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    I’ve had a few XL2s over the years. Two were straight as a die and one arrived bowed. The explanation when I tried to get it fixed was that it can happen due to heat exposure. Maybe a rare occurrence?
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    Apparently a Steinberger will do a banana impression if it's exposed to excessive heat e.g. a couple of hours in a hot car. I recently saw a nice XL2 for sale that had a nasty bow on a UK guitar site. Pretty fatal unless you're happy playing exclusively on the lower 5 or so frets;) Again, like the bendy Rics, there is a potential cure via heat treatment, but it's very expensive and often doesn't work
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    I had a banana neck V63 that I had a very good luthier give the block/heating treatment to and it didn't work. Shame, as it was a great bass in all other respects. The moral of the story is to look at the bass from the side and avoid if the action at the neck/body intersection is mid or high. My '78 skinny neck' 4001 was perfect though, and had always been string with rounds. Lovely bass. Being neck-collapse-aware also goes for Steinbergers, they can collapse in the middle if subjected to too much heat...been there once!
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    In the absence of a good teacher, this Rufus Reid DVD will help you focus on sound production, using the body and proper hand shape etc to get a good sound without overstraining your fingers etc. His left hand guidance is essential to avoiding trashing the tendons in your hand https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evolving-Bassist-DVD-Rufus-Reid/dp/0757915655
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    Open to offers - I've got my eye on something on the forum
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    Ah yes of course, I forgot they went to Pau Ferro. That is much harder. If your fretless is a really nice bass, not a bad idea to get the fretboard swapped out for ebony. It was less expensive than I expected it to be. The results were fab as well and def scratched that itch.
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    It was born as a fretted rosewood 'Ray but I had the Bass Gallery replace the board with fretless ebony with side lines. I spent years looking for a fretless Ray but they are a) rare and crazy expensive and b) rosewood is not up to much as a wood for fretless to my taste. This one is absolutely killer...Sings and has 'that tone'
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    Here are my two from 1989 (the only electric basses I own). Very effective as a G.A.S remedy (although I still get the odd attack)
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    And bump
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    I too had a love hate relationship with 'Rays. But I discovered through extensive trial and error that I hate 3 bands and love 2 bands. I used a three band extensively in the studio and live in the nineties and it was clicky/boomy struggle. Roll forward to about a decade ago and I found the Stingray motherlode with a 2 band Classic. I discovered that a great sound out of the 2 band is all about nickel strings -> letting them bed in -> rolling the treble knob off just enough to tame the zing and keeping the bass knob about halfway or a tad above that. Amazing punch, lo-mids and definition (maple fretboard for me of course) That was my big moment of clarity. YMMV of course!
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    I had the pleasure of owning a German Club for a while. Had to move it on as it was too expensive to be a 'core bass' but that was a beautiful instrument. Just wonderful. Played like a dream and recorded incredibly well
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    I like the look of those Hofner Clubs
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    One of the greats. Otherworldy. Cheers!
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    Have a bump for the lovely box of FM fun Offers considered!
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    OMG beautiful - I love the U neck on these basses. Argh ouch...
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    These are such beautifully made basses. And this one is especially flamey. GLWTS!
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    Weekend bump for this wonderful black box of FM. Offers considered
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    That looks very nice!
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    Exactly - weight is a key question. For e.g. I'm also quite interested in the 50s tele reissues. My brother has a beautiful AVRI blackguard that weighs in at 6.5lbs. I've already seen a comparison video where the comparable AVII is much heavier.
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    Yup - I thought the same. Fully expected them to be hovering up near 2.5K.
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    Allo all, If anyone has picked up the new 66 reissue jazz bass, would be good to get your thoughts especially if you've played the older AVRIs. They look rather nice
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    Price drop to £350 ONO Up for sale is my very nice Yamaha TX802. It is based on the DX7-II architecture, but with a highly flexible 8 individual outs plus a stereo pair, and 8 layers of voicing (vs 2 for the DX7-II). It’s a very powerful FM workhorse (especially in conjunction with editor software that you can hook up from your Mac/PC). It’s a very versatile, great sounding machine. Only selling as I need a telecaster (Which I could take as a part ex with dosh from me if you're interested). Specifically a 90s US Standard with a maple fretboard. Handover preferred in Kent/Sussex/M25 sorta region. Shipping possible too. Anyhow, here are a couple of pics and a couple of links to what this great box can do. And everyone's favourite synth nerd, Espen Kraft, singing the praises of the TX802
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    And le Sunday boomp
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    Looking for a trade or part-ex on a more open, less mid oriented cab to match my Trace Elliot AH250 e.g. a big 2x12 or a 4x10
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