Paul S

That's fixed now. Back in the day, before my lumbar region turned to cottage cheese, I had a TE 18", 15" and 2x10" to mix and match as I fancied.

I had a Squier VM Jazz fretless, which when it came out was kind of industry standard entry level fretless. Ebanol board, as I recall. Quite nice. I also had a Squier VM Mustang, which was a great little bass. In fact I've had two, both sold of course. I'd probably buy another one if a black/maple came up for sale. Stock pup was a bit meh but an easy upgrade.

There are no facts in your proposition that only fat necks promote 'proper technique'; it is simply your opinion. I agree that to say 'thin necks are fast is silly' but, frankly, no sillier than saying only fat necks promote correct technique. If you think about all the (hundred of?) thousands of bass players who have habitually played Jazz basses over the past 60 or so years out of preference to fatter necked basses then maybe consider that their opinions 'beats or equals' yours, if that is important to you.

Copy and paste, nearly Lee, next time you buy some, just get them delivered straight here

Oh dear, it is the 'correct technique' can of worms again. it is a good job that, every once in a while, somone new to the forum comes along to show us the error of our ways.

I had this with a MM Sterling. The bass and case were really smelly. I completely took the bass to bits and washed everything - except the electrics, obvs, before someone mentions it - in warm soapy water, then polished the body, neck and hardware. The case got a liberal helping of 'Shake n Vac'.

It does seem an odd analogy although I am sure In have used it myself in the past as, somehow, people seem to know what is meant. But, yes, why should a neck that is narrow play faster than one that isn't? Nonsense, really. We all have nuanced preferences, some folks prefer narrow, some wide. Some like C profile, others D or U. But it is a personal choice, not a universal law. It's taken me a long time to reach the conclusion that my most comfortable neck is 40mm wide at the nut and a C profile, but if it isn't it I might still enjoy playing it.

Psycho killer, Talking Heads. Pump it up, Elvis Costello Boogie oogie oogie A Taste of Honey

Livin on a prayer, Bon Jovi.

It would be intresting to try and sell the strings afterwards. 'Cut for a 2+2 headstock' wouldn't quite cover it.

A damned fine player.

Maybe, for a better fit, one of those foil roasting bags. Especially appropriate for your meat and two veg. I wonder if they do one for a chipolata and a couple of sprouts?

I put a set of Innovation Rockabilly on my Stagg (once I had modded the scale length) and it totally transformed the sound. Black nylon tapewounds, they felt marvellous to play and looked cool as flip, too. But, again, not cheap.

The Rock 🤣 Love it. Highest point 3m asl. the ironically named 'Canvey Heights', a former land fill site.

Which is a shame, as trhe sharks ate the slugs, hence the need fror copper tape.

Yeah, my heaviest bass is around the same - a gorgeous 70s Antoria P bass. But I am thinking ahead to my increasing decrepitude. My lower back is getting worse exponentially, it seems, and arthritis in my fingers is on the move! I am holding on to my long scales for as long as possible as I have some lovely basses but I do find short scales so much easier to play. I am sure there will come a time in the not too distant future when I have to get get rid of all my long scales, by which time anything over 8lbs is going to be a non-starter. The plan for the Mustang was to invest in a quality short scale to ease the loss of my others but it just isn't light enough Anyway, I can think of lots of things to do with £1800 that doesn't involve bass guitars

Hmm, disappointed of Benfleet, here. At 8.5lbs it is on the heavy side and I have decided to pass on this occasion. For me, and the level at which I play (near the bottom) it is a lot of money to shell out on a bass that falls short of what I am looking for, so I'll keep my eyes peeled for a 7.5lb one. But, please - someone snap this up! I reckon it should be £2-300 more than the asking price - immaculate 77 Mustang in a rare back maple combo with original case!

Maybe they bought the bass on a whim but felt slightly disappointed with it once it arrives. So they changed stuff in the hope that it will somehow feel better - new pickguard, strings etc... but still not bond with it so move it on at a huge loss. I've never once done this myself, of course. Well, maybe once. OK, lots of times.

Interesting bass - what is it, please?

If you write the words on it, yes.

Yum.

I sold Matt a bridge in the most straightforward of transactions. All went according to plan!