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Sorry. Neglected two points. My EUB is a 5 A DB won't fit in my car. At all. Ever. Unless you take a saw to it.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1378029800' post='2194776'] The used Stagg for £200 on here is a bargain! The Stagg is really portable and every time without fail that I have plugged it in it has sounded great even at gigs where my Stingray sounded poor for whatever reason, the other thing to concider is that you will buy a DB not long after, try and find a member here who hasn't! [/quote] I won't. EUB all the way. Why? Silent practice Portability No feedback I can use fx with it Can jam along using a Pandora & MP3 player Game over for DB for what I use it for. Unlikely ever to play Arco, so that's not an issue.

My nearest bass playing neighbour woke me at 0258h this morning. Gonna be hard playing anything with yer head in a sling you *%£#*+- £#%&. That is all.

Wife watches it. I use the time constructively, and get some practice in...

Everything I own needs to be tuned when I pick it up. The EUB, the Vigier, Status, Warwicks, everything. Never out by much, but I always tune up before I play. Even if it's just to remind the machine heads what they're there for..

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1377959532' post='2194111'] Every time I've played in a band with more than one guitarist, they have been excellent at arranging the guitars so that they complimented each other in both note choices and sounds. Those are the sorts of musicians that you want. [/quote] Me, too. Then I pile in... The best band I've been in had 2 guitars. They'd alternate, handing the melody back and forth while the other played rhythm or harmonised. Or in some cases, simply shut up! No solos. No egos. It was great.

I thought the general opinion to be CV > VMJ > Affinity. I have a VMJ. Currently has a Badass II and Black Schaller knobs. I'd regard the electrics as the weak point. The woodwork and construction matches or betters my MIA Jazz.

Not really much difference. A strap is a strap is a strap. You purchase one of the desired length and width. Straplocks are optional, and have washers supplied to prevent them pulling through the holes in the strap..

And [i]still[/i] no Tony Butler. And have I missed Geezer?

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1377597780' post='2189108']... Why do bass players feel that they have to prepare for alien invasion and the likelihood of a tsunamis when no-one else does? [/quote] Bass players feel that they have to prepare for alien invasion and the likelihood of a Tsunami [i]precisely because[/i] no-one else (least of all in the band!) does!

It varies dramatically. From customer to customer within the same establishment. Everyone has off-days and good days. In the late 90's, the old Wapping Bass Centre was where it was at for gear, environment and service. Nick,Grant,Alex and Chris were awesome. But, like all good things, it had to end. Some incarnations of the Bass Merchant were good. Then it just evaporated. After my first (and last) visit to the Gallery, I'll never spend a penny with them, even if they have the last strings on Earth. I'm unlikely to just be passing Bass Direct, so I'll never know. It's just too far. PMT vary, but staff members in my two nearest stores know me by sight and trend to be pretty OK. Oh, and Strings Direct have always been great.

As we've long since covered almost everyone I'd have put on the list, can we have a thread to remove all the ones we don't like?

Still trying to identify the perps from the first vid. All I recognised were Sheehan, Pattitucci and Levin...

Ibanez- Roadster Roadstar Musician

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1377695883' post='2190475'] I'm going to have to go for a fender jazzes... [/quote] I suppose I sort of agree. Even though I own two. Maybe they're more geek than dork. Great to play (for me) Just somehow lacking the simple "cool" of the precision.

Ns design EUBs break down quite small. Still a bit big for a Ford Puma, but alright in almost everything else. One catch with EUB, though- you'll need an amp or at least IEM for monitoring. And that takes up space, too.

It's getting heated again, isn't it? IBTL.

Depends, I suppose. I have a couple of high-ish end basses. I bought them because I liked them, how they felt, and how they played and sounded. And because I could afford them at the time. I still like them now. Some of my friends have written-off their flashy cars that cost twice as much and have nothing to show for it. My Vigier is now 17 years old and going just fine ( not that my cheaper basses aren't!) In some cases, it's just a matter of priorities.

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' timestamp='1377433672' post='2187410'] Second hand warwicks and stingrays would be a great option! For that budget you can get a real killer bass!! [/quote] Yup. This.

Nope. P copy Fretless J copy Vigier Warwick Musicman Warwick MIA Jazz Yamaha Attitude Stupidly complex Warwick - but good NS CR5 Horses for courses. I have both active and passive, simple and complex to choose from.

Working from the reasonable assumption that no cable is perfect, and that all cables, therefore, have a negative impact (albeit small) on perceived sound quality, it seems likely that a cable half as long has less of a negative impact. I tried it with some good quality stereo interconnect cables that were too long. I cut the to ⅓ their original length. Yes, there was a tangible improvement. The benefits are greater with "signal" cables than speaker cables in every application- be it "HiFi" (whatever that is), PA, studio or in a bass rig. Edited for- output impedance makes a difference. I have an active Vigier which has an unbalanced low impedance output (600ohm). It makes very little difference which lead I use, or how long it is. It also send to make the signal less affected by effects. Weird.

How's it tuned? BEADGCF or F#BEADGC ? Or some other...?

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1377188303' post='2184575'] Sweet bass man. Why did I have to look for their website........ [/quote] I'll echo that. Some nice, well-priced and useful stuff on there. Before you even get to the instruments.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1377163173' post='2184058'] Would come in handy if I ever get snowed in somewhere. [/quote] Or stuck up a creek without a paddle?

From what I recall of my 1202, it would run to a 2ohm load in stereo only. In bridged mode, the limit is 4ohm. Have a look for downloadable PDF instructions. Is there not some clue on the rear panel?