Rich

The photo doesn't do the sapphire burst justice, it is utterly gorgeous in the flesh. If I was to buy one, it would absolutely be in that blue. And IMO, they are damned fine basses. Surprisingly versatile sound.

A Chowny CHB would be a great one if you can find one for a good price.

Ditto and ditto. Still got my 406QM and it's not uncomfortable at all.

Rather more secure than my old brown factory case! When I took it back to Paul the other week, he expressed amazement that the piano hinge was still intact

Tutti Frutti - Richard Wayne Penniman

Just to go on-topic for a second (shock!), a quick straw poll of my basses reveals that apart from my very first bass, a '65 Höfner, every instrument is active. Even the ones that started out passive. I guess I just like them that way.

Well, that black Les Paul bass did cause me some peculiar stirrings...

Nah. Needs a bigger knob.

Back In The USSR - some obscure Northern beat combo

I'm not a keys player at all, in any way shape or form. I know one piano chord and that's about it. But when I wanted proper bass synth sounds for a prog project**, I did a lot of patch-tweaking on my MS-60B but then had little hesitation in getting hold of a wee synth (a Novation Mininova in my case). To give you an idea of what a crappy keys player I am, I had to put note name stickers on the keys. See attached photo for evidence of crapness. But I don't regret the move in the slightest -- yes I have more kit to carry around (well, not much really... synth, stand, two leads and a tiny mixer), but for those big phat and pharty MiniMoog/Taurus/etc sounds, nothing I've had from any pedal comes remotely close. I'm not going to pooh-pooh the idea of working with pedals at all, experimentation is a lot of fun, but I would heartily recommend the idea of getting an actual synth. And let's face it, the forum name doesn't specify which sort of instrument is producing the bass. ** Sod's law being what it is, the project smashed into the buffer stops for the second time very shortly after I bought said synth. 🙄

A few from my band's set: I'm Running Right Through The World - The Toasters 007 - Desmond Dekker Train To Skaville - Ethiopians (we do this as a mashup with 54-46) People Do Rock Steady - Dandy Livingstone / Bodysnatchers Too Much Pressure - The Selecter Rat Race - Specials Time Bomb - Rancid * Is This Love? - Bob Marley * Three Minute Hero - Selecter You're Wondering Now - Specials Special Brew - Bad Manners * My two favourite songs in our set

Hi @Malletta, I've moved this to the Repairs/Technical forum where it might be more visible and is better suited.

I Don't Wanna Get Thin - The Blubbery Hellbellies

This is a great idea, and more bands need to do this.