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Great - out of ignorance, what does "the smaller R5 JTS socket" mean?

Itsh Shpectre, mish moanypenneh.

Oh lawd - that one again. Despite all the grumbling, he seems to set it up pretty well in the end and half of his trouble seemed to be remembering which gin bottle he'd left his tools behind. (I wonder if he complains about Gibsons & other tune-o-matics too?)

One other thing re. the one-trick pony signature sound... I went into Wunjo (Denmark Street) a few months back and going down the stairs there was a big expansive sound like a double bass playing; I went into the room and it was someone on a Ric through a Markbass! Mind you, I do go for the clatter & clang myself...

I took a couple of them to the last SE Bass Bash...🙂

I use Rotosound 40-100 on a Ric. I recently swapped the strings on a Warwick to Rotos and the action went low; I guess they are lower tension than whatever was on there before. One of the reasons for Ricenbacker's dislike of Rotos was the abrasiveness, not the tension, as they could wear the frets down. That said, my '64 has had Rotos on it since the 70s, all bar a short period where I had it set up and they put Dean Markleys on it (but I reverted to Rotos).

Yes - that was one to dodge - there was video of the bloke smashing it into the floor and chucking it about on stage; the fact that it survived is noteworthy!

Actually, Rics have a superior truss-rod mechanism to most other brands; they are very responsive and the twin rods allow you to adjust laterally too. Further, they are field-replaceable, without surgery or specialised tools. Some folks seem to think that Ric should have retrospectively adopted Fenders designs back in the 50s, on the basis that people would be complaining about it on internet forums more than half a century on.

They did change the ergonomics (and the other stuff folks complain about), but people just kept on buying the older model!

On the car analogy - I have a Rickenbacker and I drive a Lotus...

You'd have to be nuts to buy that!

I'm working on a Rickenberger...

He also tells rubbish jokes at Bass Bash challenges!

Thanks - the bass now has its neck attached. And a set of (old) strings on it. Next step is some pickups. This is it and its pals.

How about stringing the bass BEAD?

Seems like a lot of faff to me, when you could just get a decent budget 5-string.

I've got an Elf too; I took it to the SE Bass Bash and tried it through a little Eden 1x12 cab I was thinking of buying from one of the other folks - it sounded good and I bought the cab.

I remember when my Trace kit seemed compact compared to my outgoing Burman Pro 4000 HD valve amp & two Marshall 4x12s. I've now got a Markbass head & a pair of 1x12s, but I haven't gigged them. I've still got my Trace head (just an AH-150, plenty good enough for pubs & clubs) with a 2x10 & 1x15 cab.

Back in time I used to use a set of bass pedals and could play a D and C on them if I wanted to go low.

Dropping the bottom-E to a C might flap a bit with a Hipshot. I quite like 5-strings, though.

Cheers, Andy - back at you for prompt payment!