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The rooms we use generally a decent sized room all air-con with all the gear supplied pretty good quality. Usual bass amps are EBS HD360 or Aguilar AG500 thru Ampeg 810 cabs. Marshall guitar amps and i think it Pearl drum kits (see pic attached) £35 / 3hrs As much as the bass rigs are pretty good gear i'm never really happy with my sound no matter what bass i use. If i listen back to recording bass sounds pretty good in the mix. Then i decided to take my own Mesa rig in to get used to it before gigging with it and couldn't believe the difference it made to our sound. The full band commented on it. Full, warm and altho not overly loud you could just feel the bass as well as hear it. My point being that sometimes using your own rig can make the difference on how you hear the band in full. Listening to the recordings of it there was a different bass sound but not as much as i thought it would be based on the difference i heard in the studio. Dave

Of course you now need to ask yourself how your P bass would have sounded in the 2nd rig / room. ? Would your P bass sound good thru any amp cause its a P bass. Dave

Sounds more like the amp is the issue rather than the bass.

That was good. Enjoyed it a lot.

Really enjoyed that and loved that little fill at 1:15. Loved the bass tone and didn't think it had too much mid or treble. Sounded just about right for that song. Great vocals all round and would never have guessed the singer had any issues that day. Spot on for me. Well done. Dave

Is that a Zon bass as well. What is it like. Always fancied one of them. Looks like a great session for you guys. Well done and look forward to hearing a clip from the recordings. Dave

Camel - A Live Record always a fav of mine.

I did actually enjoy your Jazz clip. Memories from when i was younger and picked up many tips from listening to Jazz albums like that. Cheers Dave

That new software i installed has done the trick. I got that one

Sorry i picked you up wrong there. I've updated the software and re-tuned my humour awareness sensor as it had long gone out of date. Hopefully i'll pick up on things a lot quicker Apologies Dave

Thomann will probably have them.

One of these perhaps

It was tongue in cheek hence the wee laughing face.

Or go down the acoustic bass route.

A bass might help with that strap

A welcome return i reckon. You're never too old to be in a band even if it means an old farts band. Its still playing with friends and gigging always helps. I'm like you these days and a lot more relaxed about playing in bands. I've no delusions of fame and fortune or for it to be a full time occupation. Its just a bit of fun with like-minded mates. We mistakenly took on a keys player this year who was in it solely for money. He was upfront from the start but he didn't fit in along with the rest of us as we just love what we do. He's now gone and a dep in his place until a proper replacement can be found. I'm 59 yrs old and only got back into bands 9 yrs ago and never been as busy with bands and offers. Been with these guys approx 18mths now but took a while to get it off the ground for various reasons. In that 9yrs i've done the Prog, Classic, Blues, Blues/funk, 70/80 covers, tributes, done the clubs, caravan parks, private venues and few local pub venues for each band i've been in. Tried being in 2 bands at same time but just a bit too much time involved. I plan to enjoy playing in bands for as long as i can. You've nothing to lose really. Wishing you all the very best with your project and keep us posted. Dave

No change for me either. Always liked the bass so it seemed the right way to go for me. Still love playing bass. Dave

Have to admit my Warwick Thumb is the same. Even tho i check it regularly thru the year the battery does seem to last a very long time. My Overwater is same. In 9 yrs i've had it i reckon i've only changed the batteries 2 or 3 times. Dave

These are what i use

There's always wall hangers for those basses that have been fostered out to your mums. Every owner has a responsibility to ensure his basses are kept lovingly at home. All the best with the new house. Living at the beach sounds like a good move tho. Do you need that many basses ??? Dave

Definitely remove batteries if you aren't using them for yrs at a time. If the battery leaks at all it can cost you a few quid depending where the battery is situated on the bass. I have basses i don't use very often but i check they still play ok every few months and also check battery voltage maybe once or twice a year on all my basses. My Sandberg is used most so i tend to check the battery more regularly. I only use Duracell in my basses but use Eneloop rechargeable batteries in my wireless keeping a fully charged pair as back up. Dave

You can connect small croc clips to the battery connectors and play thru your amp and you'll see the voltage drop when plugged in and playing. Have to say i've never actually tried it with a bass so no idea what readings you'll see. I've done battery voltage checks at work on Instrumentation equipment and its quite noticeable. (it was a quiet day at work ) Dave

Think that's the measurement off load. A new battery would normally be 9.3 - 9.5V off load You'd have to check it when plugged in and playing thru your amp for an accurate reading. Once a battery reads 8-8.5V off load i bin them. My rechargeable AA & AAA batteries charge up to 1.41 Volts when fully charged. Dave

Would mean all Prog songs being reduced to 5mins. Drummer will be going heck for leather to achieve that

You might forget to switch the toggle off. I've just got into habit of unplugging my bass when finished. If you select passive mode with cable attached will it still drain the battery ? Some active basses still work without the battery when you select passive mode. Dave