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From my somewhat limited experience with 5s the only immediate possible problem might be that you have to adjust your left hand technique more to cope with the extra width of the neck. On a four a lot of the time you can play with your thumb over the neck, on a lot of fives that doesn't work so well so you need to go for the more 'correct' thumb on the back of the neck left hand position. Of course if you already have a more or less classical left hand technique on guitar it probably won't be much of a change.

That is stunning. If it plays half as good as it looks then its going to be something really quite special.

Or got wet. Its still amazing though.

I only signed up relatively recently but it seems very pleasant here so I reckon I'll be staying for the forseeable. I sometimes read talkbass but I'm never tempted to join, it just seems way too serious.No danger of that here.

I'm getting tempted to get my first 5 after 25 odd years of playing. That may be down to Basschat inspired gas rather than any practical need though & I'm not entirely confident that the extra string won't end up getting most use as a 34 inch ( or longer) thumb rest in my case.

I found these guys when I was looking for something else. http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bpickup_covers.htm There are probaby others who sell pick up covers a bit closer to home.

Probably less than I used to. I used to listen to the Zane Lowe show a lot on Radio 1 which was a great way of hearing new stuff, since he left the show's focus seems to have shifted more from new bands to new dj's/producers which isn't in itself a bad thing but less to my personal taste. Me and a few mates do try to go into Brum every couple of months to watch a band on the national touring circuit, more often than not its someone none of us have heard. It may be because Birmingham has a huge student population but generally the audiences for those bands are late teens/ 20s. I've been a bit surprised at some of the recent comments on here about young people not going to gigs anymore because that hasn't really chimed with my recent experience at all. Though maybe those people are talkng about pub gigs rather than national tours.

Its listed on the Fender webiste at £2700.Which actually seems to be at the cheaper end of the scale for the current custom shop models. Compred to the Pino or the Dusty Hill its an absolute snip. There is an actual jazz shaped Journeyman Jazz as well. Aparently 'journeyman' refers to a light reliced finish.

I'd have to go with Stone Roses closely followed by the Wedding Present's Bizarro. Honourable mention for Sisters of Mercy-Floodland.

Matchsticks/coctail sticks. I've got a curtain rail thats been held onto the wall for last 10 years via a matchstick inserted into the original hole then reinserting the original screw.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1453553455' post='2960472'] It seems that manufacturers can't have a NAMM or MusikMesse come around without having something 'new' to show off. These offerings from MM are definitely not for me, especially at what I can only suppose will be £1k+ prices. Has anyone looked at the guitars (sorry)? The Stingray is...well you decide http://blog.music-man.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SRG-crop.jpg [/quote] 20 odd years ago when I used to play guitar in an indie band I reckon I'd have quite fancied one of those. Slightly unusual looking retro style guitars were all the rage. Probably not for £1500+ though.

I know the local guy who does my set ups charges £15 for advice and small jobs, which might include resoldering a loose wire but probably not fitting a new pot. Your best bet is probably to contact a few people & see if there's a standard local fee for this kind of work.

I normally associate a certain wow factor with Music Man basses. Even when it's 'wow, what the hell is that'. First impressions, these just seem a bit generic.

Has anyone got a picture of the whole basses?

I look after my basses as best I can but I don't wrap them in cotton wool & I don't get wound up if they get the occaisional ding or scratch. But then I don't own any really expensive basses.If I had damaged a 5k+ Fodera I might feel a bit differently.

Just singing or singing whilst playing an instrument?

Not a whole new bass, but I got gas for a Babicz bridge I don't need about a week ago,told myself I should at least wait until next month, held out for two days before viewing it for the umpteenth time on the Bass Direct website when I found myself 'accidently' putting in my basket and watching myself press the 'pay with paypal' button as though in some kind of trance.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1453025166' post='2955531'] I always thought music first, but then there are always the exceptions - one of my favourite artists in my 20s was Elvis Costello, and now I'm a big fan of Dylan and later Bruce Springsteen, where the lyrics are pretty essential! [/quote] With Dylan its definitely the lyrics that make it special. I'd say the same ( obviously to much lesser extent) about Arctic Monkeys, its the lyrics, especially on the first couple of albums that raises them above their peers.

I listen to both but it takes really bad lyrics to ruin a good tune for me whilst really good lyrics won't make me enjoy a tune I don't like. Generally lyrics that don't make sense irrtate me , although Bowie's Life on Mars is a notable exception in that those lyrics seem to really convey something even though on the face of it its just a few nice sounding but mostly disconnected sentences strung together at random.

I went to see them in brum a couple of years ago,just as they were starting to get a bit of airplay. Me and a mate fancied going to see a band & they happened to be playing that night. Didn't know any of their stuff before we went and came away really quite impressed.

The 1975 did this recently which I reckon was definitely inspired by 'Sledgehammer' amongst other 80s stuff. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ5bZuUlftI[/media] Okay, the video is not quite in the same league..

Probably not much help but I think National Express run a coach service between Heathrow & Gatwick for about £25. Not sure how late this service runs though.

Cheers for the recomendations, I shall be checking those out & making my purchase shortly.

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1452898569' post='2954669'] These are basically ideal for P shape bodies at home or as a stage stand. Mine has done okay but they are no good at all if the shape of the bass is in anyway not symetrical. [/quote] Any recommendations for a decent, cheapish, stand for a jazz bass? I've had a couple of near misses recently, left the bass propped up against the side of the sofa, only to hear the thud of the headstock hitting the wall a couple of minutes later.

I've got nothing. I think I tripped over a small combo once.