Bassfinger

It's hilarious how much they punch above their price point. Very versatile and playable bits of kit, and ripe for modifying. Speaking of which, the Warman pickup is something else. It darkens to tone a touch and adds a slight frisson of growl that I really like. Slap a fancy name on it, trot out some glossy advertising with moody shots of the pickup on a gloss black surface and people would pay 4 times as much and would not be disappointed with the performance.

My Geddy Lee. Tried many jazzes (12 in fact), from player to ultra, and this particular Geddy Lee just felt right, was finished perfectly and sounded sublime. It was the in between, the bears porridge - just right. Nothing exciting on paper but that particular one just had its mojo sorted.

I've had this from DHL just a few months ago. It showed as delivered on their tracking, but actually arrived a couple of days later.

Unless you're doing studio work or large venues with a high quality sound system it's highly unlikely that anyone would notice any difference in the sound. My backup is a modified Harley Benton MB4 because it sounds great in its own right, is cheap enough to be near expendable, but the tone is versatile enough to stand in for whatever my number 1 instrument be at any given gig.

Although my Y fronts are so tired and worn they look like they're made from bass strings.

And on a serious note, when I can be bothered to measure at all I do it at the 17th as I read somewhere that is where one does so, but I have no ethical or moral affinity to that position. I guess it matters not where you do so as long as you're consistent between instruments when trying to set them up in a similar manner.

Might as well get in there quickly... You're all wrong, completely wrong, never heard such dangerous drivel. My way is right and you won't see any professional players doing it any way but mine, except for the professional players that don't but I conveniently won't mention them. You'll all suffer repetitive strain injuries, and Leo Fender will rise from the grave and haunt you. Anyone who doesn't do it my way is clearly impotent and cheats at monopoly. I think that covered most points.

Holy crap, that could get messy pretty quickly! 🤣

Fenders own recommended figures are measured at the 17th...or the 12th, depending on where you read them! 🤣

I do wonder wonder though what 'medium-high' means to different players though? To me it's about 4mm at the 17th fret, but to some that might feel like an egg slicer or quite low to others. Depends on one's previous experiencemI guess. It's a good book, Mrs Bassfinger bought it me when it came out and lime you I'd delved in at random, but eventually read it cover to cover when laid up with the lergie.

He mentions it in his Big Beautiful Book Of Bass. That tickled me as I do the same to aid in hammer-ons and pull-offs, and I presumed he does so for the same reasons but it could equally be as you suggest.

Ironic, as Geddy himself prefers his "medium-high." Gotta agree, they're great instruments. I wouldn't part with mine, it'll be going in my box with me when I go.

Gordon Lightfoot in 2016(?) Well past his best, but the guy is a legend and unlikely to ever play here again so I had to go.

Or renaissance wax.

We have band meetings in the con club in the village mqybe 3 or 4 times a year to discuss set lists, gear purchases etc. These inevitably end up as lengthy social knee's up.

I'd be delighted with either!

I bought it from Andertons. Perhaps I should demand my extra 2mm?

Thats a bit unfair to the venerable Monsignor Harley Benton. My MB4 does more than merely allow me to cope - it's sound is as brilliant as my Rickenbacker at 26 times the price. Sure, the fret ends aren't as finely polished, the finish not quite as lustrous, but in terms of functionality it doesn't simply cope, it damn well excels. But back to nuts...ive just measured, my Sire P5 is 40mm at the nut and is another one that gives far pricier basses a good poke in the eye.

Same here. By the time I've swapped in my strings of choice and let it settle for a few days it'll need tweak of the truss rod and the intonation will need redoing, then I want to set the string height to suit my own personal tastes. It could be set up in the shop by God himself but by the time I've done my bit it'll need redoing, so provided the basics are correct (nut cut properly, frets seated well dressed tidily, etc) I never sweat over the set up from the box. However, in this instance it sounds more like a build QC problem rather than set up issue. Nice to see Squier going the whole hog and trying to emulate Fender's hit and miss QC.

A fistful of very nice sounding Harley Benton basses with MM type pickups. Obscenely good for pennies.

I'd be inclined towards the Sire, but wouldn't at all be upset to get the Squier for my birthday. The Sire 'edgeless' necks are something else, lovely to play.

Mrs Bassfinger bought me a mandolin.

I'll probably be run out of town for heresy but I prefer the finish, sound and price of the Squier CVs to their Player Series equivalents. I'm not at all against MIM's and currently have one on the fleet, I just find the Players a bit lukewarm compared to the often cheaper alternatives.

My Sire P5. Love it.