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So, thought I leave this here for anyone in the future looking for an answer. I contacted EMG directly, but they were closed for thanksgiving, so only got a response back. They told me, that the culprit in here would be MM pickup, rather than P. Was advised to swap green and red cables on the MM connector. Using a needle you can release cable pins, swap places and connect back. Out of phase issue is fixed and it was a fairly quick and simple thing to do (had to ask my wife to use her little fingers to swap the cables, hehe) Attaching some pictures if explanation isn't clear enough. Picture 3 shows them using a screwdriver to flip the locking mechanism up. Cheers!

This thread is such a worthwhile read. Life events can take you (or your significant other) at any time without warning. I have had a TIA in the last 10 days, luckily I seem unaffected - the double vision at the time was an experience not to be repeated. It is good reminder that this is not a practice run

I picked one of these up in the black friday deals on Amazon for just over £50... game changer for me. Simple, effective and when combined with downloaded NAM files, as good as I will need to send a decent signal to FOH. I don't do a lot of FX anyway, but have ordered a chocolate plus for further control so I will be able to navigate patches easily and switch a chorus on here and there. I downloaded an EBS NAM file and a GR Bass cube NAM and they sound very close to my ears. I now have a the GP5 with chocolate plus going into a HB Magnum DI as my FOH board. Total cost about £90 for a versatile setup. Previously had about £700 worth of pedals on a board I just wasn't using. Now, a new bass and a £90 pedal board and I don't notice a dramatic loss in any way. Very happy!

It was a bass bought by the band, for the band. Not the actual property of BC.

I'm 'only' 46, but recently had my first proper health scare and these things tend to focus the mind on what to do with your life. I've come to the conclusion that everything is a balancing act and if it was completely 'live for the moment' I doubt the moments would could carry on being good and the living would probably get cut short! Many of the best things in life have to be worked at and have delayed gratification, playing music/being in a band included. With band stuff I did consider if it is actually worth my time and effort, the life balancing act means that is time I could spend with family, friends, fitness, career etc. My conclusion has been that it is worthwhile while it is fun and fulfilling as it isn't a £ earner to pay for other things in life. It doesn't always have to be the most fun ever though, sometimes it needs effort and pressure, highs and lows. Likewise with things that initially seems very worthwhile e.g. Commit to 1hr of Piano a day, or 1hr of learning French, but really is it the best use of time? The delayed gratification of stuff like learning Piano is usually worthwhile in the long-run, it is impressive that people have perservered with that long-term commitment but every time you see a great musician there is a real time cost and that time available is a finite thing. I have to say though, having mentally done this time audit, I don't think I'll ever look back and think 'I wish I watched more daytime telly alone', or 'I wish I spent more time on Basschat in my work from home hours' (sorry!). So I think both will get a bit of a cut-back, relaxing though they are (and who knows - perhaps that relaxation will add years to life?!), but if I have spare time in the working day I should spend it on career development, exercise, bass, piano etc. or just getting on with work so I can finish early and spend more time with family and friends. I don't think that is something I'd look back on and regret apart from missing out on a Bass bargain!

Ah, see, I'm definitely not a fan of super bright strings. It's always been dark and mellow for me. Why I've never liked steels. Thanks for the help there

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott Heron

Revolution 9 - Beatles

Did you find anything on this? Interested.

I'm using an LFSys.co.uk Monaco. 60 litres, 14kg, 600w. It goes very loud and you get plenty of low end. There are other spec LFSys cabs available and using a pair of 10" Monza or Goodwood cabs would give a very versatile rig. Remember that these aren't "normal spec" drivers and the cabs and x-overs are high end and designed specifically for delivering what we need as bassists by a bassist that spent his career working in that field. We're rapidly moving away from the 10" drivers sound like this, 12" drivers sound like that mentality of the past. Some of us attended a blind comparison of speakers/drivers recently and the results were very eye-opening. My amps are barely ticking over at stupid volumes through the Monaco in decent sized venues but the most important factor with these is that you can hear yourself beautifully from any angle because the dispersion is so wide and high.

Overkill? Pfft, have you started modding this bass yet?

You Spin Me Right Round - Dead Or Alive

There's loads of good players I don't like because I heard about them so looked them up and said no thanks . Like someone else said, people who " never heard of them " are saying more about themselves than the player

The tuners aren't genuine MM ones, but that period used Schaller BM tuners. So I bought some Schaller BM tuners in black, everything lined up and they were direct replacements. It's just they have a schaller branding on the rear rather than musicman. I can live with that!

Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Beatles

Dance Yourself Dizzy - Liquid Gold

Twentieth Century Foxtrot - The Doors

"Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think. Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink. The years go by, as quickly as you wink. Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, it's later than you think"

Test For Echo - Rush