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[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1495496887' post='3304276'] Thanks for the replies. So let's say I want to get as close to that tone as humanly possible, but without spending 3 grand on a bass that's too valuable to leave the house. [/quote] I've taken to gigging my '66 Precision. I purposefully went looking for a non-pristine item as I felt that having been played a lot it would hopefully/probably be a good'un. As such I feel it needs to be played (as it clearly has been all its life).

Tapered strings available too if bridge is an issue, not sure where the taper sits in relation to the nut though.

And there's me thinking it was all in the fingers (I'm a massive fan of Jazz type basses for the avoidance of doubt)

Do we know roughly when stuff might be coming back?

I have the P Retro in an ACG bass, the deep boost (frequency selectable) and tone controls are your friend here. I find it very easy to adjust to get pretty much what I want. Alternatively you can set the control to mid boost and add the deep boost too. Which for what you describe may be the better option.

[quote name='LITTLEWING' timestamp='1495308251' post='3302916'] Just picked up a rather nice used OLP 4 string and after a quick set up plays very nicely. What I can't work out is what EBMM say on their site - apparently their string to pickup distance is 4.8mm. Seems a bit far away to me unless that type of pup has a very strong magnetic pull. I've not actually had a bass with this type of pup until now so advice would be appreciated. [/quote] In the same 'budget Stingray' category I have just got myself an SBMM SB14 which will hopefully land this week.

#firstworldproblems

Congrats, my first gig on a fretless a few years ago was scary enough.

Phew, not just me on the font size then.

In the midst of all the opprobium and 'too cool for skool' stuff above, I thought the winner was refreshingly different and sung with feeling and passion.

Tried but didn't understand many of the questions.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1494136182' post='3293465'] My first bass (I still own it) was a Yamaha RBX270F: Light weight, sounds great. Much better than the Squier VMJ I owned briefly too. I've seen them sell for peanuts on the used market too! [/quote] My first fretless bass was this, great value and pretty decent as I recall. I had it for around 3 years.

There's the pickup Warwick put on some basses (Dirty Blonde I think) which is like two single coil p/ups stuck together, is that the one? Not sure what they sound like though.

Brilliant, thanks very much. Strings ordered

Anybody ordered any stuff with their points yet? I can't see how to redeem the points for strings etc as links go to what looks like a normal store asking for voucher codes etc.

I have the newer California II slightly smaller and lighter TT (Jazz pass) passive. I have ordered a VS in a custom colour do soon. Really well put together and a brilliant neck in terms of feel (for me at any rate).