bassbloke

...apart from the expensive bit, namely an electronic drumkit. The retainer is interesting.

I disagree wrt control layout. You have vok, blend and passive tone conveniently placed with 3 band eq placed further back. Those first 3 controls are the ones that certainly I use the most. Stacked knobs wouldn't make much of a saving and tbh they're often more hassle than benefit.

First Obituary album is in standard tuning, as is a lot of Opeth's blackwater park. Eb is my favourite and is what current band uses. Adds just the right amount of menace but still sounds snappy enough. Worked for some of the greatest Stevie Wonder songs so must be good.

I'm somewhat spoilt by the fact that I have played with my two of bandmates, on and off, for over 30 years. The fact that you had to book a diary slot a week ahead sounded alarm bells for me, never mind the fact he wasn't available and didn't call you back. Now, it's perfectly possible that B has already sensed their number is up and thinks you're the person that has been tasked with doing the firing and is either in denial or making like difficult. This is why bands hire a manager. Or because, like us, they're rubbish at booking gigs.

Matinee gig at the Fiddlers Elbow in Camden - 1pm - 5pm. Confirmed my belief that there's a reason gigs usually start after 6pm. Also, was recovering from a bout of covid, so spent most of the afternoon wearing a mask and keeping my distance from everyone. Also, spent our set having to concentrate extra hard to remember my parts courtesy of covid brain. I brought my GK Fusion S 800 and my recently purchased GK 4ohm 4 x 10,which sounded immense. Other bands were lovely and we made a few fans. Overall, probably one to forget though.

My thoughts exactly. Will give it a miss.

https://ebay.us/m/1o9PSW I had a 4 string version of this many years ago and kind of regret selling it. This would be a lovely addition to the collection, but those cracks in finish either side of the neck joint make me nervous. Northampton is a 4 hour round trip, so I'm seeking opinions.

https://ebay.us/m/ouwIW0 A lot of bass rig for not a lot of money

Yes. Charlie Chandlers pleked a jazz bass many years ago. I bought the instrument 2nd hand and couldn't get the action right despite my best efforts. I was underwhelmed. It was a great fret job, but didn't improve the playability. Can't remember why, but I removed the neck and found someone had stuck a bit of a payment card underneath as a shim. Removed that and was able to sort action in a matter of minutes. If only tech had bothered it would have been a very different experience. If it were me, I'd spend my money on a local luthier/tech to do the job by hand.

We're a heavy metal band. Our original singer was very much in the mould of Bruce Dickinson. When he left we tried out numerous male singers, none of whom worked out. We now have a female singer with really strong blues influences and we've never sounded better. Writing and arranging material to suit her voice means we're avoiding some of the musical clichés we'd encounter with a standard rock/metal singer. So, embrace the change. The unfortunate reality with music is that people don't evaluate things rationally. Hence you get nonsensical statements like 'I preferred your blokey image'