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Best, JMJ Mustang. Not perfect, but it’s rekindled my joy of playing and particularly playing fretted. I did some comparison recording yesterday and it’s fantastic in a mix with little or no EQ required. As for the scale, colour me converted. Honourable mention for the Beat Buddy. Worst, a set of nylon wrapped, LaBellas. The ones on my Rob Allen sound great, but they don’t work as well as cobalt flatwounds on my other fretless. Not the product’s fault, just a mismatch.

I find the non reverse a lumpen mess, no matter who makes it or whether it has a P/G or not. Why, just why? YMMV

Yeah, that yellow going into purple is very fetching. Oh, you mean the bass. Ahem, ah, is that my coat? Must go.

Yes, he is. He’s been to a few bass bashes too.

Yes, I know, quoting yourself if very much not 'the thing' but I have an update: Today I made a simple 6/8 blues, backing track with drums (props to the Beat Buddy pedal, which recorded marvellously), 3 layers of guitar and then added all of my basses, including 3 takes of the J type to encompass all the main pickup positions. Does the Mustang need another pickup? No, not unless I'm bothered about really ringing 4th/9th fret harmonics. It held its own in the mix and was more pleasing than the neck or mix settings on the J type (they were nice enough, but uninspiring by comparison to all the other basses/settings). Where I think the Mustang really won out was on the D & G strings, where the tone was nice, rounded and balanced, opposed to snarling and jumping out tone heard with the J type bridge position soloed or the MM type. A very enlightening exercise, which seems to add more credence to the 'P basses are perfect in a mix' standpoint, at least to my ears. Before anyone asks, no, I will not be posting sound clips, as it was way too rough & ready and would be a tad embarrassing. However, the fitting of a new neck plate and subsequent heel reshaping still remains an option.

Was it in the gig bag?

It’ll be worth the wait, I can’t get over how much I like mine, the neck and pickup on the JMJ are a delight. Once again, I’m toying with adding a ‘51 type as a bridge pickup, but not sure it’ll really add anything in a live mix. Also considering replacing the neck plate with one that’ll allow me to shave the corner off of the rear of the neck pocket for improved upper fret access.

IIRC I used to use a Taylor guitar wrench.

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Plainly influenced by Bobby Vega, there's Cody Wright: Can't mention funky without Rocco Prestia (or anyone who depped for him, including Booby V): Some Chuck Rainey perhaps: When not being a full on prog guy, Tony Levin can funk: And, of course, you can't say funk and not include Bernard Edwards:

Nothing Else Matters - Metallica Speed Your Love To Me - Simple Minds Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie None of them really danceable (in a traditional weeding dance style) but interesting sentiments, although the DCFC number is dark as f***.

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How did Diana Ross get into the thread?

I think you’re all over reacting. No? I’ll get my coat.

I appear to have a fitting issue.

Always like the Rocco Prestia sig model. How sad, he can’t have been old at all. 😢

Ahem…

Did somebody say nuts?

Well done that man! It takes a lot of inner strength to do what you’ve achieved. When taken by the GAS, it’s all too easy to get carried away and ‘have’ to leave with something, I’m certainly a victim of those feelings. Maybe what you need is something that is massively different, not a tweak on something you already have. I’ve just discovered (well in the last 12 months) short scale basses and their complete difference has affected my perception of what I want from a bass, both in terms of feel, weight and tone, quite a bit. Keep us posted on any developments.

I can understand your frustration, but it wasn’t wasted time really, as you’ve pointed out yourself. As you know the drummer outside of the band, perhaps you could ask why they decided to go with someone else. If it’s something in your playing, you might want to work on that (or not). No one likes rejection, but it is part of a musician’s lot I’m afraid. Pick yourself up and, now that you’re back up and running, move onto the next project.

If it ain’t broke… Mock it up in a photo editing suite to sate your (and our) curiosity maybe.

None more black.