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Somehow wound up with a bunch of clip ons. I put two in the top pocket of my usual gig bag , and there’s more in my two practice spots. Mine are Son of Snarks ,and Danelectro badged ones that are really Snark Supertights. I like the convenience. And have a little stock of fresh batteries. edit I still have a pitchfork! Just in case of technology failure …

They don’t have the same kind of resale value though.

Get at it , and take photos. I’m curious as hell to see how these might turn out.

They were not all bad by any means , but they were not consistent. Many were great instruments. In fact I think most were. We don’t see that variation today with CNC machines.

They were all over the map, but the boat anchors first appeared around 74 or so , and usually had black pickguards , and the tug bar was repositioned to be a thumb rest. I still have my 72 , it’s light , and whenever someone would pick it up would invariably say “nice one”. I got lucky.

At the time they were built the tv logo Fenders were horribly inconsistent , you’d play a dozen or so and one would clearly be “the one”. And the next person would choose a different one. You really need to play them before purchase , they were all over the map. But the “good” ones were gorgeous. And some were simply god awful.

the kids inspire me to sit down and practice

Me too , after just playing a Pbass for so many years it seems I play just about everything but these days …

Jimmy Johnson invented the 5 string bass as we know it.

Looks like a fine little rig , glad you found a way for it to find you.

I was looking at the custom build and it just said 34 . I’d love to see an Epi Pro short scale Tbird for under a thousand , but it ain’t about to happen. Gibson once did a small run of 30 in Tbirds and they sold fairly fast , but that was it.

It would be tempting if they did this in a 30in scale.

I know musicians that are great readers , but are not great improvisers. But from their first look at a piece can play with conviction , emotion , and depth , and not just follow the dots. But most of the ones I play with are the opposite.

I feel the pain , I’ve had a number of close calls but they’ve been just outside my budget , I could sell some stuff but I’m still more inclined to hang on to what I have than order a Dingwall. I’d be looking at the smaller SuperJ or SuperP if I did.

I slip it a fresh battery every once in a while.

Much of learning an instrument is repetition and practice, developing a muscle memory, and I see the time and work that’s involved in getting there. Playing simple scales can be an art form. You can make them fun , and even exciting. I would never discourage good technique.

When I first went to Bergantino it was a revelation. Good cabs can make a huge difference.

I loved his Super P in a four , but it was just beyond my snack bracket at the time.

I picked up a fiver some years back but didn’t make the transition. Still a four string guy.

I have a regular Ray 3 band that’s about twenty years old ,I don’t really compare it to other basses , it’s got a unique thing going on . And I like it. I usually gig with something that’s more thumpy , but for home practice that Ray stays beside the couch.

We had to walk through the snow to get to school , uphill … both ways.

There’s some amazing clips of fairly young players with great feel , and a joy in playing , she’s a bit busy here but the sense of sheer fun is infectious.

The gnome is on my radar as something to check out , I’m pretty well amped up , but more likely to see an amp than a bass show up on the doorstop. No local dealers. edit it appears there are no Warwick dealers in Canada