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I absolutely agree with your comments and as you can see from the front cover of our sample issue we will be looking at bassists from all genres and we want to ensure that whatever you play you can get something from the magazine. I'm going to chat to as many people as I can at the show to galvanise what people want to read about but like you I share an interest in what the average grass roots working bass player is using and why. Hopefully you will give us a try and like what you see/read!

I Love Single Cuts but TBH i can't tell you that plugged in they sound any different than any other bass with the same pickup+placement/hardware/string combo (i also do not do the "tonewood" myth) I've seen some people will argue the extra "mass" add to Tone/Sustain...but again i can't say i ever noticed (also check out BASStheworlds YT Hollow body HB review that has a HB in the MM sweetspot...yep you guessed it it sounds like a MM...) i do feel a bit more rumble/sound/tone in my chest due to the way they sit against your torso which i think is nice, this might be what people think is enhancing their tone (is this a bit like Bone induction earphones?) I've built/building a few Singlecuts myself and im also looking at a BTB SC 5 the "BTB865SC" (wow ibby have such memorable Names don't they!) Make sure you order a WIDE strap if you do get one as even the lighter ones are still quite heavy, So SC basses ....are (still) Marmite ?

Thank you John!

Un-mic'd drums. Who's playing them is the question. Bernard Purdy or Dave Lombardo?

Negativ Nein - Einstürzende Neubauten

Very much this. I've got a 91 Stingray (no case) that I don't use much and I've been advised by a couple of guys in the trade that I could easily get £1,500-1,600 for it (although I am in no rush to cash in on it). Ten years or so ago, I was buying and selling US Stingrays for £700-800, which then creeped up to about £1k. The price has definitely gone up since then.

On my lineless/unmarked board they are located on the fretline/note position.

In an ideal world, I'd have a half-cut bass.

Well, BAH! Just got an email from Royal Mail saying they took the strings to Carlisle delivery office by accident and that it will be delayed. Eijits.

You YesYesYes — The Residents

just seen one popup on evilbay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/147130313709 collection only, london ...Id have gone for it with postage but it's a 6 hour round trip for me to collect so....

Given that a Sterling Ray 34 is £900 now, a budget EBMM Stingray is likely to be £1200+ so still not exactly cheap. Ive had a couple Sterling Ray 34's and 35's and they are really good. Used EBMM Stingrays on Reverb vary from £1265 - £4069. It looks like a budget of £1800 gets you a decent choice.

Just Say No - the kids from Grange Hill

I’ve just seen this Fender orange sparkle relic on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GDUFJfTv6/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Paul bought some strings from me and the whole transaction from start to finish couldn’t have been any easier. Super fast payment and great communications!

It's a thing of beauty. I was wondering how the balance is with a 5 string neck on a Tele shaped body?

Nik bought a little H&K DI box from me and as anticipated, made the whole transaction easy and friendly. Great communications and he kindly let me know when he had the item. Thanks Nik!

The Special range is definitely more consistent, and the build quality is excellent, but to me they've somehow engineered out the soul of the instrument, and they don't sound anything like the original pre-EB Stingrays. But then what does??

Rick bought my Fender Precision and was an absolute joy to deal with. Friendly communications and the fastest payment I have ever received! I would be more than happy if he wanted to buy anything else from me in the future!

I remember listing my USA Ray on here for about £500 a decade ago. Not a single bit of interest... Thank goodness... Would have seriously regretted letting it go, especially for pennies. I paid £750 for it with hardcase etc in 2011, great price for a USA ray.

Talk about things moving and changing rapidly... I started to learn to play euphonium in October. Initially, the tuition was with the beginners' group with the training band. It is significantly harder work and slower to learn than sax or cello. My big advantage is I already read music and I'm an experienced musician so I don't have most of the issues that add extra challenges to beginners. I started private lessons as well just before Christmas - had about four now - which helps a lot. I'm now playing with the training band, not the beginners' group - I'm the only one that's been asked to move across (some of that is I've been more consistent in attending...). There are notes I can't play as they're beyond my current range. I either read down an octave, or omit them. A couple of weeks ago, the MD messages me 3 hours before rehearsal and says: can you take the rehearsal tonight and conduct it? I have stood in before in various groups and I did do a conducting component at summer school last year. Then I get asked would I consider taking on the conducting post at another band in the area? So, some long phone calls, a visit from the band leader and a long chat, I go to the band's rehearsal last Wednesday and now it seems I'm the conductor of the band in Appleby... I've spent this week trying to find videos (with correct arrangements) of their current list of pieces - not entirely successfully - and I've been marking up scores. Good job I'd already signed-up to the conducting part of the this year's summer school...