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Mark O’Toole wrote the bass line for Two Tribes. There are demo versions online that show the song in its early stages (pre ZTT) with the bass line pretty much formed. I think there was also a BBC (John Peel?) session at one point too (again, pre ZTT). I always really rated him, even more so after I saw them live at Brum NEC in, around ‘86/‘87, touring the Liverpool album. It certainly belied the myth that they couldn’t play…

Great pedal. Mine has just replaced a Darkglass.

I'm not the biggest Fender fan but this one came as a pleasant surprise. Saw it at Guitar Center last month. 152 basses there. Everything else was hanging on the wall but the Fender was sitting in a stand right inside the door to the bass room, just asking to be picked up and plugged in. Twenty amps on the floor but for some reason, only an Ampeg Rocket was actually plugged in so I used that instead of a Rumble. Must've played for half an hour or more and the truth is, I never sounded better...hadn't touched a bass in two weeks. Sure, tone is all in the fingers, but I have to think the bass had a little to do with it. Seriously, though, what a nice P bass! I used a strap and the bass felt very comfortable...I'm guessing it was under 8 lbs...and the neck was perfect. I don't believe the fretboard edges were rolled, but the edges were definitely rounded...1.65 nut, felt like a Jazz bass neck to me. Looked very nice with the Candy Cola finish, but I think a black pickguard would've looked better...that's just nitpicking, though. Played along with my ipod as I always do. Must've played along to 9 or 10 songs...some hard rock and some softer stuff, too. Sounded great! I can only imagine it'd sound even better with some tapewounds or flatwounds.

Wenge is not an expensive wood at all...

Sold Luke some patch cables this week. Lovely to deal with and paid instantly. Recommended Basschatter! Simon

You've got me digging my TC Mojo back out. I had been going with a DIY JPTR Jive for some colour but just tried them together and I think it'll be staying this way for a bit.

Clarky bought my TE-1200. Faultless transaction, a pleasure to deal with 👍

Always had great experiences with Ashdown, going back to when I had my first ABM in 2003. I've had several of them since, and on the rare occasions they proved not to be completely bulletproof, they've always been fantastic in either replacing or repairing them, and doing it quickly. And Dave has always been very responsive.

Thanks Ped, will get deleting

You can see all your attachments here mate https://www.basschat.co.uk/attachments/

How do I find old photos to delete when I don’t know what posts/topics they’re on?

Waiting on those pics …

Can't help with the schematics but as a temporary work around drop the volume to zero before engaging the EQ.

So new (to me) bass day, a rather nice Sandberg SL. Been looking for one for a while due to back issues and when I saw this up for grabs, in my favoured black/black/maple it just had to be. Just played it for about an hour and even without being set up as I like, and without my favoured Elixirs (currently has Elites steel rounds) it’s simply a dream to play. Not usually a fan of matching headstocks but I think it really suits it, plus - and shows my levels of OCD - it matches our guitarists Ibanez like this so I’m more than happy. I’m giving up gigging so this will be used at home and with my non-gigging classic rock band, this 6lb bass will make 4hr rehearsals a lot easier.

For me the standout Ozzy performance is War Pigs on the Paranoid album. I can still remember the first time I ever heard that song on my record player when I was ten years old. My nephew bought that album on vinyl recently and he's thirteen. That's a time gap of going on for fifty years and he's into Sabbath just like I was. Black Sabbath are still the best to ever do that style of music. No one can get near them, even after all that time. Ozzy might (quite understandably) have been a bit shaky at the final gig but the rest of them were still a formidable unit. As far as I'm concerned they are one of Britain's greatest ever exports and something to be proud of.