LewisK1975

£480 starting price, certainly a bargain if it stays down that low. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fender-precision-bass/302296079914?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D43770%26meid%3Da360228dabf44d37b9e76d77a9c65acb%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D332195848266"]http://www.ebay.co.u...%3D332195848266[/url]

Kev, [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Did you check on the jack socket if the metal part which makes contact with the tip of the cable has bent out of shape? i.e., take the bell plate off and plug a cable in, and see if the cable tip and curved part of the socket 'tab' are contacting correctly? Like this:[/font][/color] [attachment=244294:Capture.JPG] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]That's the simplest thing I can think to look at....[/font][/color]

This won't be very helpful at all I'm afraid - I've gone from minimal pedals (tuner, comp, chorus in a bcb-30) right through to a Pedaltrain with a stereo output setup (used with a yamaha attitude): [attachment=244231:pedalboard.jpg] I now find myself right back again at just plugging straight into my amp (TC BH250 utilizing the spectracomp toneprint) and DI'ing to the PA. Only thing I'm finding myself missing is the occasional octaver. Sorry if that's negative sounding, it's just where I find myself right now........ I suppose a good starting point for you would be to consider what sort of sounds you really like from the multi effects unit and look at getting the individual pedals which could achieve something similar??

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1493115267' post='3285669'] PS. "The point" had closed due to a single complaint! And "Fuel Rock Club" is under threat due to yes, a single complaint! And the resident who filed the complaint is renting, and not even an owner occupier! [/quote] Complete insanity. Cannot believe that Womanby st is under threat. It's in the City Centre & has been a live music area for as long as I can remember, when will this madness end? Does this same person complain about the noise in the city centre on Rugby International Days? Lets get the Millenium stadium shut down too is it?!

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1493117294' post='3285700'] Yes, I remember The Point fondly. Played there a few times, it was always a good night. Sadly missed. I hope the git who complained has an infestation of fleas. [/quote] Me too, great venue. Enjoyed many nights there!

Depends how many other bands are playing really. If it's just you and then the headliners, you'll probably get anything up to an hour. For instance - my prog band is doing a mini tour next month with 2 other bands, we're on first and getting 40 mins.

[quote name='bassjim' timestamp='1493048132' post='3285175'] And to add insult to injury its one of the few remaining places with carpet everywhere. The one place I always get a great bass sound and some moaning git ruins it. The pub just had some changes made to the band area to improve the experience too. Big shame. [/quote] Indeed a terrible shame. Wonder if the same guy would move next to Heathrow and then start complaining about the noise of the Planes taking off / landing. He does have his own noise meter. B3llend.

One place I played with a former band a few years ago in Swansea had the strangest thing going on. Large pub split into 2 places, I think it actually used to be 2 separate businesses and they did a large doorway knock-thru type thing. Band played in the smaller room and in the larger room they had a separate DJ playing current music at a similar volume to the band. The strange thing was the only thing separating the two rooms was a curtain pulled across the wide open double door! Basically when you were between songs all you could hear was the disco from next door through the curtain. People only came into the band room if the main room was full!!

This really grates doesn't it, move next to a pub well known for having regular music and then start complaining about noise. FFS! Surely if you think it's going to be a problem just don't buy the house in the first place? I despair, I really do.

3 weeks from France, mad really isn't it how these things can vary. When you consider you can get stuff from Thomann in a few days. Different I know, but distance-wise...........

And they've got 3 for 2 on Dunlop Super Brights at the moment, ordered yesterday and delivered today. Awesome.

[quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1492278268' post='3279196'] I really like the TV format of having bands doing a short set instead of one song in a circle, like Later... Obviously OGWT and The Tube had this format, but also Channel 4's short lived The White Room from the mid 90s (anyone remember that?) which was a great show. It allows a band to get into the groove a lot more than doing one song and stopping again, which results in a much better performance I think. [/quote] Yep, The white room was great, hosted by Mark Radcliffe, ran for 4 series between 94-96 (wikipedia).

Take a breath guys. No guitar shop I've ever been in lets you just grab stuff off the wall that you fancy having a go of. And even if I saw someone else doing that, I'd still ask first.

Dunlop SuperBright Nickels 45-105 for me. Was looking for a low tension set and various threads and indeed the Dunlop web page were particularly keen to point out that they were surprisingly low tension. Got a set and have been very impressed for over a year with them now. I gig every weekend (always 1, sometimes 2 or 3 gigs) and they last at least 3 months for me. I do always wipe down after a gig though, so YMMV! Can be had for sub £20 on ebay too. Lovely.

I guess Ryan Martinie wasn't available? He filled in when Fieldy took time out a few years ago when his mrs had a baby. Or if he was available, he must be pretty annoyed to have a 12yr old asked instead of him.

Thanks Kev for another easy deal. Proper BC services meet. Pleasure to meet you again! Hope the Bass serves you well...

[quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1491174329' post='3271052'] I'm not sure what strings Sandberg put on their basses but playability is very good and I'm loving the P tone. Nice neck too, quite shallow. [/quote] I like the ones that came on my VM5 too, when I asked Mark Stickley he reckoned that they are GHS Boomers. I did note at the time that you can also buy branded strings on the sandberg website. Here you go, in german though. https://www.cottoncontrol.com/browse/sandberg/de,0,308,0,0.html

Especially when paired up with a VBA400, had the opportunity to play through a few of those on shared bills back in the day. Wonderful. Glad I didn't have to shift it though.