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[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1480505712' post='3184861'] In his shoes, I'd rather be paid as is and not have to participate in "the business" of being in the band. I'm sure his lifestyle is all the better for it. [/quote] I recall reading about Ronnie Wood's long period of 'probation' before he eventually joined 'the firm'. It was well over 10'years I think and he was reported as being quite happy about it as it meant that on one particular world tour ( can't remember the details, maybe Steel Wheels?) he made more money that the 'official' band members on account of being on a wage instead of part of the corporate entity. Still, how much money do you actually need after the first £20m anyway?

[quote name='stufunkybass' timestamp='1480281920' post='3183097'] I am struggling currently to get my head round owning 2 Basses and wanted to know whether anyone has gone from 2 basses just to 1 all round quality bass. I am thinking of a secondhand Roscoe or Overwater. Maybe another Sandberg with an exotic wood top. What does everyone think? [/quote] FWIW, I think you should struggle more with thinking for yourself and not be at all concerned what other people think. I'd bet that there are people here who have only ever owned one bass in their entire life and people who change them more often than their underpants. There are probably also people here who could open a bass shop with their personal 'stock' of basses. But so what? Why are such things of any relevance to me or you? Do whatever you want and be happy about it.

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1480369918' post='3183867'] It would appear that the term 1/4-inch (6.35mm) jack refers to the diameter of the hole in the socket. If you have a plug of the same size it is never going to fit so jack plugs have to have a diameter of less than 6.35mm. How much tolerance is down to individual manufacturers. [/quote] That makes more sense and, of course, the socket design will accommodate some tolerance in the plug size by nature of the design. Maybe we're being too hard on Planet Waves. Also, as previously mentioned, the sockets can become 'faulty' by virtue of the spring contact(s) becoming less springy. I've replaced many a bass and guitar socket for this very reason. If I was the OP, I'd look into finding a replacement socket. I appreciate it will likely be PCB mounted but replacement is straightforward for anyone used to such things and certainly any amp tech worthy of the name.

[quote name='pineweasel' timestamp='1480342357' post='3183512'] This is the first I've heard of Planet Waves jacks being larger than standard. Are we talking about diameter or length? [/quote] Me neither. Why on earth would anyone go to the trouble of tooling up to make a slightly oversized version of a decades-old, internationally standard connector? Sounds like utter crap to me - either the story or the connectors. Either way, I'll certainly be avoiding anything from Planet Waves in the future!

The current (amps) specification is usually a minimum, in this case 700mA. The 1200mA figure is a recommendation based on the fact that it's generally a good idea not to run a PSU right on its limit (in much the same way that it's not a great idea to run your car engine at the red line revs all the time!). The important thing to bear in mind is that (simplistically) while PSUs 'push out' volts, it is the device connected to them that 'pulls out' the amps. This means that the device will only 'pull out' what it needs and no more. This, in turn, means that after meeting the minimum (or recommended) current (amps) specification it doesn't actually matter how much current the PSU is capable of providing. Thus, in this case, a 2 amp or a 5 amp (or more) PSU would be perfectly ok to use. Of course, higher capacity PSUs will cost more and likely be much larger, but those are different considerations. My point is that it's not necessary to find a PSU that exactly matches the specified figures. Voltage, yes, that MUST be correct as specified, but the current specification can always be regarded as a minimum. This approach will generally make it far easier to find alternative PSUs.