Yes, I just wondered what was needed on there.
Still, not really a good advert for the Scott Devine Overwater bass, I don't think I have seen him play that for years!
Is that the only bridge they do these days? I liked the bridge in the EB5 2013 I had, other than the strings were too far apart, it was certainly well made.
Well, hard to say really, the internet is a very public place!
But also it depends on the term friends, I would say in general none of them as I don't have out with any of them outside the band but it doesn't mean I don't necessarily like them.
I said happy, not a Childs TV presenter (or in our case, the singer), I occasionally manage a look of quiet contentment, or sometimes even amusement - no-one wants a smiling bass player, it unnerves them.
late 40s isn't old, not like it was when my parents were old! However it is older and it is quite disturbing when things cause issues. I was in my mid 40s when my knee collapsed, and while admittedly there were reasons that hastened that (earlier bike accidents in my early 20s), it came as a shock. Also I had a problem when I would miss easy notes when I was playing, which turned out to be trapped nerves in my neck (which was fixed by simply changing pillows!). All those years certainly add up and it is worth getting things checked if you can pin it on anything.
I think sometimes we are reluctant to think that things change when we age and adjust to it. I have recently change how I always sat with my leg up because it occured to me that it was uncomfortable, wheras I used to sit that way because it was more comfortable.
Sometimes rather than wondering why it might be worth accepting it and moving on. Maybe later on it will happen to me so I can finally try all these basses with over 16.5mm spacing that people seem to like!
You still have a month to buy as much as you can though, so that is ok, with the added advantage it becomes more sellable here, plus foreigners can buy it back off you cheaply!
I would assume that something has happened to your hands, probably something age related as unpleasant as that sounds. However, doesn't seem to cause you an issue as long as you have recognised it and done something to sort it out, ie, changing to a P bass.