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Hi Debagio, I am also a baggio Lots of people on here started as mature students myself included, interested to see what your choice of first bass is, mine was Sire M2 which was / is still fantastic to play (I modded it a bit though after a year or two) Welcome

Great video, thanks for posting, its put me right off, lol .... Its awesome in a weird way, but I think I am looking for something a bit less adventurous, hehe

Sorry to resurrect this thread, did you get one? I am also interested and would love to know how you are finding it.

Welcome, I have the 5 string version of the same bass, awesome. No way I could manage 6 strings! J

Very cool, love the sparkle, very disco (in a good way!)

If you already got a sensible bass then I would go crazy, scratch that itch . I got my crazy, its this one - 5 string, fan fret, headless active, no regrets! Its probably not a bad idea if you live near a major city then go to guitarguitar or whatever and try everything, you might click with something unexpected To my ears a lot of stuff can do a pretty good stingray impression, depending on your budget. I am still getting used to it but am probably about to switch to playing my 5 string in the band, it gives you more options playing things de-tuned, so if you don't have one it might be handy

Welcome, ATK - isn't that the one with the great big bridge / pickup thing, I read they are are growly like stingrays but aren't they discontinued? Make sure you add a sound sample to the NBD post when you find one!

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Agree its not pretty, I would say the same about my other conventional wall hangars as well, really nasty looking I retrospect I think I am guilty of not thinking too much about the aesthetics, particularly when not in use, a mistake.- next time I redecorate I think I will go for something a bit simpler / classier, maybe like these guys https://gatorco.com/shop-by-category/guitar/wall-hangers/ J

Since getting my Ibanez headless bass I have keeping it in a floor stand - this created constant anxiety due to me being the owner of a couple of excitable dogs, so I decided to try a wall mount, bought one of these : https://www.dangleberrymusic.co.uk/products/nordell-horizontal-guitar-wall-hanger I actually got mine from their Amazon store at £23 ish but note they are actually cheaper elsewhere - delivery was very prompt. It is designed in the UK, but of course manufactured in PRC, I would actually describe it as 'okay', reasonably sturdy, fairly simple to install, averagely made - it didn't come with a wall fixing kit i.e. rawl plugs / screws - you will need to buy those and be prepared to drill and screw it to your wall. It doesn't fit a bass particularly well but does work, even the small brackets are a little too wide for an electric bass. My guess is that they have tried to make it fit everything, including acoustics, which had compromised it a bit. It also remains to be seen whether the allen key bolts which hold it in position will hold firm with time. I thought people might be interested to see pictures and I am also curious about any better alternatives - any suggestions? J

Hi NB, plenty of mid (or end of) life crisis peeps here, I am one too!

Great choice of first bass and cab - I have never had a Squire P Bass but I do have a Fender Rumble 100 and it is excellent. I use the Rumble for band rehearsals and also around the house for practice, sounds great and really light (v. important when you are old-ish). I can carry my Rumble 100, my bass in a case and bag full of bits and pieces to a location / venue without giving myself a hernia

Hi Simon, I started during lockdown and in my 50's - welcome!

For reference, I also have Lekato WS-50 and it works with all my basses, they are all active - an Ibanez, a Musicman and a Sire. They also worked fine with passive basses I owned previously. I haven't yet had any issue at all with connections or interference. I like the price, size and simplicity - playing without a cable is so much nicer, would have liked a longer battery life but it hasn't actually caused me any issues because so far I have always remembered to charge them between sessions!