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Just sold a preamp to Steve. Excellent, painless transaction, great comms, deal with confidence. Naturally this means he receives the Frank Blank Seal of Approval...

I think these are intended to be fitted to the end of the neck, replacing the existing metalwork, so you would need to check neck profile, string spacing and trussrod access. A string clamp that works with the existing metalwork might be an easier option. David

Just sold a preamp to Steve. Excellent, painless transaction, great comms, deal with confidence. Naturally this means he receives the Frank Blank Seal of Approval...

Your daughter could announce that she’s swapping to guitar as the keys player has the bass parts covered. The guitarist will have conniptions because of the competition for volume as will the keys player who now has to learn the left hand parts properly. At the subsequent band meeting, your daughter can graciously agree to stay on bass but ask that the keys player write proper keys parts that don’t occupy the same sonic ground as the bass and kick. Or just sack the keys player

The mini precision and jazz doesn’t take up much space

Keys could be a replacement for a rhythm guitar... But really should only be used for weired far out sounds, or Helicopter noises!

.. just sold some bits and bobs back to Frank. All good as usual and would happily deal with again. Top BCer!

There the full bodied Hohner The Jack if you don't want a cricket bat bass, cheap one here if you're able to collect: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/744174308542887/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A5cb0d2fb-bb0e-4e47-bece-69066429a03c Also grab one of these if you are going the licensed Steinberger route, assume they'll fit but check first:

It is a workable solution, and the bass can be used in normal situations. Things like the Yamaha silent bass, or the traveller bass https://www.bandtmusic.co.uk/guitars/bass-guitars/travel-basses/traveler-guitar-ultra-light-bass-maple.html are sufficiently odd looking that they might detract from your performance. David

I used to be in a band with the best keyboard player of all time. He's approach was The right hand is for playing, the left hand is for smoking and drinking. In originals we'd never have to tell him the chords or structure. He just play the right thing and his parts would dance around wherever all the other instruments or voices were. Another regular aspect was Doesn't sound like this one needs keys lads!

I can't even remember who asked for this - somewhere on one of the online forums (not Basschat). The complete Mike Rutherford part to 'No Reply At All' from the 1981 Genesis album, 'ABACAB'. I can't believe it was release4 44 years ago! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/No-Reply-At-All-Mike-Rutherford-Bass.pdf

Aha I did see that! Thanks. Any experiences of whether that is a satisfactory experience? Or is a small body a better solution?! I think I can probably test the modern Steinberger and Cort Space 4 quite easily in London to compare.

I guess they're hoping for more footfall.

If you haven't already found out, most cricket bat style headless bases have a hinged metal flap that mimics the lower horn when you use them seated. David

Back from playing Dorset Chilli Festival. Was a great day and some lovely food. Recommended.

Just bought a Fishman plat pro from Frank, total pleasure to do business with, well packed and as described, loads of contact about delivery etc, Cheers Feller!

I blew it when I didn't jump on this!

Like @ian61 said. Problem solved. The lower you go, the further the two instruments/notes must be. Frequency difference gets very small the lower you go. Therefore you should not get closer to the keys than a fifth, but an octave sure is safe. The same applies to chords played ɓy us bassists. You can make simple calculations by subtracting A4 from F4 (a major third), and then A1 from F1 (try this with your bass!). The difference in the lower end starts to resemble flanger, and the result is really mushy. Besides if there are any issues with tunings of different instruments, the result will be even worse. https://www.vibrationdata.com/piano.htm This is the musical theory reason why only one bassist is needed, and keyboardist should stay far enough. For the same reason there's theoretically space up there for two g-word players, but in practise...

Rob's playing on that track is what in the world of fashion would be called "bang on trend", i.e he's epitomising everything that is considered necessary, appropriate and desirable according to current tastes in bass guitar. And of course, he's using an old P Bass with flats. Nothing wrong with any of that, and he does it all so well. Surely one of the best bass players in Britain nowadays. I think he's great.

How did you get involved in that one, it looks a lot of fun (despite lack of dancers)? It would be a good one for us to do if they have a few bands on during the day.

Nice socks.

Hi, I have read a lot of threads on travel basses but I have a slight twist! I am a very average bassist but soon will be spending part of the year first in a campervan and then a boat! Airplanes are not a problem. My main bass is a great Frankenstein put together by Beedster of this parish. It’s a fender mashup and is in a decent massive square fender case! Definitely too big for easy storage in a limited storage setup! Anyway have looked at the stick options but I will be sitting down to practice obviously and as long as it all fits in a small gig bag it should be fine! I think headless is the way forward. So there is hohner jack cheap on ebay, new cort space 4 for maybe £600, all the stick options new Steinberger, second hand Hohner thing, Yamaha something. Or more expensive?!! Which is crazy. Ibanez and the ultimate which is Boden 4!! Looks great and is perfect weight and ergonomics!! Actually there is Marcus Miller M6. Having said all that I just think stick ones not so good for sitting down and not wearing a strap? Need small and light though! I’m abroad at the moment so haven’t tried any! Need to go to a shop in uk and try modern Steinberger and Cort? I hate sensible options!!

Split the keyboard, with the bottom half panned hard left, the upper hard right (well, maybe not as hard as that, but more than 50% at least...). Pan the bass to the middle, obviously. Ideally, of course, this 'sharing' of the frequencies should be done when the song is composed and arranged, so as to have a better sonic field for each instrument, although there's no absolute rules for this, either. Some overlap can be musically valid, it depends on the song. Kudos for the drumming in the video; more interesting than many 'young' bands these daze. All in all, Good Stuff, worth getting right 'live'. Hope this helps.