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I have some new GAS on the way! Itās supposed to be delivered Friday! I hope itās not late, Iām getting a cornea transplant next Tuesday and wonāt be able to play for a week or so!
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not sure this is exactly āgearā but i want this new book from radiohead bassist colin greenwood:
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OK, seriously, this will need to be the last bass for a while. Iāve been GASsing hard for Sandbergs and came across this one at a great price. Itās a '22 California TT4 in Goldburst with a hardcore relic.
I understand the relic concept can be polarizing. Itās certainly not something I would ever pay extra for, but that wasnāt the case here. I kinda like not having to worry about scratching it, LOL. And if I ever sell it, from here until eternity it can justifiably be listed in āmintā condition. 
Looking forward to this one showing up. I hate the waiting part.
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Nice
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Sweet!
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Very nice.
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Nice! Metal control plate too. The one I came across were 2 piece Pickguard. This is definitely awesome.
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That is fabulous loookng!!
Congrats @fennario
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So as you may remember I went for the Cort C5 as my next attempt at 5 string self-training, this is a recent pic in sunshine at my backyard:
Now I donāt really dig its sound (neither unplugged nor passive/active via NUX preamp and headset) so I decided to check some new strings. I use LaBella flats on my P and DR Nickel Lo-Riders on my J so wanted to test something, obviously (?) rounds and ended up with this, to be installed tomorrow:
Will report back if improvement observed or not 
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Those are usually on their V series. T should have the metal control plate
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Thanks guys! Iām anxiously awaiting the arrival and will follow up once it gets here.
Thatās a nice looking bass @totyasrac! What strings are currently on there?
Yep. I kinda think of the T models as being more of a jazz bass and the V models being more like a P-bass. Not exactly right, as I think the necks are actually the same, and there are some humbucker configurations thrown in for good measure, but it works for my purposes. 
@Whying_Dutchman thereās a 30" model called the Lionel by the way if youāre still entertaining short scale options.
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I will entertain that notion until I die! Or go for playing the triangle if I loose my cool (= very likely).
But: I started with a plan to get a 250ā¬ bass and modify/improve it with about 400-500ā¬ components.
And then @swiens came and posted about the Reverend Dub King. I fell in love with the design and the sound from the YouTube videos.
Everybody says it sucks! And itās 1150ā¬.
Now I am thinking about the ugly ugly UGLY ibanez EHB1005SMS. Did I mention that it is really ugly?
The horror!
Also about 1150ā¬. For a really ugly bass!
This price creep needs to stopā¦
So I set a hard limit at 1200ā¬. Thatās it. Short scale. 1200ā¬. Two or more pickups.
Or a triangle!
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What about doing your best maneskin impression?
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LHBBK--danelectro-longhorn-bass-black
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Trying to think of the best way to say this, but aesthetic advice is coming from an Avocado Green/Antigua enjoyer
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The future is green, my friend!
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Donāt buy a bass that you find ugly ! even if itās an excellent instrument, it will not make you want to play when you see it. Thatās a bad idea in my opinion.
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Not sure, probably the original/factory set whatever that is 
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