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Are ‘bongo’ mags still a thing? Has it not all moved to the internet like most other periodicals?

Yes. Yes you are. 😉

I picked up a massive compilation of Paul Chambers’ work on Amazon mp3 for a couple of quid that’s well worth a listen. Min addition to what’s already been suggested I’d go for: Songs for distingue lovers - Billie Holiday Oscar Peterson meets Louis Armstrong Both amazing albums with great performances and really clear mixes; perfect for detailed listening or transcription.

As above, bought a book from Daryl and it arrived quickly and as described.

Neck dive? Yes; your head would drop squarely into your hands to begin the disappointment.

Vocals wise I’m not too fussy as I’m mostly just shouting at approximate pitch. Cab wise I like an RE20 or an SM57 if I’m DI’ed as well.

Me too. Dead handy for popping in and out of the bass case.

Most engineers that I know will favour a Precision style bass, simply because of the quick turnaround times between acts at festivals etc; it’s a sound that works and doesn’t require too much monkey business to get it to sound good in the mix.

I've used George L's for years. I've had them for so long I can't remember why I switched, but recently a guitarist friend of mine used a cheap "6 for £10" patch cable to jumper channels on his amp and everything went dark. I leant him a George L one I had spare and hey presto, great tone returns. Solderless cables of this calibre are an absolute MUST if your pedals are mounted on a board and there's minimal movement between the pedals.

Very easily - wire both ‘hot’ wires from the pickups to the output lug of the output socket and both ‘ground’ wires to the ground lug. This will give the classic ‘both pickups in parallel’ Jazz bass sound.

Went for the Wilkinson. I’ve had really good results from their other stuff. Thanks for the routing advice too. 👌🏻

Ok, pickup’s arrived. Just one more thing... does anyone know where I can source a routing template for a MM pickup? I had one a couple of years ago and lost it when we moved house last year. 😖

Billy Bragg’s entire back catalogue!

I’ve had 2! Got made redundant years ago and had to sell it, then bought another as soon as I found one. Magnificent piece of kit. Thanks Dave.

Moondance.

RHCP can stay then, having only 2 remaining original members. I like Frusciante’s playing but much prefer Hillel’s. Yes, the early albums were a bit stinky poo, but at least it sounded like they meant what they were found.

Grrrr, must resist...!

The feel of the neck is paramount, you’ll spend all of your playing time holding it, so it better be a good ‘un. Next for me is strings, then pickups and body wood in equal measure.

Best: Dave Hall VT2 Eq pedal. Had one before but sold it; I’d forgotten how good they are. Ernie Ball cobalt flats get an honourable mention too. Worst: nothing really, I’ve managed to resist impulse purchases this year.

I’ve used a modded crybaby (same model as yours) on bass before and it was pretty good. Make sure that you don’t just increase the input and output caps, but double the value of the capacitor that tunes the wah sweep to lower it by an octave as well. On the board it’s labelled as C2 and it’s a 0.01uf, change it to around 0.068uf and you’ll not go too far wrong.

Fixed. Great band.

I’m hoping to achieve a Stingray sound(ish) in addition to the lovely Jazz sound I already have from my fretless.

and not in a good way!

Ordered one of these just to dip a toe in the water...