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Recently gone back to Rotosound flats, the SM77 Hybrid Gauge 100-40, put them on my G&L Trib M-2000, much easier for me to EQ than the NPS rounds I had on it. Because the Rotos seem to have a good mid content and less harmonics they sounded great in a rock trio mix, plus the lighter gauge means they are similar in feel to standard gauge rounds (to me at least).

I suppose it’s true in-as-much-as your front of house sound. Onstage, as you say, with cab/amp variations, it’s a different story. Si

I can paint the baffle any colour you like as long as it's British Racing Green. 😀 Only joking.... if you want a different coloured baffle, you just need to give me the paint reference (RAL number ideally). There's no extra charge.

When it comes to the arts, we have such a stupid system that you need to beg for cash with the only money allocated based on the estimated economic impact of your work (which is, in most cases, entirely made up anyway). The entire classical music world – apart form a few exceptions – is funded through grants because to expose it to the market would see its demise. Societally, we need to find other ways to value the skills and to fund them. If we could break free from the moral objections to a UBI, we'd be much better off. Be a lot simpler than pretending that there are enough jobs to go around (when there clearly aren't and probably won't ever be again in the future...)

The wood looks nice. I'd expect a stained finish to look good.

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Still, you could always take a chance (someone had to start the ABBA puns).

Don't mention the tinnitus!!

It’s your bass, so go ahead if that’s what you really want to do. Unfortunately, most of the audience and the rest of the band likely won’t give a fizz about it.

I think venues know they can get ameteur bands for free or very cheap but if they want a name to get people in then they have to pay for it. Amateur bands don't attract in a lot of people so can't really ask for much and those at the bottom of the pile who are the support act for amateur bands offer the venue very little value.

The best thing you can do is to not concentrate on it. I can tune mine out a lot of the time. Unfortunately reading this thread has made it obvious again!

Had it for many years (loud motorbikes, not huge bass cabs I'm afraid) and I too have recently noticed it getting significantly worse. I find it harder and harder to pick out a conversation against any sort of background noise, whether that's in real life or when watching a TV program ... I live much of my life with subtitles. 🙄 It's not debilitating, and it hardly compares with the issues that some of my friends and family are dealing with (cancer, heart attack, etc.), but it's bloody irritating and also depressing to find that there is no cure, no treatment (that works), and no real likelihood of one during my lifetime.

I’m a massive fan of oly white with mint guard, so that’s my vote 👍

Yep. Sad to say I have it to varying degrees depending on the setting and background. When I think it’s no longer there I concentrate on it (like they all tell you you shouldn’t), and it pops right back into my consciousness. A real bugger at times.

Mine's gotten worse in the last 6 months. It's always there, and always been there but it's definitely more noticeable. Unfortunately, there's little to be done about it. I was told you can get hearing aids that cancel out the noise you hear, but as you'd expect they're expensive

Im my experience a head makes far less difference than a cab does. I love the BDDI (just brought another), but its often bemused me how its sold as 'just turn up anywhere and still have your sound' I get the statement, but dont think its that simple. If you are looking at the Sansamp, be aware that the Programable doesn't have the mid control. This mid control can be very useful in these situations.

I do like the hybridisation of a traditional body with what appears to me like a fairly extreme fan, pickup angling etc. I dig the sunburst one 🙂 Little touches like how the bottom edge of the J pickup meets the pickguard show the attention to detail (try finding a Jazz where the control plate and pickguard align well... not to be found in my house anyway 😆). They're out of my budget, but I don't think the pricing is crazy. I mean you'll have no trouble dropping upwards of £2k on a traditional P if you're so inclined! And we live in a golden era for cheaper basses. Plenty of strokes for different folks.

Ooh, I wander if tuffcab is any good for cars? Box 2 for the Trace is glued and screwed. Will wait for it to dry then get busy with a flush bit first for nice square corners, then a round over bit for finished shape. If I can get away with no mistakes, I might go for a stained finish to match the Peterson. The new cab is ready for its baffle. Will check exact volume then have another pop at WinISD. Chrome corners and dark brown leather handles on order for both. Will also need to get some better gain & volume knobs!

I'd get @d_g to do a light relic finish so that the bass retains a sense of 'well-played but generally well-maintained '74....', he's somewhere between a scientist and an artist when it comes to finishes 👍