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I have been working on the Patitucci part for 'Spain' of the Akoustic Band record but I have abandoned it for now. It's just too hard. I went to this because it was the antithesis of 'Spain'. Jimmy Woode's bass part for 'The Star Crossed Lovers' from the Duke Ellington masterpiece 'Such Sweet Thunder'. All the notes are on mostly minims on the beat - easiest thing in the world to read - this one is simple note recognition of beginners. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-star-crossed-lovers-duke-ellington/

Phil's right. If you're using subs, anything larger than 12s in top boxes is unnecessary.

Bought some glasses from Craig and he wrapped them up and posted them to me in record time! Exactly as described and measured, so a perfect fit. Couldn't be better - Really appreciate it. Could probably do with another pair, so I'll keep my eyes peeled🤓. Thank you

Wouldn't the best option be to get a new, fretted fingerboard - ebony, rosewood or similar - made for it?

Sensible approach. With new/class D amps, it's wise to go for something that uses proven components. I bought an Aguilar partially (I liked how it sounded, too) because they use ICEPower modules, which are readily available if something goes wrong. ICEPower, Hypex and similar are reputable components that can at least be replaced if repair is not possible.

Ian kindly sold me his Mesa WD-800. Great comms and great to deal with..... great packaging and boxing-up too! Highly recommended.

Rob bought a Reidmar 750 from me in a very generous transaction. Great comms and excellent to deal with..... Top man!

Baby baby - Amy Grant

That’s the one I was referring to, yes. Can’t guarantee it’s what you need, but I’ve used plenty of it in the past. Do some research into how to get a good even coverage - I use a sponge applicator when working on leather.

Is this what I need Steve!?

I bought Paul's EBS Reidmar 752, and it arrived very well packed, in great shape. Great to deal with, deal with confidence. Thanks, Rob

Little Child - Beatles

Flight Of Icarus - Iron Maiden

Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix

The Three10 is a thing to behold, glad you're finally getting your hands on one. Out of interest, when did you order it? I spoke to our guitarist last night, and the cab he ordered on 30th September last year is finally in testing and will be delivered next week.

There's the Stingray Studio Series coming later this year too - Indonesian-made but with US hardware and electronics and supposedly coming in at just over a grand in Murcan freedom money.

Thanks for that, I'm searching now...

As a side of the vast array of Stingray models and variations - I popped by GuitarGuitar for lunchtime wander and they had about 10 Stingrays, all USA so nothing under £2,900. As much as it's confusing, they are obviously selling the SUBs and the Sterling's if you're only left with the top shelf stuff.

Hi: Is anyone here familiar with the Wilson K4 upright bass pickup (https://wilson-pickups.com/product/k4/)? This has 4 separate piezo pickups mounted in the bridge, very close to where the strings cross over. The pickup came on my Pawlik EUB, and I like its sound a lot, but the A and D strings seem to have slightly more output than the E and G, and I want to adjust that. But the instructions on their site—"By simply rotating a pickup slightly you can adjust the volume level of each string individually making the perfect balance between the output from your strings, a feature not covered by any other competitor."—don't seem to work. I've found no more detailed instruction on this on their site or elsewhere. If anyone here has used that pickup and has any tips on it, I'd love to know. Thanks!