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I think one of the Bass Gallery lot will turn up soon and hopefully answer that question! Such an amazing period for bass design.

I remember these days especially around '86 and 87'. I was there on quite a few Saturday mornings in that period. Always a fresh batch of shiny Jaydees, Smiths, Statii, Wals, Zons, Warwicks, Pangbournes, Wilkes and Steinbergers to play through a Trace stack. My eye was always drawn to the latest Status, Smith and Jaydee. Wals were fun but I recall them feeling old fashioned compared to all the serious graphite and US basses. Zons were rarer but amazing and I thought Steinbergers were a bit strange. Today, I would go for the Steinberger!

@Beedster that is a rare and funky bass!

I love the idea of some proper full carbon Steinies coming back into production but I am not convinced by fan frets. Having owned a Dingwall sixer I certainly won some but I also lost some and much prefer a straight 34inch scale six string. Let's have a 4, 5 and 6 at 34inch scale across the board please Mr Steinberger...

Another option could be that neon-purple 1991 soundgear S1000 in the classifieds. Skinny neck, quite the plumage and in your price range. Not trad, but pretty rad.

Given that secondhand bass prices are increasingly challenged these days I would keep an eye out for a decent and lightish MIJ Fender jazz that gets close to that price ball park. I've owned a couple over the years and always liked them more than any American standard I've owned.

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There are so many great online resources for the 2600. This course is killer for a deep dive into what everything does...

I also had a Korg Odyssey (module) for a while before getting a Blue Marvin. They're both fab but the Korg had a particularly aggressive sound. Was a lot of fun tweaking the sync on that and recording the proceeds. The 2600 is obviously a more subtle beast as you say. Endless fun, I will get another one in the nearish future

I’m actually without one at the moment but I’ve owned a Behringer Blue Marvin twice. They’re brilliant!

Such a fantastic synth! Love mine

This knocked me sideways as a kid

Isn't he great! For me, his amazing cameo on Hounds of Love is sort of a European counterpart to Jaco's legendary work on Hejira. A spellbinding solo bass voice complementing a great female vocal. Astonishing stuff

That is an utter shambles...

@Mikey D no, not from this board. I was always a bit funny about the Bolt-on TRBs as I confused them with the less inspiring later versions. But having owned the Patitucci MkI this is essentially the same bass minus the ebony, bass clef inlays and gaudy top. But tbh you don’t need the inlay and top (and the amber is a marmite color). The rosewood board on these basses is beautiful and has a darker tone than the ebony so it’s not a lesser bass by any means. Really fabulous instruments.