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I get what you are saying, and funnily enough i also found the SWR to be favourable over the SVT that i wanted to use. Also the Markbass. Both seemed to have more life to them. I was aiming for a SVT rig sound though. I tried a few presets at first but wanted to create my own. Dont get me wrong, i really like most of what im hearing, its just to my ears using headphones there is something in the sound, every sound, that is putting me off. I noticed a lot of the presets have multiple EQ blocks, i thought that strange. I wont give up on it until ive used it with the band. I feel that’s where it will work better.

Used the mMultistomp as an emergency last night when asked to do some guitar depping, which is a (thankfully) very rare event. Spring Reverb and the Z Tron both did a decent job on guitar! What a useful little box to have. Project 07_09_2025 (2).mp4

No Prowla, sadly, yours looks like an early model Mexican Standard. (MX Serial Number on the front of the neck), so the BadAss II is probably an addition by a previous owner. Nicely cracked and aging, though. I wonder how it lost its paint finish on top of the neck block? 🤔 Highway One's had the "Made in USA" on the front of the headstock.

Looks like a limited run 😕

God no, it's making travelling as easy as possible, the bus is cramped and I wouldn't dare bring my normal gig bag / j bass with me on it

Hmmm - I've got a Fender MIM Precision; it's badly beaten up and the finish is cracked and even chunks split off. I took a risk buying it, as the damage might've been structural, but it's been fine. The thing is it's got a Badass bridge; I assumed it was an upgrade but you've got me wondering now if it was an original fit. (I did the Straplock buttons.)

Rain Tree Crow - Rain Tree Crow

Electric mountain bikes are fine, as long as they're proper pedal assist ones. ive got one and you still put a lot of effort in but go further and faster. Unfortunately they also attract people to the sport who haven't bothered to learn any technical skills.

Ah, sorry: mis-read... You want to play it on the bus/train/tram. That could be annoying for the other passengers.

I have an Ashbory (Fender) and I find it a completely different instrument to a bass, so I'm not sure how practicing on it would be particularly beneficial. I'd suggest a Steinberger Spirit or Hohner full-scale headless bass. (My Rickenberger.)

I'm now 68, and although still in the music business, I retired from live playing a couple of years back. I was basically a freelance player all my working life since the age 17. Although I did the regular show/cabaret tours and static theatre runs (cruises in the early days), the rest of the time was filled out with depping. Even on shows I would dep out my show to go and do other dep work. Functions/sessions/pubs/weddings/corporate events and even other shows! It would break the boredom and often more/extra money. I was probably part of a scene with a few other Bassists (other musicians as well) who would share the work around and get calls from the same fixers or bandleaders. Most would be good sight readers, always good buskers/good listening ears and knew a lot of tunes. Quite often, on West End function gigs, the Rhythm section would do dinner music anywhere between one and two hours, so a knowledge of busking Jazz standards/show book tunes would be common as well. Although the fake book could be used if there were tunes you didn't know. Sometimes I would know days or weeks in advance all the relevant details, other times, like others have said, it could be very last minute and I wouldn't have a clue who I would be working with. All the same criteria were involved though. Good prompt timing, dress code, keep your mouth shut on gigs, keep up to date with popular tunes that most bands would do, including certain Basslines that tunes would be reliant on. Watching and listening on the gig for cues for endings, key changes, what key the tune might be in. Not overplaying or showing off. Band leaders would often hold up or down a certain number of fingers for the keys. Two up/three down etc... If reading was involved, always ask if there were any tricky parts that I should be aware of. It all became just second nature, with the occasional flying by the seat of your pants thrown in. Depping for me, was an important part of filling in the gaps in my diary, so it became a parallel way of life. As it was with many musicians from my generation. It was the normal, really, and all part of being a working musician. Some dep work/freelancing took me to all kinds of places in the World as well.

Around and under 200 quid. If it's a gig bag on a bus, I don't want to be worried about dings I didn't know Harley benton offered a mini, Need to check out string availability

Rain and Dole and Tea. Dave Greenfield & JJ Burnel

Fire And Rain - James Taylor

Electric scooters on the road, no regard for, and taking no responsibility for their own safety

Let us know how it goes @Blondy

Good luck today. Have a good one.

Just electric bikes in general. And even worse electric scooters. Mind you, I con't consider disliking them irrational. There's someone near me who rides his e-scooter on the road at night; yesterday evening around 10 they were going along the road, parallel with an e-bike.

JB-62CC Mini SP - Harley Benton https://share.google/PcjFJeHxomT5Dheq6 A 23inch scale Jazz bass might do the trick?