therealting

Sounds like a guy who’s going to go on to great things and struggle to find space in his diary...

Those aren’t just high mass Badass, that’s a one Tunbridge.

What’s the neck like? I normally find Soundgear necks too skinny, so hoping this has a little more meat to it.

@fretmeister Great. I didn’t need to know this!!

You Kent predict these things.

Bridge received from Ed, in perfect condition and posted quickly. Thank you!

@Marcray You’re right in that case - unless you know exactly what you want and are confident that is not going to change, then getting a custom build is a long wait for an inevitable painful loss. Ideally for £3k, you want a a superb masterbuilt £7k that someone else has taken the depreciation hit on.

Wasn’t even the worst crime - look at this fret job... and it had been refinished... in poly... with the wrong logo 😂

My pedalboard has a Noble Preamp DI on it, which will go nicely to PA if required. In the days when I used a head/cab setup, I would have a Trace Elliott Elf in a pocket somewhere. My 64 Precision is my most valuable bass, and the holy grail for lots of musicians, but it let me down in the middle of a live filming, and I was very glad to have my 60 Precision there as a backup which kept my embarrassment to a minimum. I always bring a second guitar on gigs if I can only bring one, I bring spare strings. I always have at least one spare of every kind of cable I use I do have a second car and it has saved me when my main one (at the time a BMW 330Ci convertible) was unable to start. I also have breakdown cover that will take me wherever in the UK I want to go, so I can get to a gig and figure it out from there if need be. None of this matters too much if you aren’t earning from the gig or your reputation in the biz doesn’t matter. But at a certain level, people want to know they can rely on you to deliver, and that includes having gear that works. I know more than one gifted muso who has had had cheap gear fail on them more than once, and word gets around. It’s harsh, because being a jobbing muso isn’t the best paid profession, and many working musicians can’t afford the world’s best gear... but by the same token, working musicians can’t afford to hire musicians whose gear breaks on gigs.

The previous owner of my 64 Precision put a QUARTER POUNDER in it 😂 Now has a Nordstrand NP4V, all is well.

It’s a common issue with darker boards. I resolved it by getting large LumInlay dots put in.

I’ve thought about modifying a cheap bass by adding a powerful stealth neck pickup below the pickguard!

What about a Yamaha Attitude, if you prefer that neck sound?

No less an authority than Leland Sklar has said that he treats his five strings as four strings with a few extra low notes, so it is a perfectly acceptable way to think your way around the instrument. I started on 6, but regularly switch things up between 4, 5 and 6 string now. I find 5 the easiest generally.

Sadly, the last time I got burgled, five valuable instruments were taken 😕

+1 for Dingwall. Sadowsky also well worth a look. It really depends what tone you are after.

Weird not to have an option for “Sometimes take one”. I often don’t for small gigs, or for church, but will if it’s a major gig or recording. And I have needed my backup recently - was doing a TV recording with my 64P, and had grounding hum issues due to the way they are wired - thankfully had my 60P with me.

That is a stunning piece of work, and a ridiculous level of weight reduction! I had been toying with getting @Andyjr1515 to do something like this for me, this has tipped me further in that direction...