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Bought a few CDs from mickeyboro A fast delivery, with great comms, and a nice transaction.

My trusted luthier shielded the bass about a year and a half ago... I really don't think that's the problem because he's very experienced and well-known here in my city... I don't know if he would mess things up like that. But I also have a slight feeling that changing the pickup won't solve the problem... The problem is that I've already bought the pickup. 😵😵😵

I bought the Levy transmitter pouch that fits on your strap. Great thing. Dave

Dude, honestly? Three luthiers told me it's well shielded... it can't be that.

Which Passion? My series II has a 40.0 mm nut.

This, completely. I gave up being arsey about bass rigs years ago. Bring your own board, of whatever configuration, and your tone is there instantly - but make sure it is actually doing what you want, and doesn't have any stupid level jumps. Then, the amp is nothing more than foldback and, while obviously better if it's good, you know you're sending the right signal to FOH. Also, most FOH engineers will thank you. They'll get your sound with minimum effort which, when you're not carrying your own FOH engineer, is the name of the game.

Off the top of my head, Vester was a 90s/00s Korean brand of nice quality midrange instruments, which attracted the ire of Fender for obvious reasons, when you look at their logo & the high incidence of Fender copies in their range! Never owned one but always had massive GAS for their swoopy-looking Argus bass. There was one on here for £100 for ages, back when I didn't have £100...

Sour Times - Portishead

Reminds of Starbike list of bike parts... here: https://weightweenies.starbike.com/

I have developed a new habit since I retired 18 months ago. I say yes. Someone invites me for a walk? Come to a concert? Visit a friend? Go shopping in Asda with Mrs Dinger? Go to a meal with 30 people that i don't know? Yes. At most, it is 2 hours out of my life, and it makes people happy. And often, it makes me happy too! As Steve Cropper reminded us, Time is Tight.

It's this kind of dedication that makes Basschat what it is

We aren't going to change the situation so we have to navigate through it. Learn how to use one of these (or something similar) and stick it in your gigbag. Stick a jack into the effects return of the PoS house rig, tell the FoH demigod that the box provides a fundamental part of the band's sound and off you go. Or, if he can't see/hear you, get one your bandmates to tell him. The last time I did this was about a month ago, HX Stomp (rather than DP) as feed to FoH through a TRS-XLR male. I didn't even use the house rig, the foldback was good enough.

Listening to the hum at the end of the above vid, I agree with Jean-Luc re making sure the bass is fully shielded before replacing the pickup.

I'm finally using my Line 6 G-30 correctly. I use to keep my transmitter in my front pants pocket. Now I have a strong peice of velcro on the back of my guitar strap and on the back of the transmitter. Daryl

Hope she recovers quickly, all the best to you both and your family John

There was no question in my OP, but as said, you're certainly not wrong about it being collection only and heavy! Dem fings be the troof! Still, it is a hell of a but of kit for £400 cash collected... can't deny that.

Lemon Song - Led Zep

I've been investigating lightening the load of my main player. I measured weights of various components and since I've put in the work thought I may as well share, it might be a useful resource for anyone else thinking about weight reduction on a jazz bass or looking to put together a bitsa. Haven't fully dismantled it so don't have separate weights for control plate components or pickups, but I'll try and revisit at a later date next time I restring. Cheap-o Ikea digital scales so expect a small %age inaccuracy, though it did test ok on some kitchen weights . Also taken a few measurements from an Aerodyne jazz for comparison, less than 300g lighter but strangely feels like a bigger difference. If anyone else has some components to add please chip in! Different tuner designs, original BBOT/high mass bridges, pickups, covers etc. Also neck and bodies as it's useful to see where the weight comes from and what the variance is. Will try and add some pics at some point too Japanese Fender 75RI: Neck (maple board) 773g String tree 7g Tuners (Fender 70s style) 445g (111g each) 3-bolt neck plate plus bolts 66g Pickguard 94g Pickguard screws 6g Control plate 148g Fender Deluxe Bass Bridge 106g Body (ash) plus DiMarzio Model J pickups 2682g Strings 75g Total: 4402g (9.70lb) Fender Aerodyne Jazz: Neck (defretted, epoxied rosewood board) 703g Tuners 370g (92.5g each) String tree 7g 4 bolt neck plate plus bolts 64g Body (basswood) fully loaded (pots, bridge, P/J pickups) 2899g Strings 75g Total: 4118g (9.08lb) CTS 250k pots solid shaft from my spares drawer 14g Hope this is useful info to someone!

Limelight - Rush

My error it’s actually this Faital Pro 12”

Welcome Graham.