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Gigged my trusty RM500 last night. The drive is so much more natural and warm than a lot of the settings on my Helix, it just has more girth and less high end fizz to it, it's a great option to have at my toes. Hardly had to push the amp at all last night, great onstage sound provided by the Corn Exchange, Hertford.

Last night... It was like a school disco. Huge room with a smattering of people sat around the edges for the whole first half. Luckily some people arrived about halfway through and had up til ten o'clock on paydays worth of Dutch courage to dance and sing along for the second half. In the first half I suffered from "what sounds good at home doesn't work live" and had some very muddy settings on my Jack Casady on a few songs, which was a bit of a shame but I couldn't hear myself for most the first half. Made a fair few mistakes in the first half but an experienced ex soundman friend of mine watching said the only way he knew was from the apologetic looks being exchanged on stage. Had a chat with the sound engineer, switched to my Stingray in the second half and was much happier with sound and performance all round. Also, it was my first gig with a wireless so I joined the singer and guitarist for a boogie on the dancefloor, leaving the drummer on stage all alone, which was fun.

What's the verdict after 1 month? I gigged last night and am thinking a P bass of some type is what I need as an alternative to my Stingray....

Why can't they rout a passive bass nicely? I don't get it. Cheaper basses can like a Sire V7 can be routed neatly.

I saw that photo on an article that led with a quote along the lines of "when I got new basses I didn't respect them, I'd attack them with a hammer" or something similar.aybe that's what the op is referring to?

That is so disappointing for a bass that costs nearly two grand

Round my way there's a good Practice Room run by a guy who runs the stages for large events and so on. Networking and being known by the people in and around there, the people on the desk, booking the gigs and so on is a must if you're looking. Also go around the venue's that put on bands chances are musos hang out there. I know if I was putting a band together and I heard there was a Texan guy who can read music and is an experienced bassist I wouldn't forget that and I'd want to know more.

Part of my thinking is that hopefully the colour is a limited run, so buy one now and my kids may have something very valuable in twenty years or more. A bit like the Antigua finish that was spectacular but short lived

How does it look without the pickguard 🤤

Ah I get it now.... Maybe shave some wood off it. It works with cricket bats.

I've wanted one of these, in this colour for a while... I tried a white one in a shop but it was all top end and no bass or mid. Hope that was just a poor setup and a bit of a dud bass... How is this soundwise?

I've just seen a nice looking one advertised on Facebook. Will PM you the details. I have nothing to do with the bass, seller etc....

The only drawback I can see is getting it in and out the car. Would have to drop down the back seats at least which when you've got child seats in already is a pain.

Which of the Sadowsky range? Made in USA, Japan, or the new lower cost ones, which appear tempting for putting a PJ config in a j body.

Genuine question: What does C&W mean? Country & Western?

The blended pickup sound, just can't get what I'm searching for. Yet my double soapbar pup bass and every jazz I've had I've got on perfectly with.

Me too Rhys, when I'm playing them... Yet I love PJ players like Duff McKagan...

In theory a PJ bass should be everything I want. I loved my P bass, I've enjoyed every J bass I've had. I've not got on with my Warwick PJ, or the Hohner PJ before that. I've made a PJ Bitsa and put DiMarzios in it. The pups sound great individually, but together I've just never found a way to get the sound I want from PJ basses. I think it's just me, maybe my expectations are wrong or its the way I attack the strings.... Anyone else got this quandary?

If that's still there then it's a minimum twenty years old!

I remember when getting a gig at the Indigo was THE aspiration, and dropping them off cassettes of my band when I was 17 / 18. Never did get a gig there... Maybe have to go back all these years later!

Ah Scarbados! I was born and grew up there, moved out twenty years ago and chances to go back get fewer each year. There was always a fantastic music scene there. I've never heard of the Lookout though, where is it?

This stuff looks like it belongs in a server room! I bet there's some serious power and tone from these racks, I remember the SWR with shed loads of knobs being advertised and reviewed in bass mags as THE big thing. I've never had rack gear, and even looking at this I'm just not tempted. I bet it all sounds amazing, but is also heavy and requires a level of technical skill and knowledge I don't want to invest time in learning to put it all together. I don't know if that's typical of most, but that's why I don't have any of it. Now pedal versions of that SWR stuff would very much interested me....

I read your post and two basses stood out: 21st birthday gift and nicest to look at with the best neck. Of the others to acknowledge one is easily replaced and the other is probably worth a shed load of cash. With regards leaving something for your kids they probably want something that was special to you, rather than something you kept in case it had decent sell on value.