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Nah, he was just a world-class A-hole. Great player, though. I guess that counts for something.

My at one point when we were still married, my ex (decent bass player, horrible bandmate, at least for me) said of a friend of hers, "I can't believe she'd marry such a horrible musician." Me: "That's the nicest thing you've said to me in ages!"

RE NAMM

I'm not into expensive stuff, but every time I see the Serek stuff, I feel like it's inevitable that I'm gonna get one and I should just get it over with. I should decide between 30.5" and 32" within the next decade or so.
 
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I want to say two things...

1. Much love and many thanks to @scubaduba! This thread represented a TON of hard work and no small amount of sacrifice on Scuba's part. We are all extremely grateful for everything that you did and I wish there was some way we could repay you and everyone who contributed. Thank you so much!

2. All of you "slap bass" haters, GET OVER IT! JEEZUS! As much as any of you hate to admit it, it is a valid technique and it's not any less useful than some kid with a pick practicing alternate picking on a floppy B-string. The slap complainers are as exhausting as the slappers! If I see a video that has "I'm gonna be playing with a pick and a ton of distortion" as a description, or I start watching the video and that's all I see, I'm just gonna move on. I'm not gonna get on TB and complain about all these rotten kids, playing a bunch of downstrokes, with a pick, on a crappy B-string, with a ton of distortion 'cause that's not how I play and I don't like it. Good grief, give it a rest.

How about finding something useful to complain about, like how Fender keeps releasing the same stuff, with a different name, and raising the prices...
 
I believe somebody earlier in this thread was asking about Jonas Hellborg strings. I was able to confirm with Dogal strings that they are in fact working on a new collaboration with Jonas Hellborg. They had a prototype set of what they are working on and the strings are EXTREMELY flexible. The most flexible strings I've ever witnessed.

Supposedly 2 months out or so from being available.
 
I want to say two things...

1. Much love and many thanks to @scubaduba! This thread represented a TON of hard work and no small amount of sacrifice on Scuba's part. We are all extremely grateful for everything that you did and I wish there was some way we could repay you and everyone who contributed. Thank you so much!

Aww... you are making me blush.

But I could give you my PayPal address. :D
 
I believe somebody earlier in this thread was asking about Jonas Hellborg strings. I was able to confirm with Dogal strings that they are in fact working on a new collaboration with Jonas Hellborg. They had a prototype set of what they are working on and the strings are EXTREMELY flexible. The most flexible strings I've ever witnessed.

Supposedly 2 months out or so from being available.

That was me! Thanks so much
 
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Wilkins basses look awesome as always.

And the Modulus 5 string jazz are the highlight of this thread for me....only ever owned one graphite neck bass. A Zon - didn't gel with the small body shape but loved the tone. The jazz shaped 5ers look great.

Thank you Scubaduba for all the work you have put into this thread.
 
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