SuperSeagull

Yes, it’s easy to forget the overheads a business has. I’m tempted, it’s a lovely bass just not getting used and I could do with spending some funds on amplification. Prices for CIJ stuff does seem to have pushed up recently.

A timely topic for me. I’m likely to sell my CIJ P bass soon. BB offered me £650 based on the description, I’m guessing they will sell it at near £800. I’m not sure whether that’s a good deal for me or whether £700 to £750 is a fairer deal for me. Hassle vs hassle free.

I would change the drummer to one who remembered the right tempo to count songs in and could play at less that 100% volume and not use his crash cymbal every 2 beats. I know he speaks highly of me too. I’d also drop the obsession with finding lesser know tracks from well known bands - we are a pub covers band, so we need to play what people know!

Same here. I use it for small stuff with my MB 1x12. Lovely punchy sound, but just a bit underpowered to be used all the time sadly.

Haven’t played a Gnome but I own an Elf and I think it is brilliant. Love the sound, and when I had to use it in a loud band gig when my MB cut out, it held its own volume wise. If TE did a 500w version I’d be at the front of the queue.

My Fender Flea has developed some noise - more of a hum than a buzz. It is present as soon as the bass is plugged in and only goes away when either or both of the pickups are turned fully up. I'm used to having some buzz with single coils which goes away when the pickups are balanced volume wise - this is different. It doesn't change when I touch a string or other metal part. I have checked the continuity on the grounds of each pot and to the bridge. I've tried different leads, different amps, cleaned the pots and had a good nose around in the control cavity for anything obviously awry. I'm at a bit of a loss now.

Interesting discussion. I bought my first bass in 1977 for £35 from Minns Music in Brighton. As I recall I had a choice of precisely one bass, a Zenta EB copy which I purchased. That £35 is worth around £280 today for which there is a great selection of some really decent instruments which are perfectly giggable and would blow my old Zenta out of the water. Kids today don’t know how lucky they are 🙄

It is small, particularly for a 6 piece! White Hart, where we are next week, is better although the High St can get a bit lairy!

The Swan in Crawley last night. Smaller than usual crowd as another pub was hosting a charity do in memory of a local muso who passed away last year. But an enthusiastic bunch and at midnight when we all just wanted to clear up and go home they still wanted a couple more numbers. Home after one, back at my church for a pre service rehearsal at 9 this morning - not at my best to be honest. Used my new to me Rafferty HPF last night, it’s all very subtle to my clumsy ears but a definite tightening up of the low end.

My experience as well. I had an RM 500 for a while but stuck with my MB.

Hello Feline i recently acquired one of your basses, a lovely build.

Brilliant idea. Will keep an eye on our local Lidl.

Bought my Ashdown ABM combo and a cab there in 1999. An outstanding place. Nowhere like it anymore.

Bought a HPF from Karl. We had a few challenges with delivery completely outside of his control but he could not have been more helpful. Pedal arrived packed brilliantly and as described.

Creep.

I was fairly ambivalent about straplocks until my son asked if he could borrow my (new to me) Status that had just arrived to play in Church. I watched in horror as it fell off the strap as he put it on, the look on his face was particularly entertaining. Fortunately it was in a school sports hall with a bouncy floor covering so no damage done but straplocks went on the next day.

I wasn’t insulted, it’s an interesting debate. I was merely pointing out my own experience.

Not true of my Status and Fender active basses with a Shure wireless system.

Love her playing on Take Me To The River.

Very sensible suggestions. All ok on the fan front and a year or so ago I got rid of all the dust and assorted crud that had built up inside and around it.

So I decided to get the new MB Little Mark 58R 500w head. Bass Direct have them their website but not in stock so promised to try and track one down. Meantime Gear4Music showed 2 in stock so I paid my money and they accepted my order. Today they reverted to me and said they didn’t actually have any in the UK but they could send one from Sweden if I paid the extra postage. I cancelled my order. On reflection decided to give the current combo a second chance as, if I think likely it just got too hot, there is no need to splash the cash (yet!). Then of course Bass Direct come back to me and say they could get me one………

I believe on reflection this is exactly what happened to my MB combo at the weekend - running hard in a hot room, near a hot radiator, insufficient air flow around. All fine now but (another) lessoned learnt after 45 years of playing!

I just use Hotwires by Status.

Sounds a great rig and BF just down the road from me, I should go see them.

Thanks. Was thinking about a bit of cabling adjustment to the combo to turn that into a cab only solution, plus the existing NY121 with a head on top. Will look at the TC amp. But just plugged an old Ashdown MAG head and my old ABM 110 combo - they still sound magnificent but heavy!