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I put a full set of Hipshot Ultralites on my HB75, including an Xtender on the E. I find that the shaft diameter of the Hipshots are rarely even remotely close to being the same size as the holes in the headstock of the average bass so I usually cut a sheet of A4 lengthwise and wrap it around each tuner before feeding it through and screwing into place. The only time they have fitted properly without using this method was when I specified the diameter of the holes for my Status Jazz neck.

At one point i had a 1248H and I think 1524V - a 4x12" and matching square 2x15" with diagonally mounted drivers. they were around 45kgs each. It was fun trying to lift the 1524V on top of the 1248. Actually no it wasn't but the sound was collossal. Not the best sound I've ever had but possibly the mightiest rig I've had This was the small rig with the 1248H & 4052 bright box

Another One Bites the Dust - Christmas day 1987. I was 12 years old. Marlin Slammer, yellow curly cable and Squier 15w guitar amp I was already a massive Queen fan after seeing hearing them for the first time at Live Aid. The red Marlin with maple fretboard was the closest I could get to John Deacon's One Vision Precision Elite. The curly cable, just because Brian May used one. The guitar amp was just because I had no idea at the time that there was a difference between a guitar and bass amp Still a massive Queen fan having just managed to get a hold of the remastered Queen I picture disc

Fender do sell replacement US made necks but the MIM ones are more common. There are some available here: https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/collections/fender-guitar-and-bass-replacement-necks?sort_by=price-ascending You'll struggle to get a genuine US Fender neck for under £350 brand new when most of the MIM ones are around the £250-300 mark from previous experience.

That would be good to see - did you go for a regular or relic finish? If I was going for a relic then i would have ordered without question but I like my basses to be shiny and have all of their finish still intact.

Hi Julien I couldn't find enough reviews regarding the quality so decided not to risk it for the moment.

Looks like someone has had the same idea as you https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1815903949182283

Any musician can be replaced but the chances are that the band as a whole will be different whether in terms of talent, the personality of the replacement, how the group of people get along and work together among other things. It's just like getting a dep in - it's never the same as gigging with your regular band mates. In time you will get used to the new member as they will get used to you but it will still never be the same. It's not necessarily better or worse, just different. Having aspergers, I find it hard to get used to new people and fit in but i auditioned for a band in November. I've never felt such a connection to any group of people before, it was like I'd known them for years. 2 days later, they asked me to join their band and I couldn't be happier. Their current bass player is leaving after 13 years with the band and I had a chance to meet him and the band last weekend to have a good look at the equipment that they use to find out if I needed to buy any new cables or gear of any sort. I heard them at sound check and they are really good but right away I knew that I was a completely different player to their current bass player so things will be different in that regard. The spooky thing about the rehearsal was that I normally use my Warmoth/Status Jazz live. The photos I had seen of their current player was him using a 5 string. For some reason I took my black EBMM Sterling to the rehearsal instead and when I went to see them last weekend, their bass player was using a black EBMM Stingray.

Spotted this on Facebook earlier. Interesting Stereo P bass with double P and J pickups https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/376632585511663 Looks like there could be more going on under the J pickup. For anyone who isn't on Facebook - this is it in all it's glory:

They remind me of those Aliexpress Strandberg copies - Changbergs if you like ( Going along with the tradition of Chibson, Chickenbacker, etc )

I don't play 5 string very often but I have a BB1025X for the times that I need one. Mine had been rewired as VVT before I bought it which I have found much more usable than my old BB1025 that I had a few years back. If you want lightweight tuners that aren't clover leaf then a set of Hipshot Ultralites with either Y or lollipop top tuny things will fit straight in. You'll need to drill a hole for each tuner but if/when you return it to stock in the future then the extra hole won't be visible.

Nostalgia isn't as good as it used to be

I'm sure that if I returned in half an hour, every bass ever made with a scratchplate will have been listed here 😀

As I get older I find the angle that I like to hold my bass gets higher and higher but there's only so much a set of lightweight tuners can so I am seriously thinking about something headless. A Status is probably out of my budget so maybe a Cort Space 5 or an Ibanez with regularly angled frets ( if such a thing exists )

I used GK amps for years, initially due to being a huge Chilis fan, but they do sound remarkable and since going in-ears I use a DiCosimo GK type preamp pedal Much as I enjoyed the 1001RB II, I preferred the 700 as the 1001 was so powerful that I couldn't get that full tilt "on the rails" tone without it being ridiculously loud. 700RB II with 2x Ashdown MAG410s, not ABMs, was the best sound I ever had

I pretty much only play 4 string basses these days. it's been at least 15 years since I played a 6 string. It doesn't stop me wanting to buy one of these though 🤔

That's for a twin pack so £14.50 for a set

Nice. I have it's twin in the same colour except it's been rewired vvt. It's one of the few 5 strngs that feel really comfortable to me

I've always played whatever was needed in the particular band I was in at the time from 4 to 6 string. I also played what wasn't necessary like a 6 string Yamaha TRB fretless or 8 and 12 string basses just for the hell of it Nowadays I prefer a 4 string as maybe only 2 or 3 songs in the set would benefit from having a 5 string. I don't see the point in giving me extra work negotiating a 5 string when a 4 string is more comfortable. The solution is either a Hipshot extender or boss oc5 for anything lower than E. Having said that I do have a Yamaha BB1025 just in case of emergencies

I like shiny things so whatever today's favourite shiny bass is , that is what I am going to use. I don't really think about it. I have both passive and active basses and generally only use one bass at a gig. It's purely down to which one I fancy taking with me on the night and I'll adjust my preamp pedal to suit whichever bass I pick

I always loved the sound of Stingrays on recordings but I could only get that sound from a Sterling. I have a black Sterling 4HH with matching headstock and it's one bass I'll never part with.

And all the while there's a Fender exec laughing their ass off because there's a UK bass forum with 52000 members having an 8 page thread discussing their basses. Likely the same scenario over at Talkbs. I call reverse physchology! Fender are clevererer than this - the whole innovation thing is surely tongue in cheek as they know they are just making some tweaks to a 60+ year old design because that's what they make their money on. And all the while we're also talking about other models, not just the ones they are currently churning out. It's money in the bank I tells ya.

I had a couple of 12ers many years ago and sometimes played entire rock gigs with one. I always play fingers style so it's definitely possible . I don't even gig anymore but it doesn't stop me wanting one 🤔

I was always a big fan of the ceramic pickup SR5 so when I made the change back to 4 string then the Sterling was the one to go for. On paper, the specs are pretty much identical but they don't sound the same at all. Still very much in your face but not quite as grindy as the SR5s. As above, they should be lighter than an SR4, having a smaller body and narrower neck but in my experience they feel heavier. I was on the lookout for another one a few years back and managed to pick up a used Sterling 4HH in black with matching headstock which I haven't seen that often before. In truth, I was waiting for the 30th anniversary model to come out last year but instead they seem to have discontinued them which seems odd as I am sure that there would have been enough of a fan base to make it financially viable to have made one, even if it was the last production run of them.