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Yep - a bit like an integrated hi-fi vs. separates.

Hope you enjoy it! You could also try going to a Bass Bash - they are better than any show!

I think the Bass Bashes are great and folks are pretty good. I might've cranked up my amp a bit at one when I was trying out a Barefaced 1x10 before buying it, but otherwise very civilised.

Actually, I need one of those cross-head screws for a Ric bass tuner! (The blue one's D.)

Sure - I have some earplugs and they are essential! But the volumes being at a level where it is uncomfortable and you can't hold a conversation make it an unpleasant place to be. I don't have the answer - maybe acoustic booths, loud rooms, or something. I would also say that being in a relatively small hall with several cranked up bass amps is probably louder than a pub gig, or even a large venue concert. As for the moan aspect, consider it feedback (haha - geddit?).

Gimme a P!

Well, when I went a couple of years ago, it got so loud that my whole head was reverberating and I had to go out. There were one or two stands where folks were hogging the kit too.

The best basses ever made. However, I wouldn't buy those strings, regardless of whether they include "FREE UK SECOND CLASS POSTAGE".

Now trying at £300... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-5-strings-blue-There-is-a-little-chip-on-the-back-of-the-guitar/233315507718

Bloddy 'ell - it's a basket case!

BTN sell bass hardware (Hipshot, Schaller, Sperzel, etc.). Alex is a bass player and they sometimes set up stand at shows (eg. Kempton Park last year). https://www.btnmusic.co.uk/

MIDI is networking for synths; you can use one keyboard as "controller" to other modules (which may or may not have keyboards). The "address" of a unit is its MIDI channel (0-15); you have to be able to set your keyboard to send on the other unit's channel (eg. 2); this can be a bit of a faff on some, with obscure button presses. Also, some older ones may only support subsets of MIDI, so it's important to check compatibility. As far as a keyboard's MIDI In goes, it can be use to control the keyboard (eg. with a switch board or expression pedal rather than a keyboard proper). Here's a good reference. https://noterepeat.com/articles/how-to/213-midi-basics-common-terms-explained

They're on AliExpress.

It's amusing how they're claiming to have patented these!

Now that's taking the P !!!

I quite like the multi-room layout.

Sure - I'm not doom-mongering or anything 🙂 - just deciding whether it will be worth my while! So far it's looking like lean pickings on the exhibitors front (I wonder if Warwick will take some parts - I need a just-a-nut for a 5-string). Artiste-wise, paul Gilbert is a good 'un and Becky Baldwin with her Ric would be cool. One thing I have to remember, assuming I go, is to take my ear-plugs; the previous one I went to was physically painful at times!

Are folks being defeatist? The show is a month and a half away and it's not yet planned. Folks coming from afar need to organise their weekend and spend a chunk of dosh to go. So far there's not a "must see" item for me, but I'll probably go anyway. As far as events go, the Bass Bash and the Kempton Park guitar fairs in October are definites in my calendar.

Ta - they're a bit pricey (being Aguilar, of course!).

Thanks - were they passives?

I bought a barebones Steinberger Spiriti 5-string a while back. I intended to make a Rickenberger out of it, by using some Rickenbacker bits from my parts box. Unfortunately, the pickups aren't wide enough for the 5 strings, so I'm having to shelve that idea and think about putting some other pickups in instead. I do have Status and Warwick ones, but they are bigger than the existing holes and my woodworking skills are not great, plus I don't have a router (or indeed a workshop!). Can anybody advise whether there are any drop-in replacement pickups which might fit the bass without requiring surgery? (I've also not given up on the Rickenberger, but I'll be needing a 4-string to base it on.)

Well, I'm now working in London, so the train will be effectively free (as I've got a season ticket).

Aye - maybe it grew back...?

When it says "headless", erm, huh...?