Manny

I bought an Ibanez bass from George. Great communication, well packaged, great price, very happy.

@cLepto-bass are you still interested? It’s been a few years, I’m gonna sell it and try something different

And still… merry xmas

Agreed. No shame here.

Nice one, thanks @Pea Turgh. Is it worth the gamble (& expense) of making it slightly lighter & improving its looks? Probably not. Will I have a go anyway? Quite possibly. Am I capable? No chance.

I assume the main reason why it’s so heavy is the body? I really fancy respraying the body with nitro paint as I like how the bass feels and sounds, but wonder if it’s worth buying an eBay JB body and using that instead, based on the heft of the HB.

Thank you @Mcgiver69 30 mins ago I didn't know what a VST was, now my Ableton has a bass amp. Ta very much.

Are they both done?

I have only just discovered this thread / your website @tomread - this is amazing, thank you.

Great thread & good luck with the build @WHUFC BASS Will you be able to get a drum kit in there? Is that the plan?

I’m not thinking about it edit - good luck with it if you buy it

I’ve never played a fretless but that looks magnificent

Yes, it feels great. Mind you, I am upgrading from a £140 Harley Benton JB. The Fender weighs about 4% of the HB. Its got flats on it; never used ‘em before. Lovely. Props to the GAS - a concept (well the label at least) that I learnt on this forum.

I got this yesterday. I’m in love.

@TheGreek I’m now back in Stevenage; where do you go to get your bass(es) set up? tia

Any advice on finding a teacher? Tia.

I’ve never been so keen to rehearse with the band (formed during lockdown, we haven’t started yet) but agree it’s probably not that safe yet. Keep trying to justify it

So is Mrs Manny which is why ‘we’ choose to live here.

Thanks all 👍. I forgot to mention that I (still) want to be Paul Simonon when I grow up. @The Greek I grew up in Stevenage. Where are you based?

Amazing thread. I started reading it two hours ago and followed a lot of links/googled stuff that was mentioned. I had my heart set on a p bass (squier kind of price level) when I eventually have to return my borrowed one but the Sire brigade have got me questioning it. Ive also bought a cheap mini midi keyboard and Ableton even though I don’t know the first thing about any of that. Very interested in the audio interface chat too.