mcnach

No reasonable amp will be able to cope with an outdoor gig the size you're implying. The improvements you suggest will be louder but not significantly louder for a situation like this... I'd keep the present gear, and not play those gigs... or be happy with the fact that only the first row will get you. The drummer goes acoustically too, I guess... so no point getting going much louder than he is.

but what kind are you after? Stingray, Sterling, Bongo, Caprice... single humbucker? two? humbucker and single?

I had a 2003 Corvette and a 2005 Corvette $$ and both were superb... but the necks had an unusually clubby profile (and I like chunky necks) which is the only reason I sold the $$. I'd enquire about the neck profile on the 2006 one you've seen, as chances are they were still using the clubby necks and you might not like them.

I never use F&F unless I know the recipient. Things can happen. I've sometimes just paid extra to cover for the Paypal fees, when a seller insists on no paying fees. No use to you now, of course... but worth thinking about in the future.

The way I see it, the seller is responsible, as he dictates price and sorts postage. He should take insurance. It would be another matter if you had told him his shipping charge was too dear and he offered you a lower no-insurance rate... but if you didn't specifically negotiate a lower rate that way... it's on the seller. He should take it up with his shipping company, it's not your problem quite frankly.

Oh, nice! Thank you!

In Edinburgh that's a very good option indeed. Great work, nice guy, and local.

I had a replacement one for my first Jake... from Maruszczyk. But it wasn't particularly cheap either, so if they don't reply, you might as well use another company in the UK that do custom scratchplates. I used SIMS a couple of times and they both did a good job and communicated promptly and nicely.

do it do it do it do it do it do it I love mine

Ah, no, :D I use a variety of rehearsal rooms all over the place with different bands. I may not love most of them, but they all work... The Hartke was very disappointing. I think the only worst combo I've tried locally is a Trace Elliot combo, a 210, at the Groove Tunnel... ugh... although I know that one it's just probably just been badly abused.

I had an A100 combo, one of the tilt-back capable ones, with a 15" speaker, and it was pretty cool. The HD150 however felt underpowered and the minute you push it a bit it sounded pretty bad.

I played through one of these combos at a rehearsal studio this evening... What a terribly boring, insipid and disappointing amplifier this turned out to be. That's all.

Have you watched "Signs"?

The pickup looks to be in the right place, from the images I've seen... so it will probably have a Stingray-type kind of sound. It's a different pickup though so that accounts for some of the sound too. The preamp is not that important. A 100% passive Stingray has an unmistakeable Stingray sound. The preamp only allows to to 'access' other Stingray sounds. If you really want a good Stingray equivalent without the price tag... look for a USA made MusicMan SUB, the ones made between 2003-2006. The range of finishes is limited among other things, but they are true Stingrays in anything but name. Around £400 for an excellent condition used one, and they're not hard to find. I have a white one as well as a 'proper' Stingray, and it's not going anywhere.

You wouldn't want to look at the audience in some of the places I play...

ufff.... an all-fiesta-red.... luckily I'm not needing a new bass... :D

Not sure the truss rod offers much torsional rigidity, and aren't the lower strings (BEA) generally lower tension than the higher ones anyway?

I can understand why they feel that way, although it may come across as being unnecessarily obtuse to customers...

Like Jack, I prefer a tuner pedal in front, so that I can mute the amp.

Not sure about that. It might make you a happier player, maybe. It will make you a poorer player too. :p

The thing is that most basses can do a varied kind of sounds, and so do amps with their EQ controls etc... so I'd argue that almost any bass/amp can be made to sound midrangey and aggressive. If I had to choose... I'd choose something with a humbucker close to the bridge, and pretty much any amp (the choice of speaker will also play a big role). Many people would argue a Stingray would fit the bill well, or a Sterling... but the fact that they're used to record some decidedly mellow sounds too shows that it's not just the bass but what you do with it. A Precision can sound huge and deep, but can also be an aggressive trebbly clank machine.

Didn't take you long to ask! But yes, the feet are ok :D

I think they finally learnt to glue it properly (fingers crossed, I use my Two10s regularly and they still look fine) edit: one of the handles seems to be coming loose... I'm not kidding. Really. Deep breath.