Beedster

Excuse my ignorance but why are you testing microphones, especially given they all appear to be giving you similar results? Not criticising, just genuinely interested, all seems a bit eccentric in which case I'm with you 👍 BTW I went quite mad trying out various permutations of my Townsend L22 Sphere, wish I'd stuck with my SM7-Bs to be honest

IME - and I've done both - it's often more economic to simply buy an aftermarket body in the preferred finish than it is to refin the existing body; for example a while back I bought a stunning new Warmoth 3tsb body for not a lot more than a refin had recently cost me, which was close to £400. OK it's most useful with Fenders/Fenderalikes and MMs of course but there's a 90% chance after all 👍

Likewise, a timeless classic made all the more amusing when someone refuses to find it funny 😂

Not a very god pic but in short a nice big lump of 80's brass Fender fit 👍

I've a very well engineered and very solid brass bridge from the 80's that would totally look the part on that bass, I'll see if I can dig it out and post photos later today

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