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I like your logic 👍 I'm on it! 🚗 🤣🤣

As @neepheid says our geographic location is a bit of a hindrance to trying out anything other than the usual basic "Fender" options 😒 For me to drive to Bass Direct / Bass Bros which are the closest decent bass shops with a wide range of options it's a 900 mile / £200 / 15 hours round trip. That's £200 extra I can put towards shipping / new strings etc. After many years of playing and trying different basses I have a good idea what floats my boat which helps me identify a potential "good-un". I would say 70% of the basses I've owned have been bought blind. Sorting out action / frets / electronics etc. has allowed me to revive a number of basses that initially seemed dull and uninspiring into a happily giggable state. 👍 If I find after 6 months of playing and gigging that the bass is not for me then I will sell it on. Any £ loss from what I paid I think of as "rental". Don't get me wrong, I would prefer to walk into a store where I can try before I buy but pragmatically its not an option. I do have very fond memories of living in Houston and going into one of the local chain of Mars Music. They sold nearly everything musical you'd want in a shop that covered 25,000 square feet (2,300m2)! They had a full stage set up in the centre of the shop where they would feature touring acts! The bass department on its own stocked 3 times what any UK bass shop has. 😮

Does this mean your strings are flat across from B to G and dont follow the radius of the neck? Here's an article giving a more in depth rational etc. but the first diagram shows what it should look similar to (looking from the bridge end, along the neck.

Whats the distance between the top of your pickups to the bottom of your strings? From the Sadowsky Set Up Guide it gives dimensions which I would start with as a minumum distance.

Not quite sure what you mean by "seems to be off whack"....not aligned with something?.... doesnt sound right? If it the sound thats a problem, how close are your pickups to the treble side of the strings? maybe with straightening the neck and droppig the action the strings are being pulled on by the pickup magnets? Also maybe the string has got twisted (along its length) when doing all the adjusting? 🤷‍♂️

Repeated, repeated post!! 🤔🤣

Repeated post!! 🤔🤣

Hey @Bill Fitzmaurice, I like the idea of the Audio Analyser on my phone to be able to guide me when tuning EQ. From what I know (not much! 🤣) RTA's are usually calibrated etc. How does using the in built mic on the phone affect the readings or is it "near enough for a guide"?

I can second that. I originally looked at the HP version thinking I might "use" the extra headroom. After using the "standard" Forte I can attest to it being clear, loud and the max I have had it at was nearly 11 oclock....not even breaking a sweat! If you need any more volume than this.....well, that's a scary thought 😮🤣 The extra bits on the HP like the variable HPF and LPF are a great idea but with the standard tone controls I've not found I needed them. YMMV

Just sold a set of cables to Alain. Great comms, easy transaction. Top marks👍

Put your 4 string basses to one side for 6 months and dont touch them. Only focus on the 5 string techniques. Learn to play across the neck more than along the neck. Practice your muting technique. Go slow to start with and make sure you play cleanly You asked for 1 tip, I gave you 4....what does that say about a bass player who obviously can't count! 🤣🤣

.....and I've just sold more cables along with a bitza bass to Brian. Again it was an easy deal, first class thanks 👍

Just sold a cable to Tony. Great comms, easy transaction. Top marks 👍

Great band, many great tracks but nothing from this century I dont think? 😮🤣

Thank you....my work here is done! 🤣🤣

I've just re-read your description and thought about it a bit more. Using your little finger on frets above the 12th is difficult due to the way the bass lays and the "twist in your wrist" (no I'm not a poet 🤣) I'm not sure what others do but if I have to attain notes above the 12th fret on the E I usually move positions to lower down the neck on the A string as it's more comfortable to reach.

Getting quite the habit this as I've just bought some more strings off David. 🤣 Easy deal and quick delivery. Once again ,excellent thank you!

This has come up in threads before and I think is quite key to how to progress without struggling too much or getting injured. Have a look at THIS THREAD as it might give a bit of help. Good luck.

I use one of these RTX TRT to raise my Vanderklay 210 and amp. Pretty robust and doesnt wobble about the place 🤣

Just sold a number of cables to John. Easy deal, quick payment, first class thanks

Just sold a number of connectors to Martin. Easy deal, quick payment, first class thanks

Ah ha! Found it T-40 thread I just posted the original thread but it seems @ash and @Grangur might have been in contact with the actual seller. @Bassassin also saw it on another site whose link doesn't work anymore. Good luck with your hunt 👍

Hello @Peaveyhunter and welcome to Basschat. I've done a bit of a search for the thread you mention but couldn't find it. Do you have a link? I don't remember the post at all and have not owned a T-40 so it wouldn't have been me selling it....probably me just passing on info. 🤔