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It is just as well there is something for everyone

When I listen to stuff like this (and I do, lots) I find it deeply humbling. I find myself constantly thinking "where are you even pulling these lines from?".

Suck-age.

The Scott Dixon flightcases have the same vibe, but are more expensive. However, they come up on ebay now and again.

I can see your rig. The Enki case looks like the least of your weight concerns.

I would play C with my 4th finger on the D string, D 1st finger on the G string, E 3rd finger on the G, D 1st on G strings and C 4th on the D string. I am FULLY aware this is controversial, but at that position it is very doable.

I have found myself falling in to this hole as well. I am never going to programme anything. I just want 3 or 4 presets to do kind of organ pedal tones. I would happily spend the money on a Behringer Mini Moog-alike but the lack of presets is a complete non-starter for me. As soon as I have controllers which interact with each other everything goes fuzzy in my head. Running Moog apps on an iPad is great. Frankly, Garage Band presets do all I need. All the presets I could want. Even using the on screen keyboards are interesting as I can glide around between notes and moving your finger from front to back of the key opens various filters. Obviously I will need to hook up a hardware keyboard as well so that is more stuff to cart around which is sub optimal. But I thought I would throw this concept into the mix.

And here I am stuck in the loop of "I need another bass like I need a hole in the head" and "but it will be fun".

Been there, mixing sound from the stage. Ho hum.

I would be very interested in what people would suggest instead of Ye Olde 58. I know there are many options. But names would be useful Thanks.

Nope, it was a joke referencing my utter incompetence a few pages ago in this thread.

Truth. Right there. I am as bad as anyone. I have a lovely 66J (Jan 7th . I have not played it in anger in decades. Can I let it go? Can I heck!

That looks like it might work, but having said that, the heel of this is 11mm wider than a standard P body so to get the balance would have quite a chunky overhang. Obviously I NEVER go up there so this whole thing is academic, but I think it would upset me on an aesthetic level. I think. Of course this means finding something else which is a royal pain.

If this mate can do metal flake finishes then I think we need to know who they are.

The only girl in the orchestra. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81777798

How can I haggle you down from that? That would be lush. Thank you.

Buy cheap, buy twice. I know. But what is cheap and what is expensive? Bear in mind I might do 5 nuts absolute max. I would want to do guitars as well as bass. Sorry. Ebay have all sorts for £15 ish.

This is the answer you are looking for. If you plug the J Tone into your amp and it sounds fine, then it is fine. If it does not sound fine (weedy) then it is because (as you have said) the pickup needs to see a higher impedance. Any FDeck thang will do all you need. You can spend more (I have - frequently) but this does the fundamentals just fine and dandy. This is actually even better value than the Rafferty. I use one as my buffer and I do love being able to wipe a touch of the top end off as well.