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Can't help but that's a cracking looking bass! The 20mm spacing on a 5 would be a whole lot of room.

I sold the bass player a Danelectro. He was/is a bloody lovely fella. And it seems a flubbin great player.

Here's a YT playlist for the Funk & Latin set https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxJy5ogMTTu55MpnaYBRtymq-p8q-UHrN I can send the dots over this afternoon/evening if you fancy having a look?

Sarah Jones is quite something on drums, but it's a great band!

Will do ASAP!

Crikey Moses, that is Fantastic! The Drumming! 👌

Hi I'm Hereford based and free on those dates so could be possible.....not sure about the Latin stuff 🙂 can you send a set list so I can take a listen? Thanks, Rick

The drummer is so on it too.

"I was at Eric Clapton's wedding when I joined the Beatles" Chas laughs. "Me and the missus got invited an there was a marquee set up in the grounds with a stage, amps and drum kit in case anyone felt like getting up and having a jam. "Anyway, this little kid started bashing the drums and called over to me saying "C'mon Chas, sing Gertcha for us". So I go up with the mic and started singing some rock and roll stuff. I looked up and there was Ringo sitting there smiling at me. The next thing I knew Paul was plugging in his bass and George slipping a guitar over his head. And there's me in the middle thinking "I'm the fourth flippin' Beatle here!"

admittedly this has absolutely no pertinence to the thread whatsoever should any of you find your 200w bass head lacking in power, I've just come across this beast Admark AD80 https://forum.speakerplans.com/uploads/1989/AD_80_OM_2026-02-16_17-24-53.pdf quoting 2x14,000w rms at 4ohms admittedly, hungarian brand, pkn, offer even more powerful (and more compact) amplifiers https://pknaudio.com/3phase_eng.html quoting 2x20,000w at 4ohms or 4x10,000w at 2.6ohms although I dont know of anyone who has ever seen one in the flesh some of the larger amplifiers are designed with mri rather than audio as the intended primary market

They sold about 2 million records in London alone, which if you add to their worldwide sales, means they've sold about 2 million records.

I bought a couple of hardshell bass cases from @biro. Easy communication and flawless arrangements for collection. It was a good, easy transaction.

I`ve been using the RM500s for a good few years, both EVO I & II versions - I prefer the EVO II as the facing plate is matt rather than shiny so easier to see the controls on a brightly lit stage. Very loud, very good & flexible eq, I wouldn`t say you can exactly get the glassy shrill top-end of a Trace but using the Shape function and the eq you`ll get near it. Drive & compression are ok when used sparingly imo, but then I don`t like too much of either anyway. In terms of reliability I only had one slight issue where it was "hissing & popping" a bit, sent it to Ashdown and they changed whatever it was and sent it back, nice & easy. As per above all done free - I did send them a parcel of coffees & biscuits as a thank you. I`d thoroughly recommend these amps, I really like the look of the latest version in the proper Ashdown blue colour, however as I no longer gig there`s no pint in me getting one. If I were still gigging I would def get one though.

You Will Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties - Jona Lewie

I think there two Warwick broadnecks for sale here some time ago. But was the other a Streamer? Very interesting basses, as wide necks are pretty rare. I don't get along with 17 mm bridge spacing. Now I own an MG Genesis 5, and I've seen an MG Quantum 5W for sale here.

Good job, congratulations! But I think you didn't earth the shieldings (yes, it's a plural). If you didn't, the shielding is useless, so simply solder a wire from the pickup cavity shielding to the electronic cavity shielding and from there to one of the pots case, you'll have perfect isolation and it will be dead silent even with the hands off the strings. 😉

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I had an RM800 Evo 2 and it was rock solid. The only thing I don't like about them is the notched volume control as I always seemed to want it in between 2 notches. I sent mine in to Ashdown and Dave swapped the vol pot for a smooth one and didn't charge me anything - not even the return postage! Top customer service. I went back to a Mark Bass rig in the end but the Ashdown was very good, lightweight, more than powerful enough and had a good tone. Even the very limited onboard compressor and drive were usable. I didn't rate the octave though - flubby and doesn't track well at all, but I have an OC-5 that is always on my board so no drama there. They are also remarkably good value used.