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I may get shot down here, and it's not one of my favourite songs, but I've often used Sting's 'Englishman in New York' to test stereos etc, as I feel it's really well produced and familiar to people.

Thanks Dave! 😊 That's the bass I built from scratch last year, definitely my number one! 😊👌

Great gig at a local pub last night (The Monument, Hereford), it's really feeling great with the new band members! Loads of new songs in the set tonight, which was a bit nerve wracking at times, but we did well, the punters and ourselves thoroughly enjoyed it! 🥳👌 Bit of video here: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/pb6bQLYfHM8vyfpp/

Some better pics. Like I said, needs a little TLC, but feels inherently like a great bass! 😊👌

Hey folks, just thought I'd mention here in case any of you Ibanez fans are interested, I'm selling my GAXB150. Pretty rare, only made for a few years, 32" scale and a DX4 humbucker. The quality of these far exceeded their modest price! Beautiful rosewood fretboard.

Soooo.... I may have bought another BB from my favourite era tonight.... Needs some TLC, but feels and sounds great already! 👌 Will install my usual VBT loom at some point, and possibly a refinish. No hurry though! Btw, that's my cellar, not my living room 😅

I think Sandberg are constantly stuck in the position of being very popular, but not wanting to majorly expand the business, as it would mean big investment and high risk, and may take away from their small-company, handcrafted ethos. It seems that waiting times are getting longer and longer as they struggle to build instruments fast enough for demand.

How have I only just found out about this thread?! Very cool, hope to be able to come to some of your gigs! Our next one is at The Monument, Whitecross Road, Hereford this Friday.

Hey folks! BBN5 Vs BB405; am I right in thinking that the only difference is a slightly smaller body shape on the 405 with a contour inside the lower horn? I think the necks, hardware and pickups are the same? Thanks 🙏

We had a hilarious moment towards the end of our set on Saturday, we were playing Stacy's Mom, and the guitarist didn't realise he still had his expression pedal set to pitch shift. I could barely continue the song for laughing 🤣🤣🤣👌 VID-20240824-WA0006.mp4

It's not a Yamaha, I built that bass from scratch last year, the shape is based on a Yamaha BBN5 though, good eyes! 😊

I know it's supposed to be a good pedal, and just sound 'great', but I think these sort of issues are always going to be a risk with a comp that has so few controls (dyna-comp style). You can't specifically adjust the attack threshold or actual compression level. Have you tried turning the sustain right down, and gradually increasing until you hit the problem point? Just wondering if it'll work if you can keep it under that point? Good luck anyway 😊

I used to use my zoom B3 for occasional effects, and separate pedals for drive/grit, distortion, compressor, tuner etc, but when I upgraded to the B2 Four earlier this year, I tried to pretty much do it all within that unit, because TBF it does have great drives and preamps. I've been struggling to get it exactly where I want it though, so I decided today to ditch my wah as I wasn't really using it, and bring the MXR Bass DI+ back on. HOLY FUDGE I never should have taken it off in the first place! It sounds so good for my needs, and seems to work incredibly with my Buddha Chakra compressor. Using the clean channel as a clean boost is an added bonus too. Very happy with my sound today, and it won't be leaving my board again!

Bit of an unusual weekend for us, had a charity fundraiser at Hereford rugby club last night, which was early evening (7-9), and then today a 3-4 slot at a family festival at Pearl Lake Holiday Park, Shobdon, Herefordshire. Both really enjoyable, and nice to not be home late at night! The best thing was that the kids got to come and see us for a change! 😊

I didn't even think to look at presets 🤦🤦🤦🤣 Will check it out, thanks!

Hey folks! I don't know if anyone here can help me? My band have just started doing Plug in Baby by Muse, and I'm trying to get an adequate effects patch built in my B2 Four. I've got pretty close, but just not quite there.... Any advice welcome! Not sure if any of you have experimented and successfully gotten near the thousands of pounds worth of effects that Chris uses 😅 So far I have an Octaver, Envelope, drive and fuzz, plus a noise gate at the end. Thanks!

Thanks Bill, I was eyeballing some stuff from Dunelm! 😅

Oh, and I concur; 8" cab build would be super cool! 😎 👌

Hey folks, still hoping I can get to this but will have to confirm 100% nearer the time. If I do, I will bring: •Frost Custom Basses PJ5 (my first build from scratch) •Sandberg California TT5 Passive •Possibly my customised Yamaha BBN5 •Markbass Stu Amp 1000w •GR Bass GR 410+ (1200w, 4 ohm) •A fairly unexciting pedal board 😅 May also bring my converted Trace 1x15" cab, if it's in a satisfactory state by then

Hey folks! My 1x15" cab which was formerly a Trace Elliot combo doesn't have any insulation in it, so I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to add some? Is there anything I need to be conscious of, and what would you recommend? Is any kind of wadding material okay? Thanks for your help. Oli

Okay, so the noise is back 😅😭 I'm convinced now that there must be some debris in the voice coil, so I'm currently trawlig YouTube videos to see how I go about removing the dust cap and cleaning it out. It's no use to me as it is, so I've nothing to lose. If I make a mess of it (likely), I'll order the LaVoce speaker recommended by Bill. 👍

Thanks for all the info guys, very helpful. Am I right in thinking the original Stingrays were wired parallel? I believe parallel is more 'open' sounding but lower output, and series is more ballsy with higher output? Is this correct? Been a long time since I played around with this switching 😅

Thanks Itu, I'm okay with the switching, I've done it before, and are there's not a huge difference. What value cap would you suggest? Edit: I have also considered doing a G&L L1000 style switch, with parallel/single/OMG 👌

Hey folks! 👋 😊 I'm currently plotting a project to build a 5 string P style bass, but with a single MM humbucker instead, positioned in between the traditional P and MM positions. Not sure yet whether I'm going to build from scratch again or buy a cheap bass to mod, to prove/disprove the concept. I'm looking to wire it passively, with just volume, tone, and a 3-way series/split/parallel switch. What I'm not sure about is what pot and cap values would be recommended? What say the BC collective? I'm leaning towards 500k vol, 250k tone, and a .047 cap. Thanks for your help! 😊👌

Just to close the loop here, I received the amp back on 25th July (a week after I kicked up a fuss with Markbass and they finally shipped the parts to Real Electronics), and it works great! Glad to have it back, it's a really great amp. 😊👌