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Elites became a bit hard to find which is why I switched to NewTone and found them to be a lot better and they are made to your specification and they are British.

Change of make with out a doubt. I also found that the Rotosounds had a 'floppy' E string which tended to sound sharp until it settled down and the heavier gauge and make cured this. Also, with Rotosound I had to change string monthly or one of them was guaranteed to break. With both Elites and NewTone this was / is never a problem.

Yes, it was exactly that problem especially with 45 - 105 gauge. I changes to Elite Stadiums 50 - 110 and I suddenly had a notes all the way up the E string instead of strange overtones. I have now changed to NewTone strings, 50 - 110 and they're even better.

That's the reason I stopped using RotoSounds

I've owned Fender, Gibson, Rickenbacker, Overwater and more top end basses than I can list here but the bass I always play and keep is the one I built myself. It just plays and sounds perfect.

That sounds pretty good actually.

Union Gap. Pacemakers.

My guitarist and drummer voted to leave.

Oops. Sorry.

20th Century Blues Robin Trower Why is it that civilized humanity Can make the world so wrong? In this hurly-burly of insanity Our dreams cannot last long. We've reached a deadline, A press headline, Every sorrow. Blues value is news value Tomorrow. Blues Twentieth century blues Are getting me down. Blues Escape those weary Twentieth century blues. Why, If there's a God in the sky, Why shouldn't He grin High Above this dreary Twentieth century din? In this strange illusion, Chaos and confusion, People seem to lose their way. What is there to strive for, Love or keep alive for, Say, 'Hey, hey!' Call it a day? Blues Nothing to win or to lose,…

I am of that era and I hated A Whiter Shade of Bucket then and I still hate it today. I do however love Conquistador.

I make things out of acrylic every day and know how strong it can be used correctly but I wouldn't hang my bass from one of those without expecting it break at any time.

I don't because you can guarantee that once you've set everything up for an F/X loop the next amp you buy won't have one. It's a bit like home stereo, when you change the amp all the inputs and speaker outputs will be different connectors.

Nothing wrong with that.

After suffering them since the 60s I can't stand any of them anymore!

Most excellent. Thanks.

Thanks. I searched for a couple of hours this afternoon and only found the ‘continued’ thread.

I've been trying to find the Basschat 12” cabinet diary posts but without success. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I was thinking of building one or two while we can't go out and play.

I'd try to get a used Roland kit if possible.

Haven't watched it but thought it might be interesting. Questioned them paying as high as £100 for a live band? I might question the pubs as to why they are charging so much for a pint.

I've got NewTone 50 - 110 on mine.

I saw a lefty in green at Anderton's and bought it. Not a bad bass at all, me thinks. Changed the strings for Newtone and it sounds and plays a lot better. I've not been able to play it loud yet, and probably not in the foreseeable future, and the string spacing is taking some getting used to, but I'm liking it a lot!

Wow! Drummer using Pro Tools, our drummer can't even use, or own a smart phone and doesn't do emails, only snail mail. He occasionally answers the land line though.

Love the song and the video. Excellent!

There's no such thing!