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You're Laughing At Me - Ella Fitzgerald

This is so true. I've had tinnitus for nearly 20 years now, good earplugs are an absolute necessity for managing it. Even wearing headphones is enough to set it off, so when I've done recording sessions, I need to wear earplugs, so IEM's are out for me. Always tell my lad and his band-mates to wear them, hopefully they will listen.

I don't know if it previously wore flats before BD got hold of it, but those frets are very flat considering it's had a refret 🤔 Also, is it just me or is a recessed truss nut always a bit of a red flag for anyone else? I know the wood can compress over time, but it always suggests a potential unstable neck/truss issue, like the truss rod's needed a lot of adjustment and/or it's run out of adjustment room and started burrowing into the wood...

I remember seeing them at the Garage in the mid 2000s. At one point I was surprised to see Jeff Beck squeeze past in the audience

Only on a circuit with no reverse voltage protection or anything.

what didn't you like about the Diamond Comp? I'm a tragic fan boy of the BCP-1 since 2009 and now the SGFX upgrade

Great band. I shall watch it later. I miss Muzz.

You must have been writing that at the same moment!

William Calhoun is world class. their "Stain" album is good - Wimbish replaces Muzz my youngest son said they played Wrestlemania this year as well.

Shiftline Olympic Mk3s Absolutely love this pedal, immediately sold it in a post gig rage. But it’s very very similar to the Punchline yet less versatile and since I didn’t like the Diamond Comp or DCX the Punchline remains undefeated. This would be my go to preamp/di on a small board, I have it planned in my head and as soon as the right gig comes along for it I’ll buy one again 😅 Anyway enjoy, few more vids coming this week.

A very high input resistance voltage probe would do the job.

Point of order. if you want a bass that sounds how it did when it left the factory, you seriously want a 2025 modrl not a 1966 one...

I didn’t think Royal Mail tracking worked beyond our borders? It certainly didn’t 15 or so years ago when I was booking couriers regularly.

Thinking about this more, I would be looking at the arctic pearl finish Fender used for the 60th anniversary. The sparkle would definitely add to the ABBA glam.

We are human beings. Talk. Face to face.

It sucks. But if you are reading this and you do not have it, then get some proper earplugs now when you "don't need them". The only thing that it will stop you doing is writing about how much it sucks on internet forums. Because it truly does suck, and it is avoidable. £140 odd.

The signal and safety earth should be the same thing as the amps will use the normal earth. Possibly an over-simplification. As an example if you run two extension leads from a generator, and one powers digital equipment and the other powers old school amps, the current dumped in each earth wire, caused by the equipments' interference suppression circuits, will be different. This means that the voltage on each earth wire will be different, and if your bass amp is on one circuit and your mic is on the other, that voltage difference might be the cause of the shock tingle you get. If you can't run from one extension lead, so all your gear is connected to the same local earth point, you probably need some professional advice / installation. David

Yup, I have it too. For about 5 years. 9.45kHz and 870Hz. A pure tone. Sometimes one is louder than the other. I remember the exact time I got it. In a rehearsal room when the guitar was way too loud. I asked him to turn down and his reply was "I can't really hear it" as he was standing at the side of the 4x10 cab! My was reply was "come and stand here and you f'ing will". After 30 years in pro audio, I've listened to a lot of very loud music (as a studio assistant, you are at the mercy of the engineer), but always kept below the pain threshold. I still play with the guitarist in our band, but I'm still angry with him for inflicting tinnitus on me. As an aside, it was very bad over Christmas. I sat my wife down (who has perfect hearing, but is very understanding), and, using a PA tone generator app, played her the tone I was hearing. She couldn't believe I was hearing this all the time. We had a long talk about it and the problems it causes. It has helped her understand the difficulty dealing with it and how it can effect my mood.

Fellow sufferer. I can often tune it out, but I find that if I'm in a room with a lot of folks talking I find it really hard to tune into the conversation I'm having. Quite frustrating as a part of my job is to do events/public speaking etc.

There are a good few threads on here about them, all very positive.

Absolutely, thanks for your input. Unfortunately your sound remedial suggestions are wasted on me 😕 I had factored a bridge replacement into the price and have since sold a load of dusty old gear to the lady that I bought the bass from, which eases the pain somewhat 😅. I'm in communication with a guy in Beverley, North Yorkshire that can sort it out for me 👍

I'm currently borrowing my Dad's lovely EB Stingray. I'm a bit scared to gig it lest anything happened to it as it's over 20 years old and immaculate, but my Dad's keen for me get some use out of it. 😐 For my current band my Sire V7 is just perfect and I can't dial in a better tone with the Ray. That's probably a topic for a different forum though....

Cheers for sorting this out @neepheid!