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The covers band I've been in the longest (Dirty Roses, classic rock) - some influence in song choice (we all make suggestions, some get taken up, some don't), basslines are up to me and my conscience. The covers band that I've transitioned from dep to permanent member in (The Bonnevilles, R&B) - I have yet to find out if I have any influence in song choice, fairly free on basslines but the guitarist has put me right on a couple of them. Originals band (RJG band) - the band is there as a means to turn the BL's already recorded material into a live set. Currently in a bit of a hiatus as we're not sure what's happening with the drummer. I've got total freedom with the basslines and it appears I haven't yet done anything stupid. Covers band I've just been recruited to (Magenta Protocol, genre spanning) - apparently everyone can make a small number of suggestions which are adopted unless they're vetoed. Basslines, again, are up to me and my conscience. I've done the website for Dirty Roses and for other past bands. Our drummer seems to be the best at getting us gigs.

And the string heights will alter.

Living In The 70's - Skyhooks

Xvive for sure. I have the U2 and I've been using it for eight years. Last Fender product I bought was their headphone amp, not bad, but not as good as the Boss Katana Go.

Yes, I purchased the Neptunuim in July 2024.

We're kicking things off at The Castle in Old Town, Swindon this Friday, as part of the Swindon Shuffle.

Both bands, equal say on everything.

Best - it's proved itself very capable for small gigs, it's handy as a back-up amp for my already small Tecamp, and it's low-powered enough to not blow up any of my cabs (with one possible exception). Sounds good. Minor gripes - jack socket output instead of combi jack/speakon, no mute switch (although admittedly it would be hard to find somewhere for a mute switch - maybe someone will come up with a pull for mute volume pot one day for pocket amps). Plus the manual is misleading about the signal LED, it shows green to indicate a signal is present and red when it's clipping.

It’s a duo and we’ve both been there and done it all so these days it’s pretty much “shall we do this?” “ yes ok let’s give it a whirl.”

Congrats pete, it looks really great

A shed somewhere in the home counties then?

Hi Dan, when I started playing back in the '60s my first bass was a s-s Watkins Rapier that I bought without even knowing that different scale lengths were available. When I found out, I made the conscious decision to play Gibson basses and have been playing s-s basses ever since. Compared to those early days I'm thankfully spoiled for choice now with so many top-drawer s-s basses and string options out there. Welcome to the best topic on the Basschat forum - for me anyway 🙂

My only question is, do you rent them for a few weeks, return them, and then someone else rents them?

The claimed advantage of stacking cabs with the drivers vertically in a line is that you get better "throw" (line arrays work on this principle). So if you want to reach the back of the room, there may be a small benefit. Probably not worth worrying about for average gig use, though.

perish the thought...

A pack of TI Jazz flats. But I might be mis remembering 2014.

Living In The Past - Jethro Tull

OK, this is getting tedious, we're splitting hairs here. Boutique basses are low volume, hand made, well made and high quality. Obviously they are not knocked out in a shed somewhere in China!!

Meh. Already done in the 80

Yes they all say that.

Just had the AVRI 63 delivered. Initial thoughts are that it is possibly slightly lighter than my 78, nicely set-up, the nut width is a bit wider and that it currently has flats on it (whether they stay is another matter). It seems to play nicely, so first impressions are all good. I will put it through an amp when I get a chance later. Also, I need to change the strap buttons, as the previous owner used a different straplock system. I’m gigging this weekend, then on holiday for two weeks. When get I back, I will spend some time playing it properly, maybe even use it on a gig. Then I will decide if I’m going to keep it or move it on, and if I keep it if want to make any changes. First signs are pretty positive!