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The pickups being far far away from the neck and the upper horn barely reaching as far as the 16th fret means that it's out of my price range, whatever the price.

I would select the options that would give me the greatest return from selling it.

I think Brexit is much more about economics than politics in this context because the discussion is about how it's affected people's buying power.

For me, no. There are fantastic basses for £300/400, above that and the value for money drops sharply for what I require. Fender know they can produce garbage but people will still want to have "Fender" on the headstock. The market decides.

Seems fantastic, but it depends on the weight whether it's a yay or nay.

If you set the metronome or drum track for a an exercise, and then consciously make an effort to play behind the beat or on the beat or ahead of the beat, then it will give you greater awareness of your own timing.

Sire do some nice ones with the M5 and M7. https://www.andertons.co.uk/sire-version-2-marcus-miller-m5-swamp-ash-5-string-bass-natural-ver2m5sa5nt

Exercises like the plank help so you're not straining your back as much.

At £2000+ and with enough anecdotes of QC issues, there's much better and cheaper and versatile ways of making music 👍.

I think it's better suited to collectors.

Some are quite light or reasonably weighted. The progressive range are quite light. I have 4 string and a 6 string that weigh under 8lbs and 9.9lbs, respectively.

That's good to know, I prefer the 38mm width. I think Thomann and Harley Benton are great, but the accuracy of the info on the product pages often leaves a lot to be desired and is best double checked.

I've seen a few reviews on it in the past. The general consensus seems that it's of really good quality but heavy.

Ok, well I didn't know about that side effect but lots of pro sports people use it to reduce sweat and moisture.

Keep a small bag of chalk or rosin in your pocket that many dart players use to deal with sweaty hands. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173352223035

Anything lightweight but which provides enough balance with whatever is used for the neck to help prevent neck dive.

I wouldn't worry about it. I switch between long scale and short scale and 4, 5 and 6 string. If you switch regularly it quickly becomes second nature.

He may just need asome space at this time. I know that when people have been in a similar position they may find any attention a little unwanted.

It's a toss up between that and the recently released gold foil Fender jazz.

Nice looking bass, he's done a good job. Given what you've mentioned about the strings, it's unlikely you will be wanting to restring it with a high C string rather than a low B, eh. A high C string always sounds more lyrical to me on a fretless, the low B string I find considerably less useful compared to on a fretted.

I've heard of this before. Ideally, it is said, the hand should be an open position as if you're gently holding a tennis ball which allows for the hand muscles to be at their most relaxed. With shallow necks, this allegedly puts some strain on the muscles of the palm over time. Necks that have some depth being less likely to result in strain because they retain the open hand position more. Sounds plausible, maybe a physiotherapist has more insight.

All the best, Telebass. Just take things in baby steps 👍

Apart from custom made, I would doubt that there is any better QC on £2000 compared to £200. I think people naturally assume that the more expensive, the better the QC and the more the human touch. We like to believe that if we pay more, then it has better quality. With CNCs and the shift in manufacturing centres to the East, I don't think that philosophy applies any more, but companies still need ways to differentiate their products to be able to charge more for different ranges. In the past it was always China that was saddled with making the lower end(hence the previously bad rep of "made in China"), but that is no longer the case. As Kev above quite rightly says, the quality of the product is dependent upon what the big company pays - if they pay for a top product, then they get a top quality product. Because of the shift in manufacturing centres and expertise and large scale automation, I would far rather have a bass made in Indonesia or China than the USA or Europe, both for quality and value.

It's why I avoid Fender(and Squier, their budget range of overpriced products). It's how a lot of named brands work in different sectors. They get lazy, push their prices to the max and think their brand name will do their job for them. Lesser known or uncoming brands try much harder.

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