hey DW, thanks for the help...
BTW, that cat walkin behind you could have escaped from my house, it looks just like my daughter's cat!
Ours only has a few more days to enjoy her nails, we're getting those yanked out to save our new furniture, she's one of the reasons our old furniture is needing to be replaced. No way am I buying a new couch to be her scratching post...

This image server thing is gonna open up a whole new can of worms for me..... Thanks to you, Dave...

Back to basses, that Brice Douglas one looks interesting, what's the deal on it? Have you had any gigs since you bought the Lakland? Just wondering how it's fitting in to the scene.
It also looks like you're strapped up a bit high on the Lakland, is that for slapping?

I haven't been standing to play in about a year now....I've gotten used to having to sit down after my blood clot in my leg, they got me a nice padded stool that's tall, so it's more like I'm leaning on it rather than sitting; My Yammy is so heavy, it was killin my back anyway (It's about 16 pounds).
This Warwick is lighter, maybe just over 10 lbs, haven't weighed it yet- I may start standing again with it. I don't do a lot of dancing around anyway, so not a big deal for me.

Which makes me wonder- what's the most common way for you other bassists to play? Standing or sitting? Do you like your axe strapped up high or low? What about basic hand positions?

For the record, I'm normally sitting/leaning on a stool, the weight of the bass on my right leg...the strap is more for security than positioning that way. My hand is generally right over the neck pickup or just at the end of the fretboard, using the edge of the neck as a locator for my thumb for most fingering positions. I also use the side of the pickup sometimes, and as I climb up the strings (notewise) I rest my thumb on the next string up from the one I'm playing, mostly for muting reasons.
We're all different, huh?

Later

I actually hadn't adjusted the strap for the Lakland. I just strapped her up for the picture. I do wear my basses high though. Plus that sweater kinda added to the highness! LOL I haven't gigged the Lakland yet but I do have one this evening. The Brice Douglas is a very inexpensive bass from a company called Rondo Music . I don't think they make any more but they sell pretty decent basses for very little. I gigged it all of last summer without any problems. My usual gigging bass is the Tobias so I will be bringing both this evening.

Now hurry with more pictures!!