Paul S

Y5S - that is really helpful. Many thanks. Have to say that looks the business, too. I had a little lash up yesterday using the tripod stand from a cheap lights set I have, a couple of cable ties and some gaffer tape. As you say - getting the mount somewhere near the balance point of the bass would seem the key issue - I varied the footprint quite a bit and, if the bass is balanced, you can actually get away with a 'fairly' small spread on the tripod. If not, and/or you use the endpin for balance/weight distribution, the whole thing tips unless the spread is wide. Plus I am 5" shorter than you, so the whole thing would be less wobbly to start with. I think I will take the plunge on something I have seen on eBay and report back after I've had a go. Meanwhile thanks everyone for the input

That got me curious. My Stagg weighs around 14lbs, so for some reason a good deal lighter. Mr 5 stringer - look forward to seeing that! I am currently looking at tattoo arm/leg rests, along the lines of this: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Getbetterlife-Black-Arm-Leg-Rest-Portable-Adjustable-Chair-Tattoo-Supply-Set-/271772349374?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Tattoos_BodyArt_SM&hash=item3f46e4f3be"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Getbetterlife-Black-Arm-Leg-Rest-Portable-Adjustable-Chair-Tattoo-Supply-Set-/271772349374?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Tattoos_BodyArt_SM&hash=item3f46e4f3be [/url]

I don't do Twitface so the layout kind of confuses me but nice to have some promo on the shorties. I have two at the moment and really like playing them - Fender Musicmaster modded with a Precision pickup and Danelectro Longhorn. Especially the Dano which I am currently head over heels with.

Don't start... there was always that 'rampaging vikings' shampoo advert. Or was it conditioner? I didn't take much notice...

[url="https://youtu.be/SiMkJIS7Zw8"]https://youtu.be/SiMkJIS7Zw8[/url] Doesn't seem to want to embed. Anyone remember this?

Pictures, please! There were quite a number of variations of the Thunder II, some better than others. If it were one of the medium scale versions, for example, there are a few people on here that would start badgering you to sell it to them. Not me, of course.

I am in a similar position - I love Precision basses but prefer skinny necks. I have tried several options. My best and favourite Precision at the moment is an 80s MIJ Squier, medium scale with a 38mm nut width. Superb bass. For me and what I need from a Precision it is the nicest I have played. The MIJ Fender Jazz Bass Special basses are Precision bodies with Jazz width necks and P/J pickups. Power Jazz Bass Special have active onboard eq. They are really nice basses that, for some reason, are still quite low in price to buy considering the quality. Usually under £400. I'm on my second one! Had a white one, sold it, missed it, now have a black one. There has to be a lot to be said for making a bitsa. I had a MIJ Black P body, mighty Mite Jazz maple neck, Fender Original pickup and it was brilliant. Just not quite as good as the Squier which, when it arrived, immediately usurped it. Fender Precision Lyte basses have *really* skinny necks, both narrow and shallow. But they don't sound exactly like Precision basses to me. At least mine doesn't. If it doesn't have to have Fender on the headstock how about a yamaha? I am a new convert - just got a BB414 and that does an acceptable Precision sound using the P type pickup together wit a narrow neck. Or, another idea, how about a Mustang? If you can play Short Scale they have narrow necks. Sound big and old school, though not exactly like a Precision.

[quote name='Erik' timestamp='1426518232' post='2718732'] @Paul: I do have a few of those stands including one that looks very, very similar and I am pretty sure that this not sturdy enough to take the weight of the Stagg. Maybe with endpin in place it might work. [/quote] I had a look at one last night and you are quite right - too flimsy. I need to have a peek at the laptop stand and also there are TV monitor stands that are similar. Failing that the cymbal stand is much sturdier. Or just upgrade to an NS Design and be done with it!

I wonder if one of these might actually do the job, too? Heavy duty music stand. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360848354708?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360848354708?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT[/url] The gubbins at the back of the flat plate looks like it would be an ideal fixing for the back of the bass. Might need to keep the end pin, though, to help with the weight. I'll take a look at one in a music shop and see what I think.

