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Thank you! I actually discovered the maplin feet right after I posted, I can carry on browsing gear happily now!

I know it's an obscure thought but while I was browsing potential gear this became an issue and I'm baffled! Say I had a flat bottomed (physically, not the sound!) amp like a markbass and a cab with a top handle like an Orange SP series. Has anyone ever come up with a way of putting the head neatly on top!? This is a genuine issue in pits etc where there is very little space and surely there must be a simple solution? I considered turning the cab sideways but that would make the feet that are supposed to 'connect with the stage' redundant. Genuinely stumped on this. Has anything been invented for this very purpose!?

Yep I've found it really good, which reminds me, I might have to dig it out and have a play!

sounds like I was lucky!

I've had two Silverstone covers for a while now and they are great. Sorry to hear that, I haven't dealt with them for a couple of years mind. But the cover I got looks and protects my little orange cab great!

Turns out the guy has changed his mind anyway, so it might be up for sale here pretty soon!

Cheers guys, I'll give him the serial number as he seems genuine and let you know what happens.

Strange question but I've seen them blurred out in different adverts etc. I'm selling my Lakland to someone and they have asked for the serial number, just wondered if there is any reason I shouldn't give it to them? Cheers! Dan

I got my first fretless on an impulse a few years ago, a secondhand MIM Jazz for about £300. I didn't play very much at first but recently have been using it with a pop band and it sounds great, especially recorded! I've added a Gotoh bridge and some foam under it and couldn't be happier, I'll link some tracks I recorded last week with it when I get them

I'm sure loads of posts have been made along these lines before but I couldn't find exactly what i was looking for and I don;t know much about upgrading so need to detailed advice! I have a fretless MIM jazz at the moment and I've found that for recording the sound of fretless could be a lot nicer than my fretted musicman, but I got the bass second hand and its a bit rattly and i dont feel i can trust it at the moment. I have ordered a Gotoh bridge for it which should be here in the next few days which should cure a few rattling problems, otherwise I'll look at maybe replacing the nut? Also pickups, the MIM jazz stock ones really dont make the nice sound i am looking forward , it's very dull and lifeless. I'm looking for a nice warm sound that I can record with but also need the definition to hear the notes well too. Ill be playing it for various things, from function work (possibly) to singer songwriter pop stuff to playing in musicals. I see people recommending Wizard pickups here all the time and today I also noticed the EMG Hz series for around the same price, anyone have any experience with these? I dont want to spend more than about 100 tops on pickups, so I'm guessing there arent any active options under this price (being that I would need to buy a preamp too)? Although I am a fan of the active controls on my musicman, and an not too much of a fan of the two volume, one tone control thing on a fender. Also, I have never fitted pickups before, are the above pickups likely to fit into the gaps perfectly or will some modification be needed? the knobs on the control plate also feel really loose which I dont like and the tone doesnt seem to change much until the very last quarter or each turn - is this a pickups issue or should I get a new control plate or something? The other thing is the strings, I have flats on it at the moment. But wonder if the reason I am not getting the difinition I want is because of these, and would I be better using half wounds or something like that? I am open to suggestions, and will consider active possibilities if they are of a resonable price, also I do like theplain black look of Barts and EMGs so am slightly inclined towards them, but sound definitely comes first. Any input anyone can give me would be a great help, cheers!