Beedster

This ^

Agreed, also listen to Trash on Manifesto, bass as rhythmic engine

Nicely put 👍

About 80% of what I play 👍

I always think rhythm first, note second 👍

....or a weapon 👍

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-is-this-gigantic-fender-p-bass-bridge.1441155/

Now, I agree with 99% of your posts BUT not this one; music for me is about feeling and irrespective of all the total audio logic you’ve talked, a big rig makes me feel good when I play and for me that beats the logic. My Mesa rig makes no sense acoustically but a lot of sense emotionally, and that what works for me, it’s not an objective space after all 👍

I had a similar issue playing a 4/4 and 3/4 during the same period, the 4/4 with guts for bluegrass and the 3/4 with steels for Jazzier stuff (I doubt anyone who knows Jazz would recognise my playing as Jazz BTW). I hate to say this but I can't help thinking that - as I found - it come down more to listening to yourself than to instrument mechanics. I'm sure - at least I hope - that others will have more helpful advice 👍

Sadly these days I just walk away at the slightest sniff of scam, both as buyer and seller. Luckily most scammers are lazy and generic so they're easy to spot, but some are certainly more subtle, and a few are downright cunning. But for me there is a 100% watertight rule, trust your gut; if it feels dodgy, shut it down. There is a very good scientific database behind our evolved and largely subconscious ability to detect deception and cheating in others. But there's a problem and scammers understand that problem very well; the apprehension and anxiety that feeds into our gut feeling can be over-ridden by hope and its cognitive consequences; "I feel like it's dodgy (anxiety) but I want it to be legit (hope) and think how good it would be if it was....". Excitement! Anxiety is an evolutionarily ancient and tried and trusted emotion. Hope and excitement less so. Always trust your anxiety 👍 Apols for lecture, been a long week and i need a beer