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I like solo bass. But I like buskers to play songs that I recognise more.

Geddy Lee and Marcus Miller models have been around for years.

Is it in the wrong place? I thought it looked ok. But I've never owned a 70s either.

Thick end of 2k for a mass produced precision is taking the fosters. and what is going on with the mismatched lacquer on the 70s jazz?

Roland Bass Cube 30. Superb amp in every way.

I think the shortest time from 1st rehearsal to gig for me was about 3 weeks, But we'd all done the cover band thing before and we made a set up of tunes we already knew just to get going quickly. Other bands have taken months.

I think I read that the NG2 now has a slightly slimmer neck too - front to back. That would get me in trouble as well!

That's quite interesting. But at the same time if I can get away with a 10 pence dish cleaning sponge then I'll probably stick to that. I could see the mechanical version being very useful if there were many changes in a set though.

I’ve got pink foam! On a cream white bass! Looks hideous!

I’ve been experimenting with strings lately on my P-Ray 5. I got a set of La Bella Low Tension Flats which I love. But for my current gig I need good thuddy noises for half the tunes and a bit of zing and dirt for the rest. I do not want to take 2 Basses. i have no idea why I haven’t tried it before but I put my favourite Prosteels on this evening and then stuck a load of foam under the strings and knocked the tone control down a bit. It’s not identical to the flat sound of course, but damn it’s close! And I can whip the foam out halfway through the set. i feel a bit thick for not trying it before!

Yes please. 2 of each!

VR rig for my PC probably.

2 options I can see. 1: He thinks because it will be a rosewood board the value will go up. 2: He doesn't want to sell but he wants his wife to think that he is trying to sell it. This is a useful tactic. Ahem.

Helix and a power amp.

I've had regular white nylons and really liked them. Seemed to have a harder surface than the black nylons, and were smoother to the touch.

The tension on the La Bella low tension flats is only a little higher than the TI. They are very close. If you like your La Bella FLs you might want to just try a lighter gauge of them instead

Lovely on my P-Ray 5.

I like old steels. The ones on my Marleaux have been on for about 4 year and they are great. My P-Ray has La Bella Low Tension Flats. I really like them, but they are a bit crap for modern rock. Old steels would suit better but it’s a bright bass and it would take years to bed in a set properly.

Crisco is a solid veg oil. Veg lard really.

I just spent an hour reading threads on Talkbass about speeding up the wearing in of bass strings, particularly if only 1 needs changing. There’s actually discussions about using E45 or Euracin creams or chicken fat or submerging them in melted crisco before putting them on the bass. flipping mental. What’s up with those yanks? i don’t like super bright newness but I’ve got a tone control.

Every Washburn MB6 ever made?

I used them for rehearsal this morning. Lovely tone. Sat in the mix really well. Did Stevie Wonder, Mickey Bubbles, Blues Brothers, Louis Armstrong, and some Latin stuff. I went for a bit of a Duck Dunn tone. Not too bassy, plenty of mids and knocked the treble off on the bass. Very happy. They’ll be staying on my P-Ray.