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  1. mr4stringz
    This.
  2. mr4stringz
    Russ, were I not now at what I think has to be full bass capacity at the moment after buying that fretless of you, I’d be messaging you again! GLWTS!
  3. mr4stringz
    Funky Distorted Liquid sounds like a DDH IPA for the craft beer folk. Nice review though! 👍
  4. mr4stringz
    This problem calls for…a second bass.
  5. mr4stringz
    I very briefly had a VBA400 (and the 4x12 matching cab) years back. Magnificent things! Congrats!
  6. mr4stringz
    Presumably the same pickup. I stopped being as interested in them at that point.
  7. mr4stringz
    Nah, not even close given what can be had for sub £200 these days. Anyhoo, that natural Z7 looks nice.
  8. mr4stringz
    Rollng the tone back on the P pickup (and for my taste having soloed it as well on your Yammy) either will get you in the ballpark just fine I’d say. Conscious you’ve already ‘downsized’ from an upright to electric. If you can, try a Mustang and see what you think. I love them (and shorties generally) personally, but they’re maybe not for everyone.
  9. mr4stringz
    I’m often told I don’t look it but I’m a very, very placid chap, but any snide comments about gear from anyone to anyone at any time grinds my gears sufficiently that I do let it bother me and become something of a mouthy runt. I may or may not have deliberately misspelled that… Annoyed with myself to this day that I didn’t check out one of the Freeman sigs when they were released.
  10. mr4stringz
    A rather cathartic rehearsal for my noisy two-piece (bass and drums) last night. Our first since the drummist (also my best mate of some 25 years) found out his Mom is terminally ill. Even well into our forties, just bashing the holy hell out of your chosen instrument still really has a place.
  11. mr4stringz
    That’s exactly it. Well done and thanks to mods and (pretty much🤣) everyone who posts!
  12. mr4stringz
    Bonkers that Trujillo’s been in the band 20 years and has only appeared on the same number of Metallica studio albums (not counting Lulu in that given it was a collab) as Cliff did in 5 years.
  13. mr4stringz
    Nice work. They’re a heap of fun to play. Mine doesn’t get too much use, but I do love playing it when I get round to plugging it in. Given the weight and dimensions it’s also helpful for my lad to knock about on. Re: strings, Shortscale GHS Precision flats also fit just fine on for the Longhorn, it’s what I have on mine. Outside of those and the LaBella strings though I’m not sure what else works.
  14. mr4stringz
    Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe. He said supreme semi.
  15. mr4stringz
    I believe so, though my mate (the current bassist) wasn’t in the band back then.
  16. mr4stringz
    Rarely gig these days but have used both of these in the past. I’d still opt for either when we next do though I reckon.
  17. mr4stringz
    Not in a similar situation, but it sounds like you’re doing the best you can for your compadre in the circumstances. Could playing the odd new tune here and there in the set that doesn’t require keys work? Might give him the opportunity for the odd breather and scratch the itch for some new material too?
  18. mr4stringz
    Tenor uke player here. Great way to pass the time!
  19. mr4stringz
    Yeah, that is the other thing…
  20. mr4stringz
    Personally, if you’re struggling with 34” scale, I’d be considering shorties as the difference to you may well be greater than the relief you’d get from a 32” scale. Which leads me to… …another +1 for the JMJ
  21. mr4stringz
    Er, no thanks. Looks like an AliExpress job but worse.
  22. mr4stringz
    I honestly applaud you trying your best be objective there! 🤣 But nah, those ‘extras’ ain’t even slightly justifying that price tag for me. I was fortunate to pick up what looked to be a barely used 60s/Vintage Pro T-Bird a few months back, with a hard case for less then a third of the price of this, and they’re SUCH good basses. Totally get the inflation stuff, it’s obvious everywhere, but the pricing of this is just dumb, irrespective of that side of things and particularly given how good the 60s/Vintage Pro basses are at a fraction of the cost.
  23. mr4stringz
    I briefly had a fretless one (the Jaco tribute). I needed a cheap fretless for a recording session and let it go shortly after, though if it had been getting use I’d have been happy enough keeping it as it was a really decent enough, usable fretless. I certainly found it a little weightier than my other basses (mainly Fenders), but not prohibitively so.
  24. mr4stringz
    Must admit I found it difficult, just because I’ve never been a ring wearer previously I think. Anyhow, after a number of resizes over a few years due to weight loss, I ditched the wedding ring for a tattoo on my finger instead. That definitely doesn’t get in the way.
  25. mr4stringz
    Lovely. I lusted after one of these for a good few years (big Bill Gould fan). Never did manage to score one. Congrats!
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