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Miles Davis was very good at it. This has always inspired me : “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.”

Funny because the Ernie Ball Super Slinky are always my favourite strings in your "demos" and I hated them on my Le Fay Remington Steele 6 RHT CC CAP Big Block (what a name, I know) as these were the strings fitted when I bought it. This is what Reiner and Meik fit at the factory. But strangely, I quite like them on fretted basses. Go figure. Great tests you're doing : simple and effective ! Straight to it. 👌

Here is the custom strings configurator : https://newtonestrings.com/shop/custom-bass-string-configurator/

Yes, they are a bit slow indeed. The strings are really good. That said you can order a custom set by Newtone in the U.K. who makes really good strings too. https://newtonestrings.com/

This set would be perfect : https://kaliummusic.com/product/string-pack-2m323a3i/

Try Kalium strings, but be patient...

And 88 millimetres to a shortarse.

It could have been worst, I could have been a Mancunian liking gravy pea.

Am I doomed ? My bass has 6 strings and no frets, I like to play loads of notes, double stops and chords, I like to solo, I play very often on the dusty end and I am 182 cm tall. So I'm a bad bass player with the good height. 😎

Stop making such beautiful instruments, please. 😎 Or I'll end up ordering one...

Here is my 32 inches scale translucent blue Alembic Elan IV, but I won't keep it. I'm definitely a 34 inches scale (6 strings fretless) bass player. And it looks like a banjo on me. 🤣

Pitza, then !

Here, you have almost all available Ibanez catalogues from way back to the ... 1960's ! https://www.ibanez.com/usa/support/catalogs/

Stop boiling your fretboards !

Jame'son in the ja', of cou'se and it depends if there's a moon over bourbon street.

Looks like an original Fender strap, no ?

Excellent work, as usual. Makes me want to try one of these SimS pickups... 👌

Don't worry, the server is well protected against leaks.

You don't do the double bass fall trick anymore ?

That drummer, just what I like, and that snare drum placement, wow, I would love to play with him. Thanks for sharing this live @Quatschmacher !

Looping the loop, just in case :

And here something more recent. She's just so talented !

Yep, not the first time there's a thread about her in the bass community. She really enjoys playing and you can see that for sure.

Indeed @Graulges, that's why I have a tendency to prefer non sung tunes, because of the too often dumber than dumb lyrics.