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Blimey. Am I really going to have to be the one to ask? Have you shagged her yet?

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1504018165' post='3362144'] Most home insurance will cover PLI as long as it's not for your business, trade or profession. So it's worth talking to you insurers exactly what that means if you are not technically running a business. Then get it in writing. [/quote] This is true - although I've seen a few decide "paid hobby" is excluded too. So even if you make a loss, or the income only covers strings etc, it may well be excluded.

Don't "produce" your own - they'll want something they can check. Get 3 quotes too. I know of (but never used) Gareth Lewis in Cardiff. Supposed to be good.

[quote name='fftc' timestamp='1504015969' post='3362127'] What kind of disasters are you foreseeing that requires public liability insurance to be compulsory? [/quote] PA falls onto a punter. Punter gets brain damage. Band will be liable for his 24 hour care / loss of earnings etc from that point until the day he dies - and perhaps beyond if there are dependants. Or even at the bottom end - cable makes punter trip and break wrist and can't work for 2 months. I calculate losses like that for a living. And for anything other than a broken finger or two, 99% of bands couldn't afford to deal with the fallout. PL cover is cheap as chips precisely because it is hardly ever needed. It's also worth every penny.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1504013504' post='3362111'] If you're taking £7k+ worth of gear to a gig, that's a different question entirely. Especially when your cheapest single item is worth more than all my gear put together. You really have all your eggs in one basket. My gear isn't even a 5th of yours. [/quote] It's all relative though. If I had a million in the bank maybe I would't worry about insuring £1500 of gig rig. But if I only had £500 in disposable to replace that gear then I think I'd be more likely to insure it. That's the approach I take (aside from public liability insurance which I think should be compulsory) - if the gear I'm taking out could not be replaced from my "fun" money without credit / loans / whatever then either it gets insured or I don't take it.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1504011561' post='3362097'] It's only stuff, after all. A hassle if nicked or damaged, but not life-threatening in any way. Insurance is just betting, really; so far, by luck and diligence, I've never had any occasion to win such a bet. It could happen, of course, but in the meantime I'm not concerned by looking for insurers, comparing rates, having to renew (and fork out, naturally...). I can safely say that I've never lost a bet in my life, so far, and for good reason; I never bet. [/quote] Going out to gig with nice gear is the bet. Your gear is the stake. Without a policy your best result is to break even.

I insure my gear with Allianz. It comes with PL cover as part of the policy. I wouldn't gig without proper cover even if the venue didn't demand it.

Looks like I'll have to save up more than I wanted then! ta.

I'm amazed anyone gigs without insurance. Not only for their own gear, but most gear policies cover public liability insurance as well.

Anyone played both the Jap and Mex Geddy Lee jazz? Are the necks the same, or like the US version, has the Mex one put on some neck thickness? ta

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1503952735' post='3361839'] How much are your cars worth though? [/quote] With or without a full tank of petrol?

Stupid upside down picture!

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1503911436' post='3361427'] That is because the sound of a Stingray and especially a Stingray 5 is contributed to heavily by the construction - the bridge especially with those deep seated bolts as well as screws and heavy mass, along with the body resonance (especially if it's an ash body). So you've got all of that as well as your vintage sounding P pickup. If you look at the bridges on the MM passive basses (Cutlass and Caprice - P and PJ) you'll see the bolts aren't included - when asked about this MM said it was deliberate and is part of the design to get a more vintage sound. Btw the weight loss may be to do with you having two defunct pick up routs and the pre amp/ multi switch rout - quite a lot of wood missing under that scratch plate now? [/quote] No more routing since the EMGs went in. Here is the weight of a 40DC and the MM5CS. The 2 pickups together weigh 0.8 lb !

I'm getting tons of clank from mine. Depending on how hard I play. Gentle = round full tone. Hard = proper clank.

Been playing it a lot this afternoon. Bass, Darkglass AO, Cali compressor, Amp. Really enjoying it. In 2 weeks I'll be back on duty with the local educational trust music group I play with and I'm looking forward to giving it a run with some big band tunes and film themes.

It was Paul_C who did the work for me. I only had the idea. I shouldn't be trusted with soldering irons!

It sounds brilliant. Ray spacing and neck, with Precision sound. While I enjoyed the EMGs I had in it (and the abuse for installing them) the Aguilar 60s pickup is lovely. Unexpected benefit- with the EMGs it weighed 9.2lb. Those are very heavy pickups. Now it's only 8.4lb !!

Sounds very different depending on the bass too. HUGE sound with my Urge 2. Pretty ordinary with my Marleaux - not a surprise though. If ever a bass was built for a clean jazzy piano tone, it's this one. That bass pretty much hates drive pedals of all types! Tomorrow I get my much modified Stingray back from the butc... err luthiers. It will be very different so I'm looking forward to trying it.

I played for about an hour at lunch time. I have come to the conclusion that Doug might as well stop making the other drive pedals. The AO rules them all. Just brilliant.

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The Alpha Omega arrived early this morning - early enough for me to play for about 5 mins before work. It sounds very chunky, but very defined. I've not played with the EQ yet, but I'd say there was a hell of a lot of sounds in this box. The Alpha side is stunning. The Omega side is a bit too mid pushed for me, but then again I was playing a Fender Urder2 that has a load of mids anyway. But that will be tweaked to taste with the EQ. The bite and grown switches have an obvious impact too. I usually run compression into drive to boost the drive levels, but I don't think I'll need that on this pedal - in fact the compression takes a little clank off the top, so I'm going to swap them round so the pedal remains fully reactive to playing dynamics, and then after the compressor can deal with excessive peaks Can't wait for after work now so have a proper go with some volume. I've just realised my Nano board, tiny as it is, has a value of about £800 with the board and the envelope filter on it too. That makes me feel a bit ill!

the HPF is amazing for allowing more low thump through. It's witchcraft! I think it will probably bump my Super Symmetry off the board.

Alas I got her to pay my cash into the bank for me so she knows!! Can't wait. Working late tonight in the hope I can skive half a day tomorrow to play. The Cali Complressor arrived already - what a lovely thing that is!

I didn't like the Lomenzo at all, but I really like my EBS. Even for low drive.

I sold my VMTD quite quickly. Just wasn't for me.