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Our music teacher was old-school and only paid any attention to the kids with talent I had no clue what I was doing so just made random noises on my xylophone

I’m not going to try, I just know ill sound like a pound-shop version anyway

Yes but you’d probably sound convincing, whereas I suspect that I would sound like the sonic equivalent of the dregs of a Woolworths pick and mix display

It is, because I get zero time ever to practice besides I know I’d fall quickly into pointless poor quality jaco fakery

After I posted that i realised that I may actually need to write this down on my list, the reason for my bradycardia is that I only have three working heart chambers and one is working overtime to cover for the duff one. Awaiting an appt following referral to cardiology hope I get time to master fretless before I join the choir invisible, 40 or 50 years should suffice at my current breakneck rate of improvement

I’d go for “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” as it would undoubtedly be true … still inxs - don’t lose your head as it has an awesome bassline inxs again - beautiful girl, for my partner, not just because of the title but because the lyric speaks. Hutch was a very sharp observer

All this fretless stuff is so far out of my league it may as well be playing a different sport

Only five… just started playing… making do till I can afford the right number … belonged to my gran etc

Thanks for posting the link quute taken with the idea of turning my p bass into a highway 1 @kl0gon would this work with a no-load volume pot?

Yes, just strat and jazz bass I think

That is a mirage

Relic time …

Nice paint job though 👍

Hmm he hadn’t thought of some kind of drop cloth then ? Would a bridge cover hide it? I’d pick it off and see how bad it was underneath

@Pea Turghif you can ask for them in coherent sentences, and not use the word “nanny” when asking, you’re just not ready dude

You’re too young for those, mister. Over-75s only

Tight spacing is fine Thanks for the v7 vs v7 vintage tip, though I’d probably ask andyjr15 to take a look at it along with my other 2 and fettle the pup spacing on vintage looks a bit closer to bridge as per 70s fender

I think it’s a huge shame that something so complicated, that only a human has the skill to envision, let alone build, is destroyed I cannot play the piano, but maybe one day I’ll rescue one and learn

I don’t like werthers originals, and whilst I may be grumpy sometimes, I’m not old (yet)

It’s the price point, the quality of a sire seems to be same or better for less, I’d like active as I found passive fives a bit muddy. It’s a new start for me so I need to find the right thing or it’s just more stuff. Needs a conversation with partner about how much time I get, given my diy load and making space for her interests and commitments. Lots of things in the mix

Lots of things, that is one.

No, it’s the extension of post 1 i did originally intend to buy a jabbathegut bass but realise now that his fine, fine handiwork is so far out of my league that it’s not even playing the same sport

The story is that despite having a musical family no one helped me as a child develop any skills - too busy with the alcohol fuelled DV, and one last piece of land from that farm remains with myself and another as trustee … and selling it is good business but idiot is having to be pushed up the stairs to do it. I want rid of the land and of her lazy butt and I’m trying to recycle the bad memories into something better

Thanks - any views on the active, tone, quality? im basically a standard fender guy and this is a step out of my comfort zone as I want to try 5 again and I’m dissatisfied with fender ones.

Short version …. I’m needing to buy something for me, based on something much bigger that I’ve had to sell for good business reasons, and that thing has good and bad memories from childhood and now that I want to replace with better ones. So I’m buying a really good bass, Sire basses seem to get good reviews so like a jazz bass, not roasted maple, white, natural or sunburst, available in five string though you may have had the four. Active, used is fine 500£ tops or £600 new which I know will get me “less” will also be getting my p bass and vintage stingray clone fettled, probably by @Andyjr1515 as long as he promises to keep my basses at least six feet away from any weedy six string things lest they become infected this is not happening next week so please don’t use your marketplace item as anything other than an example thank you for your wisdom, perhaps @CiciBass has tried some in vids? ** **see how I’m including the new member there