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Time for the June roundup... What a well behaved bunch you have been - only two folk dropped out last month, leaving 24 still on the righteous path of abstinence. Now that this has bumped the thread to the top, let's get the start of month confessionals out of the way... As for me, well, I know it doesn't work that way and I'm out because pedals and wirelessness but I'm currently -1 basses for the year - sold 2, bought 1. There's some sort of moral, "well, that's better than being a Nazi" thing going on there...

Why not, we invented damn near everything else

But you get people "just starting out" on 6 string, and are there many inexpensive FAAFO options?

The new Sire Z7 has stainless frets according to the specs. 5 string is £569 at Andertons. It's not out until August though, so couldn't tell you about weight etc.

I get the feeling it would be easier and quicker to list the headstocks you do like...

Not sold on FB, sold here. Only marked as sold on FB.

Song: Living After Midnight Band: Nine Lives Venue: Balaclava Bar, Fraserburgh Bass: Yamaha BB1200 > Markbass Mini CMD 121P IV + New York 121

Anyone want to post up some nicely lit pictures of theirs to soothe my anticipation/make it worse (cos it won't arrive until Tue/Wed)?

Creepy buggers!

Stop hatewatching stuff on eBay then

Heh, whoops, brain couldn't let it go. Ordered.

What is this fancy stuff? You got your own bass riser? Oooooooooh, funcy!

Just sell it! The only reason the bass hasn't upped and left of its own accord is because it has Stockholm syndrome

An odd one last night, playing with Nine Lives at the Balaclava Bar in Fraserburgh. We had to get a dep singer, as the gig was booked before we got our new singer on board and she couldn't make it. Thankfully, our previous singer agreed to step in, which is probably the best kind of dep in terms of familiarity with both the material and playing with us. We also got some new powered speakers for our PA. Gig went well, but it was a strange night - it was only moderately busy, but we had people up dancing and I could see people singing along. Yet come the end of most of the songs, nothing, nada, very little response. The floor wasn't even sticky at the end, very unusual for the Balaclava. Oh well, a gig's a gig. Gear used: Epiphone Les Paul (not very) Standard (anymore), then Yamaha BB1200, into Markbass Mini CMD 121P IV + New York 121.

It's a dead end. He's never going to deliver. This is the community you think you're helping (you're not - it's becoming a macabre spectacle, a train wreck with a viewing platform that you're building at this point) trying to help you. Please start listening to us. I honestly feel sorry for you at this point - it's like watching someone self harm. Please, for the love of your preferred deity/higher power, stop it.

I got news for you - you're the bass player, no-one notices you're there or your amp

Douglas bought my Harley Benton HB-50 and it was a pleasure to sell it to him. Prompt comms, prompt payment, everything went great. A fine, upstanding member of the community, deal with confidence!

They say a lot, don't they?

I have never noticed this because I switch 100% between pickups, I use blend knobs like switches anyway, and I never use a 2 pickup bass with both pickups on because I have found on the whole that it is the least interesting, most polite sound a bass can make. Perhaps that is insertion loss that I experienced, and I solved the problem by saying "ugh, no thanks" and then using pickups in a binary XOR manner from that moment onwards.

I am going to hate myself for asking this, but what is "insertion loss"?

I'm not bothered but I'm having to calm my Triad down as it's a little upset that its headstock is even appearing in this thread

I have one (truss rod tool/box spanner) that I acquired from a Gibson bass in the last ten years which and it fits great. Would love to get my hands on one of those tuner tension tool thingamybobs though... in the meantime, there's this - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/470267-old-adjustable-machine-heads-tuners/

What's wrong with this?

I fookin' hate that question. What's my best price? A million pounds, that's my best price, that would be awesome, thanks. It's the laziest way to enter a negotiation possible. If you're going to make an offer, make it, otherwise, bog off. I don't see people who enter the chat that way as serious buyers - they're opportunistic tyre kickers at best.

I'm not a fan of Jazz basses at all, but man that V5 looks fine in champagne gold. I wish Sire would roll that finish out to more models - ie. non Jazz-like basses.