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1426440470' post='2718073'] Whoa, you got a Longhorn for less than £200?! Congratulations! :jealous: [/quote] Yes, I know - a bargain And it was on here, too - I was lucky enough to see the ad sharpish.

Having just acquired my first Yamaha BB414 for well under £200 I would have to join the queue to recommend one of those. Very impressed with what you get for the money, especially the tone which has depth and character way above the price point. My other sub-£200 bargain buy recently was a Danelectro Longhorn. Uber-cool querky looks - not everybodies cup of tea perhaps - and an amazing range of tones. Featherlight and shortscale, I could comfortably play it for hours on end! There's a passable Jazz bass sound waiting to come out but also a rather unique Danelectro tone in the sweet spot that I just love. I gigged with it on Friday for the first time and, unusually, had people come up to me afterwards asking about it.

I'm confused as well - your pic shows a Gotoh 201 or similar? Anyway, heavy and brass calls to mind the Hipshot A style Fender fit. I had one on a P bass and, for me, it was the best aftermarket bridge in terms of functionality, build quality and looks. Superb bit of kit, though not the cheapest. Don't know if you can get it in gold finish, though.

That is very interesting - looks like it might do exactly the job I need. I'll see if I can see one in the flesh somewhere. Great bit of lateral thinking - thank you!!

New or secondhand?

Food for thought, thanks. Although I'd like to leave the end pin out of the equation completely, really, in the way the NS Design one does. More ideas I had - using the bracket that fixes to the bottom of a drum stool - take it off the stool, bolt the bracket onto the body of the bass them slot that into the cymbal stand. Should be able to adjust the angle of the dangle as well. Assuming all the bits are the same diameter.

Sticking the end-pin into the hole in the top of a drum stool wouldn't work in the way I am looking to achieve - my desired result would be like this: I can just walk up to it, play, then move on the regular 4 string leaving the whole thing standing firmly in place whilst doing either. That's the plan, anyway. A regular boom cymbal stand would be ok for the tripod bass and upright It is how I get the bass to fix onto this that I am querying, really.

Moving back to the issue of a stand, if I can. I prefer playing my Stagg whilst it is held on its stand, rather than balanced on the end pin and using the body brace. I've tried both and this way suits me more. I do, however, find the Stagg stand rather cumbersome and ugly. My thought is to get a cymbal stand and then to attach this with some kind of bracket to the body of the bass in much the same way as the NS Design basses but can't think of an immediate 'off the peg' bracket. There is a solid bit on the body just above the electrics compartment that I think would suit as a mounting point as it is roughly where the balance point of the bass is. Anyone done this or have any ideas? Ta!

Very much, Rod. Quite a revelation. For one band it is my #1 bass - the look and sound are just perfect. During the set I alternate between that and a Stagg EUB so both are kind of unusual and eye catching. Have to say it was a bit of a steal, too... but don't tell the guy I bought it from.

There's a whole 'Carry On ...' film's worth of double entendres there At rehearsal last night the DC sat nicely in the mix with the band and through my proper rig so it looks like it is going to be here to stay for a while. I still prefer the Longhorn, though - the tone is more 'rounded' I think.

I know what you mean - I was at Uni 1976-1979, always had enough money to supplement the god-awful food supplied at the hall of residence I lived in (Commonwealth Hall in Russell Square - any other former inmates?). Those were the days - studying in candlelight during the 'winter of discontent'!

Interesting - you hear the same as me. I did wonder as my ears aren't what they were I have 'bonded' fairly seriously with the Longhorn, I have to say. Sounds brilliant, light as a feather and easy to play. And eye-catching quirky looks, too. I'm going to gig with it for the first time on Saturday, really looking forward to that. Meanwhile the DC will get a run through this evening - a different band, different music, might fit in ok.

Blimey - you haven't seen one since then?!

Needless to say I have terrible GAS for one now. As I do for the Flyte, now you mention it...