Bolo

I would hate to go out and see a band that didn't like what they were doing. That would ruin my evening and destroy all faith in the band. Don't be a poser, have a chat with the lads.

Beer 

I love this deeply 

1 hour ago, Chris2112 said:

'The magic of techology' in this case being a pre-recorded bass track. Jeez...

Nah they're probably using chatgpt

Is this the appropriate place for the 'your mom' jokes?

If I were to describe that band to my metalhead comrades I'd say that was 'Death Metal' . Great band and a great player!

A pin drop?

https://necrotaph.bandcamp.com/album/thrailer-thrash?t=3

Enjoy, or not, we are not your supervisor.

Went to see Gogol Bordello at the Melkweg in Amsterdam last week. What an amazing band to see live!

1 bass. Just the main 5 string.

16 hours ago, fenderfever said:

. For full disclosure I've torn my ACL 22 days ago, I can just about walk now and I need surgery, I'm still trying to work but there are lots of physical challenges, packing/ unpacking guitars, fret-dressing while sitting down is proving to be rather difficult and I simply don't have couple of hours to spare for someone to come and try multiple guitars, sorry.

Here's to a speedy recovery. Thanks for sharing!

Who what now?

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/BC-Rich/Heritage-Classic-Mockingbird-Bass-Electric-Bass-Guitar.gc

Curve ball! Not to everyone's taste visually, but there is no better tone monster.

21 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

I thought music shops et al sell lemon scented petroleum product?

 

Real lemon oil I could get behind.

Don't put the foodstuff on the bass guitar. Furniture stuff is ok. Instrument stuff is ok. My favourite is Dr. Duck's Ax Wax for dark wood fingerboards and for body lustre.

Now replace the pickups with some Aguilars!

57 minutes ago, FinnDave said:

Sadly not, she's a one-off!

Is she single? 

Actual gunk buildup can be hard to dilute with liquid solvent type remedies. Use an old creditcard/membership card as scraper to get most of the gunk off, moving with the grain ofcourse.

After that, if you really want to get to it, check out this guy:

At 9 minutes something he goes well in to fret and fingerboard care.

2 hours ago, Bassybert said:

Slightly off topic but definitely related. I like quite a lot of royal blood’s stuff and thought they might be a good option to take my daughter for her first proper gig. 
 

Went online and looked at the tickets in a couple of venues close to us and with booking fees they were pretty much £95 each 😵‍💫

I realise the band doesn’t have total sway over ticket pricing but I just laughed at how a ‘moderately’ successful two piece could be charging almost a hundred notes for a gig. 

and I say that as a fan. Obviously we didn’t go which was a shame I thought it would have been a great ‘remember your first gig’ moment. 

Ask your kid who she'd like to go see, that'll win out every time

Could consider the pad option but that's affecting the input to the gain stage and the amp's preamp. If you're getting an unwanted overdriven sound from the cab then that's what you need to do. 

If the sound from the cab is just fine, switch the DI to pre instead of post. It'll bypass any colouration from the preamp and send the output from your bass straight to the desk. This gives the sound technician a clean signal to get right in the mix.

Any problems thereafter are either the cables or at the desk, provided the DI in your amp isn't faulty.

I'm not sure there's that much that needs to change, have you asked your band mates or sound guy or friends in the audience if any adjustments are necessary in the mix?

Otherwise a preamp pedal is the easiest handsfree solution I think, like the MXR bass preamp. A pedal that doesn't change the tone that much, transparent sounding but with EQ and volume controls which you can set and forget.

https://www.jimdunlop.com/mxr-bass-preamp/

Other preamps are available but it's a deep rabbit hole!

For reference, I'm 1.91 m tall, the angle of the pic may or may not be helpful.

9 hours ago, SuperSeagull said:

A timely topic for me. I’m likely to sell my CIJ P bass soon. BB offered me £650 based on the description, I’m guessing they will sell it at near £800. I’m not sure whether that’s a good deal for me or whether £700 to £750 is a fairer deal for me. Hassle vs hassle free. 

Personally I'd be tempted at 650 from a private seller but wouldn't even consider it at 800 in a store/resaler. 

Will need some pics though 🙂

Keep in mind the Cali is a bit larger than the MXR. You may want to move your voodoo to the underside of the board. That would free up space for more pedals though, so a dangerous path to go down.

I'm surprised so many people still use Amazon. I thought their atrocious company ethics, staggering destruction of resources, appalling employee treatment and mind-blowing knob headedness of Bezos would have deterred most people by now.

All that can be achieved on the open string while eating a banana with your free hand. Keep your energy up, you're in this for the long haul!