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It's easy not to notice gradual deterioration of something, which reminds me that I really must give my Eko Ranger 6 its five-yearly restring about now. I might even clean the fretboard.

I suppose it's different for us pub band weekend warriors, my bandmates don't even know how many strings my bass has or whether it's fretted or not, the last thing on their minds is whether it's a Fender (no, it never is).

Do you know who André Rieu is?

Ah yes, this reminds me now. There was a Moffat bass bash a few years ago that Dave Swift, he of the Jules Holland boogie-woogie band, was the special guest at. In the Q&A session, someone asked him how many basses he had and he replied "about 65". He was then asked to repeat that so we could record it. Still, he only gets on telly now and again so he can't be that real.

If it's a vintage P Bass you find it might be twice the price of the Lull rather than half the price. I've got a nice USA Lakland PJ that I play more than anything else. It's probably the equivalent of your Lull. It sounds great, but not really different to a good Fender bass. I've had it a long time and it's a superb amalgamation of the best things about old Fender basses and modern construction. Just a very very useful bass. It's much better made than a Fender but in sonic terms it's essentially the same. That's no bad thing because Fenders sound good, but contrary to a lot of what I see on YouTube from supposed experts, if there is a better rendition of the Fender tone then it's a subtle difference with all of these basses. I'm talking about basses like Moolon and Olinto et al. I'm not including Sadowsky because that's all about the preamp and how it compliments the bass overall.

You know you could cure that by selling me that Sei Flamboyant fretless.

Tainted Love and Paranoid - both have very negative lyrics. We also play an Oasis song, and they're all f*cking depressing.

Before shielding there was noise that came & went as I moved the bass about pointing the headstock in different directions, not much, but it was there. After shielding, the noise was no longer present.

JD bought a Darkglass Infinity pedal from myself. Speedy transaction, quick responses and a pleasure to do business with. Great bass chatter 👍

If someone had sent a polite PM and explained all this then fair enough. It’s the way this has played out so publicly with someone who has explained to us that they’re living with cancer. Perhaps I’m sensitive as I know several people living with (and dying with) the condition. I appreciate and respect rules and pay my membership. From what I read in the last thread, Dad said it would be ok to ask for value of items. It is what it is and you live and learn.

Super impressed by this pedal I only really knew jptr as loud noisy fuzz nothing wrong with that!!! But damn this one is a winner as it’s a bit cleaner than I expected and yeh for a simple control layout there’s plenty to tweak also the shirt I got in the package Chris sent over is great

4 Minute Warning - Chaos U.K.

Valeton Dapper Bass for £80 with the same code as well: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315072941931?

Think they have a few, max purchases per buyer is 4 when I put a bigger number in though.

Only one left...

that’s a great shout. is the fretboard another uk bass forum?

Ordered today. Getting plexed. Should be here in one week. First 2024 I've seen. Makes #7.

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Good Times - The Sleezybeats

I’ve just purchased a pedal from Lee and it went smooth as can be. Excellent communication and packaging. Cheers mate 😀

I had my first rehearsal with a new band tonight. While setting up, the keyboards got plugged into the PA and immediately I could hear a thick ticking sound coming from my amp. I eventually isolated it to the power supply for my Boss GT1-B. It was a super cheap one. I've never had anything like this before. Is it new power supply time? Or was that a freak occurrence?