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I’ve sent this Harley Benton PB-20 off to Shuker for a proper set up + strings (not just for that I promise!) and for the bridge & pick ups to be replaced. I spoke to him about what I need out of the Harley Benton and he was happy to help. What a guy. I’m fairly certain Shuker is well known on this page for his craftsmanship and honestly I really look forward to how it sounds when it returns. The fact he does a signature JJ Burnel Bass and sorts out Simon Rix’s bass is awesome! mods to be done: Gotoh 201 Bridge in black Rotosounds 45/105 strings and set up (stock strings were 40’s … and dead) stock pickups to be taken out and replaced with SPB-1’s. I grab it on the way back from Leeds in a couple weeks and I’m absolutely buzzing to use it for rehearsals (and maybe pub gigs if all goes well 😁)

I was at PMT Leeds on Monday and apart from a lack of bass strings to choose from everything looked normal in fact they had been having a move round of the store. Very odd.

I've got a GP11 1110 (red stripe 4x12 combo). Sounds great. If only it was easier to move around, I've only gigged it twice 😞

Good rehearsal with the originals band tonight. Got my basslines finalised for 7 songs. We jammed a song that was acoustic guitar only on the bands first album. I came up with a bassline that had a 'Cirrus Minor' feel - very pleased with it.

Very brief clip of me playing along to Peaches by the Stranglers (backing track on YouTube with no bass). Just to mess around with the tone & volume capacity of my piss poor 15w amp. Surprisingly I think I did well in capturing the JJ Burnel bass growl in this, although I’m just using a sonic P with stock pickups. 48a8d4db-1e07-4e08-b591-17de951a05b4.mov

Please feel free to contact me directly ref DJ, I've not been able to locate your original email.

Brown eyed girl. Studying a setlist for a band I’m joining and it’s quite simple but also intricate in terms of timing. I like it

come to the party, we've got biscuits

Chesterfield king. Jawbreaker

Thanks Mike! Since my post I ventured out to Truro a couple weeks ago and visited Modern Music. Great little shop. I nearly went away with an Ashdown Studio 210 if it wasn’t for the fact we parked too far away to lug it around, plus I had to be conscious of throwing £550 at an amp so early into my bass journey

Went past the shop in Bristol and was going to pop in. Seems a shame. It wasn’t perfect, but wasn’t like the elitist and exclusive shops of the 1980s and 90s.

Hey Steve! St Austell lad here. 🤘🏼

The only 4 band specials I've put together included an additional Mid Sweep. In other words, 2 sweepable mid stacks. Whereas, if my understanding is correct, you're suggesting a stack with 2 boost/cut mids at different fixed frequencies. The Flexcore would likely fit the bill straight out of the box. Have you considered it? https://www.flexcorepreamps.com/shop/flexcore-system/

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Bryan Ferry

That’s awesome to see that early sketch, didn’t change too much in the end

That's a beauty 😍 I'm just a little bit envious !

Thanks Terry. Good luck with the AFRS