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That's what she said...

Massive Tool? Great band.

I guess they are in a different place - if you are on an open mic, who cares if you all start at the same time or end at the right time, but if you are there as the entertainment rather than the audience, and someone is paying you, it really does matter. Maybe some people don't realise that until they are there

So the Stingray came back from the shop today, all buffed and polished and I'm loving the new look for it. The brown wash really makes the grain pop and rather than a completely flat polished look which is the standard for Rays in a natural finish, I have opted for a more tactile polished finish with no grain fill to allow the nitro to sink into the grain. It really looks good and feels a lot more natural than the standard polished finish. Not the best photo but I have started added copper foil to the cavities ready for the electronics to go back in and will add some pics when I can which shows the finish a bit clearer. I'm just waiting on a price for the black bridge from musicman and then it can all be put back together!

https://bassmagazine.com/spector-introduces-the-ns-icon-bolt-on-series/

I have a pair of the SE7s in my studio and they are a nicely balanced matched pair, very neutral and to my ears, similar to the Rode NT5s which I also have a matched pair of. I think i prefer the NT5s but these are quite a bit above your budget but the SE7s would be a good compromise if you can get them for £150 ish... Hope that helps...

Hi everyone, Thanks for the kind words and great to hear from some old friends on here! Hope you're all keeping well. Glad you enjoyed the video, it took a while to film all the separate sections and glue them all together afterwards, but I'm hoping it proved useful and vaguely interesting! It's difficult sometimes to show what you're up to on a particular gig without coming across like you're just bragging about the equipment you use, so I was mindful to try to make it educational where possible. I'm playing Queen songs with the Royal Philharmonic at the Albert Hall tomorrow so I should take my little action cam along and see if I can take some footage there, and later in the year I have my usual NYE gig but this time it's going to be filmed in a TV studio so that might be a good one to do some 'behind the scenes' filming at too. I'm going to try to make my YouTube channel a mix of videos from a pro's perspective (Gigs, gear, etc) and also lessons and tutorials. My channel is iankingbass if you fancy taking a look. Anyway back to looking at Basschat Marketplace! Cheers, Ian

Thanks @warwickhunt. I got given £37 in vouchers this morning as a thank you from a client so will have another look. I use the EXL170-BT set (45, 60, 80, 107) on the Eb-standard Spectors but am willing to shift gauge a bit for that kind of bargain. I ordered 2 sets of 12s just before I got my 12 @£22 a set each. They were pictured as a twin pack but arrived as two separate packs. All legit, the players points went on no issue. The packaging was a bit crushed and I think they’ve probably been around a while but the bags were intact.

Try inserting a 0.1uF box cap (film) just before the top lug of the volume pot (see atached). You don't need much more than 0.1uF since it feeds into a high Z 500k pot.

The DC bias must be coming in earlier on then and there's no DC blocking capacitor afterwards. As the active/passive switch takes the EQ part of the preamp completely out of the circuit, that would leave the buffer as the suspect section (the bottom connector with leads to the pickups and the balance pot).

I 'think' I've just ordered x2 12 string set for £48.63... if that is for 2 sets (image shows box that states 2 sets), then it is virtually half price! @Sean @12stringbassist @Wolverinebass

From TDog: £380 to strip and refinish in nitro. Was contemplating between these 2. Sean Hurley inspired or me inspired.

Thanks for that - I had opted for one of these at lunchtime: https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Palmer-Pan-01-Passive-DI-Box/2PT7?_gl=1*hj71pq*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTE2NjExNjMyMS4xNzU4NjM2OTM0*_ga_0WF1R5QW3K*czE3NTg2MzY5MzQkbzEkZzEkdDE3NTg2MzY5ODckajckbDAkaDE3MjY3Mzg1NjE.

Big thanks to everyone who offered advice. I've had time to follow the tips properly and it has completely transformed the foh bass sound. As a side note, the Darkglass Anagram has blown me away with its features. Fully parametric 6 band eq, proper high pass filters that allow you to choose the slope type and can be added wherever you need them and just a load of great core sounds.

Very nice @Eric_Wombat!!! Its very pretty I have to admit. Do you like it with your pedals? How does the gain stage sound?

Maybe the cheap Valton GP-5, used just for EQ might fit the bill.