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It's all the way up and I call refret - a bad refret. It probably doesn't affect playability, but my guess is that it would always bug you and there doesn't appear to be any reduction in price to reflect the mauling this has had. When I first pulled frets out of a bass with just a screwdriver, needle nosed pliers and no heat applied (I didn't know any better back then), it didn't look as bad as that.

That colour scheme is really nicely understated; I like it. I for one would be interested in how this compares to the Wilcock MM.

And hits the add to basket button.

Conversely, I really like DB and would love one (annoyingly there have been a bunch for sale that I could easily have gone to try before I moved north, but are now, literally, out of reach. The universe trying to tell me something, perhaps?), with Danny Thompson being one of my favourites, not just for his chops, but especially for his tone. Because of that, I didn't really enjoy the DB performance because I didn't like the tone, it was way too muffled and dead sounding for my tastes. Perhaps this was down to the sound guy (the Beeb have previous for poor bass mixes, in a multitude of settings after all), but as his open E sounded kind of OK, I'm guessing it's a personal choice. However, he won over more traditional lead instruments, which is a nice thing for the bass community (how you compare a DB performance to that of a piano is beyond me, but a win's a win).

I think the Kala has better definition than the Fender, so, unless it's an ergonomic thing, I haven't got a clue. Either way, what a great advert for shorter scale basses.

You are not wrong. Thanks for sharing.

On My Radio - The Selecter

Hear Me Calling - Slade

In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel Time Stand Still - Rush Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson The Rain Song - Zeppelin Glittering Prize - Simple Minds Belief - John Mayer Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan Red Rain - Peter Gabriel Book - World According To Garp - John Irving Luxury Item - My Simon & Patrick Rosewood Pro

The black one looks a bit tasty. At £199, it could make for a good upgrade chassis.

I fitted 1/2" Hipshot Lightweight Short tuners to my SBMM shorty 'Ray. I still had to add a bit of tape to make them snug though. Great upgrade, super smooth, accurate action and despite not being a huge weight saving on paper, it made the whole bass feel much lighter.

Just looking again, the headstock looks like it has been photoshopped somewhat.

That bridge looks like the one they use on the SBMM Sub range.

Fever - Peggy Lee

Burn - Deep Purple

Message in a Bottle - The Police

Oooh! Hello, pretty.

Based on the colours reproduced, Shell Pink. Normally, I'm a Surf/Sea Foam Green guy, but that looks a bit iridescent. They may look very different in the flesh.

That’s sad to hear, G.

Years of awful mixes on Later would say that that is a rare beast.

Yes it does and they are through body.

The bezel I fitted from Rickysounds (I think it was them) fitted inside the metal pickup surround, above the springs. The one you mention seems to replace the entire metal surround.