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This. I was in a 4 piece with 2 women, 2 men. Agent said he would expect to charge 20-30% more because of the (his words I hasten to add) "Tit factor" Funnily enough at the next gig the women wore decided to wear more revealing outfits. Made it quite difficult to concentrate for 2 reasons (not those 2) - Firstly they were both very attractive. Secondly the singer was married to the drummer and I was worried about getting a stick to the back of the head if I was caught looking at the singer's bum too often!

For band use - Depends entirely on the song. For a youtube bass cover it has to match the thing you are playing along to otherwise it won't sound quite right and you'll get armies of commentators complaining in the comments. Even if you play a line that the band did, say perhaps from a different performance of the same song the YT crowd will still have a go.

Well - I have a G70 as you seem to. Then I looked at getting another transmitter and it was about £170 or something. Then Andertons did the blowout on the G75 set for £149.99. So I bought that. Got another transmitter on the cheap and a spare base unit, albeit it the different shape. Bargain!

I bought another transmitter for my other gigging bass.

Order them from any Dimarzio dealer, I imagine.

Vid.

Mostly - not the 32 scale as D'addario don't make a medium scale B string that is for sale to the public. They only supply it to Ibanez for fitting to new ones. Monumentally thick as that is. So the 32 has Newtones on it and I like them enough that I may well swap the other basses when they need restringing.

I used to think that. Then I got a 34 scale Marleaux and the low B was better than anything longer I'd ever played / owned. Even the 37 inch stuff. Zon Hyperbass was similarly amazing in lower tunings. And the little Ibby 32 scale has a better low B than any Stingray 5 I've owned, and I've had a few. I'm of the view that construction is more important than scale length.

Don't laugh... Ibanez SRMD 205. Mezzo (32 scale) £299 and use some of the rest to upgrade the pickups and preamp.

Have a look at the parts on ebay too. Not unusual for a Stingray neck without tuners to sell for quite a bit above £500. I suppose they are just rare as EBMM won't sell them without first receiving the original one back.

It is! Sounds fantastic, plenty loud enough for home use and doesn't have an annoying fan. It is surprisingly loud through a BF Super Twin! 38.5kg Nope! Never going to happen. Couldn't cope with that anymore.

Three amps Two are loud, fully featured, and quite expensive. The other one is as simple as simple can be and is really an £85 toy with an annoying power supply. Guess which one I like the sound of best? Maybe I just need to get an Ampeg and have done with it?

Reaper. Its fantastic and there’s a superb series of vids for instructions. Easy to use. Add a cheap interface like a Focusrite and you are all set.

I’ve had times where I’ve used more than 1 in the chain, set differently depending on position. I still do that in my Helix.

Oh - I thought it was more recent. I'd probably still get a Sandberg though.

Wasn't it only announced a few days ago?

Thank you! Very kind.

I had to dislodge the reed using a spoon. The mouthpiece has now been subjected to a soaking in fairy liquid and then another soaking in Milton anti-bac. I'm still tempted to throw it away and get another one.

Dodgy focus... but this is the mouthpiece on my daughter's alto. She's a vile creature!

Mustang..... [/running for cover]

I prefer when the drums lead - mainly because the other people in the band are more likely to be listening to the drums and not the bass.

Apparently the V2 Darkglass has a much quieter fan that is also variable speed. Not tried it myself though. I remember when the V1 was announced. The early pics had a larger chassis and were without a fan. They clearly wanted a smaller unit so needed a fan.