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Sounds exactly what I do these days. I tend to drop a tad off the bottom end and add volume so I hear MY bass and not the circuitry colouring the sound. Then it's just simply altering the tone control and finger attack for each song.

Before the audition: While going through the songs, use a looper to get a thorough understanding, how do you really sound. Be in time - I repeat this from your excellent notes. I read most of the songs from a tablet. Quite many push the bluish light level very high and look like some people with excessive cheapo makeup in an early metro. Beware. I wouldn't connect myself to an unknown PA if I hadn't the possibility to adjust it before playing. Last week I had a gig where I didn't hear anything, but boom. Gigs from hell. All cables and a spare one have to be with you. Others will not have the one that you need if it isn't with you. You know this if you look at the g-word players. Be professional and polite even though they aren't. Stories are stories, speak less and let the playing show your abilities. Time for funny stories is later. You can tell a very short story about yourself, remembering your musical education, and experience. What else is needed? A car? Do you have to pay rehearsal room? Anything special from their side? Side projects?

I used WISE to buy a bass from Japan recently. Worked seamlessly....

Speak softly... and carry a big stick. In other words, be approachable and genial and make light friendly conversation on arrival...... but know your worth and don't feel intimidated. You are auditioning them as much as they are auditioning you. Chat with the drummer and keep eye contact with him. You will be seen to be locking in, he will appreciate it.... and his could be the vote you need if it comes down to you and one other. Let them know what other skills/useful things you bring to the table. e.g. are you great at listings, social media, have a following of your own, do you own a PA/van etc.... Good luck!

It seems to be working now, but I had the same issue yesterday.

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That will be the old Ashdown ‘blanket over the speakers’ effect 😎

All wired up - now to get the setup and intonation sorted

Face Down - Prince

Fair point, although I did think of that a while back but it causes some some back PUP placement problems I am pondering though, I might look for a short-scale FL neck and do some experimenting with a rather interesting test-bed body I have 👍

Yeh, there are rare occasions when every moderator I need to ask a question of isn't instantly available, sorry about that. Anyway, it should work now.

Will post something when it materialises and I get time 🙂

Will post something when it materialises and I get time 🙂

Seeing as on a fretless you don't really need to change the frets for scale length, if you want one of these as a fretless you just have to get a normal one and move the bridge 2.5" up the body

Laurence and I were the main bass players for Jeff Hooper's Swing Easy Big Band and for the BBC Strictly Tour. He's a nice guy and a monster player, especially on Fretless.

This is an important aspect of band performance. Personally I dislike the gaps between songs, particularly during the second set when punters are on the dancefloor. They don't want the music to keep stopping every 3 minutes or so. But effective banter between the front person and the audience/ rest of the band can make the difference between a half decent gig and a memorable one. A live band is a 'show' first and foremost. A previous band I was a member of was mediocre but adequate technically, however the actual 'show' they put on was brilliant because of the p*ss taking between the guitarist and other members, and the laughs from the crowd. My wife has not forgiven me for leaving that band for other more musically satisfying projects 😂

Surely scaling the bass down to build something with similar metrics to retrovibe's l'il Richard would be so much better, but of course it would cost more for RIC to tool up for that.

We should see some slightly cheaper prices here between Andertons, Bass Direct, GuitarGuitar and a few others....