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I think it's mostly a matter of what you used early in your playing; my first bass was a Hofner Beatle-Bass copy, and I loved it. Later I used longer scale instruments, but I still like the shorties. The big advantage to me was always that a short-scale neck was easier to play with small hands...

Years ago, I was in the car and the DJ on the radio station I was listening got a request. Some guy wanted to dedicate a song to his girlfriend; the song was "Sharon and I, Together". To his credit, the DJ fought back the laughter, and played the request. It was "Sharing the Night Together" by...

I'm currently going back and forth between my Peavey 5-string and my newly acquired Ashbory 4-string. The Ashbory is tiny to start with and in comparison my Peavey is gigantic! Relativity, indeed. Annie

I'm in Pinellas Park/St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay... Recently started playing bass again after 30 years away. Amazingly, it's all coming back...

Here ya go,,,

Pahoehoe strings (for the Kala UBass) fit the Ashbory as well, and apparently are much more resistant to breakage. The black UBass strings look cool, too!

The Peavey Millenium BXP 5 is pretty nice; a lot of people here will say that only the USA-built models are any good, but if you look around, you can find a good BXP (the import model). Just be sure to have a thorough set-up done. You can get a good passive model for well under $300 if you look...

My Peavey Millennium BXP5... not a USA model, but I like it... Link Removed Annie

I used wireless a lot back when I did sound for film & TV, and the only one that was perfectly reliable with great sound was Lectrosonics (Invalid Link Removed). They aren't cheap, but they're well worth it when quality and reliability is critical.

Jack Casady. There is no one cooler.

Now, would that be a metric buttload or an English buttload?

They're a little inconsistent, but if you can find a good one, it's great. Nice look, nice feel.

How about just "Changes"?

Since several others are posting photos of their basses, I thought I should follow suit: Link Removed Annie

How about a boy bass player club so we can admire the photos of the men with their basses? Annie