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When I’m Dead & Gone - McGuinness Flint

2 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

I'm of the opinion the 90s look better than the humbuckers.

You are not alone, they look great. Definitely tones down the bling factor.

The Family and the Fishing Net - Peter Gabriel

1 hour ago, LukeFRC said:

So the lesson is - if I could play as well as @knicknack I could play through anything and still sound good?! 

It has to be said that the straight into the i/face sounds damn good.

I use a VTDI straight into my Phil Jones rig, sounds good to me and I’ve also had compliments from others. 
 

For my tastes and questionable hearing, the Bassrig 15 was the winner. The Linden into the Luce was pretty good too. Like krispn, I’m intrigued as to the mystery box, as it sounds pretty good too.

On 31/01/2026 at 23:43, Anotherfunkinbass said:

visiting Basschat on and off (mainly the for sale section)

You’ve already fitted right in. 👍

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies 

25 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Which one was that?

Just checked my topic history (I sold it separately some years ago) and it appears to have been a Hipshot HE6C - 3/8".

Touch Me I Flick - Mudhoney

White Line Fever - Motörhead 

That Smell - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Blowin’ Free - Wishbone Ash 

2 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Yeh, and guess which one I have been looking for, the only bass I want to drop tune!

I had this issue. However, I went with the one that Hipshot said would match, but required a slightly enlarged hole. I made the hole larger by just wrapping sandpaper around a cylindrical object (might have been a small, screwdriver handle) and rotating until the correct size was achieved. It didn’t take much. When I came to move the bass on, I replaced the D Tuner with the original tuner, suitably resized with tape (Hipshot recommend HVAC tape). It all went back together with no fuss.

29 minutes ago, AndWhy said:

Thanks all for your comments - I’ve just pulled the trigger! Time to find my screwdriver 😂 

 

best of luck with your hunt @Woodinblack! 

Good work, you won’t regret it. I’ve been using D Tuners for over 20 years, brilliant things. Once they’re set up up, they’re really accurate. That said, don’t be surprised that, after using it on a song, you find that your bass lines on the E string sound off because you’ve forgotten to set it back to standard, but maybe that’s just me .

Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill 

14 hours ago, Vague consensus said:

Thank you all for your replies, it really is appreciated

 

Pleased to say I went with a Lakland Skyline 44.02

 

I felt this is the one to start my journey with and keep me motivated to overcome the inevitable setbacks 

Solid choice, but quite a jump in budget. However, that’s one you could hang on to indefinitely, a proper quality bass that (I had a 55-02 a few years back).
 

Right then, time to break out BC’s favourite emoji…

Operation: Mindcrime - Queensrÿche

I like the colour, with its subtle sheen

Nine Lives - Aerosmith 

Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & The Blockheads

ICE ICE Baby - Vanilla Ice 

47 minutes ago, prowla said:

I don't understand how you can separate the quality of the music from the quality of the reproduction.

Content vs sound quality I guess, subject to one’s musical preferences of course. For instance, I’ll listen to, let’s say John Mayer, on a crappy set of PC speakers and enjoy it. Whereas, I don’t care how good a system is, someone I don’t like (the list is extensive) will always going to have me each reaching for the off switch, despite the pristine reproduction.

1 hour ago, xgsjx said:

To me, the point of vinyl is as much the physical side as the audible side. 
It’s the interaction of reading and admiring the art on the sleeve, taking the record out of its sleeve and placing it on the platter, turning it on and placing the needle, then sitting and listening to the first side, then you get to do most of that again to listen to the other side. 

Very much this and I think it is down to size of the format. This is what I miss about vinyl. Poring over the artwork of some albums, especially gatefolds, and finding some small detail that you’d missed before (difficult with cassette or CD, as they’re so much smaller) is something you can’t replicate without that 12” size.

Regarding sound quality, I had a conversation, many years ago, with a colleague about hifi gear. We came to the conclusion that non musicians were more likely to spend more money on their setups, compared to those who played an instrument. Players being more concerned about the quality of the music, rather than the quality of the reproduction, that and the likelihood of many musicians to have impaired hearing anyway.

Life's A Gas - T. Rex