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Has anyone bought one of the cheap parts from china like on AliExpress? Is the fret work any good ? Im in no hurry for it to arrive

I had a white one, very light indeed and I'd have another in a heartbeat

Because I can get that from the tab, and because someone who undoubtedly a better player than me has already figured out a way to play it. I might change it, but it's a start

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1481535696' post='3192937'] Here's a revolutionary idea for y'all. Consider reading notation as well as tab. Woooah, yes I know it's a bit out there, but it will save these tedious arguments about which is better/quicker/yada yada. They both have their uses and if you can do both, you're covered every time. Now, what was so difficult about that? [/quote] See previous post ?

I read the frets off the tab and look to the dots for the rhythm - best of both worlds. Reading rhythm isn't hard and I don't see why there should be a binary choice

Only issue I had was in the nut cut being a little borrow for fatter strings - sounded fine with no overtones

User skol3203 bought one in from the US - he might recall how much and where he got it?

I use45 105 on everything and they worked fine on a shortie, even my three year old got a totally immense tone

Be sure of the age - think it should be slot screw not Allen and full width screw thread on the barrels but some one please correct me if needed ?

not any more...

It's 50cm long so not quite a miniature but quite some toy

Why don't you go along to keep an eye on it ?

[quote name='Yank' timestamp='1481189864' post='3190317'] Excuse my ignorance, but what is "panto"? [/quote] @yank The reason for girls being played by younger men in the old days was that the theatre cast was considered disreputable and that no decent woman would appear in it. Thankfully times have changed and it's quite normal for actual female "totally unknowns" to appear

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1481197046' post='3190378'] To be fair to the above, half of them are from kids TV [/quote] I have small children, I have to endure a truckload of kids tv and even I don't know them

the Charlatans "Modern Nature", and I must say that Martin Blunt is very underrated in my very humble opinion, I'm particularly loving his work on "Let the Good times be never ending", exactly what bass should be like. If only I could find the tab or some dots.....

[quote name='Numerov' timestamp='1481016224' post='3188907'] With a 30 inch short scale bass I assume there will be a fair drop of tension in the strings. Am I correct? If I'm correct what do short scale bass players do to overcome this? Thanks. [/quote] Heavier gauge strings - not heavier by much

Even verbal agreement is not enough, you'd have to pay a deposit and so have be consideration for the promise I have a shiny law degree

I got recognition once, female audience member came up to me and told me the bass sounded immense and totally awesome

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1480932520' post='3188061'] IMO they are obliged to honour the price at which it was advertised and ordered, and if they fail to do so you could threaten them with Trading Standards, BUT if this is an honest mistake on their part (which it would appear to be) morally I don't think you can insist on them honouring it, especially as you were made aware of the error before placing the order. It depends on whether you are the type of guy that hands back the extra tenner that someone gave you in your change by mistake. [/quote] Sorry no, basic sog act law Price shown, unless and until you actually hand them money AND they accept it, is an invitation to treat - see boots v royal pharmaceutical society -modern equivalent is payment by card over phone or clicking buy now and paying

Because, as equinox put it in their documentary, the electric guitar can move the spirit. Bass merely moves their bowels; which do you think the audience find preferable ?

thats quite the accolade. Ive OM-night played a squier M jazz and everyone was impressed. No one asked where my fender was

You should be able to get a decent jap fender for that money, or a battered US