Lozz196

On my PF500 I engaged the Ultra Low, left all the rest of the eq at midday, and had compression at 10 o’clock, gain at 2 o’clock (set to the light flashing as per the manual). For finger style I’d probably engage the Ultra Hi as well .

Marshall MB, Fender Rumble, Ampeg BA, Ashdown After Eight/Perfect Ten, you can get any of those used within budget and all are plenty good for home use.

It’s bound to affect it, sellers will have to factor in any extra costs. Just means that used gear won’t be such a bargain anymore, but still way better than buying new.

It has to be whichever you enjoy playing the most- if you can try them both that is. If not do a YouTube search on each and try and make the judgement on the sound that each makes. I’m not particularly up on Gibson basses but I think the 3 is more versatile due to having two pickups so that might be a factor.

That is THE rig I would have loved, sadly one flight of stairs and 30 years too many are in the way of that ever happening.

I think I’ll keep my eyes open for when these come back in stock, looks like a great but of kit.

Good on him, a great gesture in these strange & difficult times.

At the moment I’d be happy enough being able to rehearse regularly.

No, it’s a regular 2015 US Standard Precision, but it has so much sentimental value - first Rebellion Festival, first European Tour, recorded our last 3 albums with it - that I don’t want it out of the house. Not fussed about it getting dinged, just don’t want some gyt stealing it.

Yeah, I suppose me switching allegiance to Jazz Basses must have been like one of those Dr Who episodes where Earth goes off kilter/out of its natural orbit.

At our last band practice I took my ABM600 and our guitarist - a major Alter Bridge fan - said how much he liked the sound as it reminded him of Alter Bridges bass.

Agree, whenever I’ve used a Peavey, be it amp/cab or combo I’ve been more than happy. Strange really, they just never seemed to me to be that fashionable, even when all bass gear was heavy, yet the sound is superb.

Glad all was ok when you took it out of the case, must have been a tense moment to say the least. And what a great bass, congrats.

A well known courier are based opposite my workplace and this week I’ve seen some horrors going on - as they’ve been loading up their vans in the road. In the rain. In yorks where the items are left to tumble to the ground. Really makes me question whether I want to buy or sell anything that’s remotely breakable, unless in a hard/flight case.

This year I’ve been playing - shock horror - Jazzes mostly and was going to move on one of my Precisions. However we’ve just started doing Wayward Son by Kansas in my band and my fingers are falling all over themselves on this song on the Jazz, so took the Precision I was considering selling out of its case today and went through it (I don’t take my fave one out of the house so wanted to try out on a bass I’d use in the band). Decision reversed, that bass ain’t going nowhere. Just got to swap pickups to my fave Custom Shop 62s, and was lucky enough to score a set on here this week, so methinks KiOgon is getting a message re one of his great looms this week. I’d also done the same with my Stingray earlier this week and whilst the playability was easier yet again I was reminded that I just don’t get on with the ‘Ray sound. So I suppose that I really am a confirmed Precision player (though I do now love Jazz basses too).

I can certainly relate to a lot of what he said in that interview.

Doing some classic 70s rock that seems to put some strange timings in all sorts of places I’d say yes, 4/4 is how we are programmed, it’s much simpler.

Stormtroopers of Death No milk, mother will pay!

If I were in the market for a valve amp the CTM 300 would be where my money was spent.

Sitting down playing can make us evaluate our gear. I bought a cracking Gibson Les Paul but sitting down it just doesn’t work for me, so have bought an SG to replace it which works much better for me.

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