Steve Browning

Of course this means your 1968 Telecaster bass is now, in reality, a 1951 Precision.

Sounds a bit like like some bizarre, irrational bargaining stance.

Pbass - volume control at willy height (not the end obviously ;-))

The serial number belongs to a US 2009/10 guitar. Pictures would suggest a genuine one would have the smaller headstock and not the larger 70s version. But see page 46 - https://guitar-compare.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Fender-2011-Catalog-Pricelist.pdf

Reminds me of the time I was playing a festival and being broadcast on tv. I approached the amp, plugged in and switched. whereupon it went through some sort of demo-type mode of flickering lights etc and left me wondering how the hell it worked. It was some kind of Peavey and I was just glad to get a noise out of it by the time the drummer counted us in!

You've got a solo?

Have you lot forgotten Nick Beggs?

I do think there is a valid question in there. You could look at the work Cliff Williams does in AC/DC, Tommy Shannon with SRV and a host of other 'anchors' and wonder if the band would have been so good if they'd been John Entwistle or some other pointless noodler.

You could but I would think the person wanting to use your cab would be responsible. You'll have the right cables yourself.

I get the bring your own amp thing (although I tend to know my eq settings and would just take a picture on my phone otherwise) but there are still possible mismatches between speakon and jack input/outputs on bass gear. The other guy turns up with a jack out into your speakon input and you're intercoursed.

I would have to wonder what anyone could do to something as robust as an SVT when it's static on a stage. Drinks on top maybe? Otherwise I would expect the amp to handle anything that got thrown at it. Not that I'm any kind of expert!

I confess I never have a problem with this. I present the other bass player with a cable with a silent jack and they can let loose. They are not going to damage my rig without having deafened themselves first. I did, once, suggest a cut in volume, but that was for the balance rather than any fear of damage.

When Barefaced first emerged I toyed with the idea of a Dubster and a regular 2x15. At that time, the cost was prohibitive. Still would be. 😞

Interesting read. I owned the white '62 Precision that was sold by Christies, buying it from JE via the Bass Centre. It was my spare in the Pretty Things days and I had it refinished black. It was obviously refinished again, to match the JE colour. I hope the new owner was aware it wasn't the JE refin they bought.

One 18? Get a pair!!

Looks wonderful and will sound every bit as good as it looks. I only wish I was closer to you so I could lend you a TT so you could get the full experience now.

I play fretted and fretless on a gig (the fretless does 3 numbers). I take a spare fretted bass, so I take 3. If I know space is tight, I just take one of each. I've not needed a spare on a pub gig but did need my spare at a reasonably sized gig (2,000 seater) when an old machine head broke, as I tuned up in the dressing room. The only time I've actually needed it but only lack of space stops me always having a spare available.

I am not a member but would the MU have a view on a venue that treated musicians so recklessly?

That could lead you down a path linked to his nickname!!

Of course it's an impossible answer. There may have been players from a time before recorded music (wasn't Paganini a guitarist, too?). There is the development of light strings and the plain 3rd. All sorts of innovations that previous exponents didn't have available. I have different players for different styles. Peter Green, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Mick Green, Zal Cleminson to name a handful who were distinctive and phenomenal in ways each other wasn't.

There is way more stuff than simply Barefaced. Most manufacturers do lightweight gear. Do you have a budget?

This in Thomann. Don't forget, you still have access to the EU. Price is with VAT and free delivery. https://www.thomann.de/ie/hartke_hd500.htm

Maybe it's worth pressing you on your preference for something new? You would do far better 2nd hand and you could get your money back if/when you want to upgrade.

I suspect the notion is that Andy has a proven track record in this area and can give an opinion that carries more weight. Stewart, on the ClearTone site certainly has strong views on such matters.

I can see your point but the singer is not interpreting the aria in the same way as one of the other culprits you mention. Certainly I am more Gilmour than Malmsteen in my preference.