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I had one in the same colour and I sold it... it's the one bass I regret selling. I even installed a P-Retro preamp on it. It was such a great bass.

The flats on my Stingray are rounds. Ok, no, I don't have flats on my Stingray... but let me elaborate I tried EB Cobalt Flats. They were very very nice. Brighter than most flats, but easy to tame and become more traditional flat-sounding. However, next time I try I'll be using Labella Tapewounds, the white nylon copper ones. They don't exactly feel like flats, but they are smooth, and can sound much like flats but they have a very present low midrange that I love. Deep thick sound. They can be very bright if you want them to and sound fantastic slapped too. They cover a wide range of sounds, especially on a Stingray. So that would be my choice: Labella white nylon tapewounds copper, which are actually rounds inside, so my initial comment may make more sense now

Finally! Pleased someone at last did the right thing in Ashdown. It just goes to show that if you think you have a case, don't take the first reply you get if you don't think it's fair. You just might be talking to the wrong person, so insist.

In practice, you're right. But shouldn't it be the promoter's job to sort out those details? It's their show after all! I'm rarely in that situation these days, but we used to play a lot of multiband gigs and I hated that email addressed to all the bands asking for the bands to arrange gear share among themselves. I'm bringing my own, thanks, and I don't want to be held hostage for the whole night when we only got a 30-40min slot... For that, the little MarkBass CMD121P combo was fantastic. If you play regularly that kind of multiband gigs that include a few local bands, you soon find that band who always manage to borrow everything and not provide anything. At one point I felt we were asked to play by certain promoter purely because we were generally happy to provide backline. The gigs were not great, so we stopped providing for others and just show with our stuff, play and go. Of course, we're no longer playing with that guy... It doesn't hurt either.

I see, I play it high, but single notes, not chords. There's a guitar too and together it sounds like we're playing chords...

Yes, that's a pretty poor show. I expected Ashdown (anybody, really!!!) to do a lot better than this thread is showing. With every communication it reminds me of those music shops I'd visit as a teenager where the owner would invariably tell you whatever made up story to sell you what they had rather than what you wanted... I haven't used Ashdown in years (I used to have an MAG250 and a 115 cab) and I'm not really looking to change my current equipment... but I'm less than enthusiastic about recommending Ashdown to anybody these days...

Hey @Bean9seventy, welcome to Basschat! I love your playing videos... really tasteful and beautiful slap bass!

They do a Jazz, and I think a Precision too. edit: ok, I got there late

Of course, no problem.

asking to downtune instruments, never so far, but asking to do songs in other keys it's pretty normal. Up to you whether you need/want to downtune or whether it works better in standard tuning.

I wouldn't let it stop me (in fact, it did not), but just be extra careful when dealing with long and narrow screws.

wow! That's such a beautiful bass!!! By the way... "By The Way"... chords at the beginning? How do you play it? I never played any chords on that one but I'd love to know how you do it. If it sounds better I might change, why not?

I play a Stingray but it was useful on Saturday to... give someone annoying a little tap on the head with

Indeed. I wonder how many times we don't gel with a bass soundwise and that could have changed with different strings. I have a Mike Dirnt Precision that was destined to have a little active mids module installed (cut/boost and frequency centre control) as I felt it lacking a bit in the low mids... but after trying Labella White Nylon copper tapewounds the need disappeared. Get the best sound possible at source, and that makes life a lot easier later.

another update... I finally ditched the original strings. Man, why didn't I do that earlier??? DR SUNBEAMS on... what a difference! They're a little more compliant, which is nice. I have it set with pretty low action, but I can still dig in when I want to... and these strings have transformed the bass. It's incidentally the first time I try Sunbeams (I have been using their stainless steel counterpart, Fat Beams, for ages, which also have a round core)... and I love them. They are not overly bright even straight from the packet, so they suit me very well. Punchy, nice mids... and the Model T sounds fantastic with them. Lovely bass, and with careful pickup adjustment a very good sounding one too... then put nice strings on and it becomes a great bass indeed. Strings, so often overlooked...