Marky L

Hi I have a Sansamp BDDI and one of the selector buttons (the first one) won't engage any more. I did contact Tech 21 to see if there was an official repair centre in the UK, but no. Therefore.. does anyone know a good electronic engineer/repairer more versed in music equipment that could fix it? (I'm in the Bournemouth area if there is anyone local.) Thanks

Let's see it!

Thanks for the input folks. I guess I'm stuck in the "a bunch of notes in the hand" after the gig school, but I do like the idea of adding a percentage to the gig fee to cover their fees 😃

Ok so, covers band world here. Playing the usual mix of pubs and clubs and have always gone home with cash in my pocket for the night. But now it really seems to have swung to online payment. I can understand that many of the establishments take payments for booze etc via card and phone so there's less cash on the premises, but for and old skool oldie like me, it sucks. As an example, we played a pub last Saturday (which I think is Greene King) and they informed us that we'd be payed online via whatever app it is that we are signed up to already. What bugs me is they quote payment for ten days after the event.. which is an arse pain BUT.. if you don't want to wait you can forego 2.5% of your fee for immediate payment.. even ruder! We play a few of this chain's pubs so it's becoming more of a regular occurrence for us. So do you dump 2.5% (not much but it's the principle)? Also you either need a trustworthy designated banker (chortle) or a group bank account, the management of which is an arse pain too. I don't like the way this modern world is going. Guess I'm very out of date now. 😔 Moan over. 😁

is it a 1980 4001? If so, you can hear it here! Intrepid bass.. sorry behs goblin Danny Sapko did a vid recently featuring a bunch of basses at Andy Baxter's

I'm in good company then 🤣

Would be interesting to hear that amplified and see if it is just a clusterf**k of twiddly twaddle. Fretless with a pick.. uhmmm.. well..

Using Google translate.. so expect some wonkiness - Bax Music has requested a deferment of payment today, Jochanan Bax confirms following reports from the PZC. The company is in financial trouble due to a combination of a decline in turnover and millions in debt to the tax authorities. Things have gone wrong since corona," says co-founder and shareholder Jochanan Bax. "Professionals stopped taking action then. We then received corona support, but it still had to be repaid, of course." Then there was a fire in 2023. "As a result, there was little focus on commerce," says Bax. Discussion then arose about the future of the company. A number of shareholders wanted to sell it. “I wanted to grow,” says Bax. Dismissal The disagreement escalated earlier this year. Jochanan Bax was fired by the other shareholders - his brother Nathanaël, father-in-law Hans van Deursen and investor Rabo Participaties. An interim management was subsequently appointed. He tried to help the company out of its financial dire straits. But the debts turned out to have risen too high, writes the PZC. There is talk of excessive investments and failure to pay tax debts. Receiver An administrator has now been appointed who, together with the management, is investigating options for a restart. Jochanan Bax says that he will certainly announce himself as the buyer of the remaining shares. Nathanaël Bax could not be reached for a response this afternoon. Bax Music Bax Music is one of the largest online music stores in Europe. It was founded in 2003 by brothers Nathanaël and Jochanan Bax with a store in Goes. The company has stores in Goes, Apeldoorn, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Bruges.

That's very very similar to my tone. I use a Sansamp.

Ahh, "Free speech!" The clarion call of the right wing moron.

Ask if it's possible to group the Eb flat songs together maybe. Then you can possibly cog down quickly and just crack on.

Apart from lugging the gear about, the feel of the HEFT is worth the grief for me.

The amount I play it, it's not worth doing TBH. I've got a P bass that need refretting and I think the truss rod as gone on it too

Ah, hope. One of the cruelest of all expectations.

@thebrig This guy, Davey, has gone through most of The Stranglers catalogue and uploaded play along bass. No tabs BUT you can hear the bass lines much better and get a damn good idea of what he's playing by watching the video. It's been great watching him get more confident as he goes and his bass lines are nigh on flawless. I have learnt lots of bits watching him, that maybe I didn't make enough effort to figure out before. Give him a sub and enjoy. TheRavenofGenetix1979

Bright rounds. Sansamp. Pick. My (distinctly poor) technique.

Yup, a standard steel string folk type.

I guess I'm used to a brighter sound but I'm not opposed to a bit warmer. I'd not heard of flat acoustics and they actually sound like a joy to play.

11s to compensate for my hamfisted technique but yes, maybe I should drop to 10s to see.

I occasionally pick up my old Yamaha acoustic 6 string and struggle to get on with it, much of this is due to the strings just being hard work (and I am in no way a natural player). I reckon a lower tension set of strings would make life so much easier. Any recommendations welcome, lower cost is ideal.

Yeah. I've noticed 😔 Ain't that the way!

I'm hankering after getting another Ashdown mini 4x8 (why did I ever sell the last one?!?!). Would be grateful if anyone can let me know if there are any available. Cheers M

Thanks folks. Absolutely I will.