Yeah that what I figured. I’m so not there yet, lol. Except for intonation double bass is not as forgiving as the EUB. Lol.
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Congrats! That’s an amazing looking Instrument. Enjoy it!
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What do each of the bows do differently @PamPurrs?
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Not much. Some are just better quality than others. Three of them are carbon fiber with white hair. One is brazilwood with black hair. It’s multiple bow disorder.
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I picked up this Washburn XB-400 years ago for $59. Now that I know the active pickups are 90% shot, and that it’s impossible to source OEM replacements that aren’t just as old or used, I know why it was inexpensive. But it has a super-fast neck, a pro setup, and good looks. I’ve ordered a modern substitution set of soap bars (Fishman) and expect to be squeezing a little more sound out of this rig soon. The amp is an Orange Crush Bass 100 – I won’t know how good it sounds until I get the instrument issue squared away.
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That’s a killer looking combo there @john.kemner.
You are going to love the Fishmans!
Great choice!
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I don’t know anything about the Yamaha silent basses. However I have had a Yamaha SLG100S silent guitar for quite a few years. A very lovely instrument that I really should play more often!!
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That is sweet looking, Nice choice!
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Wow! That’s impressive family my man.
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That T-40 and the Rick look so distinct in that collection, as does the Gretsch(?) semi-hollow.
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Btw, this is the room outside my itty bitty teensy tiny music room that the kids won’t give up so that it can reach its full potential as a proper music room
Selfish kids!
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It’s like there is a teleportation portal… you open the door to GC/Sweetwater/Anderton’s/Thomann’s/… and step right into @John_E 's living room 
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except without all those pesky guitars
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What’s the one center front row??? (That the one with the Fluence pickups??)
Digging the looks of it!
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@John_E what pickups did you put on the Fretless Squier?
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Ah, John_E, be thankful for your itty bitty teensy tiny music room. I had designs on my eldest son’s old bedroom for me to take over, decorate as I liked, house my computer, etc. I would have put a day bed in there for when a guest needed it.
But he moved back in, so who knows when that will happen! I am currently using about 9 sq. feet in a corner of the dining room for my computer and (admittedly minimal) bass equipment. 
The moral is: make sure the kids enter a field they like, but which also pays enough for them to continue to afford and stay living in their own place!
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that is certainly a collection! 
very nice! 
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Extremely impressed with the basses, not so impressed by the rug…
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