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Yes. Exactly as per the older version. USB midi controller like a Disaster Area one

Oh boy! Popcorn time! 😃

Why not try a .120? It opened my MG Quantum 5 SPi to sound super instead of decent. You need to make trials. There are no short-cuts.

Strings should get proportionally bigger as you go lower in pitch, in my experience, to keep consistent tension. I use a D'Addario .145 for my B (sometimes drop A) on my 34" ESP Jazz 4 banger which I have tuned BEAD. It's a mighty low, nice feel to it, doesn't feel like overcooked spaghetti like a lot of light B strings. The full set is B .145 E .107 A .80 D .60 Simple rule of thumb is whatever you use for E on a 4 string should translate to your E on a 5 string. Hops of .20 as you get lower simply don't do the job, but a 34" scale bass is just fine for low tunings. Go big with the string.

My Sire P7-5 was very nice straight out of the box. Nice B string, sounds like a P, didn't break the bank. Even the tort scratch plate looks good. However I'm leaning slightly more towards my Sterling Sub5 now that I've fitted a Retrovibe Stinger preamp. It's a bit lighter with closer string spacing and again very affordable. I do gig both of them though.

Walking is easiest to start from the basics like what notes are in a chord. Diminished, minor, major, 6, 7, maj7. A good addition is to understand sus4, half diminished, as well as ±5. Learn in this order: 1) two beat 2) four beat 3) walking up and down, both up to 2 octaves, and in as small area as possible (like staying in half position) While walking when you see a maj7, play a 6 instead of maj7, or use it sparingly. It has a distinctive tone. These were the basics that my bass teacher taught me years back. (I am still pretty bad.) I had a few books like Modern walking bass technique by Mike Richmond that had better rhythmic ideas than simple quarter notes. I suppose any walking bass book can open your ears to better rhythmic approach: pauses can be as effective as notes at the right places. (I still have lots of issues, especially with rhythms.) And last but definitely not least: listen. NHØP, Brian Bromberg, Marc Johnson. They seem to play only the right notes in right places. Incredible playing.

As the title says Have a 5 string 35" yamaha rbx775 and love it to death. Wouldn't mind more low B clarity though and haven't won lotto recently so a 37 " Ding is off the table. Any experience and tips for better low B clarity? 130 gauge B? Raise action? Raise pickups? EQ accordingly etc? What strings do you guys recommend for nice even tension? Thanks in advance Michael

Wow. I regularly see some of the bedroom dealers in Bristol pickup Facebook bargains cheaply and sell them in the same marketplace sometimes hours after buying them. It's really classless and a pretty awful business model. But I sometimes write for the *** newspaper, so I don't have a leg to stand on.

Unfortunately, yes.

Bought a strap, it was despatched quickly, packed suitably, and as described - one happy customer.

Feel Like Bob Marley - The Workhorse Movement

DG have responded on TB that the engineer is perhaps mistaken as they are still investigating the issue: We’re still investigating the issue. The message Chris shared was a response from one of our engineers, forwarded in good faith. Yet this is not a final verdict. Anagram is thought to be a community-driven platform, which means we listen rather than set and forget.

Cinderford is where i grew up. Best of luck to the new venture. Looks like a great place.