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Me, if I ever own one. I take my most expensive bass (G&L CLF L-1000) out on gigs - instruments are to be played. I guess it must be knocking on the door of two grand now, should it ever need to be replaced...

What's with all the subterfuge? Are you OK? Blink twice if you need help.

Why limit to bass playing? What have I done with my life? Answer: not much, and yes, sometimes it bothers me, particularly as I have probably used up over half my allotted time on the planet.

Just buy a G&L ASAT bass...

I suppose I belong to this ragtag gang now that I've made my own pedalboard. Not much going on here in terms of pedals, but I made the board myself to keep me out of mischief over the crimbo break... T-Rex Fuel Tank Jr. hiding underneath, just in case anyone's wondering where the power's coming from...

I shouldn't want any basses this year, I'm supposed to be aff it! But if a Fender Modern Player Dimension bass (the one with the triplebucker) ever appeared in white at a knockdown price, my abstinence would be under severe threat! I wish Fender had stuck with it for more than a few years, I think the Dimension is a good looking bass.

Beerflation

Increasing prices is all the "premium" manufacturers have got left to justify their existence in the face of improved quality and value at the cheaper end. They can't improve quality, because they're already "the best", right? They can't offer more/better value because that'll eat into the bottom line - plus they've already done much of this - beyond a certain price you generally expect a hard case, for example. All they've got left to do is try and tug on that thread of "it's expensive so it must be good, right?" The trouble with tugging on a particular thread too hard... there's only so long you can take the p!$$ out of your consumers before they eventually go "remind me - why am I paying this?"

The amount of money you need to spend in order to be taken seriously by people who find that sort of thing important/impressive has certainly gone up, yes.

I'm not a fan of having to make an appointment to visit a shop. I've never had to - none of the shops I've been in work that way. Makes it feel more like an event than it needs to. I'm usually timewasting anyway, because I don't go in all "I have x budget and I want to buy a bass today", I'm more of a "I'll buy something that takes my fancy and blows me away when I try it" - the appointment system does not lend itself well to this way of shopping. But nice to hear good experiences - nothing stopping me using their services online...

Off topic, but I'm getting a bit hot under the collar for one of the Modern Player Dimensions with the three coil pickup.

Anything that isn't bog standard Fender, best get the original cloned for no surprises when fitting the new one.

Yup, I had a 5 string OLP (MM3) and remember it being volume for each coil also.

Brian Pillans (earlpilanz on eBay)

Coax - there's a white inner wire, I think.

No, IME that's a pointless way of doing it - the tonal differences between having either coil or both in parallel is minimal in the extreme. I wired mine parallel (both)/single (rear)/series (both) - there's definite differences between series and parallel that make it worth actually doing. See the thread about the bass in particular here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/484563-belated-nbd-harley-benton-hb-50-prototype

Two tone controls? Seems unusual. If it was mine, I'd rewire it. If the coil split is available, I'd replace one of the pots with a series/parallel or series/parallel/single switch of some sort - probably a rotary. The Schaller Megaswitch made it super easy when I did this to a single MM bass recently (Harley Benton HB-50 prototype)

Well, good news then, if you want to buy one and the values are on the rise.

Cheap to buy, cheap to sell, unless they gain some sort of mythical status in future (have you seen the prices of Gibson Grabbers, Rippers and G-3s now? Couldn't give them away in the 90s/00s)

Where did this "would of" thing come from? It's "would have", or "would've" if you're desperate to shave off two characters from what you're typing. Is school crap now? When did the word "neck" begin with a k? Why can't people be bothered to spell "Squier" correctly? It's right there in front of you on the bloody headstock! I see break/brake regularly swapped, along with heel/heal. Yes, they sound the same. Sounds mean nothing when you're typing/writing... OK, I'm done. Or am I?

If it's hurting you it's time to change, after you've done whatever mitigations you can - wide, cushioned strap is the #1 mitigation. I've owned 12lb+ basses (Gibson RD Artist, Gibson Victory Artist) and the wide neoprene strap (Neotech Mega strap) made them tolerable. I do enjoy the "grounded" feel of a heavy bass. I am the centre of my own personal bass black hole.

Yes, he did one for my G&L Tribute LB-100. Perfect replica, went straight on the bass with no fuss.

Get your current one cloned.

Sorry, I'm a copper pervert. There's something I find very satisfying about a shiny, copper lined cavity. Mmm, shiny.

No, Fender binned them before anyone could buy one