chris_b

. . . . being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November. Always nice when the bass player gets some recognition.

Out of interest. . . . what's the weight?

Between the 70's and the mid 80's I used Fender, Ampeg and Peavey 15" cabs. Then 20 years of EV15's in Dynacord and Mesa Boogie cabs (IMO the best of the lot). But with the advent of "properly" designed 12" cabs I don't see the need for anything larger.

I didn't regret selling any bass. Some were good basses, and some weren't, but they were all sold because they were replaced by something better.

Mmm . . . that PJ5 looks amazing.

Jeff Berlin is a fantastic musician and player, but I thought the tone in the earlier video was terrible. All fart and no substance. I have a cheap Cort Jazz which looks good, plays well and only weighs 7lbs. Unfortunately it sounds very average. You can tell where the savings were made. Now I'm running it through a Sadowsky Preamp pedal it's sounding much better.

Maybe, I have no experience with EMG's but the EQ in this pedal is very strong and my marginally-OK-at-best Cort pickups are 90% the way to sounding like full blown Sadowsky pickups.

I had the same dilemma. Do I spend £400 improving the sound of a £200 bass My lightbulb moment was to buy a Sadowsky preamp for £50 (other preamp pedals are available). This has improved the tone 1000%.

Many good suggestions here. I also have an AG700 which is a fantastic amp, and very clean and uncoloured, but seems to me that they designed the TH500 to be on the same wave length as the Precision bass. It enhances the Precision-ness of the bass perfectly.

For a PJ I'd recommend you listen to an Aguilar TH500. I've been using mine with a PJ5, with flats, for over 10 years. They enhance the Precision format, warm, full, well defined and, from a whisper to flat out, sound great!

I had Bergantino 112 and 210 cabs and the 210 didn't have feet on the right surface to stack with the 112. I didn't want to drill holes in those cabs so bought a set of feet from Maplins and placed them between the cabs. A good solution that didn't require woodworking tools or damage to the cabs.

The TI's on my PJ5 are nearly 10 years old. Still sound fantastic. They'll see me out. I also have a Jazz with 12 year old GHS flats, still going strong. I also put a lump of foam under the strings, of each bass, to take off some of that top end!

Mono Vertigo M80 gig bags are the best, but more than you want to spend.

I am a Fender fan, but they said nothing that would make me reach for my bank card.

Sad news.

I don't need a pedal to start a number in the wrong key!!! On Sunday I managed to hear Bm instead of Dm!!

It's fun going back and hearing your younger self and realising what kind of player you were then. When we had a 25 years reunion of our R&B/boogie band we got the tapes out, and discovered none of us could play that fast anymore!!

Hi Dave,I've been working out for a couple of years, focusing on strengthening my core. I still have limits to what I can lift and carry, but it does help. I feel much better and am more agile than I've been for years. Good luck with your exercise plan.

If it's a rehearsal. . . . what are you trying to prove. . . . sit down!!

We put no pressure on anyone. They can do what they want to do and sometimes our band leader will make suggestions, which they are free to ignore. We see people starting as nervous wrecks and gaining confidence month by month. Then you see those same people coming back with others they've met, at the same stage of development, and playing as a band. Sometimes they are good sometimes they are not, but several youngsters have gone on to be professional musicians.

How so? Is the action too high? Do you bend the strings a lot?

If someone wants to do a solo spot at our jam night they are allowed. Duos get on as well. At one point we had a guy singing an unaccompanied sea shanty! Then he recited a poem. It wasn't good, but if you ask you get your shot.

At a jam a few years back, before the smoking ban, a friend was up using my back line. I usually go to the stage, between bass players, to help with the lead, EQ, tuning pedal etc. So I walked up to the amp to find a lighted cigarette on the side of the cab! It hadn't burned down far enough to cause any damage, but that’s what you can get when other people, even friends, use your gear!!!

Do you have Dunlop Strap locks fitted? They can extend the balance point an inch or two. That might be enough to correct the neck dive.

If Nathan East dropped in I would ask one of the jammers if he could borrow their bass. . . . cos he wouldn't be playing mine! It's the rule, it's in all the advertising, and, so far, everyone has been happy to abide by the rule.