SpondonBassed

You can spot the genuine ex-owners by the stoop. Plating these amps however does not make them any lighter.

I'm not sure about bass but my guitarist brother told me in the eighties that they were forced to use compression at the Empire ballroom. I gather that this was not usual but it was necessary because of the sound travelling into multi-screen cinema in the same building complex.

I've never played a Rick. It's likely that I never will with everything I've read. Despite the bad press that they get, I still think they look stunning in performance. Iconic was the word used above and I agree. It is easy to see why they turn up in music videos so often.

Osmo.

Welcome Kev. Sounds like you have a band with some original material already. I wish you success.

Welcome Deco.

It's an amazing effect.

Wow. I bet that cross cut is fragile stuff to handle before its bonded in place.

I listened to Monoplane and soMewhen yesterday evening. I enjoyed them. The sound is unmistakably Australian.

Welcome Milford59.

That headstock is stunning. Is that a veneer? It looks like it's a cross cut. Did I say it looks stunning?

I like the ceiling edge lighting. I've just put concealed LED colour-changer ribbon right around the sitting room ceiling. It looks like yours if I set it on White. No light direct into your eyes makes a subtle but appreciable difference to how a room makes you feel. Good work. I bet you're feeling some satisfaction from it despite the list of items yet to do.

...or you just want to play them. No-one is saying you can't switch back and forth to suit your circumstances. I am whimsical and I like to change it up, as they say, just for a bit of variety now and again. I am very happy that I didn't sell my B2A. That's going to be an heirloom one day. It also happens to sound good.

You've answered your own question. Just be aware that you need to keep your plucking hand in the same position relative to the pickup upon which you will rest your thumb going up onto the E and A strings. I'd argue that it is a necessary technique to have in your 'tool kit' . It damps the low B quite a lot of the time. In practice it is useful to switch between a number of damping techniques. Depending on your style it's good to try many differing techniques and whittle them down to the most efficient set that you can feel competent with. It should not be a problem going back to four strings. Just stay extra-alert for the first few bars and work out your string options on the fly. It's not easy at first but it isn't hard to get used to it. By the way. I am only a hobby bassist so better advice can be had.

Can we have that in TAB too please?

Don't overthink it. That's my advice. Try one.

There's a theremin in the mix. Sold! I wish you success.

I love hacks like this one. I been doing this sort of thing since I was little. I get immense pleasure from the results too. It's nice occasionally to let go of the disciplines that I've learned from engineering and just improvise with what's at hand. I hope it sounds passable when you finally get it hooked up.

With a weight saving like that, @scrumpymike will feel more comfortable wearing one of these for those seventies tribute deps: ...or will he...?

Welcome Jo.

That (wedding band bassist) is a little bit more than I'd aspire to at the moment. I'm only a hobby bassist remember. I can (almost) appreciate how much of a job that would be in high season. Still, if I got the bug and a few successful bookings as a singing bassist, who knows? I might actually build the stamina for such work. It imagine that it would help build a repertoire and round off the skills more quickly than doing pub gigs. I'm sure that Dave has reasons of his own for not wanting it.

Imagine the set list a wedding band needs. I'm glad you're all back up with the project again.

Congratulations!