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So I'm thinking about getting myself one of the Sandberg California 5 string basses but the info on their web site is a bit thin on the ground so can anyone tell me... Nut Width String spacing at bridge Neck depth at first fret Fingerboard radius Obviously that's not going to tell me whether I love it, but it will give me an idea of whether or not to go looking for one/some to try or to just get another Lakland.

I got a "Yeah, whatever" vote Whoever wasn't 100% happy, could you PM me and let me know what was wrong and if I can put it right I will.

David bought my Sterling and is an excellent guy to deal with and was a pleasure to meet.

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So guitrist is saying that the band should [i]split [/i]because you, the bassist, aren't googd enough? Surely most bands, if they have a member who's not up to scratch would look at getting a bassist who is good enough rather than split up. It sounds to me like the guitarist wants out (possibly because he thinks he's too good to play with you lot) but doesn't want to have to say this to the boss so is making you a scapegoat. Were it not for the fact that it is a work related band, I would not hesitate at all to say that you should just leave and let them get on with it as they sound like a couple of dickheads. Perhaps the compromise answer for you would be to say to all the band, i.e. not just the drummer boss or guitarist individually, that rather than split up, they should be looking for another bassist and that you will tough it out until they find one but only on the condition that they understand that your level of ability and experience restricts the kind of songs you can accurately reproduce the originally recorded basslines for. Personally, I would never think of learning 200 songs in one hit unless I'd just got off the phone from someone like Springsteen who was personally inviting me to play bass on an 18 month world tour and asking could I get up to speed with the back catalogue as rehearsals start next week. At the end of the day being in a band is supposed to be fun for the most part and you don't sound like you're having much. You sound like you are realistic about the level of your ability although a little green when you make a statement like "I try to tell him.....If the song is a classic, either the guitar is easy or the bass is easy. But never both." remember that, "Easy" is an enitirely subjective term - what's easy for one person may be a nightmare for others - and I'm sure there's plenty of classic songs that have what many would consider relatively complex bass and guitar parts. You shouldn't have to feel the way you are feeling when it comes to being in a band and you don't have to. That's the ultimate thing to remember. Avoid making band decisions or having band discussions even with individual members. When they're all together, get their attention, say your piece without being confrontational toward the guitarist and leave the door open for the band as a whole to make a decision as to whether they are more understanding and stick with you as the bass player or go another way. If you do that, at least you can't be blamed by anyone with a brain in their head.

There's a bit of a ham-fisted note (not wrong as such, but not what was intended) played by Adam Clayton at around the 3.40 mark on the track "Love Rescue Me" from U2's Rattle and Hum album.

Used Shure E3s in the past and liked them a lot, now using the SCL-3 and they are great.

Personally, I actually really liked the Streamer Standards for what they are and at the price point... at the time I bought mine it was the first bass I'd bought in about 10 years and first 4 string in a long time before that. Comparing it to the others in it's price bracket (Mex Fenders, Ibanez and Yamaha or two) I thought it was far and away the best tonally. However, I do agree with those suggesting that the SUB is worth a significant amount more than the Streamer Standard (on the second hand market). If it was my SUB and your Streamer and we were trying to do a deal, I'd probably be looking for about £200 on top of the Streamer. If the Streamer is a brand new one (unlikely surely, they stopped making them 3/4 years ago), then there's less in it, but still a good £50 in the SUB's favour. Retro-fitting a Warkick bridge... I expect it can be done, but isn't there some routing done on the Warwicks that have that two piece bridge system? Without the routing I suspect you'll struggle to get a sufficiently low action. Advantages of the Warwick bridge... multi-adjustable - can alter individual string height and also bridge height as a whole; individual string spacing can be adjusted; string change is quicker. One disadvantage, it can be a bit fiddly to make some of the minor adjustments.