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Kind of dumbness disguised as smartness done by dumb people who think they're smart.

As it happens, they are for that bleach- and perfume-loving nation the French. The word 'parfum' means scent AND flavour. Found that out years ago in 'gay (?!) Paris' when I ordered an ice-cream and the guy asked me what 'parfum' I wanted. Now isn't that interesting? I'll get me coat.

I tried to place an on-line order yesterday with Sweetwater in the US for a J/M 4 set of Aguilar pickups that I can't find in stock in the UK or the EU. So I open my virtual basket to place the order and I get the following message: 'Sorry these items are out of inventory but our experts suggest the following replacement that will be just as good for you.' And what do they recommend as a straight replacement? The Aguilar 5-string set!! I don't think so. Are there any similar stories of dumbness out there?

It's F15 you hold down - as you say, where the heel starts.

Join the club!! That's the Savoury Snack Fanciers' Club btw. Maybe I should join the fitness club.

Funnily enough it felt - and still feels just right, quite robust and in no way flimsy, and perfectly balanced on the strap. Not sure if you can actually feel quality, but that's what I'm feeling. The Plek'd neck is an absolute delight. Neither of my weighing methods is particularly accurate. Spring gauges work best in the middle third of the scale and the bathroom scales give slightly different readings depending on how you stand on them. I'd say the real weight is somewhere between 2.7 and 3kg. OK, I think I've beaten that one to death 🤐

Just tried weighing it. My spring balance showed it at 2.2 kg, which is definitely not right, so I found a way of adding another 2kg to the bass - and got 4.2kg total. Next attempt involved me standing on our digital bathroom scales without and then with the bass. The difference was 2.7kg, which could be about right. If I had to guess based on experience, I'd say around 3kg. Anyway, for a bass it's definitely Super Light 🙂

I'm a big SL fan too. They're XSL when they're short-scale like mine 🙂

Thanks Woody. I'm not much good with these things 🙂

Just tried it and it's working for me.

And here's a link to some mobile phone video. In Like Flynn at the Globe, Somerton.

Last night was the first public gig with the new start-up band, In Like Flynn. We played the Globe in Somerton as a freebie for the FOC rehearsal time they've given us to get our show on the road. So pleased to see the pub full to bursting with the crowd having a ball and the real and virtual tills kerr-chinking behind the bar - a rare sight and sound anywhere these days! And what a relief to be a proper gigging musician again 😊

That's a great review BBS. My Sandy story is pretty much the same as yours. I agree that these great basses just immediately feel 'right', kind of like they're made to measure rather than off the peg. As you say, much of that must be down to the Plek'd neck. I'm on my second one now after selling the exact same bass you've just bought, immediately regretting it, and buying the gorgeous Cali II SL TM as pictured below. Just like you did, I had designed my perfect bass on the Sandy configurator, choked over the cost and the 12-month wait, then found that Thomann had a much cheaper one in stock with everything I wanted - except for the roasted maple neck!! First thing I did was to fit my fave La Bella flats, decide that a slightly lower action would probably suit me better, note the complexity of the bridge - and put the job on the back burner 🙂. Luckily, when I drop-tuned to Eb to suit the band I was in, everything felt spot on so I stuck with the original set-up. Now I'm back to standard tuning though, I probably will lower the action a bit. I've also been considering a pick-up swap to the superb Aguilars that are OE on my Vox Starstream but not sure it's worth throwing over £400 at what's already such a good bass. If I ever did sell it, I wouldn't get the money back.

Been rehearsing a new band since the new year - see website link for video. https://www.inlikeflynnband.com/video