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Drums first, the rest of us set up the PA while the drummer is farting about. Then the amps etc and the last thing is the lights. We always forget to put our banner up first and so end up clambering over stuff at the end of set up.

We use a chauvet 4 bar, a couple of 56 par can floor uplighters, with an uplighter bar behind the drummer This is the 4 bar thingy. all garnered cheap n chearful of of ebay here https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Stage-Lighting-Systems-Kits/12921/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw= I'm going to start setting up with lighting from the back given the advice from on here above and will probably get some more uplighter bars

Korg pitchblack rack tuner and a TC Polytune clip You can set the rack tuner to do sound to light which looks as cool as fonck!

Anyone visiting Bass Direct is a serious potential buyer. I would like to bet that they get almost no casual 'walk-ins'. I've spent time at the retail 'coal face' and have to agree with mrtcat (and therefore disagree with FDC484950) that if they want a long term future they should/must pay attention to making the customer feel good about the purchase. I travel on Ryanair by necessity not choice - even Michael O'Leary, about whom it has been said that he is capable of starting an argument even when in a room on his own, has realised that a business has to give the customer the 'warm fuzzies' as my kiwi mate calls it. I am not saying that Bass Direct is as bad as Ryanair btw - far from it, but they need to up their game in that department

I think it's ok if a business i sending by courier as they will be fully insured and under distance selling regs you are protected as a consumer

I would think their stuff would be covered by a commercial insurance policy

It's not the best, good job you can't see it when playing! Had a few noodles on it now and having tweaked the action a bit, it's impressed me a lot. If like me you find a jazz neck a bit too thin and a precision a bit too wide (at 42mm), these are just about perfect. Even the missus was impressed - particularly when I told her what it cost. I should have said it was £500 - she then said 'Well why did you have to spend £XXXX on that other one'? .....said while pointing in the direction of my Mike Lull!

It's not just me then! 😂 I use these guys for work - they are also brokers and offer insurance with the exclusions shown below https://www.transglobalexpress.co.uk/

I'm liking the look of the orange one with the green tort guard. I don't get over Congleton way much but will defo drop in if I'm in the neighbourhood

+1 for The Bass Gallery. Not visited yet - will put this right in a couple of weeks hopefully. Bought a bass of them recently online which had a problem on arrival and Charlie sorted it all out with minimum of fuss and maximum understanding.

A mate emailed me this blog from Nigel Forster, a luthier in Hexham, Northumberland, who has had a van-load of beautiful guitars stolen from his workshop http://www.nkforsterguitars.com/blog/guitars-stolen/ Keep your eyes peeled peeps, lets hope we can help catch the barstewards!

Nice! I might keep an eye out for a fretless version - always hankered after trying a fretless, just never had the courage!

Just picked up this Bass Collection Pbass off Gungetree It's a real corker and was £90! It's not too heavy, has a slim-ish 40mm neck which I really like and sounds great. An after market loom and a Squier pickup have been fitted An awful lot of bass for the money!

I think their customer service can be hit and miss, but I sold a bass on commission through them - they got the price we agreed, I got the amount I wanted and it all went through smooth as silk

Ibanez basses usually have slim necks and are pretty competitive for example https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-Ibanez-SR800-Soundgear-SDGR-bass-guitar-MIJ-Active-Electronics/232799936045?hash=item3633f51e2d:g:j8YAAOSwXudbG8vG and then there's Cort https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cort-Action-Bass-V-Active-4-String-Bass-Guitar-Red-Wood-Finish/302765575073?hash=item467e3c0ba1:g:HnAAAOSwh79bEoh8 Haven't owned or played either but they generally get good reviews

Clucking bell.....I think you win the p*ss*ng contest BigRedX 😊 I take my best gear (Mike Lull M4V + EBS amp & Berg 12" cabs). I work on the principle that most will think my bass is a cheap copy (Mike who..?) so it's relatively safe from the grabbit & leggit brigade