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Thanks for your interest. I will let you know when I make a decision but I’m not in a hurry. It’s a good question, why don’t I play 4 strings any more? I just feel like an extended range suits me. I like being able to play a D below E without having to bend my brain around drop tuning. I like being able to play in F without pivoting so much. When I play a 4 string it’s like getting into a car that has 4 gears or watching a film on an old 4:3 screen. It’s very personal but it just feels more me.

Stop it!

We've all been there 👍

@Bassassin knows!

Bought a cable from John. Quick service, high quality product. What's not to like? Buy with confidence 👍

The true test of a basschatter is how they deal with unforseen technical issues which are out of their control. Jono scores top marks in this regard in how he dealt with an issue relating to an amp I bought from him. He is a true gent and I will not hesitate to do business again. Buy with confidence 👍

In the nicest way, it is worth remembering that audiences don't really care (unless they are aficionados that paid a lot to see your technical skill). Everyone with be supportive.

Just be confident. You know the songs. You know your parts. You know what you’re doing. Go and smash it 💪

1. Rich - Trace Elliot TE-1200 amp, Barefaced Super 12T cab, earplugs , Shuker custom 5, Tanglewood TRB-CE acoustic bass gtr. 2. Woody - Rickenbacker 4004-L5, maybe Sei Flamboyant, Same old basschat 12" with some amp, other stuff TBC 3. Pinball (tbc) - some interesting basses 4. Stubsy - Joyo BadASS, GRBASS AT212 slim - only 50W but that should give 120dB at one metre 😇. (or I bring my TE 1110 combo). Some fun pedals. Perhaps the AVII 1960 precision, the Sire P10 and maybe the Fender Performer and something unexpected... 5. Sean - Mesa 400+, Laney Nexus Tube 400 [oh jeez], MJW Taranis 200 (Filthbox Matamp clone with extra channel and EQ), GK MBF500, GK Fusion 550, 2 x LFSys Monaco, 2 x Japanese Market Spector Euros with LHZ-03 preamps, Valenti #005 Super P, Yamaha BB1300, my small but well-appointed pedal-board (Origin Cali 76, Origin DCX, Aguilar Chorusaurus, etc) plus a mini walk-in bass surgery if interested. Plus whatever I might be selling at the time. 6. Rosie - likely I'll bring my upright, set up for bluegrass/folk/jazz if anyone's not played upright before and fancies a go 7. Phil - BassChat cabs, maybe some sort of shootout? 8. MikeD - Laney Digbeth, Zilla 212, Dingwall Combusion, Revelation PJ, pedals, try to finish home made bass🤞🤞🤞🤞 9. neepheid - G&L CLF L-1000, Yamaha BB1200, Sire D5, Sire Z7, Greco LGB-700, Reverend Triad, Epiphone Les Paul (not so) Standard, Epiphone Thunderbird '64, Squier Jaguar H (with Ibanez CAP double humbucker from ATK200/800 etc), Gear4Music rat bass (with Lace Aluma-P), £150 giggable bass challenge, 1 or 2 amps depending upon space... 10. Jabba_the_gut - Note sure what stuff yet........10. Jabba_the_gut - Status 3000, Status 4000, Stingray 4, USA Sub 5, Markbass Tube, some pedally bits inc Valeton GP5 cheaply thing 11. Wolverinebass - Grainger Hades, HX Stomp, GK Fusion 1200s. 12. Japanaxe - Precision(s) & Dingwall(s), DIY 100W Bassman head if finished by then(!) as people seemed to like my B15 clone, At least 1 other amp (see sig) 13. JohnDaBass - Fender Imp combo, Fender Mike Kerr Jaguar, Fender Stu Hamm Urge 1, HB ThunderStang, Squier Paranormal Rascal, Mark Bass Bronco ( very yellow), Ashdown Capri ( very Pink) 14. Geek99 (tentative) - sire v7 5 string (rapidly becoming my favourite bass ever), vintage est96a (punches above its weight as judged by basschat midlands massive and Stub Mandrel), Tc electronic bh250 and A cab that was dragged out of the sea (Possibly) but only cost £10 15. chienmortbb - Fender Aerodyne AJB65, G4M pretend aerodyne, Sire Narcus M2 (possibly for sale. Ashdown Restoglide 800 and Bugera Veyron 1001M, LFSys Monza cab. Possibley a number of accessories for sale. I might have to rrim the list as I am due an op shortly and am not allowed to lift anything for 6 weeks. You will notice me as the bloke with no trousers. 16. Richard R. - Brawley 4 and 5 string basses, Ashdown ABM C300-100+15"extension, Roland V-Bass COSM system pedalboard plus HB Musicman fitted with hex pickup, headphone amp, raffle prizes. Hopefully my son and his Ibanez. Definitely trousers. V-bass system and bass possibly for sale. 17. Scrumpymike - Gillett Contour ST; Harley Benton MV-4MSB Gotoh BM; Rascal Mervyn-Lyte (Fender Rascal re-bodied a-la P Lyte by Andy Jr); Sandberg California ll SL TM 4 SHORT with recent Aguilar upgrade; Vox Starstream A2S; Ampeg SVT-7 PRO; Fender Rumble 100 combo; BF Super Compact Gen 3; LFSys Monaco. 18. rwillett - Depending on what space @neepheid leaves me in the car, Fender Jazz, 3d printed headless, 3d printed jazz & 3d printed six string (if I finish them both), Jazz Bitsa, Matching Westone 1A Guitar and Bass, Mustang Bass, Gnome Pro V2, some sort of large speaker that was donated. Possibly a Strat and.or Tele to provoke sharp intake of breath, Tonex and Mod Dwarf. If he brings too much, either he's sitting on the roof bars or I am

