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I've always found bridge pickups to be utterly gutless and unappealing on their own and also found in most circumstances using both pickups together is the most polite and sterile sound that particular bass can make. So even if I have a bridge pickup it never gets used. Only 1 of my 4 current basses has more than one pickup. Still have a strange urge to have another 3 pickup bass for some reason though. Probably just how it looks and how relatively unusual that is in the bass world - no doubt I'd find one setting and stick with it (probably neck + middle on the Gibson G-3 I wish I had never sold...)

A black headstock, regardless of body colour - but everyone knew I'd say that I also enjoy a matching headstock.

I take it you're PAYE now? If so, at least that's one ballache of freelancing removed...

I have a soft spot for Schaller, mostly because of their stellar support when I was restoring a Gibson Victory. Sent gratis, 4x the parts I needed when one would have sufficed as well as a sticker and some plectrums. All for a bass made back in 1981 - champs!

Agreed - I was playing a gig one time in a giant metal shed and we tripped the power. The drums and horns kept on going and everyone just kept on dancing, it was a fun little curve ball thrown into the mix. I started clapping along - what else could I do? Power was restored within about 20 seconds (felt way longer) and we carried on with the song as if nothing had happened. Made the night - it's the main thing I remember from that gig Also, no - I haven't tried drumming. Looks difficult and I've got a guy for that!

I don't call my G&L Tribute LB-100 a "Precision bass" or a "P bass". That's because it's a G&L Tribute LB-100. It is definitely reminiscent of a Precision bass, until you notice the 21st fret (which admittedly some Precisions have, but most don't), the bridge, the headstock, the slightly slimmed down horns, the shortened lower horn, the deeper lower cutaway, the pickguard shape, the fact it's not a Fender... As far as I'm concerned a Precision bass is whatever Fender say it is.

I dunno what you mean... *furtively scratches at himself and twitches slightly*

I don't like him that much

The first video the OP put up is a good place to start. Actually I love the whole of the first album (Turn on the Bright Lights). I also quite like the track Public Pervert from the Antics album for melodic playing, particularly in the verses.

Carlos D is one of my favourite bass players - fantastic melodic player who apparently didn't even like playing bass (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/aug/12/interpol-carlos-d-bass) - what?

Why was the thread title changed? As this is a yearly event, isn't the year an important part of the title? Apologies if that sounded aggro - I'm going through bass cold turkey here, it's bound to make a person tetchy sometimes

No.

Mentioned this class bit of hyperbole in the G&L thread but worth repeating here - "I bet Leo himself breathed the thin nitro coating on to it." Did Leo die from huffing nitro?

This thread's been quiet for a while - everyone left standing still being good? Anyone got anything they need to confess? I'm still in. No further horological purchases either.

This is the oldest one I could find of my first band Panda Eyes back in April 2010...

It's the first style SB-2, not an El Toro. The El Toro had mini humbucker MFDs (so many pole pieces!), not single coils, and it had L-2000 style controls. I used to own the above El Toro.

Is it blue, is it green? Depends upon what type of light is shining on it. Damn you, Emerald Blue, even though the clue's in the name!

Done

Bloody hell, did someone get hungry during a gig and try to eat the neck? Haggling ammo? Additional - barftastic seller hyperbole - "I bet Leo himself breathed the thin nitro coating on to it." Did Leo die from huffing nitro?

It has one too many strings for me but I've always dug the Big Al in the looks department. It's the cost of it that has always put me off - it would have to be perfect for me to spend that kind of cash and I can't help thinking that a Big Al would be utterly wasted on me. Good bass pr0n though

When I put the bass through the PA it's not set particlularly loud, the main source of volume is the bass cabs - it's more for "width" than anything else.

We don't have subs either. When I feel I need a little help, I use the amp's DI to go through the PA we have for a bit of extra coverage, still using the amp for the majority of bass volume. I'm sure someone will be along soon to tell me what a terrible idea that is. 500W into 2x10" (vertical) FYI.

I'm omnivorous me. I don't have an official favourite. Whatever comes to hand, whatever takes my fancy, whatever clashes most spectacularly with what I'm wearing, what phase the moon is in, which one I haven't played in a while, home or away. I guess I slightly favour the Jack Casady at home, but only because it's got a bit more acoustic volume about it when I CBA plugging into anything - so it wins on utility and sheer laziness.

Far too many pieces of string of variable lengths to quantify. I'm same as you, sometimes I get it down in minutes, but I'll admit that there's some I give up and simplify a bit as they're beyond me. For me, the most satisfying one I do (mostly correct to the recording) is Hallowed Be Thy Name by Iron Maiden - love nailing that one and playing it well. I've got a bunch of songs to learn tonight and tomorrow - an original for the 'Spoons which the trombone player has written with an interesting bass line (aren't all bass lines written by non bassists "interesting"?), and a bunch of rock songs for the covers band. I'll let you know how I get on. Whisky helps, right?

Nothing like it at all, it's just a rotary 3 way pickup selector. No choke.