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That's unfortunate...

As a drummer who used to frown at a bassist with more than 4 strings but now plays bass in many different contexts, it's interesting to note that the low B appears to be very useful. Not sure why the subject is prone to debate

Oh thanks, but I prefer more... shape we realised we need more stuff from Thomann anyway, like Elixirs for the shortie, so went ahead with that Thomann bag. I also got a spare nut which I can file to rubber string size, so I can have one nut for the regular strings (if I'd go for those RIDICULOUSLY expensive flats at some time in fhe future), and another for the rubber ones. I think the bridge holes might need to be enlarged for those rubbers tho... 😓

The modern narrative is to accept the world moves on, regularly, unending, and to try and grasp on to the past is futile and leaves you bitter, old and resentful.

Couldnt disagree more with everything said negatively about Brown Sugar, and that Jagger, who dont forget was one of the greatest proponents of the Blues, but who has become a puppet of the establishment, is now buckling under the woke political pressure too is appalling, silly man. What, so no one is gonna look at any Picasso anymore? etc etc. Brown Sugar is a stunningly original piece of well written hard hitting rock and the lyrics tell a story. Thats it they tell a story. We have become so caked in this modern idea that nobodys feelings are to be hurt by anything that anyone says that we have become blind to what makes us human.. ie Flawed. Flawed and endlessly capable of all sorts of healthy crap. Yet the modern narrative is to try to pretend that we are not like that, that we must be fluffy, safe, gentle, and ultimately.......dead.

I don’t regularly check on either but they’re worth a browse at least. I wouldn’t buy vintage at auction. I don’t want to spend thousands and run the risk of buying a fake or something that isn’t quite what it says it is.

pretty much what he said lol it has an extra slider in the eq section and tbh it sounds bigger with more girth. Both models take pedals really well

Looks like V3 will be released before you get V2 🤣

protest and survive - discharge? But Anthrax covered it as well lol

Not even the Stones play it anymore. Jagger said he wasn't even sure what he was thinking when he wrote it and certainly wouldn't have written it today. The world moves on, there are better songs. Some even have more than 3 chords.

So it turns out that USPS are indeed the ba$tard love child of ParcelForce and Evri. Tracking history so far: 24-May-24 17:30 USPS in possession of item Dundee, Illinois 24-May-24 20:33 arrived at Chicago, Illinois regional origin centre 25-May-24 18:04 arrived at Chicago, Illinois international distribution centre 26-May-24 in transit to next facility 27-May-24 14:28 arrived at Chicago, Illinois international distribution centre 28-May-24 08:17 processed through Chicago, Illinois international distribution centre 29-May-24 09:21 Arrived Chicago, United States 30-May-24 06:31 Departed Chicago, United States 01-Jun-24 07:47 Departed Chicago, United States 01-Jun-24 10:34 Departed Guangzhou, China Looks like it’s going to be very well travelled before it reaches me 😂

Lovely! How do you find the cab? I'm looking for a (cheap) partner for my RM800 and they sometimes pop up.

I haven’t owned anything other than a small 15w practice combo since the first Covid lockdown, when I thought I was done playing. I got back playing 18 months ago and my sax player very kindly let me use a Trace combo, but sadly it had a Bipolar Bear board and died a few weeks back. So time to step up and buy a new amp! I’ve been through some budget and expensive rigs over the years and the past 18months has thought me that expensive doesn’t always mean good (for me at least). Given the huge amount of positive feedback for Ashdown and their customer service, and this thread, I plumped for a nice secondhand Rootmaster setup. I’m on the lookout for another 2x10 or 15 cab, can’t decide which, but this will do for now. Well made and nice weight, top marks to Ashdown and an absolute bargain.

And the calm is restored, along with my faith in the EBS Stanley Clarke. After watching a couple of videos on YouTube by recognised pro recording engineers, and conversing with you lovely people on here, I came to the conclusion that, alongside the aforementioned series/parallel loop issue, I was really running to much additive tone on both the SC and the Ashdown. So I went back to first principles, turned all the tone controls to there zero position, and started from scratch using subtractive rather than additive tone changes, just as I would when mixing FOH. The result, the best tone I’ve had across fretless P and EUB both ‘on stage’ and FOH in a long long time. Still got a rare flash of the post peak LED on the SC, but it was literally that, a rare flash. I’m sitting here typing this feeling slightly stupid. When running FOH sound this is my go to technique, and I seldom need more than a 3db cut to tame any wild frequency. But playing bass, It’s so easy to keep adding and adding more and more tone boosts across the frequency spectrum until all you’ve actually achieved is a very loud obnoxious mush. Going back to first principles has opened up my sound and by subtraction, rather than addition, I’ve retained all of the positives with none of the negatives.

Both No Tom, and Vintage & Rare buy from an auction company called Gardiner Houlgate https://www.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/departments/6/Guitars and then whack the prices up on whatever they buy. You’ll find some really nice things there, but the prices... oof! Don’t know about Charlie Chandler nowadays, I haven’t visited his place for some time, but New Kings Road Guitars often had cool gear in. I’d always stop by there if I was anywhere near the area. To the OP: There’s a load of places in the North East and North West, I’ll ask my pals who’s worth a trip. 👍