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Miroslav Vitous Neal Murray And another vote for Dave Hope

I’m left handed and play right handed. It was a struggle but made me a better player. The aforementioned piano comment can be related to all the other instruments as well. Ditto gear shift in the car and myriad other things left handed people have to overcome. Mark Knopfler, Robert Fripp, and...

I would have said no ten years ago, but at this point I have sort of done this. I sold my 5s, 6, fretless, Jazz, and a myriad other basses and currently have an ibanez rb650 pj with flats. Although it has a jazz pickup, I turn it off. That being said, I am retired from the stage as far as bass...

I never used a pick because I am left handed and play right handed. Pick took years to develop. When I heard Dave Hope play his precision, I worked on using a pick and play with one when it’s needed for the song

That was the gig on the isle of Lucy...

First time I played them I hated them. Then I got old and they felt great and sounded good. I even play with a pick now.

For me, it was a mid 70s Alembic that I borrowed from the bass player in my band who didn’t know the tune we were playing. I was really excited having never played one. To be honest, most of the problem was probably from lack of care and not the bass itself. I did not like the neck or the sound...

1968 335 traded for a first year strat plus in 90. Traded that for a 74 les Paul which was used to trade toward an early 80s Steinberger L2. I’ll take any of them back.

I’ve had a bunch of jazz basses, frets and fretless. 4 and 5. I prefer the p pickup to the j neck pickup. I also prefer a non-offset body. My jazz basses are gone. Ibanez rb650 roadstar does it all for me. No ill speak of the jazz though...great machine

I played bass for years and dabbled in guitar. My boss wanted me to take on guitar students so I started studying and playing. I got some gigs and now am 98% guitar gig and teaching-wise.

I like my Ibanez roadstar

I don’t think I’ve played a song in years...other than on a stage

I hated flats until I found the right set. I wanted the sound but hated the feel. When I played a bass that had the feel I liked, I had to research to find them. Now they are all I use.

I think it’s a consistency issue as well. Sometimes everything goes together well and the result is fantastic. I bought an mim strat because I liked the color and it had a humbucker. After tapping the humbucker, I sold my EJ strat and Mia strat plus. This has not happened with a bass yet, but if...

Sunshine of your love on a cort 30” jazz bass