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Looking back, things stayed broadly the same for another 6 years and then started to gravitate back towards 5s, with a complete switch during 2020. First bass: Yamaha BB-N4 'Go-to' bass: Warwick/Rockbass Streamer 5 'Your' bass: EBMM Stingray 5 Special

I’m so tempted to put that into What3Words to see where (if anywhere) it is.

I saw the forest green one in a local shop not too long ago. They look lovely in person! Enjoy!

Spare is handy - At the last gig my transmitter was dead (left it switched on in the bag). Plugged it after the second song when I realised, left it charging for a few songs, then used it, lasted the first half then plugged it in at the break!

Is that twice the guitarists monitor was unplugged at different venues too ? that's an odd one. No decent pics of the complimented SEI bass. That's not good. It should be front and centre. 😂 Dave

I think those are called guitars.

Yep i got that one. 😂 Dave

You're blaming the cramped space on the pool table and not those boards?

i'm not that good a bassist to be allowed a solo. 😂 Dave

Yes just teasing 👍

Lego brick pot?

So did you put this together yourself, Fretmeister? Or did it come to you like this? I assume it's based on a Squier or MIM Precision or something like that?

Joking aside, all are welcome, beginners to pros, no snootiness. Picks, fingers, thumbs, tappers, 4/5/6/8/10/12 (or even 1!) strings are ok.

Don't tell anyone but my BC110T is my favourite speaker, it never sounds wrong and I've had a couple of sound engineers, when mixing the band at festivals, describe it as the best sounding bass cab they've ever heard. It's a little gem that just gets the balance right.

Really enjoying this and it's stimulated me to spend a few hours finding out how to use mine properly. I've an ancient DeWalt getting little use. You Tube as ever came up trumps and many thanks to @alittlebitrobot for this really informative and such a clever way to demonstrate what I for one have been doing wrong, I'm afraid I've been using it like my table saw and not getting the best out of it.

First Bass Owned: Avon by Rose-Morris EB0 Copy 30" Scale 'Go To' Bass: Spector Euro 4LX 'Your' Bass: Spector Euro 4LX

They've been gigged, a few times actually! I wouldn't claim to have the most critical ear, but they certainly did the job on electric. On the double bass, with everything set flat, they do a good job, but it surprisingly isn't my favourite pair of speakers. That award would go to my 10" BassChats which for whatever reason manage to capture the warmth of the double bass and project without the piezo honk. You can get there with EQ. Saving £400 sounds wonderful if you put it like that. Not sure my wife sees it that way though 😄

I tried this fret cleaning kit that came in a pack of 6 D'addario piccolo bass strings. It's a very slightly abrasive cloth sheet and works a treat.

As @bertbass wrote, it takes time to find the right gauge. 30-90 was very fun in the 80's. I have tried flats, tapes, bronze, nickel and SS RWs, groundwounds, exotic tunings, piccolo sets etc. I have listened to other people's comments about "the best" set, but in the 90's I started a comprehensive (and pricey!) test of different materials and gauges. B is 120 now, and as slapping isn't needed/wanted/popular anymore, the SS RW 40-95 has been the choice, for me, that is. Testing different sets is time consuming and costs a lot, but after that you know what you want. I use D'Addario and GHS, because of long scale basses, 34"-36". I know nickel would be very suitable for fretless, but I only buy two brands and two sets, and they are always at hand. I tend to change a set every 4-6 months depending on the use.