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Is the handle wonky, or just partly retracted?

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I'm not convinced by the 'signature tone' thing. There is a fair difference between the tones of the BF Midget and Compact, and between the Compact and the Super 12. In a blindfold test I could tell you there was a difference, and could probably pick out the Midget, which kind of suggests there isn't a signature BF tone. I've never walked into a gig or rehearsal room while a band was playing, and thought 'that's a [fill in the blank] cab' before seeing the rig.

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1393171320' post='2376936'] got a link? [/quote] http://www.youtube.com/user/treverpitts

So - are you going to be selling off any tasty basses to make room for this, or just letting the collection grow and grow!?

I have a couple of my own transcriptions (music notation) which I can email as a Sibelius file or a pdf - PM me if interested and I'll look them out.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1194791104' post='86873'] Saturday night at the Fleece in Bristol... always a good night there, but the placed was absolutely rammed to the rafters last night... they hit the fire limit and were turning people away by 9 o'clock. Support from a very good covers band The Collective, nice guys and some unusual covers well played. We had one or two new tunes in our set, seemed to go down well. Crowd were in good voice, brilliant atmosphere and god it was hot! Too funky in heeyar..! A great night. Bassist's eye view of the punters: [/quote] Looks like you were stage right - I have been stage left when I have played the Fleece. Played a WMC in Camberley last night. More of a clapping crowd than a dancing one, and some of the people who did dance were doing it by the bar, not on the dance floor!

I am constantly scanning BC Marketplace for The One!

Congratulations, so happy to hear this, I'm sure we all felt your pain when that rod snapped.

Depends whether bass in question is active or passive (or indeed both). Active - volume full on, turn to amp if more required! Passive - volume at about 80% - the volume and tone controls interact, and there is an art to 'driving' a bass this way.

No you are not being ignorant, there are several different fittings in use. As a [u]rough[/u] guide, US Fenders tend to have imperial fittings, Far East are metric, no idea about Mexicans. Get a decent set of both metric and imperial Allen keys and work out which is the perfect fit.

Depends on the geetar: Strat and PRS - 9-46 Tele, LP, CS336 - 10-46 Gretsch - 10-52 These are all compromises between tone and playability. I would go lower on the Gretsch but the floating bridge would fall off.

Nice job!

This is like the old Kylie Minogue vs Rick Astley thing. Slow down / speed up one and they sound like the other.

Given that it is all tortoiseshell [i]effect[/i] plastic, surely it can't be that difficult to make it look nice? (IMO only torty on cream/white looks good, whereas torty on sunburst/red/black = meh)

Mike bought my old mobile phone, paid within minutes of the deal being done, sweet as a nut (or even something sweeter).

I and I might watch it too.

[quote name='Salt on your Bass?' timestamp='1392635653' post='2370800'] So what's wrong with something like these?? I'm genuinely asking about the cons [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Jack-Jack-PRO-Patch-Cable-15cm-Pack-of-6/GCG"]http://www.gear4musi...m-Pack-of-6/GCG[/url] [/quote] Hint: Anything that says 'Pro' in the description is not really of professional quality.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1392578297' post='2370297'] [i]There's no guitar knob.[/i] [/quote] There's often one or two in a band though

You might be able to buy cover from an independent broker, but no doubt it will cost!

I too have found this to be true on skinny-string - a new set of strings is one of the cheapest 'mods' you can make, but has a radical effect on tone and feel. Bass strings cost a bit more, but still less than most replacement pickups. So why don't we go this route more often? Because we regard strings as consumables, something you just need in order to get the job done, and they don't give us GAS!