Woodinblack

Exactly that. An 8 string is like the string with a harmonic, a 12 string is like a 12 string guitar, there is a shimmer and body caused by it never being quite the same note. It is actually quite different.

Agreed but also because every time you want to do a prog band or something, someone wants to do that song, of which I am not a fan!

As I said I am sure that replacing my volume controls on my TMB35 over the stock ibanez ones sounded better, even though I am well aware it should make no difference (they were the same value, albeit log rather than lin).

That wasn't the version of 'do they owe us a living' that I was expecting!

Purely down to price, and if you get on with the tone. I am always tempted by them when they come up cheap

Good, glad we got there in the end! Probably true if I had done that, yes. I replied to Dads comment that those two women were good to listened to, I said I didn't like them or opera. I didn't realise that a throw away comment about me not liking opera would be taken so OTT and personally by you and I am sorry as I appear to have offended you personally I know what classically trained singers do thanks, and there was no respect intended or implied in that. Wow. I guess lockdown really has been getting to people

Huh? As I said, in my opinion I don't like operatic singing, so therefore in my opinion operatic singing is over singing. I would think that must be pretty obvious no?

Of course it is from my opinion, when as stated, exactly no singing is the right amount!

Indeed they would, as they were writing an opera. But take away the singing and you have some good music!.

Well, this is like he said, it is for someone who is playing fingerstyle, which means the strings are being played up, so the high strings are plucked before the low. The normal way round would be with a plectrum, which means you would hit the treble strings first on a downstroke. The best is whatever you want to do, although I suspect a plectrum is more common, with a lot of strings to cover. One day I will get my 15 string

Yes, I replaced the pots in my SR1000, and they are knackered again. But a pain to get as they are custom types

This afternoon I fixed my TLB35. When removing the plastic from the pickguard when I got it, the knobs were stiff on the controls. Pulling them off broke one of the pots (it actually went in and out when you pressed it). So looking inside I saw how cheap they were (I suppose ok on such a cheap bass, although Ibanez aren't great on the more expensive ones either). Also noticed they were linear, so I got some log alpha pots, for £4 for 2. I swear it sounds better now although I can't think of any mechanism why that would be the case. however, they are much more useable as volume controls now! Original knob, pulling the knob out had pulled the shaft away from the rotator in the pot! With the replacement.

No, in south or central America, they probably actually pronounce it properly!

Yes, the original spanish. Not that i use 'eye' for the start of it, that sounds like an americanism to me. Mine is ib-a-nez

Not surprised. The could have just called themselves something simpler Well, that is how I would say it - obviously not using the original german Rickenbacher!

The advantage here is even if someone was going to try and palm something of there would be a load of 'sorry, that isn't a 1973 P Bass, the screws are in the wrong place, or the controls are wrong', that they couldnt remove, whereas on ebay you can write that but it is up to the seller if it appears (and eBay wont' do anything fast).

Beautiful - not sure I would like the reverse on the 12 but a great looking thing. Although first time I saw it I thought that it was a screenshot of the outline selected in a graphics program with the selection showing!

I think that depends on your definition of good stuff - that is why I really dislike opera, ruining good music! I understand they are very good for what they are doing, I just hate it.

I had one of those briefly, and didn't have the distortion in it. Wasn't totally impressed by the tonepump and would have probably done something else if I hadn't returned it (Not because it was bad, just because I got a dean 8 string really cheap right after it).

Same here, I have quite a few, but also quite a few basses and haven't been gigging this year. I have some coated strings that I wanted to put on my shuker and couldn't, so not sure where they are going. I pronounce them duh-darry-oh!

indeed it can be, although at £750 I am sure there are many basses that are good playable basses for less. Problem with all these things (especially fender based things) is that it is very hard to tell if it is a real whatever it is supposed to be. If it is a good playable bass that costs £750 and then it turns out when you get it that it is a modified squier affinity with JV logos on it, would you still be as happy with it (after all it is just as playable).

As I said, as an investment it is fine.

I like doing the flex in my fingers, which is probably because normally instead of using a pick I use my fingernails, and they are heavy gauge!

I almost always use fingers, but I use a pick if my fingers get tired of if I feel like it. Or sometimes a combination of both. When I use a pick though it has to be really hard, and not even slightly flexible so like fender heavys or the wood ones.

If you collect instruments purely as an investment I assume it probably is. Otherwise you could get something much better for less probably.