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Thank you all. I should have said I don't want another set as I have so many already. And it's a new bass (or was last year - either way not rounded off) but made by a luthier who has ceased trading so I can't ask.

I've been doing my seasonal trussroderry as the weather cools and dampens. I have one bass which none of my Allen keys will fit. Put simply, how do I find out what size I need to buy. I don't want to buy a massive set on the off chance that one will fit.

Last two weddings I played with an Elf going through single 8 ohm cab. 6 piece band , full drum kit. Not a problem at all. One day I'll buy another Elf as a just in case and really travel light

You youngsters won't remember those halcyon days.

Just played a wedding in a tent in a field. I too am in bed before midnight which is awesome. However. It's not my bed. It's a 10 quid Air BnB and it took me 6 1/2 hours to get here. So I most definitely win in one way but my goodness the M5 and M6 route north is not the easy drive it once was.

This is what it amuses me to call my whiteboard.

I don't believe bass player A is better than bass player B. Although I will often fall into the trap of using that kind of language. I just have my preferences. It's great these kids have YouTube so we can enjoy the fruits of their labour. Playing skillfully and with high technical proficiency is the result of a lot of hard work and I believe should be celebrated.

Annoyingly the Boss stomps and others of a similar size are too big to fit beneath the NUx Bumblebee. It is a wonderful board otherwise

I did not. I am trying to hold back on my bass purchases as I can no longer get into my room Never say never of course.

I also have a set of HB higher grade flats but not found a home for them yet. I'll report back once I've tried them.

The recycled case is just brilliant!

Yes indeed. However... I do like the sound of rounds on some of my basses

A standard pub gig for me last night. Not played there before (a hotel on the Oxford road just out of Swindon), we found a genial host, and a small but appreciative audience. A bit of a schlep for some of the band , mitigated by an afternoon gig en route to the venue, twice the money for the same journey. At least it would have been if the passing of the monarch hadn't (bafflingly) caused the cancellation of the afternoon event. However, I made a goodly bit of cash during the jubilee celebrations so I can't really complain.

The regular Harley Benton strings have never given me cause for concern, but I thought I'd try a higher grade set, purely in the interest of scientific exploration. I think they cost me 8 quid. These are crazy good strings for very little money. Recommended.

Thank you!

It sounds great . Only one effect I didn't like.

I'll see if I can pull a list off the unit

Yes that's pitch shifted down to BEAD blend 100%.

I suspect my problem is that I like to blend a little of the shifted octave or fifth with the clean sound. You're right - on its own it's not too bad (just not very clean, a bit wobbly) but when blended with the clean signal it's off pitch so the effect is like a bad chorus.

https://on.soundcloud.com/DyD7T

I'll get to it. But you won't like it...

Thanks Jack fascinating for us Beatles historian types