LeftyJ

Actually the G&L is an odd one, it's more of a passive bass with an active boost. The pickups and the tone controls (cut only) are fully passive, but there's a little boost circuit with two settings (one with an added treble boost) in there.

I have a whole load of instruments I couldn't part with, even if I sometimes rarely use them. It's definitely a lefty-issue for me, since many lefty guitars and basses are just so rare to come by, let alone to retrace once seller's remorse hits. I've very much regretted selling two guitars over the years, a G&L ASAT Special and an Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette Special, both of which aren't exactly common in a lefty version. The G&L is still owned by the buyer I sold it to over 10 years ago and he is very unlikely to let it go. The MM I lost track of, all I know is it went to Finland. It took me over 10 years to replace them both! So my list of guitars and basses I'll never sell is quite substantial - Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette Special; - G&L ASAT Special; - Squier MIJ E-series Strat, my main axe for many years, which I even favoured over my previous MM Silhouette Special but in the end it couldn't keep the seller's remorse at bay; - Ibanez MC924 (my year-of-birth bass, 1983); - Warwick Streamer LX5 - because it was my go-to bass in my previous band, and many good memories cling to it; - Ellio Martina Forza 5, the bass I've had the longest and which was my go-to for everything before the Warwick. It's just special. And sadly the luthier who built it passed away last month; - Status Graphite S2 Classic 5-string, my current main axe; - Fender MIJ '75 Jazz Bass reissue. I rarely play it, but when I do it just always puts a smile on my face. It's had a lot of mods since I bought it to make it even more "mine". Strong connection with this one ; - Atelier Z Baby Z-4J, just silly amounts of fun to play! None of my basses are easier to move around on, it's a shortscale but decidedly modern in every way and not your thumpy vintage sounding little bass. The others are interchangeable, but the list above is pretty sacred to me.

If you're as left-handed as your username suggests I bid you luck, as I can't think of any lefty shortscale 5-strings. If you play right-handed however, there are several options out there. As mentioned above, the Ibanez TMB35 is a great and affordable option, as is their even shorter GSRM25 (but maybe not ideal with its 28.6" scale, I would sooner pick that one for using it with a high C rather than a low B). Ibanez also build a nice medium scale (32") 5-string in their Mezzo series SRMD205. Ibanez also did some semi-hollow 5-strings with a 30.3" scale (AGB205 / AGBV205A) but they're rare to come by and if you struggle with a heavy bass they're probably not ideal. More expensive options could include the Atelier Z ZPO-5 (not in production anymore, but pops up used once in a while) or its successor the Baby Z-5J. They're high quality Japanese basses with familiar Fendery looks but with modern build and electronics. And further up still would be something like a Serek

I remember seeing that one a few times before on Marktplaats! Very cool, and looks very versatile. I also remember you being very fond of Andre's work. Great score!

Wow, that looks impressive! The Schecters I've tried (C7 Hellraiser, C7 Blackjack) weren't for me because of their quite hefty neck profile, but they were quality guitars and looked great. I'm a big fan of that carved top Superstrat look, I had an ESP Horizon bolt-on with a very similar shape in solid black with natural ash faux bindings, and I loved how elegant it looked and how sleek it was, with a lovely, fairly Fenderish neck profile but a pretty flat fingerboard radius. Very comfortable shape.

When you speak of a semi-acoustic, do you mean a (semi-)hollow electric bass or an acoustic bass with an undersaddle pickup system?

Best: - Sandberg California VS Lionel (shortscale). - LaBella Deep Talking Flats for said Sandberg. I've always preferred the zing of new roundwounds, but on the Sandberg they just made sense and I enjoy them a lot! Worst: - Sadowsky MetroExpress Hybrid 5 fretless. It's a fun bass, but has some annoying QC issues. I still haven't decided if it's a keeper after two weeks of owning it. I haven't had much time to play it yet as I need to learn some new songs for my band which require the use of a downtuned fretted 5. - Line6 HX Stomp XL. Great piece of kit, but a bit of an impulse buy that I really didn't need. I've probably used it only three times since acquiring it in May. - Nordstrand Nordymute (x2). Another impulse buy, even when I already knew they're wildly overpriced for a piece of scrap wood with some foam glued to the bottom.

I am, but I mainly love their 1980s offerings. I currently only own one, a 1983 MC924. The list above is not recent, the current one is in your new thread.

The Facebook groups (I'm in two, there's a Statii group and a Status Basses & Guitars group) are somewhat helpful, but most threads devolve quickly into "Here's mine!", "Buy mine!" or "Sell it to me!". Status themselves are probably your best bet. Dawn and Rob are usually very helpful, giving them a phonecall will get you Dawn on the line. The company is not as active as it used to be when they still had a full staff, but they're very much still active.

More or less in alphabetical order (I didn't check to verify). Basses in bold are still here. Aria Pro II SB-1000 Atelier Z Baby Z-4J Carvin B4 Carvin LB75 Carvin LB75 Condor Jazz Bass Condor Jazz Bass Cort Artisan B4 Cort NTL-B fretless acoustic Ellio Martina Forza 5 Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray5 Esh Stinger Fender Japan 57 Precision reissue Fender Japan 75 Jazz Bass reissue G&L SB-2 Harley Benton PB Shorty Hohner B2A Ibanez ATK300 Ibanez ATK300 Ibanez ATK305 Ibanez RS924 Ibanez MC924 (1981) Ibanez MC924 (1983) Ibanez SR800LE Italia Torino Jan Bak Precision Bass Kydd Big Kydd EUB Longbow 2-string fretless (shortscale) Longbow 2-string fretless (medium scale) Mr Bassman No Sweat (Human Base) Rickenbacker 4003 Sandberg Bullet 5 fretless Sandberg Lionel Status S2 Classic bolt-on 4-string Status S2 Classic bolt-on 5-string Warwick Streamer LX Warwick Streamer LX5 Yamaha TRB5II Yamaha TRB5II The guitar list is more or less as long, I think I have 11 or 12 of those at the moment.

Crafter has several very nice mini-jumbos with good electronics and a cutaway. They're similar in size to a grand auditorium, with a fairly narrow waist. A used Taylor 114CE may also be within your budget, it's in their Mexican-made line and their value for money is quite excellent. I would also like to recommend the Taylor Mini GS, but since you specifically mentioned you want a cutaway they're probably not for you. I have a GS Mini Mahogany with a solid mahogany top and it's absolutely brilliant. The slightly shorter scale (23.5") and slightly scaled-down body are really comfortable, while still giving a very full and big tone.

Other than the Rotosound 88 black nylon tapewounds, what '88' are you referring to?

If it's a two-way truss rod you can just keep turning beyond the "fully loosened" bit until it starts to work the other way. You can use the truss rod to give it more forward bow too

I've been using my HD350 as my main amp since 2010 and still love it. In more recent years I've often put an Ampeg tube preamp into the FX return to use it as just a power amp, but every time I use it stand-alone it puts a smile on my face. In yesterday's rehearsals I used the Ampeg because I like the grit and the darker tone in my doom band, but I had a little noodle through the EBS stand-alone before the rest of the band were in and the clarity and punch of the EBS are just so nice!

I recently had a guitar valve amp repaired and hit just over €200. It's a cathode-bias amp, so the bias of the power tubes is regulated "automatically" - until the cathodes fail. So the power tubes were running way too hot, and several parts controlling the power regulation towards the power tubes were replaced. Luckily I still had a spare set of EL84 power tubes or it would have been a lot more. Tubes are expensive these days!