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Sanitizer doesn't kill norovirus or C.Difficle. Soap and water do though.

I've got EMG ones in my Ray. I really like them. Clear and punchy, not quite as clanky.

If the band sits down to play in a formal setting then stands / tablets / notes are ok for everyone except the singer. If the band stands, moves, dances, otherwise engages with the audience, then no.

I played 4 strings for years, mainly because I couldn't find a 5 I felt comfortable with. Then I found a Marleaux Consat Custom 5 and it became my main bass. Couple of years after that I found an unusually light Stingray 5 too. I sold most of my 4s at that point but I still have an Urge2 and a fretless 4 Status, but I never take them out. I usually get piano scores and I never know when that B string is needed, so it has to come with me. I'm now at the point where a 4 feels like there is something missing. I'm really picky about bass weights as my back is knackered, and I've had multiple hernias, but I hope to find another light 5 that suits. Lots of 5 strings seem to have about 48mm nut widths which is too wide for me. I will be keeping the Urge2 as it is the finest slap machine I've ever played, but the fretless might go.

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I use the Gigrig system. It's ace.

Get any 4 string set you like and add the low B.

I might be making this up - but isn't Jon Myung's 6 string bongo actually put together with a 5 string neck for really narrow spacing? I'm sure I read that somewhere at some point,

I've an Urge II, and it is really versatile. The P pickup is a little further back than normal so it's not quite a proper P sound but with a bit of the neck J added in it works well enough.

Many Ross based compressors (usually guitar ones) have low end roll off. Sometimes that is useful. Sometimes not. I prefer to do that with my EQ. I'd get a bass one - with a clean blend on it (sometimes called "New York" or "Parallel") so a bit of the uncompressed signal can be mixed in. That feature is more common on dedicated bass compressors. Empress Compressor Darkglass Super Symmetry EQD The Warden plenty more too. The compressor bible is here: ovnilab.com The reviewer is a bassist and all reviews with bass in mind.

Whatever is in the Sandbergs does that. When in passive mode the Treble becomes a passive tone, just reducing it from te centre point. I think some of the East preamps have an option to have a passive tone control on it too.

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Darkglass M900 Engage the VMT, lower the drive. Amazing tone.

My favourites are the Empress Compressor and the Darkglass Super Symmetry.

I'd love to try a Euro 5XL, but looking at the specs it seems there is pretty much no hope of me finding one that weighs under 9lb.

I don't want an outboard as my pedal board is too heavy as it is. I might try the Darkglass and keep the pickups at the moment. The Delano size and shape appear to be unique to them and I want to avoid routing if I can.

I have a lovely Marleaux Consat Custom. It has a balanced modern sound that really suits jazz and other mellower styles. The output is quite modest, albeit very well balanced. I'd like some more clank to get a more aggressive rocky tone. I am aware that even the "neck" pickup is quite far back and that might limit things. It currently has some Delano pickups (don't know the model) and a Glockenklang 3 band EQ I am undecided whether I need to just change the pickups or preamp or both. Ideally any new pickups should be the same size so I can put it back to stock if needed. I'm quite open minded about brands. I like EMG, I like the Nordstand's I've heard. I'm happy to keep the pickups and change the preamp for a Darkglass Tone Capsule or an East or whatever of some description too. Any advice would be welcome as the options are melting my brain.

You had me up to "talented"

The best £10 spent at any gig is a pie and a pint for the sound guy.

Gigged mine again yesterday. It was excellent. Low drive VMT blended with clean, doing old swing tunes. Sounded like a fat B15.

Andertons have NEVER made a good bass video. It's like they don't know how.