Paul S

I would say not necessarily. For the past few years I have been using an old Trace Elliot AH300 that has been mounted in a Gator 2U ABS rack case and, so far as I can see, it is perfect. To a degree it offsets the weight of the amp - just 12kg in total - and is sturdy enough to protect it from any knocks. Also there is room to stash the kettle and cab leads in the back, with a bit of foam by way of protection.

Have a chat with @Andyjr1515 of this parish before you make a final decision. He very successfully reduced down the width of a neck on a Shergold Marathon for me a few years back.

My Jake 5 is simply a P pickup and it sounds exactly like the sound of a P bass I have in my head. It was the Delano option. So it has to be worth cutting the J out of the picture.

All of that, yes. I saw them at Wembley Arena in 1978. Set the bar for me with live music. Never bettered. I recall they had a laser that drew out the Thin Lizzy logo in mid-air than spun it around.

I don't know if ALL the Fender logo JVs were the same but the Fender logo on mine is different to that. They call it the spaghetti logo.

Well, that's worth remembering. Cardiologist can only give advice to other cardiologists Wishing you a speedy recovery! Must have been/continue to be a worry.

Surely you should be asking your cardiologist, not a bunch of bass players?

For me it varies. I do not play, nor have I ever played, in a funk/soul/disco band. So if I remember I will do my soundcheck by embarking upon my 'Disco bass line medley' but generally get no further than the first bar or two of Disco Inferno One time in a rock covers band we supported a Black Sabbath tribute and I did my soundcheck with the start of NIB, mainly because the other guy did and he fluffed it .

The ones I have tried have been fine in terms of wear but that 'plunky pick on flats' sound is greater than with metal flats. Not that it is bad thing, just a bit different.

Ahem. So... you'll be bidding? Mouse over to zoom - Click to enlarge

G4M had a damaged Boulder Creek 5 string electroacoustic rrp £849.99 listed for ages at £399 and it didn't sell. It has just been relisted for £699. Must be the same as the pics of the damage are the same. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Boulder-Creek-EBR3-5-String-Electro-Acoustic-Bass-DAMAGED-RRP-849-99/303015541921?epid=1905094524&hash=item468d223ca1:g:AKMAAOSw899bf~JL:rk:2:pf:0 I'm not interested in buying it but certainly interested in the thinking behind the huge price hike.

I have tinnitus, fly a lot and, yes, happens very frequently. Always settles down to normal again.

I'll be the first of many - our very own obbm, trading as Rockwire or Bassic Bits.

I'm thinking 'like a bassist, but more so' - a kind of superlative. So perhaps he is happy with 'just' a guitarist, drummer, keyboardist but fancies something a bit special on bass. Could be a typo, of course.

Probably sat in the manufacturers warehouse in China.

The thing is - does it really matter? These topics always seem to degenerate into some wort of 'my gang is better than your gang' type thing. You like a P bass/Stingray/Rickenbacker - great. You don't like them - also great. There is room for all without the mud slinging.

I've just ended up being corked.

And a Supercompact has just popped up for sale in the classifieds.

Kind of similar thing for me. I spent a lot of money importing a Yamaha BB5000 from Japan, only to not 'bond' with it in any way. Similar story a few years ago with a Westone Pantera Deluxe X790 - first time I saw a picture of one I was smitten. Eventually found one for sale in Holland, happened to be going to Holland so I picked it up. Didn't ever bond with that either. The main issue with both was that they didn't sound like P basses. I've come to terms with this now.