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I think the whole point of the "Paranormal" series is to create instruments that could have been, but hitherto have not existed. As in "spooky, I dreamed about a bass like that" type of thing...

You're too late...

BOO, CAPTAIN OBVIOUS

No, all my basses are used interchangably at home, in rehearsals and at gigs with wild abandon and lack of consideration for the sonic consequences.

Oh! What I'd give to be spat-at-in-the-face have the rehearsal room hoovered once in decade

There's absolutely no way in hell I'd play barefoot on some of the stages I've stood on 🤢

Traded a Guild B-402A for a G&L El Toro. I have neither now, I miss the Guild and I don't miss the El Toro ergo it was a mistake. The B-402A is rare as hell. Damn.

Exposure dollars?

Reason I ask is, you pointed it out - the L-2000 is the obvious choice for nailing the L-2500 sound in a 4 string, but the Tribute L-2000 has a neck like a half baseball bat (at least mine did). If you went USA L-2000, it can be specced with a Jazzy neck if you prefer. Quite a few people went for that, so if you could snag a USA L-2000 second hand, it might have a more Jazzy neck. The Kiloton will give you some of the L-2500's bridge pickup sounds, but there's no line boost, no treble boost. On the other hand, it has single coil mode which a stock L-2500 won't have.

You don't mention if it's Tribute or USA you're talking.

Just imagine the doge picture is in the background, CBA doing it, posting on the phone. SO MANY RED SKULLS SO FEARSUM BLAK HARDWARE SO METUL

Proof or GTFO. Never been more important to think that way than now.

They've already got names, so no. I sometimes have to resort to colours when explaining which bass I'm talking about to my band members...

There are always exceptions. Take the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature for example - the most common way to conveniently and expediently (not to mention cost effectively) obtain a Gibson Les Paul Signature bass. Do I care that JC's sig is on the headstock? Not a jot.

Read the room.

You think all headstocks are hideous though...

That's because I wasn't a goth. Now if someone starts a 90s curtains-do thread, I'm in bother...

I'm getting a more TB than BC feel about this one...

Eh, talking about basswood like it's balsa or something. Seems overdramatic to me.

Ahh yes, the lesser spotted Yamaha "moon on a stick" bass

I dunno about those particular ones but I fit these ones on my Epi LP, I'm pretty happy with them. Are they Hipshots? No. But they turn reasonably smoothly though, no play in them, adjustable tension. Miles better than say, the dreck Epiphone fitted to the Embassy I had a while back.

There's more to necks than just the nut width...

I play a different bass at almost every gig, be it originals or covers. 99.9%* of the time, no-one cares but me. I very occasionally get a fellow bass nerd come up to me and ask me about my bass, but it's generally been a geek out rather than a "you played the wrong bass" type of thing. I think I had one opinionated moron try and tell me I'd sound better if I was playing a Fender... * total guess, but reasonably confident in it.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion. Opinions aren't facts though - sometimes people forget that, and when they're called on it and the double down - that's just a recipe for disaster. I'm sure I've fallen into that preciousness trap myself, I apologise for all the times I have and will try to do better.

Just make up your own mind, no-one has the same ears as you. If you like what you hear then you're right. If I saw a Jazz bass on fire, I'd pour petrol on it. But that's just me.