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A couple of years ago, I bought a really cheap Laney Richter rig. 1x15 combo and a matching 4x10 just to leave at our rehearsal studio. Had no interest in the 4x10 so sold it to a friend for 40€ He never used it and last week, I agreed to have it back to stick in my home studio, probably to sit on whilst playing. Plugged in my spare head (an LM2) to make sure it still worked, and cannot believe how great this thing sounds. Really tight and precise, nearly hi-fi tone. Fab lows and mids. It's really compact for a 4x10 and I'm sure that has something to do with it. These go for pennies on ebay . If you come across one, it's worth trying out. I know its all subjective, but it sounds better than my GB cabs, the Markbass cabs I had, and a Berg I tried last week. Trouble is, it's not Neo weight 😂

I'm not sure if this will be helpful or not in resolving the concerns of the OP but I have some butter that tastes like a Jazz bass.

Wife and I went to Ireland quite a few years back and ended up one lunchtime having a snack in a little pub. Up on the wall was an A4 sheet of ordinary paper, inscribed in messy felt tip, advertising Noel Redding was playing there on the Friday. Seemed to really hi-light how unlucky he'd been after the Experience split. Still, he got to go down in history, and 99.999999% of us won't.

The Steve Morse band. I can listen to every album, back to back, no track skipping.

Initially, how you get on, will be down to whether you're used to a B string. If you're not, then the mistaking it for an E string will soon pass😂 You may then, find yourself wondering how you ever did without one. Thetop C, if you're not really into soloing, will still allow you to explore some great chord work. Loadsa fun Personally, I love a sixer but have to stick to narrow string spacing.

I'm in France. I'll post the pics on FB to muso friends and see if I can get an ad on Zikinf. Its a French muso site that also has a huge s/h gear section. Good luck. Now being shared on FB amongst the French musos and also on Zikinf.

Never gig on NYE as we always throw a party. However, as there's always a good ten or so musos among the guests, I always set up some gear in the corner.

None of that, he's he singer's husband😂

I take it all back about the guitarist not having spare strings after I turned up for tonight's gig. Post should have read What sort of roadie forgets the f*#$&*g mixing desk!! 😂 I'm not joking either.

Queen, Hammersmith 1975. The Birds, Hornsey wood tavern 1967(ish)

Luxury, we used to live in an old Behringer 4x12 on the pavement.

Great idea. "Notable deaths" does it for me?

Actually, you're probably not far wrong there.

A Strat. 83 USA.

Went to see a mate's band last night. Four piece that included two full time musicians. The guitarist (one of the two) breaks a top E. Finishes the number and announces a 5 min break as it's his only guitar. Second guitarist starts a number that he will sing to keep things going whilst the other searches his case, accessories bag, his jacket, other guitarist's case, bag of bits, his jacket, the bass player's case and bag only to find, there are no spare E strings. Finished the evening on a borrowed guitar. Nothing like being prepared is there??

Yeah, well aware of Lee Vasey as we've spent a lot of time in Norfolk. Didn't know he was a cousin though.

Isn't his real name Royston Vasey?

The one that surprises me is Kenny Lynch. He must be about 80

Exactly this. We have a set list, but the singer tends to read the crowd as we go along and make changes as we need them. Last gig we did found 90% of the audience line dancing to Miss you, by the Stones. I think we extended the song to nearly 10 minutes. They loved it. So, if need be, do what you have to do, to make it work for that audience.

5 string 75% of the time, 6 the rest. Have a nice 4 string but only rarely play it, mainly out of guilt when it looks sadly down at me from the wall as I leave for a gig.

I recently bought a back up head on here as my main amp is a GB Shuttle 6.0 and I wanted something sans tube. Last night was a good opportunity to try it out at length so despite having set up the Shuttle combo, I set up a second rig with this Mark bass LM2 and the other GB 1x12 cab. Achieved my usual sound and played the gig. Guitarist says to me afterwards how much better and focussed my sound was. Just goes to show, what I thought was exactly the same, was totally different. Same cab, same bass, just the head, but to me, set up with my usual sound. Not sure how this equates to the OPs point other than my hearing is probably shot?

Great gig. It was a Beaujolais nouveau night with food. Wasn't expecting much tbh as the food element usually dictates that people are sitting / timing etc. However, crowd of 150 oldies like me, seriously up for it. They even made us do Highway to hell in memory of Malcolm as a last number? Great night, and good money and food (Beaujolais decidedly average though)

For me, anyone that supplies what the song requires. Current drummer is a lovely guy, good friend, brilliant sense of humour (for a frog) and reliable. He's not the best drummer I've played with by far but, he's flexible. All these lists add up to the same thing. Anyone I enjoy playing, and being with.

Never play NYE. We always throw a huge party and it's more fun to be with family and friends. I'd turn it down even if it was 500€ each. I'm not indispensable so they could get a dep in if the band wanted to do it.

Wow, the "bassiest" of bassists. How much more bassiest can you get? None, none more bassiest.