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You could turn it into an inspection/access port for soundpost adjustments,but it looks too high up on the shoulder?

30 Minutes a day.

Priced to sell - 1987 CHOPSON IV

I never met Mani, but he always seemed like a sound bloke, and a great player. The only Mani related story I can think of is that during soundcheck for a gig, I was idly playing the intro to "I Wanna Be Adored". I didn't know it at the time, was just working it out from memory. Well, some drunk guy hears me and goes "YAAAAAAAAAS! STONE ROSES!" and I'm like "F***, I don't know the whole song!" Thankfully he was too drunk to remember and the request I was bracing myself for never materialised, phew!

Only arrived Tuesday and no chance to gig it yet, but look, feels and sounds just what I wanted. Sits perfectly when worn. I think I made the right decision in not going for another 5 (I have the ACG jazz 5 here if needed)

I am not sure what this pedal even does... but I do want to try one out. Roland Says "Project LYDIA comes with a special version of Neutone’s Morpho technology optimized for low-latency tinkering and live performance. Morpho learns the tonal qualities of a user-defined sound and applies these qualities to an input signal as a creative effect. In academia, this is sometimes referred to as “timbre-transfer,” but Neutone believes a better name for this may be “neural sampling.” 🤯 🧠 🤯 https://articles.roland.com/introducing-project-lydia/

...turns out the solution was quicker than writing this post. A couple of wraps of masking tape have sorted it.

Mine are in the loft, I so rarely travel with a bass these days it really doesn't inconvenience me to go get one or two for a trip. Apart from the Thumb's flight case which is too big to go through the hatch, so it lives behind the sofa in the studio, I hear it chuckling occasionally.

"UK Doctors Hate this" "40,000 UK home have this heater" "The inventor is a 20 year old jet engine technician" Using Farm vehicles to get your kids to school 5 year old tiktokers who play Jaco licks better than Jaco when he was 5

Beyond simply tightening the bolt holding the endpin in position, what options are there for addressing endpin rattle? I have discovered a rattle when I'm playing loudly which goes away when the endpin is bottomed out (bass closest to the floor), or I put pressure on the endpin by pushing the lower part of the bass with my leg. The bolt is a tight as I can make it. What else is worth a try?

That's why I wrote that both approaches are fine. The discussion about expensive vs. cheap pedals is fundamentally pointless.

reminds me of mold ...

This chap? https://www.thedoublebassroom.com/ Hmmm. Five-string double basses for sale....

I learn new songs, revise old ones before a gig, or work out bass lines for originals, is that practicing? don't have a set time, depends whether I've got a gig or new material to work on, otherwise I don't pick the bass up

I 'need' a P bass because it works for me. Tone wise ive never been in a situation where someone else has asked me to use anything, or ibeen in a situation where one bass doesnt work over another tone wise. What I find with a P is it's more plug and play. For me even a Jazz bass give's me more tone options to think about, and get distracted with. I do like Jazz basses, but I just find a P works in every situation, no fuss messing about with onboard EQ, and sits well in any mix. Tone wide open and thats it as far as that end of the signal chain goes. I was put off for a while with the P bass chunky necks, but having found P basses with slimmer im happy to stick with it.

I sold it on, and the buyer had it repaired. He reported back that original parts were prohibitively expensive but his local tech guy was able to fit a generic pre-amp board with decent results.

Oh, that is rotten luck. The little PJB BG110 I have seems to be incredibly over-engineered and built like a tank, and I imagine it would be much less prone to failure than many other bigger brands. Were you able to get yours fixed?

Lovely! How are you getting on with the early Christmas present from Alan?