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I refuse to respond to any enquiries about items I'm selling. If people are really interested in buying they'll make the effort to find me.

What's the one in the bottom right? It's driving my crazy

That's correct. You don't need to patch the Sends to the Returns, the LS2 does that by default when no jacks are plugged into them. I've just double-checked with mine to be sure: one bass running into the Input; Output running to my amp; LS2 set to A->B->Bypass; nothing plugged into any Sends or Returns - I can definitely get three different volumes coming out the amp when cycling through the channels. I'm not suggesting an LS2 is necessarily the best solution for you, just that it is capable of three channels with a different output level on each. They have become a bit expensive to my mind; you used you be able to get one for £25 used. They also colour the tone slightly, and mine is a bit susceptible to noise, but that may well just be my one which has always been a bit iffy. They are undeniably super useful to have around though - mine has come in handy in a number of different scenarios. Technically your three channel Sansamp is all you need, assuming you place it after the tuner/wireless-receiver, but I can see how tweaking three different sets of Gain and Output Volume with one set of analogue knobs could be a bit of a trial.

Surely just plugging the wireless receiver into the main input of the LS2 and setting it to A -> B -> BYPASS will do the job? Get everything set up with the quietest bass and the LS2 set to bypass, then set the levels on the A and B channels for the other 2 basses. I assume there's a wireless transmitter on each bass, or OP is switching the transmitter pack when they switch basses? You need to finalise the levels in a band rehearsal, as matching loudness with the basses soloed at home won't translate 100%.

This is an issue that's common with these basses, mine was exactly like yours. There was a long thread about it on Talkbass at launch where the CEO (I think) acknowledged that the preamp design they had commissioned was perhaps not as good as it could have been. They suggested a preamp mod that moves the volume pot from a pre-gain to post-gain position and that supposedly helps, but I have not tried it. I don't have mine atm, but if I did I'd be replacing the preamp altogether.

It is sometimes possible to use the original screws with Schaller buttons, I did that with my BB and perhaps that's why they've never budged.

I periodically spray Teflon lube into the cup bit of my Schaller straplocks to try and prevent any torqueing action they might have on the strap buttons. I've no idea if it actually helps, as I've never had any problems with mine, but belt and braces and all that.

You know what's going to happen the moment he starts drilling holes in the wall though ...

It's virtually the same song, in my opinion. It's not just the chords, but also the vocal phrasing, the cadence and feel - not that I know if those are of any legal significance. I did wonder how this could have gone out, given the numerous people involved in its production who would have been well aware of the issue.

Impossible to tell without being there, but if the bass is at a 'reasonable volume with a little bit of vibration' it's probably significantly too loud, in my opinion. Bass travels like crazy and, given the repetitive nature of someone running through basslines, is a mild torture to listen to. I live in a third floor flat and my 10W amp on the coffee table is perfectly audible on the ground floor if I am not careful. However, I can only use headphones for an hour before I get ear fatigue, so I do practice amplified, and I've had no complaints yet. Bass and volume rolled right off, it is possible. I've successfully practiced at 3 am without bothering other people in the flat - sure, the noise coming from the amp was at on a par with that made by the strings, but it beats unplugged or achy headphone ears. I do sympathise though, as I've had a similar experience with a neighbour who would complain at the slightest noise. One time they saw we were having a few people over and came straight up to complain about the noise - we hadn't even turned any music on, people were still taking their coats off - they were essentially complaining about the noise they assumed we were going to make! Ultimately, if you genuinely believe the neighbour is being vexatious with their complaints, you can just nod and smile politely and then politely ignore them.

I prefer the version that Epiphone are doing at the moment:

Here now. Criticising youtubers is one thing, but I won't hear a word said against that duck.

I think there's still one up in the loft at my parent's, along with a little bottle of alcohol and those angled swab on a stick thingies for cleaning the tape heads.

In the videos where he speaks he comes across as modest and soft spoken. He seems like a nice guy who enjoys making silly videos. He's pretty handy on the bass too. As far as I can tell his only crime is pulling silly faces for the thumbnails of his videos.. Well, that and being young.

I think its a legacy version, so I assume it won't be feature identical to the current Firefox. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/faq/ The diagram shows it branching from Firefox version 52, which was current in March 2017, so not the latest, but still relatively recent.

Firefox is still supported on XP, (until May 2018).

Could it be, perhaps, because they are being transcribed by bass players?

You could try blocking his channel on YouTube (Go to the channel page, click on the About tab, click on the little flag icon and select Block User) That should stop his videos appearing in you suggestions, I think. I think he's great, but I've no interest in actually watching his videos and I'd get frustrated too if my suggested videos list was full of his stuff.

knocks to the old loaf are grist to the mill for the crusty types on here

Best roll with it.

I don't think you're missing anything - nobody is claiming the song is a big technical challenge. I found it hard work as a beginner because it's a repetitive riff and I was a beginner lacking in technique and endurance. I think the OP was just curious whether people used the same finger to play the B and E, or if they did something else.

This was one of the first songs I learned on bass, and the main riff used to knacker my fretting hand. At practice/rehearsal I'd start out with 3-1-3; have switched to 4-1-4 by the fourth time we'd run through it; there'd usually be an abortive attempt at 3-1-4 during the fifth; and by the sixth or seventh I'd be investigating the possibilities of 1-1-1

Ideally an accessible version of a site would address this, but in the interim it may be possible to disable animated images in your browser, depending upon which one you use.

My Pitchblack makes a noise when the display is lit up. Go figure Practically speaking, it's not a problem though - it's not something you could ever hear at a gig and it's not going to be on while recording.

FWIW I will actively avoid any pub that has installed a standard four-piece playing rock covers, but this band I would definitely stop in to have a listen; even if they were playing Sex on Fire and especially if they were playing Rime of the Ancient Mariner