Maude

I hate baked beans but what can you do? Everyone likes different things.

Obviously not Fender, but shortscale with a Jaguar vibe and dirt cheap. The Ibanez Tmb30 punches well above it's price tag. I got one a couple of months ago to put piccolo strings on but it was great as a regular bass. Clearly not in the same league as American built Fenders but maybe something to test the water and move on with minimal loss if you choose to buy a better bass?

Would something like a little neoprene sleeve do the job? You could buy a pair of surfing gloves and trim the fingers off and cut into a suitable size, you'd also get loads out of all ten fingers. There's these which are cheap and the extra small would probably ensure a snug fit. I don't what they'd do to the sound but these are only 2mm so could work. https://www.sportsdirect.com/gul-water-sport-gloves-888128?google&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu8r4BRCzARIsAA21i_Ayy5_c5oMPcaEmZCAnbkW9MRnPU4L7JTezpmSIrJKz7E6pV15FM3oaAmleEALw_wcB#colcode=88812803&fo_c=3681&fo_k=0b6e024f8b1027751e719cdc40e3722e&fo_s=gplauk

Not if you're reversing a Jag all the way! Or have I misunderstood? 😉 Sorry, I don't know about Fender Jaguars.

I made a new scratchplate for my Hofner Club as I really didn't like the anemic looking white pearl one it came with. When it was off I was very tempted to leave it off. The only problem I had with was that the control panel stood out as even more odd with no scratchplate. The bass was black though it probably would've worked better on sunburst. I've just had a google and you're right, the Verythins do look better without the scratchplate. Get it off! 😁

I can only echo the thoughts of others Stew. Make the most of what you can do and, like you say, try not to worry about what you can't. I've not met you but from your posts on here and your conduct when we we're both trying to buy that Aerodyne P, I can tell you're a stella fella so hopefully karma will give you a break. Wishing you all the best mate. 👍

You've missed out on a PR stunt there, you could have been the 'Flu Fighters'. Yeah yeah I know, Covid19 isn't a flu virus.

I had a wave of sadness wash over me watching that. I was thinking how great it is that Bowie steps back and completely let's GAD own that song, wondering how that feels performing it with someone else after having recorded and performed it with the great Freddie Mercury, who he obviously can't duet with anymore. Then I realised that Bowie is gone as well now. For some reason I can't get used to the fact that Bowie's gone.

I think people are trying too hard to find faults now. The scratchplate screws/holes look to me like the film is still on. Look at the bottom picture in this post and zoom in on the edge of the trussrod access hole and the screw to the right of it.

True, but no new bass whether £100 or £10,000 should have cracks radiating from the neck pocket. If it's happened in transit then surely it's like any other product, it gets returned and replaced with a undamaged one, or a discount is offered.

I have a feeling that some details are getting lost in translation. Could it be when the OP says "fissure" then the builder, and some here, are looking at the gap between the neck and the neck pocket rather the crack radiating outwards from the right angled part of the neck pocket? I can't believe a builder would see that crack and say it's there's nothing wrong with it. It is common to see this crack on older instruments that have had a life as its a high stress point, and being a right angle all the stress is focused on the corner, but not on brand new, whether poly, nitro or any other finish. Surely with nitro being soft never fully curing it should be less likely to crack when fresh. How many others here have bought a brand new, nitro finished instrument that had cracks in the finish from day one that wasn't relic'd, just curious as some seem to be saying it's normal for a brand new, nitro finished instrument to have cracks on delivery. I've only bought poly finished basses so don't know but I've worked with paint for long enough that I wouldn't be expecting it, or be particularly happy about it.

I've found that all semi hollow bodies, with the centre block, can sound very much like a solid body. In the way that sticking a pair of hollow wings on a cricket bat bass won't make it sound like a hollow body. If you plan on gigging it then a fully hollow can bring feedback issues, unlike a semi hollow. But no where near as bad as an acoustic. If it's the fully hollow sound you want but you need to gig it then, as with doublebass, it's a balancing act between the sound you want and resistance to feedback. The more resonant a bass, the more inclined to feedback. If I were in your shoes, from the reviews I seen, read and heard, I'd be going for the JC.

Oh now I want to eat chocolate fingers.

You don't need to pay a premium. If a few people on here are ordering then just wait 2 or 3 months and they'll be popping up in the classifieds for two thirds of that price. 😉

Welcome aboard the Torpoint ferry Miss Turner! ☠️

I meant more in general everyday life, but yes from what I've heard pubs aren't doing a great job of sticking to guidelines. But then it's kind of a pointless vicious circle really, a pub can adhere to guidelines and sell alcohol to people knowing that the more they sell the less people will adhere to guidelines. Business wise it's not great to play by the rules, there's the pubs that found out someone who had been in there tested positive so the pub did the right thing and notified the relevant people and got shut down for two weeks, some landlords might think it best not to take details and keep quiet.

Down here we don't really have laws as such, more like guidelines. 😁

On the subject of pubs opening and how to enforce social distancing. This is how we roll in Cornwall 😂. https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-pub-installs-electric-fence-4320031

The Ignition series is fully hollow and reasonably audible unplugged. I play along with music quietly with my Club. One of the main reasons I bought the Ignition over the Contempary, pleasantly it was half the price too. I'm sure I read that the Ignition pickups were more traditionally voiced where as the Contempary were more, well contempary, but I could be wrong.

Yes Hi NRG was more camp than a row of tents but this was an absolute floor filler in the 80s club we used to go to.

The HD 500 looks virtually the same as the X3 I'm using. Same size screen and layout so no gain there. The sounds might be improved but they'd have to be a massive improvement to make the investment worthwhile. It was the wireless programming that grabbed me. I've found these things need programming whilst playing with the band, you can fiddle around all you like at home but it won't sound the same at volume with a band. A tablet sat on top of my amp and adjusting on the fly seems great. Nevermind, I'll stick with what I've got. 👍

Can we you can do the programming with the app via Bluetooth with that one? That's the bit that got me interested. Programming on the unit is fiddly with the tiny screens and hunched on the floor but it really needs programming at gig volume, not with headphones at home. Using a wireless tablet seems like a great solution.

Ignore me 😁. I've just looked into it a bit and it doesn't included the bass amps or anything bass specific, purely aimed at guitarists, unlike most Line6 stuff. While this wouldn't be a deal breaker, it doesn't do dual channel which is a deal breaker. I love the fact you can have a punchy clean channel running alongside an affected channel on the X3, it really helps keeping things cutting through, especially with overdrive/distortion. Oh well nevermind.

I've been using the Line6 X3 Live pedal for years now and in all honesty I'm happy with what I'm getting from it. But I've seen a Firehawk FX pedal for sale locally and just wondered if it's an improvement on what I've got now. On the face of it it looks to be roughly the same, just with more shiny lights but a smaller screen. I don't connect to a computer so I'm not worried about that side of things but I see the Firehawk is Bluetooth so possibly remote programming on my tablet might be available, which could be cool as saves kneeling down to do it. I run my Variax through the X3 and the Firehawk has a Variax socket so that's good. The main thing really is whether there is any improvement in the modeling, or is it basically the same 'engine' as the X3 uses but in a prettier package? Also is £180 about the right price? Just for reference in case there are different sizes.

It's looking great.👍 Oh the irony of a speed awareness course on zoom. 😆