Ahh yes, the ever important Tone Girth
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I’d stick with the old bass for the first in person lesson and see what Pointers the instructor has for you.
Then go out and try some basses. Don’t overlook pawn shops or Craigslist. They might not be setup well or at all but the more basses you try the better your final choice.
Play-on!
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Tone girth is a myth 
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Having a bass with a neck like a baseball bat and how good a tone it produces, I’m not a skeptic on tone girth anymore. I’m not a proponent, but I don’t discount it either. Need more data
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Buy another bass?
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Nope. Quite happy right now. I might add a blend to my Rascal, that’s about it. And the Bass VI in 2024.
Time to sell basses
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Cool, but right now in New York @John_E is screenshotting that comment!
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I thought about that before I posted and almost added a disclaimer as a pre-emptive strike
“this statement is offered as is and may not be used against me in future forum discussions”
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Used all my memory screen shotting @JustTim’s proclamations. 
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Thus my utter lack of proclamations around here these days. Ain’t falling into that trap again. 
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how many times have I been done buying basses?
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Or again. Or again. Or again.
Just sayin’, there are a slew of “forever basses” of yours out in the wild. Poor babies. 
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Don’t judge, he can only buy back so many.
(Still think that is pretty awesome 
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No judgment here.
I don’t make the news. i just report it. 
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Sigh. Ok.
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It is really good seeing you post again.
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Well, you’re in luck.
I have a $$ Corvette 5’er. I loved everything about it other than the neck thickness.
So I had a local master luthier shave it to the current neck profile, which is much thinner.
With the joy of the Warwick Master shop choices, you can see the difference in the necks.
Mine went from Fat Neck profile to Standard. However, the feel is BETTER than standard.
And absolutely zero change in tone.
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