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Doctor J

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  1. Reversed P with a bridge J, both at full blast. Delicious.
  2. You could send each other morse code messages via pop and slap
  3. No need, the next post told me to spend big. Problem solved.
  4. It's a really catchy song and the drumming is superb. I can think of a lot worse.
  5. Practice while wearing platform boots so your head is much closer to the ceiling. Your own sense of self preservation will make you far more conscious of the proximity of the ceiling and, therefore, less likely to smasha-dee-bassa
  6. Aaron Armstrong does. In my experience, they look the part but don't sound much like the originals though.
  7. Thankfully, singlecuts do not appeal to me, not even Sadowskys.
  8. Is the wagging finger a sign from the T1000 to walk away?
  9. That looks incredible. Top work.
  10. There has never been more variety or options for a bassist, so it's a great time to have this choice to make but it can also be bewildering. That's a lot of money to spend on something you don't know whether you want or not. If it were me, I'd start with the basics: What size neck do you like? Chunky or slim? Precision sized nut or Jazz sized nut? If it's not right for your hand, you're never going to love it no matter what it sounds like. What kind of pickups do you like? P, P&J, J&J, J&MM, P&MM, MM, single coil soapbars or humbucking soapbars? Probably the most important consideration after neck size, in my opinion. You can change individual pickups but changing the type of pickup can require surgery. Is weight an issue? If you're uncomfortable with a heavy bass, you need to rule out heavy basses straight away. How many strings? Active or passive? Again, a massively important consideration. Like pickups, this can be changed afterwards but you're better off getting it right first time. Ergonomics - an extension of the neck consideration, I suppose, but do you need a forearm contour, for example? It's fine lashing out brand names at you but you need to figure out what type of bass you actually want first and then start looking at the options within that kind of specification across the range of brands. Only you know what kind of neck you like. If you post examples of the kind of tone you like, it would be easier to make recommendations on how to get that kind of sound.
  11. Doctor J

    Jazz

    And the JV Squiers, Grecos, Japanese Ibanez and much, much more
  12. Add one of the last few years to your search string and you'll probably find more. Just his name will return results from long before his affiliation with Sire
  13. Fantastic work, can't wait to see how you fit it out inside.
  14. You're hurting me, physically. What a lovely bass.
  15. Exactly what I was thinking and maybe a bit closer to the bridge.
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