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So underrated, that I initially wondered who he was! "Didn't he play in midfield for Tottenham back in the late 90s?" Are there any tutorials, or isolated bass lines, that I can listen to? Or is it a case of slowing down the YouTube videos and learning his lines, one bar at a time? I suspect that the serious musical talent was overlooked, because of the comical lyrics.

If you can't get it to work, think of it as a very cheap cab, with the space for a Class D amplifier in the slot. You could even find space for a mini footpedal tuner in there.

Tried it once - didn't like it. More likely, I didn't understand what it was meant to do. And I realised that what I really needed was a Talent Enhancer, so I didn't bother with the Aural Enchancer after that.

I have one of those combo amps too, but mine appears to be an older model (it has a 3-digit serial number, different graphics on the front panel, and a DI out above where yours has the two ¼" jack sockets. I used it in a ukulele band, (acoustic 5 string bass, rehearsals and live) and a church band (electric 5 string bass, as my backline). I tended to run it with the tweeter off, and the tone controls all set to Flat. I was fascinated by the pointless little shelf at the front - made it look more petite and dainty. Did you get yours working?

It may be a Warwick 3d adjustable saddle. So, if I need it a new saddle, I have a choice between the Warwick and the ABM part. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325082459218?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=MTGobot6TTu&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=N6aXlrGTR5O&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I have found what looks like the right Washburn custom shop headstock logo, on ebay. Genuine article, from the Washburn factory. Washburn didn't get back to me, sadly. "NEW GENUINE WASHBURN BLACK MADE IN THE USA GUITAR HEADSTOCK DECAL I picked this up from Washburn a couple years ago. This is a brand new stick on black decal. This decal is about 2 5/8th inches long and about 5/8th of an inch high. This is not a copy; I picked this up from the Washburn factory. This is over 10 years old and made for one of Washburn’s Custom Shop guitars.

Two Hiscox Lite Flite bass cases, last Friday. Am I out? Not part of the signal chain, and are currently used by my grandson to play The Floor Is Lava. So, not even bass-related, in the eyes of Small Boy #2!!

For me, a Fender P 5 string in a music shop. I realised that I didn't like it - too big, too unwieldy, for me. I realised that I prefer a smaller body and headstock. Boulder Creek 5 string acoustic. Beautiful instrument and clearly better than my previous acoustic 5 string. I bought it for a band that I left shortly after. It taught me that even a beautiful sounding bass may not be necessary. My second Washburn XB500. Compared to my first Washburn XB500, it had different pick ups and different selectors (2 single coils v two humbuckers; switch v pan pot). However, nobody in the band noticed or cared whether the basses were different. So, milestones were learning opportunities, rather than playing instruments.

This one for me too. I was drawn to the "otherness " of the bassline. It seems to follow the rhythm and inflections of the vocal line, and is very melodic - as if the bassist was singing her own tune without words.

Trace Elliott, but it isn't green!? I don't understand, but I like it. How does it sound?

A friend shared this event with me. Norm Stockton is coming to Orpington on 2nd October. I plan to attend. 2024_10_2_London.pdf

So, the truss rod does move the neck, but not much. However, the neck is "right", and very rigid, so doesn't really need the truss rod to adjust it. All is well. I have dropped off the spare case at the luthier, and they will contact Toby Diggins for a date to send the bass to them. I have decided not to have a logo on the headstock - I can't find the right one, so, best to leave it off. As for the bridge saddle, I will let the luthier tell me whether the genuine article is necessary, or if the lump of metal was designed to transfer more vibration to the bridge and body.

After playing for perhaps 10 consecutive weeks with just one break, I am suddenly feeling burnt out. The singing in the Sunday service was huge and powerful, and the rehearsal and service itself felt very much seat-of-pants (but in a good way!). So, we rehearsed an intro for one song - come in hard from verse one - only to find that we were actually starting softly in the chorus. Not a problem... But I suddenly find myself worn out, and wanting time off from music in general.

I would like to see Adele team up with Lewis Capaldi, and then split up. That would result in the ultimate break-up album box-sets, from both of them.

Warning - James Corden at the start. She has a powerful voice, and conveys bags of emotion. I am a fan.

I rarely take a spare bass guitar to gigs - being church services, none are important enough to worry about. However, I did once play an open air gig and took two basses. Like a total buffoon, after the break I picked up the spare and tried to play it - but it wasn't plugged in. For that reason, the band always brings a spare bass player.... Of all the solutions offered here, the one that I will adopt is using two basses, one for each half of the set. That gives both basses a workout under gig conditions, and gives purpose to bringing two basses.

Oh my! Surely the windchill will play havoc with the strings and the tuning by the time that you reach the venue?

Good reminder. I paid for lessons (and teaching-venue hire) in a ukulele band, with the intention that the band would gig. The teacher was a musical genius with lots of contacts. I joined the group, learnt 3 songs and five weeks later, the band was playing Mr Blue Sky on the stage of the Stagg Theatre in Sevenoaks. That's worth 20 quid of anyone's money, I would say.

Perhaps anything that has been sold and returned is automatically downgraded to B Stock status. It ensures that they needn't worry about checking out each returned item, and risk missing tiny blemishes that would result in further returns. By flagging it up as B Stock, the buyer knows that there is a risk of potential damage, and Thomann thereby save staff time, at the cost of (say) a 20% discount on such items.

At times, I think that the whole thread has gone off-piste. But I love basschat for that.

Is the signal too "hot" - too much gain from the wireless section output? A cable wouldn't give you that extra gain, so, it doesn't present the same problem.

It is rare to find a classic song - one that is loved by congregation and musicians alike. Shine Jesus Shine - do your lot do that handclap thing after "Shine on me, clapclap clapclap ..."? Gratifyingly, my current pastor appears to dislike Shine Jesus Shine - but the last time it was listed for a service, the congregation were all loving it like "Agadoo" at a Saga Holidays disco... I think that, for every time the congregation sing it once, the band will have played and heard it 4 or 5 times in practice and rehearsal. So, we are fed up with it, but they are not.

Let me fix that for you.. " I commented that the song was on the band's list...." Do you think that they would believe that they misheard you!?

@Nice Guy Rich that sounds like the advertising slogan for something tough and rugged. Maybe a set of all-terrain tyres for a pickup truck, or a pair of hiking boots!

An update. The bass is with the luthier, undergoing a little bit of fettling - fine finishing of the body's surface before it goes off to the spray shop. I think that we are waiting for a slot, as availability is limited. In the meantime, I have purchased a cheap second-hand Hiscox case for the luthier to use to transport it - I could have used my existing case, but didn't want to risk damaging it. So, the option of a case for little more than the price of 5 packs of bubble wrap, seemed sensible. Once the spray shop is ready to take my bass, we will send them an email setting out the important parts of this thread (in essence, "it's Feibing’s Leather dye, blue. Subtle sunburst on both the front and back, make the front look like the pictures, as much as possible.") One issue with the neck and trussrod arose. The previous neck was so badly made, that it warped. So, the American luthier that made the new neck made sure that this new one would be solid. 5 piece laminate, thick slab of macassar ebony.... It seems to be so solid, that the truss rod doesn't seem to affect much adjustment at all! I await an update - it may be that the neck already has the right amount of relief, or that the truss rod is very slow-acting. Or perhaps the fretboard can be reprofiled? And finally, the strings have arrived from https://lordofthestrings.com/en/bass/electric/5-string/sit-strings-nrl5-45120l-silencer-nickel-semi-flat-bass-strings.html Robert