Frank Blank

It’s currently doing 0 knots as it is moored in Algeciras...

I did not, I stuck at it but the short scale thing has won. It now just sits in the rack looking gorgeous but wasted so I’m going to hopefully sell it on here.

I am just going to put mine for sale on here if you are interested?

I am awaiting a Mikro to try out at my local shop so I’ll report back.

The SRC6 is strung E, A, D, G, B, E but, in my bewilderment, the higher strings befuddle me, almost certainly because I am used to the wider string spacing on my other basses. I am probably jumping the gun because I’ll almost certainly get used to 6 and I have a Chowny Pro winging its way to me that will most likely satisfy all my needs, I probably am actually being idiotic.

They do indeed but I don't really want anything over a 30".

I know it isn’t a uke but I own a Taylor GS Mini-e Bass which is superb, might it be an option?

See I like and will keep the 6 but I might, if no other option is available, actually buy another SRC6 and just have it strung with 4...

Time to show my ignorance. i recently purchased an Ibanez SRC6 from the excellent @adamg67 and without putting too finer point on it, I love it. Does anyone know of an Ibanez model similar to the SRC6 but with four strings? I have looked on the Ibanez website but everything in the SR range appears to be long scale. What I love about the SRC6 is the short scale, the narrow string spacing and I love the walnut finish. A 4 string version of the SRC6 might just be my perfect instrument, there must be something close. someone stop me before I buy another SRC6 and just put four strings on it...

I am seriously considering this route but it means parting with my AER and it took so long to get it, however I know the tech has superseded it really.

I plug my basses directly into an AER amp, the only other device involved is a clip on tuner (specifically a childish unprofessional one just to ensure no one mistakes me for a professional adult).

I used the “...it stunts your creativity” (or rather I would say it worried me that it might) excuse for years, thirty seven years in fact. Last night I had my third lesson and I can feel it helping already in both theory and technique. I was going to argue that maybe someone young and just starting out might be funnelled into a ‘classical’ channel and not think outside of that channel afterwards but I cannot, absolutely cannot, disagree with...

Was listening to In The Flat Field this morning, splendid.

Hmmmm, very interesting.

Where and with what do you fix it?

Thank bog it’s not just me, I had two Polytune clips in white and replaced them both with black...

Apologies. I didn’t realise they weren’t out yet, I am doing the same as you, holding out for a black one!

Purely out of interest can I ask why it has to be a Hamer?

Not on here it isn't! Welcome.

You can also get a TC Unitune clip on tuner, same design as the Polytune but without the flaky Polytune mode, significantly cheaper too.