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Well I certainly have little enough hair and it's quite short. I do have one tattoo but it was acquired after my Spector basses so I feel doesn't really count and was unrelated to the impact of any purchasing decision. My current two are the Euro LE 1977 and sister (ish) Euro LE 1979 basses. Gratuitous Spector pic:

I played in a blues / classic rock band at the time and they fitted in rather well. Warmish tone but with the rather good and flexible EQ you could generate a wide variety of characters.

I had an SR4000e Prestige a while back that I acquired scond hand. Great bass and cost me very little in depreciation when I moved it on later in its life. I think high end Ibbys depreciated hard so I say go pre-loved.

Good choice. I've just put some EMG Js in the LAG Collection bass that I found on eBay and as you describe they have a nice clear tone to them.

FWIW my G&L LB-100 is the clearest note for note on every fret of any P bass I've played. I owned a Squier VM P5 in the past and I don't recall any particular issues but distance may have clouded the memory a bit.

Indeed it is, but I was aiming for the more easily digestable version

It's the opposite of the motor effect (pass a current through a conductor in a field and you generate a force). The generator effect bassically says in that if you apply a force (pick or pluck the string) to a conductor in a field (pickup magnets) you generate a current. The bigger the force (string excursion) the larger the current. The placement is crucial as string vibration is quite complex as if you get a node over the pickup at that particlur frequency you get virtually no signal from the pickup. That's the simple version iirc.

Still got my black BC polo

Bought from the USA, Germany and Ireland. Sold to Germany, Ireland, Greece and Italy.

Very lovely indeed. I presume that the brushed metal pickup covers are there to help you locate the bass were you ever to put it down on a darkened stage?

Did you genuinely expect support and understanding?

I've just owned one 4003 so don't feel that qualified to offer any opinions

I'm going to have to dig out the CDs again now.

Respect is due.

Yup, unleashed it last night, and we'll be inflicting on the public again on Friday.

How could I have forgotten Neil Young's Rocking in the Free World

My fav was a 'tribute' build of Chris Squire's green Mouradian bass. Sorry can't find the thread for pics.

Here's few that jumped into my head: What's Going On? (Surely one of the best) Zombie (not sure if this is actually a protest song or just a strong lyric) Sunday Bloody Sunday Two Tribes Glad To Be Gay

...but I bet you enjoyed it

Ooooh One or two p/up versions @skelf?

Best purchase probably the LAG Collection Jazz bass that I found in the dark recesses of ebay for a few hundred squids. Turns out these were boutique basses back in the late 80s/early 90s. Less good was an SBMM SB14 that I just didn't get on with.

I used to own an mid 70s Antoria Jazz. Was black but had it refinished to natural. The body was an unusual butchers block sandwich. Cracking bass though,

I have a 32" scale ACG P that compares tone-wise to my Fender P bass, but has an asymmetric neck with 24 frets and is lighter by a fair margin resulting in it being gigged relentlessly displacing my other firm favourite gigging bass my ACG J Type. Token bass pic:

Why not something pre-loved?