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I am consistently intrigued by the concept of a multicoil '51 P pickup. When I'm done abstaining from gear this year I might give it a go in my Sire D5.

Side note - Andertons have dropped the price of their stock of Sire D5s from £529 to £399. If you want some tasty '54 P-esque action, I heartily recommend them, mine's great.

What's he got against squires? It's a job, innit?

It is, the Modern Player series, to be exact.

Sorry, I'm not getting it. Besides, "real" men play 35" scale, everyone knows that, instead of us fake men who simper around with our puny 34" scale basses

What "real men play 34" scale" talk?

Yup, seen it. Fortunately for my continued gear abstinence, I'd like any colour other than that dirty "not quite black". If a white one comes along at a good price, I'm in trouble

Confusing recycling of model names though - the first Sterling SB14 was a fully fledged, active Sterling a la the USA EBMM model.

RE: the thread title - as long as you like it what anyone else thinks, be they on BC or elsewhere, doesn't matter one jot. Enjoy your bass.

Only the Z7 has that. Get a Z3? Cheaper, and no pesky J pickup to distract - less knobs too!

I think you misunderstand - I'm talking about the difficulty in searching for "Vintage basses" - the adjective tends to dominate the proper noun in results.

Unobtainium at the moment, sorry to report. There have been supply issues, from what I've been told, as well as some upheaval regarding which retailers G&L want to work with in the UK going forward. Hopefully it will be resolved soon.

Oi! I like the Dimension, and am in no way looking for one at this time (Gear Abstinence...)

Hi, I'm Funcy Piece, nice to meet you.

Let's not turn this into an "I am Spartacus" thing

I apologise on behalf of the grey fortress of frowning if being in Aberdeen had anything to do with your decision

Me.

I've heard of enough cases of people who've modded theirs to suggest otherwise. It's not really a big deal - you don't have to turn the tone knob...

Ahh yes, Vintage - one of the worst brand names to search for in history Both shorties?

Well, they've resisted since 1989, but the G&L SB-2 (USA made) has finally gained a tone knob. https://www.glguitars.com/product/fullerton-deluxe-sb-2/ The Tribute appears to still be volume/volume only at this time. Slow news day, huh?

Aww, but look how cute they are all in a line!

Thank you for those kind words. And don't do yourself down - my hat's off to anyone who gets off their butt and heads to the shed instead of just buying something. Fair play to anyone using funcy wood to make theirs, but I was just using the wood I found lying around - it's a shelf on the floor, innit? Also it'll mostly be covered by pedals. I wasn't really thinking about aesthetics when I put it together, but the lacquer has made the pine look quite nice and the back panel stuff was just icing on the cake in a fit of "why not?"

There's just something about black and gold. Wish they'd gone all the way and had gold hardware too.

I have small hands, but I play nothing but 34" scale. If it's any help, don't waste your time trying to stick rigidly to "one finger per fret" if you're finding it challenging. I try to do that when it's comfortable to do so, but it's not a hard and fast rule.

I've played 12lbs+ basses. It's all about the strap - wide, cushioned - spreads the weight. To this end I use Neotech Mega straps - neoprene and memory foam. I quite like the "grounded" feeling I get when wearing a heavier bass, like I'm the anchor. It's not a competition though, some people shouldn't wear a heavier bass if they have shoulder or back issues - it doesn't make anyone a hero or somehow more worthy - listen to your body.