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You can set your own price. The average is $25, but I've mine up for $15 usually. I have Pond5 handle my publishing too just in case they get used on Tv (unlikely as most of the stuff seems to be bought for YouTube videos or corporate presentations by businesses). There used to be a 50/50 split between writer and Pond5 but it's more 60/40.

Has anybody ever tried producing music for production libraries like Pond5 or AudioJungle? It seemed like an easy way to make money on the side, but so far I've made less than $5 so far. https://www.pond5.com/artist/belvederesound

I was going through a pretty dark patch in my early twenties. Both my parents passed away through illness. I'd bought a lot of records when I started working, catching up somewhat on what I couldn't afford in my teens. But the current music was rather uninspiring on the whole. I liked The Cult and Guns & Roses and could have gone metal until I heard Gigantic EP by The Pixies on the radio. Got me elements of proto-grunge and alternative rock. Kim Deal's playing got me good.

I have short fingers too

1990 Gordon-Smith Gypsy, 1974 Gibson SG Special.

I remember entering a competition of his before via Facebook. I got messages on Facebook (cough) Messenger virtually everyday. I requested that he stop nicely. And unnicely. In the end I just blocked him (or rather the Facebook presense of his Academy). And I stopped subbing to his YouTube too.

Thanks for your advice chaps. I avoid buying from Amazon for most things as there have been tales of counterfeit strings for years. I usually check prices on Strings Direct, but usually go with a couple of sellers I've used on eBay in the past. I ended up going with Gear4Music in the end, and decided to try the Warwick Reds as suggested by @Lozz196 rather than the RotoBass or Fender as originally intended. I've bought two sets, one of which will go on my Bitsa P. I can't remember what went on there last, possibly GE Bass Signature Strings for a Fiver on eBay, and the four months I've spent Shielding from Covid has killed them.

I generally just do an eBay search for certain brands at certain price-points but want other opinions at the moment. I've been using Swing Bass for a couple of years. I like the sound, but not the price. The bottom two string die too quick for me. I go through two or three sets a year. Thinking of returning to Rotobass or Fender.

Presently just my Squier VM Jazz upgraded with CTS pots and Fender MIJ pickups; Frankenstein P-bass with Westbury body, no-name J neck, CTS pots, Fender himass bridge and SD Quarterpounders

My Hartke 410 had a farty speaker when I got it (I bought it used). I put a Chinese tub between the grill and the speaker for a few weeks. The cone had lifted from the chassis or something.

Clicked onto link to get it into my YouTube history so I can listen later. The bass came through on my ten second listen on the phone!

If in doubt about pickups give Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders a try. I agree with replacing pots and jack socket. I did this with my VM Jazz and bitsa Precision. If you're on a tight budget or don't want to sink a lot of dough into a full upgrade, this was a great improvement. I got my kits from a guy on eBay at something like £15 each.

My sister gave me A Farewell to Kings during a clear out of her tapes in the mid-80s. I loved it and when I went to find something else I liked the cover of Caress of Steel. I've bought a few since, some good stuff but the first two I heard is all I listen to them now.

The venue's we play at pump their own music through their house system and we wave like mad when we set up and want to start.

50w Sound City head into Kustom 210. I had been using a Hartke 410 but that was just too heavy to hump upstairs.

Twenty years ago I was told I looked like that bloke from Gomez. I think it was th specs and the denim jacket wot swung it

The VM Jazz in white worked for me too!

Buy a used Marshall Superlead or JCM 800 or 900. If he has od/distortion pedals he won't necessarily need a second or third channel on the amp. Used Laney Klipps and AOR heads, Carlsbro TC/CS or Sound City heads can also be affordable and good.

Don't let it bother you. The other bassist is probably a mate of the vocalist or something. My last sacking wasn't a sacking as such. I was in a blues band and our rehearsal room was closing for the Christmas break and unsure when/if they would reopen. I was told a new rehearsal venue would be found soon, but a month and a half later the band played a gig without me! The bassist was a friend who lived in the country. So no need for me.

Gigging is a good part of it, yes.

Why bother with 412? What's wrong with 410?

Try contacting Some Neck Guitars in Dublin. They bound to have a few numbers. I bought a Carlsbro from a guy in Donegal and he swears by Cyril Ryan.

@Mr Randall Was going to choose him for the compo too. Wasn't sure how many would have heard of him. Lol

Does it only happen at one venue?

John Entwistle. Although in later years he had developed a typewriter-style of playing from playing active instruments, it is the way he served the song on the classic material. Sometimes play with a plectrum, sometimes using fingers. Powerful yet melodic.