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I've made a small mistake. There should be a gap in the top of the 'p' where the musical 'note' descends. That was silly. I'm in two minds here - should I just accept the mistake for what it is, or should I try to put a tiny sliver of black on what I've built up to this point then try to hide it in the final coats of lacquer - as illustrated in this quick mockup? It's so nitpicky, and fraught with risk at this late stage, I dunno why I'm even considering it. How risky is it, do you think?

I've always used rounds on my Jazz basses and my absolute favourite strings for my fretless Jazz basses are Rotosound Swing 66 Nickel rounds light gauge. They just sound incredible. However, I've started to string my fretless Precision basses with LaBella Deep Talkin flats in a light gauge and they sound, play and feel amazing. So I'm going to try a set on one of my fretless Jazz basses to see how they compare. I know most say that you get more mwah with rounds but I have always found I get more mwah with flats on a fretless so I'm interested how they compare on a Jazz.

His dad died in 1990.

Yeah this was great - I was lucky enough to have lessons from Ian over a few years and it was an amazing experience. I miss those times ! He is just an all round great guy! thanks for posting the vid

That was a bass lesson in itself. No stretching to reach notes, a lot of hand movement, even notes, totally relaxed. Ian shows how it's done. Loved it.

For bass playing in a band setting, how do you find they compare with studio headphones or other IEM brands @acidbass ? These, presumably, inexpensive IEM 75 headphones, for me, are far closer to studio headphones than they are to the KZs.

Even if it were true a few million thrown by Rod at good causes ain’t anything like enough to compensate the world for his Glastonbury show 😆

good day UK did you hold on to that thoughts? well, i'm on it agin & again. actually exact the same idea of a 5er (6 would be too wide for me personally) fretted up to 5th, to have a 'regular bass' to fall back on and a full tonal option of a 4er fretless to sing along. i wonder if you gentlemen could give me some more advice and help? ONE bass to do it all ! thats a vision worth to follow, isn' it?

The ZS10s have a pronounced hump in the upper mids for sure. I find it's a nice frequency for vocals but probably not best suited for bass guitar. I use both the ZAR and AS16 Pro X and the bottom end is much more present.

"Rod Stewart destroys AI bots with insane brick-throwing, that isn't what you think" with crappy soundtrack and American voiceover.. Feeble tragic stuff (twats that misuse AI have a lot to answer for!) but at least the comments brought out some laughs....

What a fantastic collection of basses you have!

Out of curiosity I've just tried the basic looking headphones that came with the used "the t.bone IEM 75" system and I'm shocked how much better they are than the multi-driver, cool looking and ergonomically better KZs that I've been using, with upgraded cables too. I've been getting a lot of hiss recently, assumed it was probably a combination of the wireless bass and wireless IEMs, so was troubleshooting with AB testing out different kit, hence the IEM 75s out of curiosity really, as I had no intention of using them before. Not not though - I've got to figure out a way that they can stay in my ears. I'd not been happy with the tinny sound of the KZs either and had upgraded both the cables and the tips trying various types, memory foam etc. Even with the stock flimsy silicone tips that came with the IEM 75, the sound is much better, louder, clearer with actual bass. I'm stunned, really. With all the positive reviews and no previous experience of any IEMs, let alone high end IEMs, I'd assumed that KZs were good and it was a matter of finding the"right" pair, cable and tips for your needs and desires. Not so sure now.... * KZ ZS10 PRO X * KZ EDX Pro X

And sold out again. Puts wallet back in pocket…

She Drives Me Wild - Michael Jackson

Yes, this is a Bullet. The model has been renamed the "Classic" a few years ago. The soapbar pickup would indeed make it a Bullet Booster. The Basic has a stubbier, shorter upper horn than the Bullet.

So, the small amp heads (still available today new) without fans are: Ampeg PF-20T (and can be used without speaker even if full tube): https://www.andertons.co.uk/ampeg-pf-20t-all-tube-20w-bass-head/ Ampeg PF-50T (and can be used without speaker even if full tube): https://www.thomann.co.uk/ampeg_pf_50t_bass_head.htm Eich Amplification T300: https://www.thomann.co.uk/eich_amplification_t300.htm Phil Jones BP-800: https://www.thomann.co.uk/phil_jones_bass_amp_head_bp_800.htm Trickfish Bullhead 0.5K (but hard to source) Trickfish Bullhead 1K (but hard to source) That's it! You can add the GR Bass One series with their defeatable fan. That said, as you don't need so much power, the Eich Amplification T-300 is a good choice, but remember that it's in reality a 220 Watts into 4 Ohms head. The two Ampegs are excellent sounding, but the form factor is not that convenient for your use.

...not to mention stairs.

Great question. The way I just rebuilt my board means I can have both, as I've put a HX Stomp in near the end (and I'm building daughterboards to plug into the loop on it). I've got a Cali76 up front, which I leave on continuously - very handy when triggering synths for consistent triggering, plus it's a lovely sounding thing anyway. When I hook up e.g. the filter board I'm building, the compressor (or possibly a limiter) in the HX stomp will ensure things like the original Q-tron I have don't suddenly spike (as they have a tendency to do), so I can see my using both for particular applications, but I generally put the compressor up front so I have a consistent level into pedals on the board, which I like. I'll give myself more headroom using the compressor if I need something for a specific pedal. I've been playing more than 30 years, and I've used pedals for most of that, although I've only recently really got back into them.

No...it was me... There seems to be a number of celebrities doing good deeds currently and I thought this was genuine.