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Well, there are two amps there. Alternatively, if it is a mono cable, then perhaps the owner only likes the treble pickup and uses the selector as a kill switch!

By "beginners'" do you mean cheap? You'd be better off buying a used good one which you can sell on at the same price if you decide it's not for you.

I like a Thunderbird, but they are just too big for me and I'd need an arm extension to play one. The Epis are hugely variable in price.

I've got a Bill Wyman bass...

You know when you just say "FFS"...? I hope folks didn't miss the link to the video there!

Some (earlier) kit didn't do the full 128 range for velocities.

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!