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Also interested to try the R-400 if there is one in Berkshire / Thamesvalley

Interesting posts - I started with two finger technique self taught. First and second finger. Bought two instructional videos some years back 1980's Jerry Jermmott advocated two fingers because he liked their different sound due to difference in length and pad hardness so produce an uneven walk do-da-do-da-do-da Then got Randy Jacksons video and he advocated using just the index finger so everything sounds even with the same attack. After thirty five years I still use both 1st & 2nd alternately, but find myself using just index a lot more. I also use third finger for softer attack and also 1 & 3. I have instruction books that say you should lead with the second finger first so its about what the song requires but also how you have applied your time in the shed. What works for you

Thanks for posting that Pete - brill I am all for equal opportunities for women as long as it doesn't affect me - and as I can't sing I doubt if i would have got the gig anyway

I have john's EQ in all my basses with pull passive on two and all fine. without digging out the install instructions I thought there was a balance pot inside to adjust to set this up the same, but as stated above out of phase will cause a problem but usually identified by panning the pups and listening for volume drop when sweeping front to back through the centre position

Mission impossible into Green Onions upsets a few people

Also in support of the MXR - sounds really good and pleased to have retired my Boss flanger and Boss chorus as this does both very well in one unit. IMO many bass players over use effects, (too wet) and muddy the sound, ideally we should if possible keep these just in the upper freq in the harmonics e.g. bi amping or if you have stereo keep one side clean for bass, our job is the bass with occasional colour - but subtle unless soloing.

Set 1 MBass Set2 Shuker just to give each a blast, occasionally the Status may get a set if 60's is a key part of the set

I went through a period of this earlier this year, could be action and string tension, but i bet it is something else - how much computer use have you had recently - unsupported mouse work etc. I realised it was this that caused me a problem then everything else inc (bass playing) is affected and aggravates the condition. Recheck posture in all areas of home and work and play. rest if possible. It will sort itself. This may well be in the back and shoulder transferred to the elbow. So basically i think ambient is prob on the right track for you.

I play in two big bands now and would advise you to read regular, as it will come easier but sounds as though you may be. My main problem was knowing the bast place to start the piece - where to put my left hand. I had lessons and took along the most troublesome numbers. This was because i tended to leap about the neck and make mistakes always returning below the fifth fret for comfort. Then i realised if i position my hand as if to play the scale of the key i was in most of the notes were falling under my fingers, sounds obvious but it wasn't at the time. so Db start with index finger on Db was the best bet. I play five strings, so no real excuse it has made me play and grow more confident in the middle of the neck.

Bought an SWR SM-500 mint as described, have now gigged several times. Excellent condition and sound, and very well packed when it arrived. very pleased

But why not go for a headless design and neat tuners at the ass end ? maybe Mk2

I believe the idea is you report it lost or stolen electronically and at will shout for help via blue tooth to anyone with blue tooth it passes on its journey to the porn shop. It relies on a good % of the population to be signed up to be most effective

hubrad touched on it - volume. There is a point a which a room will bite back and all band members need to recognise that point and turn down. I have done a few gigs with that pissed off look on my face, not good for the punters to remember you by. two different occasions come to mind, a masonic dinner in an oak paneled room, I had read up on acoustics due to owning the PA and one suggestion was reducing the number of sources of prorogation, = to place both PA speakers together on one side of the stage - crazy - No. it worked a treat and after that my guitarist was open to any silly trick i came up with as long as he didn't have to turn down. So bass and guitar swapping sides is a good move 50/50 chance of shifting troublesome frequencies somewhere else. 2nd occasion was college dinner dance in Oxford, we had to play dinner music painfully quiet for an hour - we sounded great, after dinner tables were moved and we launched into our pop set - it was bloody awful. The hard stone surfaces were not able to handle it it it it it

Ya Bono was pants, I called the wife in and said listen to this guy Corey was cool

Another one for my shopping list -thanks,

Thanks for the youtube clip I did not know the whites sounded different from blacks,from that video i prefer the whites more piano like harmonics. Having owned a Rob Allen with these strings I have put some on my status 5 electro. But had to change the machine heads to hipshots as these strings are real thick so be warned if putting them on none P type bass with big open tuners. I also made a new nut from a piece of yew

Love the MB500 fusion for big band jazz gigs wish it had a foot switchable mute and mid selection rather than just channel - but always seem to use my Markbass for pop function gigs, if i do go with the GK I find i need little or no mid cut to maintain the upper mids in the band mix at gig volumes

My lastest full rig, with my new Cabs Rosie and Jim . As these are 4 ohm I use the MB fusion for one cab and DI it as a valve preamp into the Mark Bass to run the other cab. Works a peach. sorry for photo quality.

Plug the TV into the sound limiter socket

We actually had a late Club booking for Saturday, 6 days notice as a band had let them down . We got there and the guy said don't think their will be many in tonight because of all the sport and the weather. We started the 1st set to one guy, end of the set we still only had two families. After the match others came from the bar but we still only got 30 tops Clubs are struggling too, but will subsidise bands on a Saturday from bar takings though the week. But it is mostly duos and discos now.