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So can't they turn the noise gate down?

I scored a neck on Amazon and got some discount for... reasons, meaning it was less than £40 posted. It arrived yesterday and it's... surprisingly good. No ratty fret ends, truss rod works, it's a bass neck. LOL, what's going on with that stripey skunk stripe? I like it! Also over the weekend, I made a new cavity cover (or at least a template for one) Made by hand only with hand saw, surform and sandpaper. Took a while, but it fits pretty well - better than some factory made basses I've seen in my time.

The bit with no red under the pickguard isn't faded, the red never used to be sprayed in that area as it wouldn't be seen.

Exactly what I thought. She may of well played a guitar through the amp instead of a bass ! That titting about on the fretboard doesn’t show an amp off for bass

Tea in the Sahara - The Police

No criticism of the playing except, it was all on the higher strings of a 6 string. Hardly pushing a bass amp.

One word: Wagner!

I can confirm this. The Enzo X was a missed opportunity for them to actually take some of the bass market; which is admittedly minuscule compared to the guitar market but…

Thank you for sharing that story, and also for the kind comments Itu - much appreciated. Just smashed through 1600 on the Tomreadbass Transcriptions website - now standing at 1604 free accurate charts with today's upload of 35 charts (23 "refurbs" and 12 brand new transcriptions). The newly added charts are: About Damn Time - Lizzo https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_12e5f7bf0bb7454f9084a364c2fc7f59.pdf All Of Me - John Legend https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_2d3228e13ca840809c80fb576d83ea2a.pdf Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_66dd5b8c823741f3807b71165ab952bd.pdf Disco Inferno - Tina Turner https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_8e221063b9934536acc8baf08f33a0f1.pdf I'm Outta Love - Anastacia https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_7ee9b0df62264e89a87ec929daaa5c31.pdf If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d998774ec05a40c1b624b839ef859d96.pdf Later On - Mezzoforte https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_9580100b9f754f4fb28694b48aad1aba.pdf Like A Prayer - Miley Cyrus https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_61bd67a1a51e403b9f41442785550dc1.pdf Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_0d49e57cee034861b19a2851ac146dda.pdf Murder On The Dancefloor - Sophie Ellis-Bextor https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_e601a5f0272e4c97a0571a15fd6b6962.pdf Nothing's Gonna Stop Us - Starship https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_1e1fb8eb74a7429eb27c46467444d8a7.pdf Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns 'N' Roses (original record key of Db - already on the site in D which most bands play it in - or play it in D with drop Eb tuning - but I had a request to actually produce the chart in Db!) https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_bcc1c6df37444377a35cd927d8c0f57b.pdf Feel free to share with other bass players or any online bass communities. All charts free and available to immediately download without registration or log-in.

"Gatekeeper" is a nice word, it makes me smile because it's exactly what I feel when I'm talking about my double bass journey. There actually are "gatekeepers", they have never bothered me since I've never seen gates.

Here's a pic of mine, just because it looks cool 😎

As a bassist there is nothing more destructive to a band's sound than a drummer who overplays. Sadly we have probably all encountered them! There seems to be an obsession now on chops over more traditional (useful) skills such as time, feel and dynamic. I try to think of the patterns I play as being inextricably linked to the drums, which means that I am conscious of not falling into the same trap of overplaying. It's a tough one.

Appreciate the response, looking more into the Morningstar UI and it seems fairly straight forward. Thanks for the help as always

Amazing how the red has faded when not under the scratchplate.

They would be alright if they stopped that AND kept their left hands away from the LH side of the keyboard.