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LOL! It's a 4-string anyway, so we wouldn't be interested. 😎😇

He didn't mention any dates while we were at NAMM, so we'll be keeping an eye on announcements.

Perhaps we should actually try the new Warwick-made lines before slating them? As for Rockbasses, they're pretty damn impressive, even the cheapest ones. If the MetroExpress goes the same way as Rockbasses, Roger has nothing to worry about.

You don't have to be VAT registered; you will have to confirm that you aren't on every transaction you work on, but that's it. IIRC, you simply sign up with your email address and a password, give them a lot of personal information, including your bank details for them to make transfers to. From then on, a few days before the gig, you give your name and email address or phone number to the pub manager to start the ball rolling, so they can create a purchase order they will eventually send you. You acknowledge that purchase order, then sign it off and send it over once you've played the gig. The pub will then sign it off and request head office to pay you. In theory this takes 3-4 working days if the initial purchase order arrives before the gig. Do keep in mind that Invapay takes its cut from the transaction, so always add £5 to your normal fee whenever you're paid through this system if you don't want to end up shortchanged, albeit by just a few pounds.

Ugh. That kind of misalignment tends to be one of the first things I notice in basses. I'm sure it makes no difference to the sound, but I'm happier when I can't see the pickup poles under the cover, so I don't know about it! 😉

You've got more Corvette 5s than I do! (I've got a Fortress 5 and 3 Corvette 5s.) @Happy Jack is not a fan of Corvettes, or Warwicks. We wouldn't play each other's basses even if we were both right-handed! 🙄 😄

Except if they take our 'secession' seriously, and retaliate by not allowing Brits to settle in Europe without the same amount of hassle this country's going to give EU citizens trying to settle here! At this stage I'm not sure whether I should be glad or worried that have a EU, non-UK passport.

It is home!

LOL! Shep/Panther and Si are two of our super-gurus on all things effects (as well as lot of other stuff). As Rich said, Shep seems to have gone very quiet in the last few years.

Guys, Sibob (Simon Poulton) and Shep are two different people. Shep and Pantherairsoft are the same person.

I think he's been mentioned because he may be in a band that plays something similar to your new outfit. Hope he sees we've tagged him

@pantherairsoft is a long-standing BC member.

That matches what Roger said to us in our chat. And in that document we can see the RSD logo, which wasn't on the basses we saw at NAMM.

Excellent drummer I know has started a band and is looking for a female bassist (the band name suggests why - see below). They rehearse in Camden, London. Please email Felipe or message the band's FB page, don't message me. Ta!

It's @dave moffat who suggested the size... I just jumped on the bandwagon. 😎

That might explain why the silk wrapping on the strings gets so close to the bridge. Presumably, full length DB strings have been used.

What are the machine heads like in a cello? Those I can see in the pic look like those I've seen on double basses.

I can't help wondering what's going on with the thickness of that bridge...

These are our own Cable Wranglers in use in our music room. We'll chuck them both in a dedicated bag when it's time to take them to gigs.

They actually don't - this forum prohibits the advertising and sale of all Rickenbackers, real or fake. Discussion is absolutely fine.

The search is not proving easy, so no need for apologies. I think the headphone amp info is buried in threads that start with a different topic and just veer towards it at some point. Edit to add: I've found only old threads, so it's a good thing you have re-started the conversation - there will be new technology around by now.

There have been several threads about headphone amps on this forum (I'll try searching in a moment). My own experience is that the little toys such as Vox Amplug etc. are utter rubbish - go with the PJB, your wallet may complain, but your ears and bass playing performance will thank you.

Incidentally, I know it's not quite NAMM the show, but we also attended the Bass Bash on the Thursday, and I've posted a few photos on Facebook, in case anyone's interested.

I have absolutely no trouble asking how much something costs in a shop, even if I'm not particularly interested in buying it. I have even less trouble asking how much something costs if I *am* interested in buying it. Not quite sure why such enquiry would be a big deal for anyone. What I definitely don't like is websites not giving prices next to images of things for sale. What do you do? Do you have to email them just to satisfy your curiosity? Obviously I'm not referring to high-end custom builds, each of which will have a different price depending on specs.