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That bass looks serious! Hopefully we will hear some playing after you have changed strings. That number of strings, it may be wise to change one at a time and not stress the neck too much.

Some players say Nickel RW is the set for the fretless. The response is more even than with the smiley stainless (which I use).

1986 is right. I wandered through Denmark street then and bought my first real bass, a '74 Ric 4001 for £400. Hohner The Jack cost around the same. A Warwick Nobby Meidel was £500. Wals and Statii were more expensive, therefore I don't remember their exact prices.

The earliest known examples of the lyre have been recovered at archeological sites that date to c. 2700 BCE in Mesopotamia. (OK, this sure is vintage, not some surf board.) Baroque, flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. (I think this old instruments may carry the sticker "vintage", too.) According to Wiki there seems to be some 4400 years in between these two.

What, one, and one only?

I still do not surf. I am a bassist. From ergonomics point of view our situation is far better than what violin players have to suffer. And I am very happy I have had the chance to choose from many shapes and scale lengths. I should reveal a thing that I made for years, but now I need to run to buy some food.

For bass: IE Nimbus has HPF and LPF for the effect, and they work really well. But it is quite hard to find and may cost a lot. Because the reasonable amount of the effect is small, any reverb is most likely good, but use it sparingly. That Behringer is worth trying. For vocals: Start from t c helicon. If the mixer supports stereo, consider a stereo unit, or mono for the vocals only.

I could make a board look and feel very professional, but those continuous changes... and I have three of them in use: for lo-Z, hi-Z, and fretless bass. I am happy with compressors and... wait a minute...

When you get the bass, check the setup and do string set tests to find the right combination for you. If the bass feels good in your hands, the right strings can do miracles (playability & sound).

And I feel the same about those ancient surf basses. Sure here we talk about taste: a friend of mine hates the shape of the headstock of my Vigier.

Search for the brochure, it may be here. Shows lots of details of the models.

Very good point. This is so common issue, if the drummer hasn't got a metronome. I bought a metronome to our drummer, and it is far easier to play gigs. He did a (long) list of songs and has written tempos to every song. Tama RW30 costs £30 and setting the tempo is quick.

It seems that the core is round. If you are not careful when cutting it and then with installation, the winding may loosen. Hexagonal core keeps the winding better in place.

Just saw an L2 in very good condition. It looks fun, if not funny, but I did not have to buy it. Well, the price was also steep, £4300. I remember the time when it came out and it was something special. It still is, and I wonder when will we get something similar in terms of invention.

Also pound for pound my choice would be an inactive material. Look for Sr, not Zn. That watch may have had a Radium based material.