PaulThePlug

FINALLY got Thea back.  Collected her at 10 this morning. 

Fast asleep on her bed.

Does anyone know what brand of strings Ibanez put on their SR305's? Only asking so I don't make the mistake of buying any - played for an hour on Sunday and now totally dead.

Anyone here use short or medium scale Rotosound swing bass? Just put a set on my Hofner and the E string has some really weird overtones, wondering if these die down once the strings break in.

Well I think I scooped todays local bargain - Brand new Gear4Music Acoustic bass (not half bad after a bit of fettling), TFI gig back and best of all 2 x brand new packs of unopened Dunlop strings in my usual gauge…all for the princely sum of £50 and a 45 minute drive 😁😁😁😁

And another amplug bites the dust, honestly even for the relatively modest price they go for the build quality is shocking, another case of £5 build quality on a £40 device

Hello, I’ve been playing and teaching bass for 37 years. I have an old headless Status bass in metallic cream with a bolt on graphite neck and a Nanyo Bass Collection fretless in cherry red wood grain. My amps are a Line 6 LD300 Pro which is a bit temperamental but it’s loud and doesn’t fart which is ideal for gigs if I ever do one again. I have got a bit fed up of trying to hold a band together long enough to play bass in public so I also have a Roland Microcube Bass RX which zI plan to use for busking on my own. It’s loud enough for that and battery powered. I don’t drive as an visually impaired. I’m also Autistic so quite happy on my own as I’m socially awkward. I absolutely love bass guitar. I like all styles of music. I learned trumpet at school and taught myself piano and drums (not properly). Bass is what I think I do best and practicing and improving gives me great satisfaction. That feeling of something becoming easier and second nature through dedicated practice still excites me and there’s always more to learn. My main influences musically are probably a bit stereotypical but Steve Harris, Stanley Clark and Jaco Pastorius are amount them along with Michael Manring who I’d never heard till last week (wow). If you’re still reading at this point, thank you 🙂

Oh man another bass with issues😡 .  Frets are tarnished, I gave them a vigorous wiping with a damp cloth to see if it would come off and no joy, I am reluctant to order the 1200 grit and start working on the frets on a new bass in case I bodge it