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Here’s a couple of photos of a ‘63 P bass I used to own.

Crazy levels of craftsmanship - again.

Restrung my Rob Allen E-C with a 42 on top, seems fine both in tension and appearance. I was surprised that I didn’t have to adjust the truss rod at all.

That is absolute filth! Pure Jazz Bass porn 😱.

Yeah, right! Even if you do make a mistake, it'll be seamlessly rectified and invisible. Then you'll add that to your knowledge database and share with us so that we can learn (or in my case go, "What, how did he do that?"). In the words of Wayne Campbell to Alice Cooper, "We're not worthy, we're not worthy."

Oh my giddy aunt! You’d think after following a number of @Andyjr1515‘s builds and fixes that one would become inured to his level of talent, but this is not the case. Every project leaves me slack jawed in appreciation of his talents - and this one isn’t even finished! Well done, sir, well done 👏👏👏.

When I was looking for a 5 string some years ago, i spent hours at The Gallery in Camden, playing every 5 string that I could, both cheap and expensive. It was a 55-02 that I left the store with. Great bass, although ultimately I failed to gel with it long term. T’was ever thus.

Re-reading your OP, perhaps the foldback was cranked up by the desk, or boosted in a particularly Yamaha loving frequency. You'd have to try your 'Ray through the same setup to really compare.

Battery?

And the phone.

I changed from a MB2 with Schroeder 2x12L to my current PJ rig (Flightcase + PB300). When comparing side by side, I found they were very similar in voicing, but the PJ rig is more refined/cleaner (lets the instrument's sound come through) and of course lighter/compact. Live, I have the Flightcase at around 1-2 o'clock and the PB300 at 12 o'clock. Definitely loud enough for my 2 bands and plenty to spare if required.

Bought mine for Sunday just now.

That’s a great ‘heads-up’, thanks for the review. One to be avoided obviously. Shame, it seems like such a good idea and you’d think someone like SKB would be more on the ball.

Bass Guitar Magazine did a round up of 'best' hard cases at various price points recently (it was the one with Chris Childs on the front). Of them all, this one caught my eye for its practicability https://www.skbcases.com/music/products/proddetail.php?f=&id=13&o=&offset=&c=84&s=75

I was a massive Clapton and Cream fan back in the 70s, but I’ve never liked GB as a drummer and recently even less as a person.

DI the Flightcase into the PA and use the Flightcase for monitoring?

😱 This is surely the beginning of the end of days (bass days at least). EDIT: this is not not meant sarcastically BTW.

Ultimately, does any form of music have to 'say' anything? Giving pleasure/provoking an emotional response should be enough. Rock used to have 'something to say' when it was new, brash and anti-establishment, but the passing of time has made it part of our culture and, therefore, makes it more difficult for it to shock or be confrontational (but not impossible). There's plenty of new stuff out there and my gauge is whether I like it musically, not whether it has 'something to say'. YMMV.

Have a hot bath.

Perhaps it’s cold.

P bass pickups? Splitters!

We already got one, it’s a very nice. Whispering - I told him we already got one, snigger, snigger.

Seems like Roger Daltrey was saying this last year. Perhaps it’s those who actually have nothing left to say who spout this old chestnut.