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In my experience this should happen all across the fretboard to a varying degree (often not noticeable in a band setting), for example on a conventional 4-string play a C on the E & A strings and they will sound slightly different. I imagine some people use this to their advantage to get a different sound for the same note.

To make it less noticeable on your B-string you could probably play around with your EQ a little (but don't over do it) or try lowing your pick-ups a little on that side which will probably lower the volume on that side (again only move it in small increments).

NBD and you're only going to give us one pic?!

As said - it's the venues that need the PRS license not the performers, they should also be asking you for a set-list.

If you're playing to large numbers of people & doing your own songs too it might be worth joining the PRS though - you might get 10p in about a year...

As others have said - it's more than just speaker size, give it a go & see what it's like.

I wouldn't just sell the 1x15" - the 4x10+1x15 combo is a classic (that I used to enjoy very much) & if it's giving you the sound you want then you'd may as well stick with it.

It's already happened to music shops; remember when HMV used to have row after row of records on shelves? Now you have to fight past games, DVDs, silly plastic headphones and clothes before you can look at the meager supple of music.

That's nice - looks like a mix of a Warwick Dolphin & a Jazz!

I've no idea how much these are actually worth but if £795 is the price they've got on the tag then you should definitely negotiate it down - their price will never be as low as an ebay or private sale (they do have bills & wages to pay after all) but independent shops are always up for a haggle, it's part of the game.

Most 5-stings I've seen in the shops come with a low B though I'm sure there are some out there that come with the C but yes, you can just re-string them (and re-setup).

I imagine it's C because it means the standard scale/arpeggio patterns remain the same - I can't think of any good reason to have a bass tuned with a flattened 5ith string, other than to keep the guitar chord fingering patterns but you wouldn't really want to do that would you?

Beware with basses over 5-strings; the necks start to feel like massive planks of wood - many get used to it but for me it started to feel like a struggle & not at all comfortable like 4/5 strings.

Sounds like a massive waste of time to me. If you don't want to get better at bass then fine, why don't you learn a whole new instrument instead?

Nice looking bass - you don't see that many sunburst Warwicks about. How does it play?

Why are you stipulating no financial benefit?

I'd put my name to one for a fee (if I was famous) but not for free.

In terms of what I'd have; depends who makes it - if fender it's have to be a jazz with the current CS60 pickups & a dark wood neck (wenge etc... like a warwick one). Anyone else; as above but neck through & with whatever their best pickups are.

I was referring to audience rather than bands/promoters - a large proportion of people above the age of 25 are not on Facebook, this is unfortunate as it's the age group that spends the most on music. Add to this that a lot of people that use Facebook only do so to contact friends rather than using email/phone/(god forbid) seeing them - many (including myself) do not follow bands or other commercial entities because they don't want their daily feed on holiday photos & memes to be interrupted by advertising.

So yes - Facebook will reach many & so it could be worth doing one but you'll need something else too and in my opinion blogs are better than another social media account & easier than proper websites.

There are probably a lot of other bands around the country playing a similar style to you in similar venues - you should find them and offer gig-swaps; they come and support you at your local - you go and support them at theirs etc... This way you're finding new venues & listeners and you know your music will be acceptable all round as you're similar to the other band. That was one of the things we used to do in my old band anyway, I assume people still do it.

Most standard Fender stuff should be mix & match-able - that was one of the main aims of the company wasn't it? Building instruments that are modular...

I'd be tempted to put a fancy Warmoth P-neck on a cheaper jazz body (to balance out the costs) - you could pick some nice exotic woods or posh looking maple...

Though a lot of people aren't on Facebook, so you'll need something else too.

MIM have definitely got better in the last couple of years of production - when I was looking to buy I thought the current MIM standard was very good quality.

I'm not sure if all the sig models are made there though (in answer to your question), I've not followed them as I don't really get the concept, nothing wrong with them though if you like the look.

I'd say wordpress - it's an easy blogging site that you can use then link to your soundcloud/bandcamp for the tracks.

The thing I like about it is that it's not a social media site, it's basically your site without the pain of coding/hosting & stuff - you could spend £15 and get your own address too so you're not having to advertise for them on your flyers etc...

I know about the writing & royalties (I'm a royalties accountant) - the fee I'm talking about is what some labels call artist partnerships, though some just leave it to the management to sort; artist partnerships are mostly treated like sync fees (ie 50/50 label/artist) and they're of a decent size (completely separate to any royalties that may be applicable). I know that John Lewis pay them too as they've been churning out these same adverts ever year for a while now.

I had the same problem with my Warwick - you can pinch the sting with a decent pair of mole-grips or pliers quite easily - nothing to worry about.

It's an interesting article, I find it hard to believe the 8k figure though; she'll have been paid a performance/contracting fee for doing the work from which she'll have got half less management/lawyer fees. I obviously don't know her fee but I know what other artists of her size have had and it'd work out at way more than 8k and that's before royalties (which is what the article seemed to be focusing on).

The subject as a whole; one hit won't make an artist much, especially if it's from their first/only album as their sales royalties will go to recoupment. From what I remember it takes an artist about 3 decent albums to become recouped and so start earning money from sales but in all honesty; even out of the really famous groups - most won't have made much money. The whole thing gets a bit depressing if you only look at the financial side - it's good everyone is into it for the artistic merit instead ;-)

The market place here is a bit of a weird one I find; in other walks of life 2nd hand gear sells for between 50%-60% of retail (for none vintage) but here (or the bass world in general) some really nice stuff struggles to sell for 50% and other not particularly special stuff is listed nearer 80%.

I agree with a lot of the points people have said above; money is tight so people want a bargain but others also need the High prices as they need the money too.

Upload your photos to Photobucket then link to them when you're writing your classified ad on here (in the market place).

Cash Generators is the worst option, even ebay is better than that!

I understand the physics of it, ie someone lining the drill up wrong or the body not being straight in the clamps etc... I obviously don't think it's acceptable.

Though saying that; I've never made a bass so can't comment on their procedures though part of me thinks drilling holes in the correct position should be one of the easiest parts.

Sorry to hear about your poor NBD experience - no one likes it when you're really looking forward to something for ages then it's not perfect (as a Fender CS should be).

I can understand bridges being drilled wrong but how can a neck move once bolted in place?

Which of the two fender high mass bridges are we talking about here?

The one on the american standards looks really nice to me, the square chunky one from the modern player is less to my style but I guess more like a bad ass...