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[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1443080650' post='2871940'] I think I'd avoid WD40 as it might get into the windings. [/quote] Will not do any harm whatsoever

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1443025160' post='2871610'] I`ve a bad back and playing a 10lb+ bass isn`t good for it. However I`ve also found that basses under 8.5lbs don`t feel "right" to me, so prefer them around the 9lb mark. [/quote] try my dinkyP on Saturday lozz and you'll change your mind.....possibly

I'm quite obsessed by weight. My band plays 2 to 2 1/2 hour sets and does 4 hour rehearsals. That's a long time to be stood with a 10/11 lb bass hanging off your shoulder. My current favourite bass is a mere 7lb 3oz..

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1443000102' post='2871227'] There's something special about having a bass built exactly the way you wanted. [/quote] that's why I'm such a fan of Warmoth. Yes - I like fenders. I love the P body shape - the contours just fit. I love the slim jazz neck Fender themselves seem so rarely to put out a P bodied J necked bass... So I've now got 3 Warmoths! A P bodied J necked 20 fretter with a babicz bridge, fender original 62 pup, gotoh gb640 lightweight tuners A P bodied J necked PJ which is soon to get a Warmoth J lined fretless ebony boarded neck. And a DinkyP (Warmoth's mini P body) with a Status jazz neck, fender original 62 pup, babicz bridge & gotoh gbr640 tuners I like fenders but warmoths are more fun!

Didn't Sid Viscious have a 70s Olympic White P ?

I might come along to this - hangover permitting.... What shall i bring with me? Status necked Warmoth DinkyP TecAmp Puma 900 Barefaced Gen3 Super midget.... Any other basses?

I have a Status neck bolted to a Warmoth DinkyP body. It is by far the nicest bass to play i've ever owned and at 7lbs 3oz I can wear it for hours.

[quote name='cybertect' timestamp='1442914856' post='2870402'] A Sessionette 100 by any chance? I used to torture one badly with extended bass feedback drones on my Hofner Verithin. Amazed it carried on working sometimes. [/quote] yes 4x10 sessionette 100 combo - I sold it to moonbassalpha of this parish 25 odd years ago Our guitarist still uses a Session 75 guitar amp from the same vintage.

I'm not sure I understand the folk who shell out for the high end gear only to sell it on at great loss a few months later. I'm from the buy well, buy once school of thought and tend to hang on to stuff until it's either stolen or broken beyond repair. That said i dod sell a hartke cab once and years ago a Session combo but only after years of use.

[quote name='rockmanrock' timestamp='1442853622' post='2870026'] They could have picked a better one to take a photo of! [/quote] How wonky is that neck plate?

I have a Warmoth PJ fretted bass which is soon to be given a fretless neck. I've never really liked the pickup combination in it - I have a Fender 'original 62' P pickup and an Allparts J bridge pickup fitted. I'm not sure if it's a wiring issue or poorly matched pickups but these pickups don't blend well and the P pickup tends to dominate unless wound off almost completely. It's wired VVT. So I'm looking to replace the pups with something which allows me more control over the pups and bring the bridge pup into play more for those smooth fretless tones. What would you suggest?

I had this problem with a bass once and found that the bridge wire was connected to one pot, the output jack earth was connected to the other pot but the two pot bodies weren't connected meaning the first pot was not earthed properly.

I have Jazz necks and Babicz bridges on 2 of my P basses and as a result the strings are not quite widely spaced enough to sit exactly between the pole pieces of my Fender 'original 62' pickups. It makes no difference to the sound but I can understand how those with OCD might get frustrated.

I have a Warmoth PJ fretted bass which is soon to be given a fretless neck. I've never really liked the pickup combination in it - I have a Fender 'original 62' P pickup and an Allparts J bridge pickup fitted. I'm not sure if it's a wiring issue or poorly matched pickups but these pickups don't blend well and the P pickup tends to dominate unless wound off almost completely. It's wired VVT. So I'm looking to replace the pups with something which allows me more control over the pups and bring the bridge pup into play more for those smooth fretless tones. What would you suggest?

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1438295688' post='2833441'] Another happy Puma 900 owner here. Plenty of power and an EQ that works for me (the more complex an EQ is, the more chance I have of messing it up). [/quote] just what i was going to say. I replaced my stolen GB Shuttle9.2 with the Puma 900 and I have no complaints. In fact I prefer the Puma,.

I think I'll go for another option....I've a Warmoth PJ that I NEVER use....I think I'll get a lined fretless jazz neck and stick it on that.

I've never played a fretless and quite fancy giving it a go, so I'm toying with the idea of picking up a cheap one to try it. Probably would prefer (for practicality) a lined fretless or I'm likely to get lost. I prefer narrower jazz width necks and I prefer also slim necks front to back. Is there such a bass at a budget price? What would you recommend to someone looking to buy his first fretless that might meet these neck specs?

John Cage's well known work 4'33" which famously runs to 4'33" of total silence was originally to be called 4'58" but someone kicked over a beer can towards the end of the session.

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The best onstage sound I ever had was through an Ampeg 8x10 at Gagarin205 in Athens....I feel your anguish.....my Super12T doesn't quite give the same vibe...

Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTpUVAcvWfU[/media] Edit: still struggling with the embed thing

Minotaur do great wide straps which I find help a lot. http://www.thomann.de/gb/minotaur_leather_straps.html I do a 2 to 2 1/2 hour set and have been making my basses lighter and lighter....gotoh resolite tuners & babicz aluminium bridge help keep the weight down.