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Just bought a Hiscox case from Nige, he hung on to the case for a couple of weeks for me even though I couldn't tell him exactly when I could pick it up until the last minute. Top chap to deal with, thanks Nige

Ditch the Thunderguts and order a set of Pahoehoe strings from Road Toad. Contrary to every comment and review I've read I find the black Pahoehoe strings a lot less grippy, higher tension (or whatever you'd like to call it) and more stable once settled in. Being slightly firmer the intonation issues that arise from heavy fretting is less noticeable. Also being less grippy you won't pull the string out of tune as easily when sliding. All this is my opinion of course.

Doublebass straight in a Phil Jones Bass Suitcase and 4B extension cab, no pre amp or pedals. The rig sits on a folding aluminium hop-up step thing to get it up to nice height. Always sounds good even in known problem venues. I think there's a lot to be said for keeping things simple

"I think that must be one of the most lethal loads I've ever seen in a car! The lack of view to the nearside could be equally lethal...." I think the OP had weighed up whether life was worth living or not when he bought a KA To be fair I used to load up a proper Mini like this years ago. The front seats tipped forwards pivoting on two bolts which I replaced with two pins with R clips so the passenger seat was 'quick release'. With the seat out I could fit half the PA on the back seat , my big, heavy Peavey amp where the front seat was and loads of other bags in around it all with a couple of basses in hard cases on top of it all. I had to break hard in a back lane once and one of my basses slid forwards with enough force to push the front screen out (perished screen rubber), the bass slid down the bonnet and I had to embarrassingly get out in front of the car I had stopped for and pick up my windscreen and bass. The screen was broken but the hard case did it's job. Moral of the story? Always transport your bass in a hard case

http://youtu.be/1fj8GymSCXY I'm loving this at the moment, fantastic cover of the Bill Hayley track Thirteen Women. Plus Vince Taylors Brand New Cadillac thrown in for good measure, I much prefer the Clashs version of that actually but 13 Women is awesome. Renegades are the band the Beatles could have been if they had a bit more edge and weren't so sickly sweet

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1472023491' post='3117677'] Don't start I suppose that's why it's also used by JJB great amps & I've owned most makes . [/quote] I totally agree, I'm an Ashdown fan, like any manufacturer they have good models and not so good models, but I've yet to own anything Ashdown that I haven't loved yet It was just sarcasm about the 'Basschat Bible'

[quote name='Raggy' timestamp='1471878932' post='3116626'] One of the big Ashdown tube heads (BTA) and Ashdown 4x10 and 2x15 cabs i believe. [/quote] Pah! I used to respect Foxton but he'll never get his trademark cutting tone on a woolly Ashdown, and what is he thinking mixing speaker sizes? Perhaps he should sign up here and be educated a bit. Come on Foxton, must try harder!

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1470664755' post='3107454'] Could you just get a Line6 Helix or AxeFX and do it all there? [/quote] Yep, I use the X3 Live and you can have two totally independent signal paths with separate amp/cab sims and effects on each routed through whatever you want to wherever you want.

Definitely need a fretless for all the slidey bits.

No there's no sign of any cracking, just a hump which I didn't notice at first but we did a gig where the venue had a dancefloor that was lit from underneath, when my bass was lying down pre gig I saw it in the light. Now I know it's there I notice it more. It hasn't got any worse in two and half years since I noticed it and I've wondered if all doublebasses have it to a degree, but as I said I've nothing to compare it to. I don't get many issues with feedback and a tight soundpost could actually be helping this I suppose. My amplified sound is fine and I fear any improvement on acoustic sound, by having a proper setup, could give me more feedback when amplified due to a more resonant top.

My Gedo has always had a hump in the back where the soundpost sits, I did mention it on here once but never followed it up. As I have no previous doublebass experience to compare it to I don't know if this is normal. It's not massive but it's definitely there and is visible. I'm using Innovation strings so relatively low tension but am probably moving to a medium tension steel string so am a little worried about the soundpost bump. I don't know of anyone within a two hour drive that I could take it to.

Just bought some doublebass strings from Cameron, easy to deal with and sent them promptly. Thanks Cam

I can't afford a music stand as my band gigs for free because we have no talent. Being talentless means we can't remember how any songs go so we don't play anything. It's an unbreakable cycle but we're all happy because we're in a rock band and the punters are happy because they can hear themselves speak. Sometimes it seems silly but I learnt it all on Basschat so it must be the way to go.

A very easy DIY way would be to use something like 3M Prep And Blend. It's a liquid used in the car refinishing trade to take the shine off of existing paintwork ready for repainting. Just use like a polish with a damp cloth but instead of shining it up it will matt it off. Gives a very uniform level off mattness as once the maximum level is achieved it can't cut any more. It will be a lot easier than using a scourer or fine papers. The downside is it will shine back in high traffic areas easier than if the finish was scoured, but that is because than scratches are so much finer but can easily be "touched up" with a quick rub with the paste at any time. Unfortunately that is the nature of the beast as the finer the scratches the more uniform the matt finish will be but the easier it will polish up again. A satin respray will also shine up over time and will need knocking back with such a paste anyway. Prep And Blend liquid is available on Amazon and for the comparatively small outlay you could do a lot worse than buying a bottle and trying it on the back of your bass. If you feel confident then strip the bass and do the whole thing. If you don't feel confident then it will polish back up or if it's being handed over to a professional then the matt patch won't make a jot of difference to their job.

I'm wondering why a deaf person would want a guitar and amp But yeah, definitely a scam.

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1467137081' post='3081443'] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5hooO64dQc"][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5hooO64dQc[/media][/url] [/quote] Ha ha You'll never need Fast Fret again and all with the added bonus of being able to tell if anyone has had a sneaky go on your bass while you were taking a leak

Old engine oil saved from your cars last oil change with transform a common rosewood board into an ebony-esque thing of beauty.

[quote name='jrixn1' timestamp='1466685453' post='3077872'] I have a negative comment about the pedal: there is no way to bypass it. [/quote] Yep, I think you've convinced yourself you don't like it. I'll do you a favour and take it off your hands for fifty quid I did think about one of these when I was looking for a preamp, I'm now interested again, thanks for doing the sound clip.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1466517763' post='3076430'] Or perhaps he wiped his cock on them [/quote] I hate it when my wife does this. That amp just looks wrong!

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1466521116' post='3076463'] Am I being dense or does the website not actually say where they are? [/quote] If it does it's not very clear. I was looking for their location as I seem to remember a place in Holsworthy and wondered if it was them.

I picked up one of these to use on doublebass. It was very reliable and never got any interference or drop out, but I did loose some bottom end so I moved it on. For vocals I'd imagine it would be fine.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1465137682' post='3065529'] 2 mins Next your going to tell me he didn't do it silently [/quote] Ahh, the tuning song. E E E E Eeeeeeeee E E E Eeeeeeeee, A A A Aaaaaaa A A A A Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa, D D D D D D D D D......... Ow, what the hell did you just slap me for? E E Eeeeeeee

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1465148074' post='3065605'] Hard to tell, it was six years ago... [/quote]