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I was hedging my bets - I'm not traditionally a fan of bridge pickup sound. Also at the time the Z7 was the only way to get a dark fretboard.

Also, I think the lower horn of a Stingray looks goofy - can't unsee it now.

Good for you - and thanks for taking the banter in the spirit of humour with which it was intended. Where I'm coming from - I don't chase tones, I've got this ill-defined, nebulous range of what "good" sounds like to me and if a bass tickles my ears in that range then it is deemed "good". Beyond that, it's aesthetics. Now I have a bass with one of those types of pickup and that kind of vibe and I'm done, because variety is the spice of life.

I got a butt hurt Stingray fanboi answer...

It was a rhetorical question. Look at the context of the thread...

I feel your pain. I was a hardcore apologist for them for years but I'm done now - they really don't give a s#it about basses or bassists, have moved from disinterest to naked contempt in the last few years and I'm done.

Do you think I have any desire to purchase an EBMM Stingray when I have a Sire Z7?

The Wunkay doesn't have an active pre-amp, it's 100% passive. I did own a Tribute L-2000 back in the day, and honestly I never used the active bit because it's just a line boost, or a treble boost which I never liked the sound of. The Wunkay does have OMG mode though, and I do enjoy engaging that from time to time...

Oops, I forgot to report about last weekend - a double header so I must have been knackered on the Sunday! Friday night with Nine Lives at the Butchers Arms, Inverurie. Two people in the bar when we first went in, lots of car parking spaces nearby, we feared a "paid rehearsal". Thankfully some more folk came in and made a night of it so in the end it was quite an enjoyable gig. Gear was G&L L-1000 then Epiphone Thunderbird into Markbass toan cubes. Then Saturday night, on to the Harbour Lights in Peterhead. Again, we arrive and the place is empty. And yet again, it got better as the evening progressed and by the end we had a small but enthusiastic audience, including one guy who was performing backflips to some songs! Gear was Sire Z7 then Yamaha BB1200 into the Markbass terrible duo. Had a great sound because the place has monitors which they let us use and it made for a great onstage sound (yes, there was an actual stage - luxury!)

Yes, but the last two had no number, officially. The only way to differentiate them is the year of introduction - 2013 and 2017. Some places add 4 or 5 depending upon how many strings, but that's unofficial. Plus there already was an EB-4(L). And of course, Gibson themselves did an EB-6, which designated the number of strings, not the body shape or number of pickups, same name in two different body configs (a six string version of the EB-2 and a six string version of the EB-3). What a mess!

IMO the Meteora is compromised by the regular old Fender headstock. They didn't have to reinvent the wheel, I reckon the Starcaster headstock would have complemented the body shape well...

I should have been more clear - "Brand new giggable bass for £150" - second hand market off the table.

People who have the money and time to get into watch fancy don't really care what time it is...

I will, if the effer ever arrives - I've had it on back order since September last year!

Also, and sorry for the tangent, but I'm waiting for an £82 bass to arrive and I have set myself a "giggable bass for £150" challenge.

Dinna deal in absolutes. Sometimes there's no choice. I wanted a G&L L-1000. They don't do a Tribute L-1000, so I had to buy USA. Doesn't make me vain! If there had been a Tribute L-1000, you can bet I'd have bought that - I'm Scottish FFS!

Bent Bit Of Tin - the basic common or garden Fender bridge.

The last two bridges (BBOT compatible) I've bought is this Guyker thing for £19 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/String-High-Mass-Bass-Bridge/dp/B0B8VZGRP6/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3E9BX7WGFWP68

It has never been more important for retailer's websites to function efficiently and correctly. This kind of thing is the equivalent of making shoppers take their shoes off at the door, or demanding a returnable deposit just to browse. I mean, you just woudn't, would you? But enough of all this piffle - what bridge did you buy?

Could you share your findings with the rest of the class?

Doesn't make me a better bass player sticking my nose up or looking down my nose at what other people are buying/playing...

Ahh, it's the VAT 69 talking - say no more

There is no quandary - there is a posted list of exceptions, and the bargaining is half the fun. Compelling cases can add to the list of exceptions. I do not support a minimum price threshold. We define what constitutes gear, it's not difficult. Stop trying to push this narrative that it is. You know what gear is, you're not stupid.

£40 is a score! Great for your wallet, bad for your abstinence though...