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[quote name='blue' timestamp='1482778340' post='3202690'] How I sound is a result of how much I practice and learn and ultimately own as a part of my playing skill set. Those with a high level of ability are going to sound great on a Ric and they will sound great on a Jazz as well. If you lack ability no bass is going to make you sound good. Take the marginal player that buys a Music Man bass, he's still going to sound marginal. Now, I will say that buying that Music Man bass might be the catalyst that encourages that player to invest more time and structured study into the craft. Ultimately making him a better player and obviously sounding better. Blue [/quote]How you sound of course is your technique. But your going to sound different on different basses. Let's not over think this Jeez what's not to understand.????

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1482685048' post='3202210'] Hmmm... "...He would like me to continue my piano practice and I do love playing..." My thought FWIW is there are a load great basses out there that you could save up for. There's only one Piano your dad gave you... [/quote]I should have put that differently. I like playing piano but I don't see myself making good use of such an instrument.

Totally unrelated to bass but I bought some carbon Race face Mountain Bike handle bars from AlIexpress. They have gone through huge amounts of punishment for 4 months. The same bars from the UK are £170. These carbon bars and they are carbon because they weigh the same as the real thing and i took them to a bike tech to veryfy they we're carbon. I stagger to say this. £15 posted to the UK. Work that one out. ???

In fact it's my dad's and he never uses it.He was once the Musical director for Hastings orchestra in New Zealand and he wanted to start playing in a hobbie type of way as he got older but he never touches it. It's a Yamaha Clavinova CLP 585. I believe he paid £3.250 for it and he's played it a few times.. He would like me to continue my piano practice and I do love playing, but GAS has me by the balls. The thing is my dream bass is a Pensa a bit like this one. Of course I will consult with him about my GAS feelings. What 5 string super jazz. I'm pretty sold on Rudy,s jazz basses. But the only bass that would sway me is a Celinder. Of course I'm talking used and I only really play 5 or 6 strings now. But Rudy has some supreme used 5 strings available. And Christian doesnt.Basically what I'm doing is being a 41 year old man in a candy store.

Yeah liked that. Didn't blow me away. But prefered it to the over pop original.

Two words.... Back Problems.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1480510452' post='3184937'] My two MIJ basses have really glossy necks, and bot are lovely to play, not sticky at all. My USA '62 RI looks glossy, but gets very sticky when warm. I have taken to scraping off the excess lacquer with a Stanley knife blade! [/quote]A Stanley knife blade. ?? Erm wouldnt very fine wire wool do.?

Just give up the SR5 for god sake Barry.!

[quote name='mr zed' timestamp='1482242017' post='3198742'] It's a 20th Anniversary Stingray 5 - lovely aren't they? [/quote]What is the spacing on these.?

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1482243772' post='3198763'] I think I have one lurking in the loft. I'll have a hint later [/quote]Barry I feel a trade coming on. We don't have to meet in the car park like we did the Sei.

Alot of theory and the understanding that you never ever get to fulfilling it musically and learn everythig. Then again I knew that back in 2015/2014 and so on. Also alot of musicians passed away and people/ pets passed away and bolsters my view that im an agnostic and religon should not be romantisised..Also I wanted Prince to go on and on. He still had alot of creativity In him.

Love this bass. I presume it's an anniversary SR5. ? Love the flame Maple with the tobacco burst.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1482231495' post='3198594'] How is Fender or the shop going to set up a bass? High or low action, lightweight rounds or heavy duty flats? Either way they'll be wrong for someone. I can tell if a bass is one I'd like to play even with a mile high or stupidly low action. Fender have given people too much ammunition over the years but set up is personal and easy to work through. [/quote]Isn't it all about a mid way. I don't want to play a bass that is buzzing neither do I want to play a bass that I have to reach for the strings to play a note. I think the general consensus for a shop is to put some roundwounds on the bass as there the most popular string, and if a customer wants a flat wound set put on so be it. Or to lower or lift the action to where she/he wants. It should be playable to the general public. I've been into shops where there is a G string was missing off the bass, then another experience in Guitar Guitar was where I wanted to play a Sadowsky and the guy has played the bass for me with some sh*te machine gun slap. The point is it should be a good retail experience. The times ive been to see Mark at Bass Direct and everything has been spot on. It's the old, when sales get bigger, the bigger the shop, the bigger the staff, the less care is taken. It's the nature of the beast. This rings true with companies that make instruments. Not always of course. Music Man seem to buck that trend. Mmm. I wonder why.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1482222766' post='3198504'] I suspect the tight margins make them reluctant to spend out on set ups, even though it might well generate more sales. [/quote]Isn't this part of what guitar shop assistants do.? Cant see them paying overtime for there hopefully knowledgeable staff to make sure what there selling works as it should. There is no excuse for instruments to be badly set up.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1482105594' post='3197739'] I'm not even going to be creative with my response; Bass players sound good not basses Blue [/quote]So what your saying is, if say I, for example played 10 very different basses from a MM, to a Jazz bass, to an Alembic, to a Ricky, etc etc. all set flat with the same amp again set flat. they would all sound the same.?

http://youtu.be/yxnsl4E8ea4

Fantastic Meshell ndegeocello with some laid back playing with some very cool fills. She's so very tasteful and so for the music she creates. That's what makes her one of the best for me. Shes not just a bassist but a true all rounder. http://youtu.be/nVoNlGyPAGw

This for me is just fantastic bass work. http://youtu.be/ZZbAauYiNoc

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1481932235' post='3196457'] Nice. All good but particularly liked the extra depth of tone when he switched to the Lakland. [/quote] yeah I was diggin that Lakland also

20 + years on this is still a killer album. Gangstarr, Main Source, The Pharcyde,Grand Puba. And andrew on the bass. I think this album is one of the greats. http://youtu.be/f2MKMsK4BYU