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Great basses these BB - well worth the money. As said above, the neck is easily sorted by some rubbage as it can get a bit sticky (mine did). It the case of the SUB I had, I had the black paint removed from all but the front of the headstock and had the back gloss lacquered. Hard to get all of the black flecks out but looked good to me and played a lot better for it.

So, it's a personal thing. Some people perceive a benefit (e.g. me), some do not (you). You can know all the notes on the fretboard without them meaning much if the relationships are not well known - without the relationships they are just letters, IMHO.

I gave you my two...but we're all different.

From a personal point of view it gave me a better appreciation of the inter-relationship of the available notes on the bass and how to better understand how basslines in popular covers songs were constructed. Your mileage may differ...... Do I practice on scales - no.

Not sure if it's a popularity thing? They didn't sell too many of the US built SUB in Sterling format (I had one - very nice bass, foolishly sold it) I believe.

Glad to see that, I thought the Sterling was in the departure lounge. Just acquired another one after a few years on its bigger brother. Forgot how awesome they are.

I think every WM Club that I play has that backdrop. The company supplying them must be up there with Apple profit wise....

Maybe it's because 4 string players thought they were missing out on something? Not taking your comment as directed at me, but in my own case I didn't find out that there was no benefit to me in a 5er until I'd spent time with one, and like a fool having determined that to be the case had to try it again (and again) until I finally got the message. To be honest, on some stuff I think some of the stuff I played was easier on a 5 because of less fretting hand movement but when it became clear that that wasn't essential then I stuck with 4s. If the need ever arose to have to have a 5 then I would have to go the whole hog and move exclusively to 5s.

This. Tried to get on with 5s a number of times, it was the switching that killed me every time. I had to make a decision and in the end decided I can play everything I need to on a 4 so...... I also thought part of the reason was string spacing but I have 4s where the string spacing is all over (Mustang, Rick, Stingray) and it's never bothered me.

Don't know what a 'sewer hero' is on the English version though....

Another shout here for Mustangs. While I'm happy on long scale I use 2 Mustangs (a Squier Mikey way and a CIJ Fender Comp Stripe Re-issue) for gigging exclusively. Very competent basses.

I'd agree with this Pete. The band I've been in for the last couple of years isn't a tribby per se but is heavily themed and entails theme correct dress and acting. As such the set is pretty fixed and choreographed. Despite the sets only changing slightly from gig to gig I still enjoy them and find little tweaks/variations to entertain me as a player. As you say one of the main benefits is the audience knows what they are getting so we generally don't get the 'do you play 'sex on fire' bit and when we do it's easy to brush off.

Is that at the Cutlers Pete?

I had the Jag SS and confirm it was a passive PJ. I've also had the 'Indonesian' Long Scale Jag which was also a PJ passive. I think the active versions were long scale and MIJ/MIM? Anyhow, the passive PJ short scale was easy to dial a good sound on, very clear and punchy, preferred it to my Mustangs in many ways but just didn't like the neck dive.

That's what I thought pfffft

Used to do this but got a new singer in who was called Gordon and, you guessed it, his wife was Julie. He wasn't keen.....

I once 'failed' a JMB audition for playing Broken Stones 'wrong' (sorry for the 'air quotes'). I'd asked 2/3 times which version they wanted but apparently the ultimate arbiter was the drummer who would 'know what was right'. Unfortunately not having the psychic ability to determine what this was I apparently missed the mark........I was so upset.

If I had copious amounts of cash/had any real talent I would have to buy this.

These days I take a fairly laid back approach to covers in cover bands. As long as the version is sufficiently accurate that the audience is entertained and gets the desired reaction then I'm happy. I've seen too many bands waste loads of time trying to achieve perfection to the point that they never get out gigging or argue incessantly over details that only a vanishingly small percentage of the crowd would notice.

Also a sufferer - mixed anxiety and depression; it's definitely no fun. Firstly Ozzma, you're not alone and you have a good sounding board with the guys on here. Secondly, don't feel stressed to enjoy music/bass when you're in the trough, it'll come back when it's time and worrying about it will just make it worse. Leaving the gear in the corner for a while isn't going to hurt anybody. When the feeling comes back use music/bass playing to help in your emergence from the trough. Lastly, don't limit yourself to a very specific musical genre - play with other guys and other music but only when you're ready and on your terms. If I only played the stuff I like I would have been a much less active musician than I am. I also tend to suffer from SAD, and one of the things that helps me get through the winter is playing every weekend with the band. Hard to be down when you have to motivate yourself to dress up in 70s gear and wear makeup and a wig. all the best mate.

Think you made the right call, don’t think you’ll be disappointed

Love her meself, looking forward to it.

I ended up in a similar ball park to UK Lefty when I was looking at the German $$ some years ago. I found the sound a bit on the dark side despite whatever I did on the EQ and I really wanted to like it. I even found the standard active Corvette to have a better range of tones and more of the signature WW growl.

Never worked in a music shop so not sure how the retail part works. I can understand the practise if the stock in the shop is effectively 'vendor/manufacturer owned stock' and the shop is selling on and taking its cut and then paying the supplier for the goods. However if the stock is purchased and re-sold I would've thought they can apply a price at their preferred margin level and display accordingly. This would then only require adjustment it the shop decides to change the margin or if other external tax changes come into play.