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Batteries should follow standards. But the production doesn't. Duracell used to have prismatic cells and therefore a slightly better capacity vs. volume. I do not know the exact situation at the moment. There's quite a lot of difference between a manufacturer and another: size, capacity, how the chemistry follows the load etc. I would like to say that Duracell is very good, Varta, Renata, Panasonic, and many other known brands very good. But as battery industry is about large numbers, any brand has a failure every now and then. No name brands from Aldi/Lidl/Coop/Ikea may be good, or not. They may use some good source, but as China is usually involved there, I don't want to use their products. Battery clips can be whatever. Sizes sure are not even close to standards, but up to manufacturers. Metal parts are usually quite soft, and contacts unreliable. Every time I change a battery, I check connections carefully.

This is the Dynacord Reference 3000 4x10 combo I still have it although I very rarely use it due to the weight but this was very high quality and expensive gear back in the 80's.

He's not. He filmed himself while doing it, and during the car ride back home described in full detail to his selfiecam what he has taken home with him, including many photo's and video's of everything.

If you can hold out till December, Gardiner Houlgate have a left-handed Wal Mk 3 five-string with both fretted and fretless necks in their next auction - https://www.guitar-auctions.co.uk/sale/249/161/1989-Wal-Mark-3-frettedfretless-lefthanded-bass-guitar-made-in-England. That give you time to save up.

That horse boltedfiftybyears ago...

Just remember that problematic rooms are a function of both time domain and frequency domain issues, and a frequency domain solution may only make it better at the point of measuring/listening and may well be making the problem worse elsewhere in the room. Often moving or changing the direction in which the PA points can have just as much effect as EQ. If you are going to use EQ make a point of standing in various different locations in the room to check the effects.

It's also not a standard scratchplate and the routing on the OLP bodies is just massive trenches (shame, a clear scratchplate would be nice otherwise) so the previous owner might just have decided to relocate the controls. Although I would associate a diamond layout more with a two-pickup bass.

I see no spam. There's no need to apologise. You are bang on topic with those links. Thanks.

Hi @zhillera I started playing in the early 80's. Didn't play that long, and had an absence of nearly 25 years. So I know what that's like.... funnily enough, i enjoy it even more than i did back then. I'm with you on the varied taste too. I like a bit of classical, was into rock, then developed a liking for punk, ska & reggae, and these days I like folk & world music. Yes, playing upright bass is more physical than you might think. I've tried convincing a DB player to try Uke Bass rather than give up. I don't think I'd manage without playing at all 😱 Welcome to BC, and welcome back to the world of Bass. Hello from South Wales

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Assuming that there's no major issues with the neck - MusicNomad do a great (if a little overpriced) little setup tool kit for accurate truss rod, nut, action adjustments, with an easy to follow "how to" booklet. While it may seem overpriced (around £70)- it's a whole lot cheaper than a professional luthier setup and should last a lifetime. Kit can be used with all 6 string electrics, acoustics and basses. Don't want to breach BC's Ts&Cs so won't add link. FYI Fretting E string, 1st fret (using capo or similar)and 12th fret - gap at 6th fret between fret and string should be about 0.2mm. If gap too big, tighten truss rod (very slightly). If no gap, truss rod needs loosening. Of course, your playing style will affect your final setup adjustment.

I think for the look headless is the way forward. I had a cricket bat Hohner before but didn't get on with the string spacing. The dream would be a headless bass with a body, like a Status... I had a Washburn Status but the neck was always bowing one way or another so I moved it on. I've never seen a lefty Hohner Jack before.

I've got a US one already!

As promised, photos of my new graft 4 J type which was delivered today from Alan. It’s a beauty!

Ah, this is the problem. The valve combo probably sounds awesome, but I really like the green/black aesthetic The amp is perfect, except it's probably a 6 hour round trip to collect But thanks for sharing!