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It seems you can teach an old dog new tricks (the bass not you)

It’s very impressive. I sat in with Daf on Wicked a few times and depped on bass in a few small productions. It’s a little different from a band because you need to read a pad and follow the conductor at the same time (normally via a screen). As has been mentioned sometimes what is in the pad changes on the night (queue fumbling to find your spot)!

Lovely story about him on New Model Army's Joolz Denby's Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/share/1G7qSysD2w/

happy christmas to you too Rob

Elf.

I'm really sorry to hear that too. I hope she recovers quickly.

My first foray into 5-string basses was a Cort Curbow, but I quickly took it back and exchanged it for a Yamaha RBX 765 (which I still have, about 25 years later). The problem I heard was booming bass through a Fender 100 watt 15" combo amp, but your assessment of missing mids from the bass (and the speaker) makes much more sense. Enjoy. David

I've just finished reading most of the 18-page Talkbass thread, which runs from 2014 to August 2025! I'm going to go for a 100k MN blend pot and cut the traces for full isolation at the extremes, so I've ordered a pack of 5 via eBay. If I don't like it, I've found there's room in the cavity to fit a rotary selector switch.

I’d say the Ashdown ABM600 is worth a try, I found it much livelier than the other Ashdown ABM & MAG amps I had, louder too. I used a Tech21 Paradriver with it much like how you use the Darkglass. The warmth & solidity of the ABM matching well with the more clinical Paradriver. It’s 12.5kg but due to size much easier to cart about than the 3-PRO.

So he was behind you?

Hmmm...

Thanks @Beedster. I wasn't aware of wood wax, but that looks really nice. Agreed on the grain being a bit dull but it might be better once it is stripped and revealed and almost anything looks decent in black!

Your thumbs of doom have produced a true dilemma - would you "love" to, or would you merely "like" to?

Another good one gone. One of those artists who we all took for granted, but now he's no longer with us I can't think of any equivalent singer-songwriter to replace him. I remember hearing an interview with Chris Rea once where he spoke about wanting to be like Joni Mitchell, where each album was a progression of his style regardless of commercial appeal or fashion trends. Well, I think he achieved that, so rest peacefully Chris.

Good god! Makes spaceflight look simple. That was awesome... I hate musicals but I'd love to see that!

Yes sorry i meant 0.12" not mm, There's not much to adjusting the truss rod just don't force anything if its too tight. a slight adjustment can make a world of difference. Theres a good video here , its worth a try .

I would be open to the possibility.

Hi there, so let me start off with quick introduction as this is my first post - so I am an amateur musician who after 15 years spent with electric guitar decided to learn how to properly write a bassliness, and now after 2 years spent as a bassist I’ve started to feel a GAS for getting myself an amp. As my experience with bass gear is still limited, I wanted to reach out to You for an advice. So my background is I’ve been playing in the rock/metal band which is based around 90’s/00’s music and for the last year I’ve been using the HX stomp that I had in my guitar setup (used as FX unit only, no amp sims in the rehearsal setup involved) paired with Darkglass Alpha Omega Ultra (used as single setting always on pedal) - (size/weight wise) it’s simple pedalboard that I am plugging in front of anything that’s available in rooms We are rehearsing. Generally, I am pretty happy with the results, issue is though - there is one room where Ampeg SVT3 Pro is available and anytime We manage to book a slot there, I feel like the sound I am getting is just on another league comparing to the results on the other rooms with different backline, and the difference to my ears is so huge that I started to thinking about getting myself the amp to have similar joy wherever We play (unfortunately our Drummer is a sound engineer with work schedule all over the place so simple solution to book a weekly slot in that room is not possible…). As I am so much happy with the sound I am getting out of that SVT and as used SVTs are not that expensive I am generally leaning to getting myself one, however, since I am already after the phase of lugging tons of gear around I wanted to check if there aren’t any lighter/more portable alternatives out there I should check out prior pulling a trigger? One thing I’d like to highlight is that I don’t want to compromise the sound much - if I were to feel anything is missing comparing to the results I am getting with SVT I think I’ll just accept the additional 13 kg in the rig. I guess since I am using Alpha Omega constantly, obvious answer would be to look at the Darkglass head, however, issue with that is I am feeling that Ampeg is placing crucial role in the signal chain. I’ve played few different heads (mainly some ashdowns, so I think it may be a lower range comparing to SVT), haven’t been able to get such results, and whenever I play anything else it’s a constant tweaking, where when I plug to this SVT it’s just everything at noon, tube gain to 3/4 and I am delighted. A bit similar thing happens when I record stuff - Alpha Omega with IR is good at it’s own, but placing it in front of the SVT is way better (with preference to SVT comparing to other models / Profiles), which also puts me a bit off of the Darkglass heads as I think their design is pretty much pairing their pedals with clean solid state power amp? Last thing to state is this is pretty much limited to the rehearsal setup - I haven’t gigged as a bassist yet, but going through the feedback of my friends who work as a sound guys locally I think I’ll just use HX with Alpha Omega as a direct setup with in ears monitoring (having no space in flat for a bass cab / being happy with direct tone being another factor here). Thanks for help in advance and sorry for a text wall! cheers.

I think you made the right call going with the Vintera, I had a Vintera P bass a while ago and I moved it on as I only really play short scales but it was a fantastic bass, way better than any Squier I have they played, you do get what you pay for.

I think a complete excemption should be made for any instrument purchases for dependant children who are learning to play. Though I'm tempted to exclude descant recorders and half-size violins. Also @neepheid - do yoy fancy running the 2026 challenge? Give you something to do as a displacement activity from buying and selling basses? 😉