to the amp to do that so it is useful for me to have actives on the bass.[/size]

The Hohners are fine basses. Still use mine from time to time. I seem to remember they were actually held in higher esteem than the Stein. Spirits. Never played a Spirit so I wouldn't know.

Yeh, it's a Stealth II. Seems a shame for the seller. Going to go for a song just because he can't be bothered putting a new tuner on it and a new set of strings.

Not all ESPs are metal machines by any means. I have a B-204 fretless and it is one of my favorite basses, even up against my Status S2. The necks are much slimmer than Fenders, about 19mm deep at the first fret. I get a lovely warm tone from mine. I think they are made in the same factory in Indonesia as some Ibanez basses. I'd say search some out and give them a try. I don't think you can beat them for price.

Agreed Bilbo. Here you are. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI_Sq-S5dug"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI_Sq-S5dug[/url]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1378745720' post='2204139'] So by the time I get on 'Later', nobody will be watching it? Typical. [/quote] I wouldn't count on it. All the people on here who complain about it watch it. Then they come back here and complain about it. [size=4] [/size]

I have an Acoustic Image Contra which I have used with both double and electric. Sounds fine with both. If you're interested in Markbass, I'd go for the CMD121P. Lightweight and the 12" speaker will give a little bit more of a rounded tone than the two ten inches. Bags of power as well. I'm often being told to turn mine down even though the volume never passes twelve o'clock. That would be much easier to carry around on public transport. As for 4 or 8 ohm. The Markbass CMD is 8 ohm on its own which would push out about 300w. With an extension attached it would fire into 4 ohms and push out the full 500w.

A very fine looking instrument and it didn't take that long either. Enjoy the playing.

[quote name='jmchich' timestamp='1378049332' post='2195085'] I'd lose my dignity... [/quote]

I'm almost willing to take a punt on that. Not that ugly, IMHO. It'll sound like any other piezo equiped bass. Might be better with new piezo bridge but for that price you're not going to loose much.

11 wooden basses lying on the deck 11 wooden basses lying on the deck and if one wooden bass should accidentally sell there be 10 wooden basses lying on the deck Wonderful picture and some sumptuous basses. Myrtle looking good in the sun.