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Alas... my Iceni Zootbass Chaser IV... my fiesta red CIJ Mustang...

It might depend on the music played. If it's an atonal squawk you can admire the tone and virtuosity but still reach for the earplugs.

This thread never dies! I could post the latest pics of my two short scales... much upgraded... but they look very much the same from the outside. The Supro is def on my lust list... as are short scale Chowneys...

Cheers for that.

Can you get a PJ set for the 62?

I'm a sax player... I play bass because it's easier to get a local gig. Most of my gigs have been as a sax player. There are 12 keys to learn... plus 12 minor keys... and modes... and minor and major pentatonic scales. But, you don't play in many different keys... I just used to learn new keys as needed. On the other hand, I did spend hours playing tone exercises. I'm mostly a tenor player... lthough I had a fun couple of years playing baritone. My sax is a Selmer Series III plus an amazing Dukoff mouthpiece. Will try and post a pic if I get round to it.

The price for a PJ set is appealing, but I wonder if it's better to go the whole hog... I keep eyeing up Nordstrands at Bass Direct. But... currently I think I may be better saving the money and swapping my lightweight combo for an even more lightweight rig... assuming we all get gigging again. Save my arthritic joints a bit.

... some slappers might appreciate the beefed up bridge pup and keep their old neck pup.

Yes... if you just want Ps you can buy the PJs and chuck the J away (???)

What's the deal with Yosemite pickups? Can't find much in the way of reviews other than Fender-generated "seismic" Ps and "growly" Js... yeh! They all do that don't they. I'm not thinking about buying any (unless they prove to be the saviour of mankind) but I've been doing a lot of mooching around replacement pickups... bought some EMG passive Geezers for my back-up bass... with which I am well pleased. I assume they are now the go-to for MIA Fenders, so have to please players with a wide variety of styles... so are they hugely versatile or boring jack-of-all-trades? I'm just curious. Has anyone got a new Fender with these fitted? My main bass is a MIM Mustang... anyone tried the MIA Mustang with the Yosemites fitted? I now have a KiOgon loom and Scaller bridge on mine and the MIM stock pups sound amazing.

Mine came from Thomann in Germany. Very quick, very impressive.

Just had a parcel delivered by UPS about two hours ago. Having my monthly fix of coffee beans delivered by DPD tomorrow. So the answer is yes. When I'm selling basses and stuff I use Interparcel, which gives you a choice if a number of couriers. I don't think you will have a problem. The UPS courier said he was getting through his deliveries really quickly... no traffic, and he delivered the parcel at arm's length and backed off quickly.

The blue still does it for me. These basses just sound so good!

Aaarrgghh!!!! Don't tell me that... it just gives me an excuse to buy a JM Mustang... that was the only thing that was putting me off!

As above... with various Mustangs and d'Addario strings I always use, medium for string-through and short for top-loading (that's just the MIM PJ version as far as I know).

Our drummer is over 70, therefore tecnically at risk. The guitarist's wife has MS (she's poddling on ok, but doesn't need the virus). I'm sort of at risk because I've had Crohn's disease for 50 years. It's a shame, but rehearsing ain't gonna happen. We're investigating rehearsing online via JamKazam, but I think the technological input is too much for our addled brains. I've urged everyone to practise, practise, practise... and to learn those really hard songs we've been avoiding up to now. I'm a cynical, curmudgeonly, old git and I resent this stuff... but I have a genetic predisposition to doing what I'm told. The quicker we stick to the rules, the quicker we will emerge out of the other side of this.

I'm not bothered about the wood. I prefer basses with a thick coat of shiny paint... preferably CAR or any other type of red. I also prefer it to be light. I'm of the pickups/strings/fingers school of thought when it comes to tone generation... and that's before it gets mangled by my EBS Microbass preamp. I once had a Warwick Thumb bass that had to be waxed... it looked and sounded great but was a total PITA. I even thought about having it refinished with some thick red shiny paint.... but sold it and bought a Squier.

Be careful... you'll end up selling all your long scale basses and going over to short scale... that's what happened to me. I had a Hofner Ignition Club bass... I don't know how they did it for the money. I f it doesn't have flats on... whack some on. And enjoy!

... and consider fitting a Kiogon loom.

Probably helps speed as well, but it's a great way of "unlocking" the fretboard. Try playing each scale from the lowest note on the fretboard to the highest and back down again, taking a different route each time. Playing scales in intervals is good practice. Also, playing the scales in different rhythms... like triplets and swing eighths.

I could afford to buy one from what I'd save on gym fees.

I don't believe you. A whole 3 seconds?

The Fender Rumble 500 is crazy light... about 17kgs, I think, which is about the same weight as my practice amp, an Orange Crush 50. The size can be a bit awkward when going up and down stairs... just don't bounce it off your kneecaps... painful. It also looks like a vintage beast.

I agree with foxyfuse. I have an EBS Microbass II. I've set it for my ideal tone going through my Rumble (with flat eq). Then I use the amp eq for any tweaks to suit the room.

I've just got a Fender Rumble 500. It's a 2x10 but I have to leave the bass eq flat... I just do a little boost on the low mids. Always the option to get an extension cab but I don't think it will be necessary (it would be fun, though).