Very marmite. I like that style, also Sire, Kay(!), Lakland, Lull, Harley Benton and Musicman amongst others with varying degrees of 'hook' and 'belly'.
I used a 16" skin for a 10" ring, it was only a couple of quid extra. Made it easy to pull tight. Got it way tighter than the old banjo mandolin I did about 40 years ago!
I'm definitely out. I've dropped a fortune on a boutique bass.
OK, actually it's a dirt cheap Kay Gremlin the owner wants to go to a loving home... it can be mates with my Kay Tulip.
Cheap but good looking basses from gear4music.
Nothing new about the configuration but nice new shapes. Short scale 30".
Has anyone actually seen one in the flesh. About £200 a pop, could be worth upgrading?
That's lovely.
The AVII 60s P is 1960.
Differences AFAICS: Tighter fingerboard radius (7.5"), marginally narrower nut (by 0.5mm), 4-ply pickguard with steel backplate, 1960 pickups.
Aldo reverse tuners, not sure if thec63 has those.
I would guess you want cardioid (to get the full sound including any fingerboard slapping and in case they move around a bit), not supercardioid unless they are rooted to the spot or the mic can be well back (unlikely). So the SM58 Beta would be out. Other than that, I don't know enough to help. A vanilla SM58 would do it well enough even if there are better options.
We dropped it because the singer felt he couldn't nail the phrasing. In my view, when it's like that, it means it's improvisational and the singer can do what he bloody well likes... it's what I do with basslines full of random noodles!