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Good playing and it sounds fine to me. It's just one of those busy numbers that some people like. I'm not really a fan of this style, I prefer more laid back playing but what this guy's doing this works in the context of this number.

Jim Reeves or Jason Aldean? Also, there are a lot of 5 string basses in Country these days.

Old country or modern country? They're not the same. Plough through the many YouTube vids of Michael Rhodes and you'll find that country bass these days is full of Laklands, Jazzes, Exotic and Sadowsky basses. You do not want a dead thud of a bass sound any more.

Like most of the Blues guys BB signed away the copyright to his songs years ago, but he wrote some great lines. "The only one who loves me is my mother, and she could be jiving me too." "I gave you a 3 course dinner. You said, Thanks for the snack. I gave you 7 children and now you want to give them back."

The only songs I hate to play are the ones that the band can't do justice to, or numbers the audience hates. I'll enjoy anything the audience likes and we can play well. Word Up not a good song? You're listening to the wrong version. Try it by Cameo.

Unhappy news, but sadly not unexpected. Saw BB many times in the 80's and 90's. What a great band; Russell B Jackson and then Michael Doster on bass. Some of my favourite BB King moments were the first time I heard him, on Blues Is King (what an eye opener that was in 1967), the Blues Summit (that's what a bass should sound like) and Deuces Wild (with Pino) CD's, the classic numbers he recorded with the Crusaders and the live albums he made with Bobby Bland.

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1431595559' post='2772875'] Has anyone else experienced this on/off love for the Precision? [/quote] No. I bought mine when I was 19 (I'm old and grey) and still have it. Even when I played other basses I've never considered selling this bass.

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1431421792' post='2771025'] Personally I find that these "Tall/hanger" style stands get in the way too much on a tight stage. [/quote] On a tight stage I don't use the stand at all. I keep the bass in the gig bag when it's not being played.

You've got 2 things to decide. You don't want to sell the 78. . . . . so don't. You need the 2010 to sound better so focus on making that happen. New pickups and maybe pots/cap would transform this bass. Then, when you haven't played the 78 for a long time, you you can decide to sell it without any pangs.

Very smooth action.

I used the Ultimate Support GS-1000 with my 5 string Wal Mk3 Custom and now use it with a 5 string Lakland, which has a very wide neck. The basses are supported hanging from the headstock with no problem. If this one broke I'd buy another. Well, I did. . . . I have 2.

I was also at GAK in Brighton. NE is one of my favourite players. He chatted, recounted stories, played, sang and answered all the questions. Where is he this time?

I know a great drum tutor in New Malden. Do they really have to be a she?

After all the problems and breakdowns they suffered, I wouldn't buy a second hand PF500. The new ones are supposed to be OK now.

+1 Make the 2010 bass sound better.

2 Super Compacts weigh just about as much as the CN212 so unless you carry 1 cab per trip the weight isn't a real game changer. The SC's will sound great, so IMO you've got to use the cab(s) that sounds the best.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1431246065' post='2769061'] Also worth considering the Ultimate Bass Stand. Nice and sturdy. I've had mine for years. [/quote] Great stand. Fewer moving parts. I've got 2.

The placement is more important in a single pickup bass or passive basses. Hence the Precision being so unique and the difference in tone between 60's and 70's Jazzes. Pickup placement is less important in a 2 or more pickup bass or an active bass because of the additional EQ available. The sound from these basses is more flexible, with more dynamics, and not dependent on the position of the pickups. I love them all, particularly the Precision.

Sorry but 1 finger per fret is an "old wives tale". 1 2 4 is a better fretting hand style because it entails less stretching on the lower notes. I wouldn't use 1 finger per fret until I was much higher up the neck.

I start with mine running at 3/4 level. If the sound guys want more or less I'll oblige, but usually they are happy with that. PS I run the volume on my passive bass full up but low on my active bass. I adjust the master volume on the amp.

I assume that you have lights fitted to the music stand when you're in the pit? I'd get another one of those to angle more towards the bass. Then you can see the whole thing rather than a bunch of disjointed lights bobbing around in the dark.

I put Duracell in my Lakland. I usually have the Lakland volume low and the volume on the amp high. A battery lasts over a year.

It seems I've led a very sheltered life. I've never owned a pedal or used an effect in my life and, fortunately, I guess, I've never played in a band that wanted that from me. My "vanilla" sounding bass seems to be enough. I play Don't Stop Believing straight. Doesn't seem to be missing anything to me. Generally bands who do use effects on bass are not the ones that I'd listen to but I do like Travis Carlton's use of effects when he's soloing.

I got into RG late in the day. But since then I've been amazed at the bass gems hiding in plain sight on ABBA records. Sad news, indeed.

Your amp can run 1 8 ohm cab (@ approx 300 watts), or 2 8 ohm cabs (@ 600 watts split evenly between them), or 1 4 ohm cab (@ 600 watts going to it). There are no "sides". It is 1 amp of 600 watts at 4 ohms. These totals are "maximum" ratings and you probably wouldn't get near to them in real life. http://www.traceelliot.com/bassamps/?item=116929