Lozz196

I agree, steps onto stage may seem a small thing but it’s those small things when all put together just make gigging so much easier. Plug sockets where needed is another, as is - and prob more for originals bands - hooks on walls for you to display merchandise. Tiny little things but make things go smoother.

I remember - vaguely as used to drink a lot back then - gigging with both of those, more with MC4.

No, I work for Post Office Ltd

I’m probably going to go for exactly the same as your one. I do like a maple fretboard so have a decision there as my JMJ is rosewood, but passive bass, black body, black scratchplate for definite.

I may well come along to Fiddlers Elbow @Merton

At the moment we’ve 3 gigs up til the end of May, then nothing til Sep.

I’ve bitten the bullet and contacted Mark at Classic And Cool Guitars re a Lionel Superlight. Had a band practice last night, used a sub 8lb Precision and back is sore today. That tells me invest in a very light short scale.

Well I’ve finally bitten the bullet and sent Mark a message re getting one of these.

Well I’ve just had a band practice and a set of 62s will need to be ordered, there was an overall lack of definition on the stock pickup, didn’t sound bad but I just prefer the 62s.

I have to admit that from now on I`m tempted to, whenever something is just left outside my property, to state I haven`t received it and to request a replacement. If couriers kept on getting hit with claims it might stop this. The only reason I don`t is that I think it wouldn`t be fair to the retailer.

A couple of weeks back my band played a gig in Malta, and as I hate flying they got my part covered. The stand-in bassist had an Aerodyne Jazz strung with Fender flats and it sounded great in the mix with a bit of drive from his Sansamp. I was rather envious as I just don`t seem to have the knack of getting the best from a flat-strung bass.

I`ve been in the same situations with Stingrays, I love them, how they`re crafted, how they play, how they sit on a strap, everything. Except for the sound. When I hear someone else play one it sounds awesome to me, yet when I play one it just sounds wrong, probably through so many years of playing Precisions, so after the initial high of getting a `Ray I tend to fall out of love with it quite quickly.

That is interesting as I also thought that the QPs were scooped - rather massively so to be honest - maybe it`s more a case of certain areas boosted then?

I`ve recently got a Fender Player Precision, really nice bass but the pickup does sound a fair bit different to my fave US Precision which has the Custom Shop 62s, the 62s having more lows and a mid-scoop. Adjusting the eq I can get near but not exactly the same. But this is at home. I`m not going to make any changes until I`ve used the bass with the band this week, who knows, in the band setting I may well prefer the sound of the Player.

Awesome, well done, that’s a great one to get

As it happens I’ll be putting one up on here soon….

They’re nice basses aren’t they, play & sound great.

Great songs, SLF one of my all time fave bands.

Great clip, GP as always comes across as really decent chap

Was that Black Sweden? I thought their version of Take a Chance On Me, which they put to the music of Enter Sandman, was excellent.

I’ve done similar - using Hipshot Ultralites - and imo it’s a worthy modification, makes a bass balance better and less wear on the shoulder.

Tuner-wise most likely Hipshot 1/2” Ultralites. Hipshot are very good at advising re their products so may be worth messaging them to make sure. Ultralites make a big difference to regular Fender Mex tuners. Pickups - well years ago I put a Seymour Duncan Hot Stack in an Aerodyne Jazz, kept the sound pretty much the same but just much bigger & fuller, hum-cancelling too which is a bonus.

Or go to the bar if there’s a solo in it