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Not used on all recordings. And frankly you don't need the same thing live as you do on a recording. I don't there are many people who couldn't play at a blues jam, but maybe quite a few who wouldn't want to!

The 'poly capo' block in the helix is about as good of an octaver as you'll find and the model of the oc2 is appropriately and authentically terrible, so you'll be well covered. Much obliged!

No problem at all. Be happy to, whens good?

Will replacing a missing strap button count as essential maintenance?

Sumnary: 1 - get better at double bass. 2 - see 1. 3 - see 2. 4 - ignore 1-3.

Coulx you pop round and finish my aquarium hood? When you've got a minute.

"You've put on weight, Virgil." "F.L.A.B. Scott."

I don't think it needs a refret. I replaced the pre-amp with a very cheap one last year which isn't fantastic, but the bass is only worth a hundred quid at most. I'm better off moving on to a better new bass. I did put Gotoh machine heads on it which I'd probably fit to a replacement Ibanez.

Retired ? Due to fret wear ? If you like the bass and there's not a serious neck issue then get a refret. Preferably in SS.

Rubbish! I hope you both find it has been worth the wait!

Initially I found him intolerable and typically clickbaity as is typical with modern social media. However after listening to him a bit and some back story, he seems very humble, and a working class lad with no pretentiousness, also he says what he thinks without any brown nosing. I'd happily have a beer with him.

Please don't disembowel yourself with a bass - Imagine the headlines!! 😱 (And the pain, the mess, and the effect on your poor wife of course. But mainly the headlines in the Sun)

Well, more not gibsons when it comes to twin tone and volume controls, fender have their own crazy ideas.

I wonder if it would sound better stacked the other way 'round? Sat above the two ten it might have less floor effect. The two ten should have a tighter sound anyway.

@Silky999 just received the graphite neck today, so now the build starts in earnest. Within a week or two we'll hopefully have a complete instrument. The specs will be: Single piece MGCS Basses Walnut Jazz Body AUROK Graphite Jazz Neck (courtesy of @Kiwi) Fender Pure Vintage 66 Single Coil Pickups Gotoh high mass black vintage bridge Gotoh black lollipop tuners Black control plate/hardware with 500k pots Possible additions will be a John East J-Tone control plate/preamp.

It's similar to auto tune on vocals. Used on every recording - then when you see a real singer they don't meet expectations. I think we may already have covered bass players who can play several complex tunes at home in the bedroom along to the recordings, but can't play at a simple blues jam.

yep I got the 5th week email too

I quite like that. Good band name as well.

Update, I took the combo over to a mates house this afternoon, the always lovely @Tmg, with the intention of swapping out the preamp valves, and the amp was not making any strange noises at his place, nor his place of work around the corner, which he assures me has dodgy electrical wiring. We even set it up right next to an old tower PC running 3 monitors and could not get any unhealthy noises out of it. And once back home it was still behaving itself. So, with the lack of interest when I had it up for sale last year for months, plus a possible intermittent issue (although the only place this has happened was at Ainsleys' place as discussed in the original post) I think I might as well hang onto it as it really does sound glorious especially when cranked up. In the words of my late granddad, Well, bugger me, boy.

Ask what the CEO is on a year ? and offer to do it for 1% of that..