Drax

Thread revival once again. New build from Keith & co. Walnut / swamp ash, Aguilar Superdoubles

It reminds me of this

Beautiful detail. Love the matched rear headstock..

Because Thumbs aren't heavy enough.. Fabulous mutation just surfaced https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/warwick-thumb-double-neck ....never considered how you even store a doubleneck?

Jazz group rehearses once or twice between monthly gigs. Covers band 1 - 2 rehearsals depending on how long it's been. Both are hobby bands, everyone has day jobs. Couldn't agree more with the whole Practice vs Rehearsal. Players (guitarists) thinking they've learned the song by playing through the chords once to the record.. Interesting point on where you rehearse. Easy to become v used to the sound, and environment - band all facing eachother etc. As Mike Tyson once said - Everyone has a plan until you plug into the venue's PA

this ^^ Cracking basses, and the lightest Fender make too.. Sold a (mint, J) Aerodyne last month on commission sale for £750, so £650 feels ok for private sale for something that rarely surfaces, dependent on condition. If you know you like P necks, you'll be happy with the rest of the bass.

That's interesting. I saw it used with a regular gig bag, and extra foam inserts, seemed ok but maybe they got lucky. You sound like you've tried and tested though - and the iseries does look so much more secure. Folks on TB have talked of carrying bass on in light gig bag and asking it be kept in the 'captains cupboard' or something. Maybe that's just US internal flights where you can chance that.

+1 for Ed. Berklee Jazz bass book worth checking too

Please don't put it in the hold in an M80 ! Will end very badly. You could, take off the neck and put whole thing in a suitcase surrounded by clothes. Or buy a proper flightcase. Have seen people using this to good effect.

In my experience the disappointment has come from things not quite turning out as imagined, often an element that in hindsight maybe the builder could have saved me from myself. That and woods / colours looking markedly different on a laptop vs reality. If you've met with the luthier in person you'll have worked all these out. Good luck and enjoy the wait

Waited 9 months for a custom build, then really didn't get on with it. Got it refinished thinking I'd love it more, but didn't. Moved it on 3 months later, losing a huge amount in the process. Not my first mistake and I'm sure won't be my last.

5 pages.. Slow day in the office here, read them all.. Just my twopence, but I've not come across a more trusting classified marketplace than Basschat. Possibly I've just been lucky, but almost everyone I've sold to / bought from has gone above and beyond the usual levels of help and communication you'd get elsewhere. There's the occassional tyre kickers but generally well meaning. If you want a schooling in the abuse of trust and 'honour' Ebay and Gumtree both have a lot to offer..

interesting @Lozz196 - not heard of that as a reason for using maple boards before I’m generally always blank dark/rosewood fboards, definitely had a few sketchy moments where I can’t see the side dots..

Loved my Aerodyne, wasn’t aware of any bad press - they always just seemed quite overlooked. Jazz neck, PJ and all that gunmetal.. The lightest bass Fender produce too

Yeah I’d long since left FB but created a dummy acct to look at bass stuff..

Could someone tell me what this bass is?

SIMs pickups and a Tonestyler - for the man who can’t make up his mind what bass he wants 🙂 Interesting that such a versatile sounding bass should come from a guy who’s carved a career playing MOR 80’s hard rock.

It’s a moot point isn’t it - endorsements are given for profile, not talent.

Cool. Not seen SIMs pickups make it to another manufacturer’s production bass before, is this a first for them?

Try one on with a bass before you commit. Gator is great, and half the price of a Vertigo, but personally I didn’t get on with the shoulder straps, for me those D rings at the top of the straps dug in. For many this isn’t an issue. My Vertigo is the one piece of kit that hasn’t been swapped out in 8yrs, despite the best efforts of GAS.

Your tiny body?

Late to this thread but given how little activity there is on this channel, thought I'd throw this in. I found this Janek book really helpful. Lots of interesting exercises that have improved my technical facility, and new approaches that have sparked more ideas over standard progressions..

Probably not a conscious decision on their part, everything I've asked re commission sale they've taken. In recent weeks, one went in less than 24hrs, a more unusual one took 2 wks - both for prices I was happy with. Possibly a sign of more straitend times that there's generally just less activity. Would assume there's also a summer slowdown too.

Not sure how long basses hanging behind a door would last in our house