pineweasel

1970s prog rockers, that’s who. Mike Rutherford of Genesis, for example, would switch between guitar and bass within a song, often using bass pedals to fill out the bottom end when playing guitar.

Drop D tuners are great - I have one on both my lefty Precision and Stingray. You need a Hipshot BT1, treble side, short key for the Stingray. The only slight annoyance with these is that it's based on their own HB1 tuner, rather than a MM tuner, so it looks different, and it has a higher gear ratio.

That’s strange, I have the similar Pork Loin and Volume is the overall output level of the pedal. I adjust it so that the levels match when the pedal is off or on (about 9am on the dial in my case)

Where is the measurement for the E? The FAQ only gives 6/32" for the G, and tells you to set the pickup parallel to the pickguard. The only older guidance I have found was quoted on the EBMM forum, which does give a height spec for each side, placing the G slightly closer: “While depressing the E string at the last fret, measure the distance from the bottom of that string to the top of the pickup magnet for that string. Adjust for a distance of 4/32 inches. Do the same with the G string but, this time, aim for a distance of 3/32 inches. Final adjustment may have to be made to the G side by ear, so that the volume is even across all strings.”

Eh? That is precisely the info for setting the pickup height in the EBMM FAQ.

I listened to an interview with Chris Martin IV of Martin Guitars, and he said the CITES people are aware that the rules for musical instruments containing endangered wood are somewhat draconian. Hopefully exemptions will be made in the future.

Yes, this is a good app. I use the iPad version. Slowing down and looping difficult passages is useful, and another good trick is to pitch shift the track up an octave, which can make the bass line stand out.

Agree with all the positive comments above. Excellent, reliable devices. I have them on both my gigging basses.

I remember library music like this becoming popular in the mid 90s. There were a number of great compilations released at the time, such as this one: https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Sound-Gallery/release/608134

Yeah, I got a ticket for this. Was looking forward to seeing TL on bass in this band so it’s a bit disappointing he’s left.

Yes, I'm sure Rocco won't be playing, sadly. See "Tower Of Power's Statement On Rocco" at the end of this article: https://www.bassplayer.com/artists/rocco

Not my cup of tea, and a crazy price. But I do like the sensible separate control plate. I don't think I've seen that on a new Fender P before?

5 string control diagram, but surely the same for the 4: http://www.cnjradio.net/fendergits/SD0196500APg4.pdf

The Bass Gallery have a couple of Spectors in stock, according to their website: https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass?_=pf&pf_v_manufacturer=Spector

Another post rock band from the late nineties, Ui. Made a couple of decent albums

They've just posted another interesting one:

A decent buy at the original price, but at £650 that's a steal.

The Drive control is essentially a variable AGS, so just turn it all the way down.

Here's my Shergold Marathon 8 string. I have read that they only made about 50 of them in total, so I reckon my lefty is probably unique.

Very pleased that one of my bands is now doing this. Great fun to play!

Do you need a permit to export from the US as well as the UK import permit?

Yes, treble side is what you need. Get in touch with Hipshot customer services to confirm. They are prompt and very helpful in my experience.

I was able to update my own Mid-2012 MBP to Mojave. I would say you're not missing much, unless you really want Dark Mode. I'm also seeing some poor performance compared to High Sierra.

Very interesting read. I’ve long hankered after a Stingray myself and have been looking closely at some used examples. It’s worth noting that the Classic Stingray has the 2 band EQ, which supposedly sound warmer and less scooped.

Not heard of this one. At work we all use Retina MacBook Pro’s, now 5 years old with no screen problems. The keyboards on the latest models are another story though....