Oh I see, it's for double bass.👍🏾

Generally at a gig, and especially in your situation, the people watching want you to do well, they're on your side. Remember this. Don't worry about little mistakes, just keep the music flowing. If you really get lost, drop out for a bar, regroup your thoughts and come back in where appropriate. As long as the band keep flowing nobody will really notice. Try to enjoy it (as much as possible given the circumstances) and I'm sure you'll make everyone, especially your brother, proud.

Evening again. Have just posted in amps section about my dad's old amp here are pics of bass/guitar any information from yourselves would be amazing Ta very much.

^^ this 100% !! The importance of quality promo material is too often overlooked by bands. You may be amazing musicians who sound great, but if you're looking to get booked by someone who's never seen you play live, how will they know?

Physiologically the symptoms of nervousness and excitement are the same. You can use this to your advantage. If you start to feel nervous, give a big smile and take a deep breath, and while smiling think about how well you're going to play. Repeat as necessary.

I don’t think there’s a factory reset per se. there’s a new update due tomorrow which will likely improve MIDI (presuming).

Matter of interest: how many people on here are still using an Acinonyx? There was a great deal of enthusiasm for it when it first came out but quite a few got sold in the BC classifieds. For a while it was my main gigging bass with my blues band but I got so fed up with the buttons, I left it at home after the first flush of enthusiasm. I’m probably going to play it more now that I have done the mods above but I am favouring medium scale at the moment.

Afternoon everyone. Long story short following the passing of my dad, my mum has decided to down size from a large place to something more manageable, have found these whilst having a rummage (he was a bit of a hoarder!). Now I know he was in a band probably from early 60s' through to I reckon early 80s' as I only have a vague memory of him disappearing to gigs on a Saturday night. Now we weren't overly close so didn't talk much about bands, one time he did reveal his band had the contract for the Radio Caroline roadshows back when they were a pirate station, he reckoned they had to do a 3 to 4 hour set so House of the rising sun used to be dragged out for about 20 minutes! Pics are of what I assume were his bass rig of the time(also have a bass which I'll post in the guitar section for thoughts). The two cabs both work, have tried quietly using my Ampeg although one does need the speaker lead pressed slightly for it to work so thinking nothing more serious than a dry joint on socket. The amp is a non runner, the slo blo mains fuse was missing so I replaced and this blew straight away, the slo blo HT fuse is fine, I think it could be a transformer failure as there is a dead short between the windings of the transformer and the chassis (I'm an electrician by trade so a little bit of knowledge but realise amps are a completely different ball game!). So questions are. Is amp worth repairing? If so a recommendation for someone in the East Sussex area would be appreciated. And would it be worth moving the cabs on? For those that are thinking I should keep them, I already have a head, a 6x10, quarter of a PA, 2 basses, mic stand and general paraphernalia stacked in a corner so extra stuff could meaning be sent to the shed to sleep!! As always thanks in advance for the collective knowledge always found and freely given on here.

When listening to talk radio I switch off if someone says "y'know" three times. (I don't know, but if you'd explain it instead of suggesting that I do know then that would probably be more informative.)