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In that case, er, yes. Perusing the strange and wonderful Ebay things subforum, and somebody had posted a link to this: which I decided I had to have before I even read the specs. So I bought it, reasoning that I should be able to cope with a 36" scale (I can). Incidentally, those knobs do have some replacements awaiting installation.

I currently have a matching head and cab because they're a combo.

Surely it's the Fodera Stevie Wonder?

That might have something to do with the inch-high bridge saddles (and the pickup trying to escape from the body).

(sorry I'm late) That's rather nice. A singlecut that I could actually bear to have.

I have a Vitoos Iso8 which worked well and noiselessly with a Zoom B3n, G50 wireless, mini mixer, and MidiPlus MiniEngine sound module with McMillen 12-step pedals. However, it didn't have enough oomph to power the same board with an HX Stomp instead of the B3n plus a Raspberry Pi-powered soft synth module. I will be experimenting with a 12V 4A power supply running into a number of DC buck step down modules to see if that can do the job without noise.

Years ago I bought some like these: https://sparedparts.com/products/589231 I've mislaid the ones that were left over, but I still have a couple of pedals attached using them. Alternatively: https://www.meccanospares.com/zinc-and-stainless-original-brackets.html

I've just joined the ranks of Ibanez owners with an SRF705, which is jolly nice. The piezo bridge was a significant factor in wanting this. If only they'd put piezo bridge saddles on the EHB1505 and done a fretless version...

I would have preferred properly unlined but I can cope (although a source of mild confusion is the fact I had the dot markers on my lined fretless Sei moved to be on the lines rather than between them).

Out as of Monday last week, I found an SRF705 with my name on it. Well, not literally, that would have been a bit spooky.

Having read many very positive reviews of the SRF705, and having heard a Youtube demo or two showing its tonal abilities, I've been keeping a lookout for one. One turned up collection only in That London on FB marketplace, and as it was such a good price, it was worth the petrol and £15 ULEZ charge to go and get it. First impressions were a high action, rather quiet piezo pickup, and duff elderly strings. On getting it home, it got destrung and degunked (it wasn't bad), then the fingerboard got lemon oiled (helps the tonewoods) and a set of Elites fitted. The relief was rather more than I like - I go for a nearly flat fingerboard on a fretless. So off with the truss rod cover, to discover that it's a clever design with a swivelling plate allowing easy access to the truss rod without removing the cover (I suspected there was something of the sort but couldn't work out how to use it). Truss rod adjusted, action lowered too, and then adjusted the trim pots on the piezo bridge to increase the volume to match the magnetic pickups. Still to do - fit Schaller straplocks. Do I use the chrome ones I've got here or get some ruthenium ones? Decisions, decisions. Now it plays very nicely and sounds good. What more could I want?

I didn't buy my Warwick JD Thumb based on looks, as back in the 80s it looked rather odd. I bought it because it was such a great bass to play.

Ibanez headless or SR series. Or a Hohner B2V/B2AV, though they balance a bit oddly - moving the neck strap peg to the upper unhorn can help with that.

Yes, I have two which are almost twins - a Sei Original headless fretless 5, and, for backup, a Hohner B2AV. Apart from the slight difference in the body shape, the difference in the number of frets, and the neck profile, they're pretty much identical. I'm just popping out to Barnard Castle.

Yes. I was looking for a 5-string that was as nice to play as my Warwick JD Thumb 4-string. I saw one on That Ebay, in Vietnam. As it turned out, it was a brilliant bass to play and sounded pretty good. I'd just bought a Squier Precision Special 5-string and that went straight out for sale, it was so inferior to the Antoniotsai. The Antoniotsai is still here, now sporting black knobs, Bartolini pickups and a Delano preamp.

If they've kept the neck profile the same as on the Cort Custom GB4, it will be a fantastic bass to play.

That drummer was still accelerating into "Don't let your son", so the additional rehearsals didn't help (or maybe nobody had bothered to tell him). The reggae seemed rather fast too. Then he said it was over too quickly. It wouldn't have been if he'd played at the right speed though. I don't think that the female singer was helped by having mentors who went all Whitney Houston on her whenever they demonstrated a point. The other band did OK. The bassist could have done with a longer T-shirt though, when he lifted his arms up at the end that wasn't a great look. 😁 I also couldn't figure out why they needed 32 minutes to play four non-prog songs, and WTAF was going to be said in 20 minutes of speeches? That said, they had fun and the crowd seemed to be enjoying it.

I read that as "trowel" and thought "shouldn't you have bogroll too then?"

Help other band members with their gear. Make sure you're not always the first to the gig, otherwise you'll be forever helping other band members with their gear.

Never mind, I'm sure you'll be able to exchange it.

Kate, Dolly, Pat, Duran Duran, Eurhythmics for me. Pat Benatar because I think she was one of the few women putting a huge footprint in the male-dominated world of rock (pronounced rawck) - I'm surprised she isn't showing that well in the Basschat poll.

I could have bought a Hofner violin bass from the 60s rather cheaply about thirty years ago. I didn't, because it was so utterly dreadful to play.

And that's why you should go wireless. Which reminds me, another thing I've learnt is, er, go wireless. And headless basses are less likely to go through the ceiling/fluorescent light tube/singer's right ear (left if you're a leftie).