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Nearly forgot this, got the Markbass MB58R 121 P Box in February. Very happy with it. Weighs close to feck all( imperial) and pairs well with the EBS Reidmar 502. Load-ins are much easier now.

Gigged the Elite precision on NYE very happy with that too.

Not so much with the Thomastik flatwounds , first time ever, I had an E string pop on me while fitting.

Start of the year got a Stingray 4HH and thought this would be THE bass to end all basses (based on my 4H, which is a magnificent thing) but just never felt anything for it. So offloaded it in trade for a Fender Elite Precision. So far the Elite is warming up nicely so fingers crossed. Amazing how expectations have been confounded by experience (yet again). At my age you’d think I’d know better 🫣 still learning ( which I’m told is better than the alternative😂)

Fair play to you! Looked like you made the most of a good time. Thanks for sharing the experience.

We used Band Mule for while, things haven’t ramped up enough for us to need anything other than WhatsApp for now.

https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/11/burke-shelley-frontman-with-welsh-rock-band-budgie-dies-aged-71

For Those I Love last Wednesday (brilliant), pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs last Saturday (loud) and John Grant  this coming Wednesday. A good mix of styles.

On 14/08/2013 at 12:38, Paulgm1 said:

From the look of it I would say a 1983 maple shaker filled with dried Alaska variety peas. From the markings I think it was manufactured in a California factory ( much better than the modern ones which are made in a Vietnam sweatshop

1 hour ago, Acebassmusic said:

The "sponge on a string" they use to make the mold goes in further than the actual plugs themselves. As @chris_bsays they're probably the main reason many of us can still gig and hear OK. Best value money I've ever spent on musical equipment!

+1 for this, not just for your own rehearsals and gigs. They make a big difference to attending gigs too. No ringing in the ears afterwards.

Used to be all pick( Dunlop 88s) now use mostly fingers with this as the pleck of choice when required

I got one of these and have been very happy with it. Full disclosure, I stuck flatwounds on it😉

And welcome to Basschat.

12 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

My goodness.. if that's how you feel, don't ever join a folk band. The lyrics to half of those tunes will give you nightmares.

Or Blues, stay well away from the Blues..

1 hour ago, NickD said:

Whereas I bought something with a lesser name for considerably less, because I'm not a snob and tone is in the fingers anyway.... or something.

I see what you’re saying there, but I’m also playing a totally different style of music to one that OP says he/she plays in much larger and smaller venues. I have another passive/aggressive point I’d like to make which I hope you will feel free to misinterpret so that we can add a minimum of five pages of back and forth which totally derails the thread. Hope that helps..

I have something totally different that I paid a lot more for and I’m really happy with it. You should get one of those instead.

I got a Sire U5 recently. Very happy with it.

Solo guitars have a Musicman like kit. Currently out of stock but here’s the link:

https://www.solomusicgear.com/product/solo-mm-style-diy-bass-guitar-kit-basswood-body-maple-neck/

Tort maybe?

18 hours ago, stewblack said:

very nearly bought one but needed food! 

Actually 16 quid. 6.70 postage... 

The great advantage over my other options is the volume controls to quickly and easily mix instrument and track. 

But is that worth 16 quid

Could be worse! I asked for a quote to ship to Dublin - £16, came to £27 total = GAS cured😎

Created a lot of earworms. Some great songs with great hooks beyond Stacy’s Mom. RIP

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco

had it for a year giving occasional half hearted listens but not really seeing what all the fuss was about, then stuck it in car and listened to it three times through and the rest is history.

Reckon Wilco are one of the best bands out there.

+1 for what Norm said. If that’s your amp then that’s the most cost effective answer to your perfectly reasonable question. It has an aux-in to connect to the music source of your choice (phone, cd player, mp3 player) and a headphone out ( might need a 1/4 in to 3.5mm adapter depending on your headphones)
I wanted something similar but with a bit more portability for moving from room to room.
In the end I got a Zoom B1 Four. It has aux in ( use a 3.5mm to 3.5 mm cable from the phone/mp3 player). Headphone out is via the output socket (my headphones have the 3.5mm jack so a 1/4 to 3.5mm adapter is needed). It can double as an effects pedal if you fancy trying those out. It also has a tuner and drum machine built in which are handy but not what you specified.

Recent convert from lurking and stalking threads related to amps and cabs to buying and loving. Having taken advantage of previous nad and ncd threads to help me decide how to replace my TC BG250-115mk1 I thought I’d share too. The Reidmar 502 sounds great with the Markbass 102HF. Lots of tonal variety available and plenty of spare volume headroom (that air won’t move itself..)

the only downside is that the improvement in quality from my old BG250-115mk1 means I can now hear the problems with my technique very clearly. Spent a few minutes wondering what the rhythmic clicking sound was until I realised it was my fingers tapping the pickup poles as I played. Hadn’t heard that before😔.
The new setup also highlights the difference between each bass guitar. The character of each bass is more apparent and range of tonal variety available just using each guitar’s controls is a bonus.

17 hours ago, SpondonBassed said:

We used to enjoy the Stop Making Sense film at the Ambassador cinema in Dublin as if it were a live gig.  EVERYONE was up out of their seats before the end of the first number.

That’s where I saw it too! 

Blues band- so it depends on the song. Some are riff specific so I try and stay close enough but look to add or maintain the swing/groove ( highly dependant on the drummer). Some bass lines are nothing like the original recorded version and it’s like playing an original. The great thing about playing the blues is there’s lots of freedom to either interpret or reproduce 🕺

Sam Lewis in Whelans, Dublin Great songs and funny, relaxed stage presence. Also really nice to chat to post gig. If you like John Prine then check out Sam if he’s playing near you.

+1 for the zoom b1 four.

 Easy enough to set up and, as Al said, there’s threads with patch ideas to help get you started ( though most of the patches are metal inclined). 
There’s also a software package ( Guitar Lab) that makes editing the patches and chain even easier.
There are a few boxes that were all ticked for me over the other choices that I looked at:

- price

- tuner

- drum machine

- battery life

- aux in

There’s also the opportunity to disappear down the rabbit hole of combining a massive array of amp/speaker/effect combinations 😎

For just noodling along without accompaniment I use the Behringer P2.