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It can't hurt to try, if that doesn't imply things it is also worth checking that the ground wire is making contact (I had mine years ago so can't remember what the wiring was like but I would assume that like most basses there is a ground wire under the bridge) single coils are noisy but they shouldn't be unusably so.

I ordered an Artec but it seems it was dead on arrival, hopefully you have better luck than me. The preamp on the mezzo is pretty hot but I am sceptical that the pickup was too hot for the preamp as a I had a Seymour Duncan hot Spb2 in one a while back and no issues, I actually chose the SPB-2 to counter the mid scoop in the preamp and it was a great match and did exactly that.

Ok, I raised another return request and they have to agreed to replace the bass so fingers crossed 🤞

I've just taken delivery of a Mustang bass from them and there's a section of finish missing from part of the truss rod route, I thought about keeping it as it's a cosmetic blemish but every time I look at the bass it bugs me, especially on a brand new bass. Anyway I contacted them to request an exchange and they told me it's normal and within the manufacturers standards😡 I emailed them back and asked them to please arrange exchange or refund, fingers crossed but I am not impressed so far

Not wonky just slanted for warmer D and G 🤣

Hi I have owned a couple of Fender PJ Mustang basses in the past but foolishly moved them on due to gas making me want newer, shinier but not necessarily better things, I remember them being really solid basses, not sure what series of Mustang they were but were easy before the player 2 series. Anyway I am at the point where I would like another bass and want something a little nicer than the cheap £200 basses that I tend to end up buying (and then moving on a few months later), anyone here own a player 2 series Mustang bass? How are they? I really liked the Mustangs I played in the past and hoping these are as good Thanks

So..... What's the consensus on these now they have been out for a bit, are they rebadged Affinity's or are they there own thing?

I made a rookie error on my last gig, towards the end of the gig we got the ok from the venue for one more song, at the end of the song thinking that was the end of the set I took the cable out of the amp input, unexpectedly we then got the ok for another song. The rest of the band started playing,I start playing and there is nothing coming out of my amp, I glance at my pedal board as that is the usual suspect for most issues and then realise I haven't plugged my bass back in.

Also worth noting that GHS Boomers are on the stiffer side (although I am not sure what gauges they do for short scale), generally with short scale it is very much trial and error to find the best set

Yes this is assuming you are staying with the same brand and that one gauge up is available for short scale

You typically want to go up a gauge for short scale, going up 2 gauges will give you the same tension as long scale however you want to avoid that as the same tension on a shorter scale bass will feel stiffer.

Anyways I have had the bass tube screamer for a few days and I love it, work the gain about 11 o clock and the blend(mix) set to 9 o clock it nails that very slightly overdriven bass tone I was after and the bass knob compensates for any loss of low end. The band all said that my bass sounded great too.

Thanks, the Bass tube screamer arrived today but I may get a Spark booster anyway as they are fairly inexpensive and popular so I am intrigued.

Thanks for the replies So after giving it some thought I decided to go for a bass tube screamer, my thinking being that it was better to go for the one I wanted than you go through a few different pedals to settle on one that I liked. Starting to regret it now though. I could not find anywhere in the UK that had one in stock so I ordered from musicstore.com (formerly DV247) as I decided I was fine to wait the 3-4 days quoted. A week goes by and I speak to UPS who tell me the parcel is pending customs clearance, the person I speak to seems nice but clueless so I decide to email musicstore.com to see if they can investigate at there end to see if there is anything they can do( have dealt with ups loads in the past and it's very common for them to be missing documents and not bother to contact the sender to resolve) Musicstore emails me and tells me they cannot do anything to speed up delivery times, the next day I receive an email from another staff member at musicstore who says that the parcel is with ups and customs and they are speaking to ups to resolve. Ups emails me and asks me for a copy of the invoice which I email them, a few days pass and I email them to chase up and they again request the invoice despite me sending them this days ago so I send to them and tell them that I sent this to them already Emailed musicstore to tell them this and hoping that they will then put pressure on Ups to resolve this, 2 days passes and no response, is now today's date and I email both Ups and musicstore as it's now 2 weeks since I placed the order. Musicstore emails me and tells me that they cannot do anything to speed up the delivery. I know delays happen but I can't help but feel this has been handled pretty badly and had I known 3-4 days would turn out to mean 2+ weeks I would have looked at alternatives.

I swear by these straps, been using these for years and never had one fail me, keeps my bass locked in place https://www.daddario.com/products/accessories/straps/guitar-and-bass-straps/auto-lock/auto-lock-guitar-strap-black-padded-diamonds/

Look ok to me but I can understand wanting to get lower action. When it say the action is rubbish, what is stopping it from going lower? Is it fret buzz or are the saddles as low as they will go?

Hi In my quest for the best "always on" overdrive the bass tube screamer has come to my attention. As someone who always boosts a good 10db on my low and high mids I think this pedal could be a good fit however I hadn't to admit that when it comes to pedals I am a cheapskate and I just cannot bring myself to spend the £160 asking price, is there anything that sounds like a tube screamer for less money than this that doesn't lose low end ? Thanks

Don't do it, you know you will regret it later

Yes, what's the point of having a best bass and not using it, I know for me using my best bass makes me more confident which makes me play better.

Honestly you couldn't pay me enough to use the Seymour Duncan SPB-1, I had one and couldn't wait to get rid of it, LOTS of bass, no mids, not a great deal of treble. If I was playing dub reggae I would have loved it but in a rock setting (and by rock I mean classic rock not heavy rock) I got absolutely buried, the SPB-2 on the other hand is a fantastic pickup, not a great deal of treble but lots of mids, decent bass, when I had one I used to run one without a tone pot and got a great sound from it. Nowadays if I was looking at replacement pickups I would try and get one with as flat a response as possible and shape the tone with EQ but that's just my personal preference.

Sorry I should have responded to this thread, I looked into over the ear headphones but was having issues finding ones that were sufficiently non bulky and with good attenuation, in the end after some research I ended up buying a set of Shure iems that are due to arrive tomorrow, fingers crossed these work for me 🤞

Thanks for the replies, as it is presumably the tips that cause the sound attenuation is it really worth spending a lot on iem headphones or should I focus my money on getting a selection of tips? I have not used iems before so this is so completely new to me. At the moment am looking at the Shure SE215 and the Sennheiser IE 100 Pro, I briefly considered the Linsoul KZ ZS10's but I found a mention somewhere of them being mid scooped which is a big no no for me.

I'm looking at iems at the moment and is a bit overwhelming especially being a bit neurospicy, can you really get decent sound attenuation from a set of in ears? I was looking at a set of Shure SE215 and it says up to 37db of attenuation, I am sceptical but hoping I am wrong Also do you normally get a selection of different size tips? I am a little reluctant to fork out for iems only to find that they don't fit and are letting in a load of outside noise Thanks

Hi I will shortly be moving to using iems for gigs. As someone with tinnitus I use ear plugs to prevent any more hearing damage and would like a set of headphones that I can use that will attenuate the sound level of outside sounds to a similar level. Having had a look it looks like drummer headphones is the solution however I see that a lot of these are very bulky, is there anything that is low/low-ish profile that will protect my hearing? Thank you