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Amazing!

I'm out already! Couldn't resist the Stagg EUB that was on sale here. Picked it up today. I blame @Paul S

A thoroughly pleasant experience buying a Stagg EUB from Paul today. I am one happy chappy! Thanks Paul 👍

3 posts make a Venn diagram

Too narrow for me 👍

These are not wide spaced.

I thought he ripped the frets out and played like Jaco?

There are certain individuals who keep confusing their opinions with facts. Some of them use quotes to confirm their bias but dismiss anything that doesn't fit their world view as an outlier. Welcome to the Internet... Quite so 👍

Listen - everyone knows you are technically correct. However being technically correct in art is kind of missing the point. A large number of really great musicians play the 'wrong' way some or all of the time, yet they make music they love and countless other people enjoy. Art comes from the heart - the most enjoyable stuff comes from those who are creating it with authenticity and feeling. Most folks on here are inspired by players with unconventional techniques - it's that lack of conformity that makes them interesting. E.g. Geddy Lee, Mark King, Lemmy, Paul McCartney, Flea - all hugely popular, cited by many as the reason they play. There are many more but you should get the point... It's far more important to create in a way that works for you, if that's the technically correct way than good on you, that doesn't give you the right to force your opinion on everyone else.

It was good enough for Lemmy

I'll remember I had a great time collecting and playing loads of lovely bass guitars 👍

Shouldn't it be a Wango?

Yamaha BB are narrow, somewhat ironically.

Budget choice - Yamaha RBX

This ought to do it! https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/470926-aguilar-gs412-bass-cab-1200w-now-£450/

I use a hybrid of floating thumb and the Patitucci method, depending on the line. Using the spare fingers works well when controlling note lengths.

Yup, I'm still in too.

Believe it or not I'm one of the many that doesn't get moist over Jaco. He was good, but not the godlike genius that you seem to think he was. I'll just keep playing my way rather than comparing myself to a long dead and deeply flawed individual. If he gives you a hard on then good for you.

Maybe he just wasn't that good? I use a 5 for everything, apart from the part in the set of 2 songs with an instrumental section in between which are all in D. I use a 4-string in drop-D for this as it's just more fluid sounding.

This only happens if you post while not on the last page of the thread in my experience

You guys were bloody great - my phrase for the evening was that you can't watch Train to Skaville without a smile on your face. Sorry I couldn't stay to the end, I really need to move nearer to the Three Horseshoes 🤣 Your bass was filling the room nicely 👍

Spector?

I'd like to hear it without the synth bass, I can live with the drums