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Thanks Will

My feedback is that I've no idea where they're based, and it doesn't say on the website. Anyone know?

And balance was restored in the universe

I learned to play bass in the early 1980s when I was a teenager. In those days, the only good bass (to me) was active with multiple pickups and preferably headless. My right hand would always have been close to the bridge, and I was chasing "the honk" as much as possible. I've returned to the bass in recent years, and through GAS ended up with a Jazz, a P, and a PJ. The P, in particular, has encouraged me to rest my thumb on the single pickup, further from the bridge than I was used to. What a revelation! I really feel the feedback I get from the less rigid string at this position makes me enjoy playing more. Much more. And the tone seems better there too. I can't imagine heading back to the bridge now, except on the Jazz, and that makes me want to play the Jazz less. I think I've been seduced by the P. Teenage me would have turned his nose up at a single pickup passive bass. Anyone else been through this?

Looks like it’s open now, and only for a week. I don’t have the readies. Oh well, his loss.

Fantastic, sounds so good. I've never liked Mark King's voice (sorry Mark!), so even better than the originals, and a female vocal replacing Lindup just works brilliantly.

Very groovy!

I buggered up a single TI jazz flat in a headless bass but managed to replace it as a single string from Amazon. I did have to wait a couple of weeks though.

TIL about witness points!

If only enrolment was possible. What a crazy system.

Thanks so much @BillyBass

So did you get hum problems with the Elixirs at all?

My memory from the 1980s was that Pino favoured Stingray fretlesses with carbon graphite necks. Just wondering if that memory is to be trusted...

Thanks @BillyBass I may return in a few months and ask the same question if you don't mind. I really appreciate it.

Thank you so much BillyBass, I am much obliged.

I'm still thinking I'd like to do this accelerator course. Is there any way I can be notified when it opens without having to swim through a river of spam?

Thanks, I might try on my Hohner one day.

Oh really? So there are double ball end flats, or some sort of adapter for normal strings?

My first bass was an Ibanez Roadster bass bought at Gigsounds in the early 1980s. I think I traded it against a Westone Rail on Denmark Street. I remember being frustrated that it didn’t have enough variety of tones. I really wanted an active bass.

Great stuff, I enjoyed that

So far, I've had the most fun with the Stevie Wonder suggestion. Really enjoying Master Blaster Jammin. Good arpeggio workout. That's a great suggestion, thank you!