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Approx... but pretty close. (Cost of item + shipping) + 25%

Sadly not an official RW.

Nice. What have you got in the way of tone shaping between your bass and the floor monitor?

Just a small thing but we do a sound check with guitarist/vocalist listening out front with radio gear listening to the overall band mix (sans vocals), then I go out front (radio gear) to set the balance of vocals + band with him singing. We also always check the same song so we know it has a mix of guitar sounds et al.

One other consideration which you may well have already done if you've been gigging is to start your initial set up with all of the EQs 'flat'. I've seen people step up to an unfamiliar desk/PA and start setting EQs based on what 'their' system generally has set... before anyone blats a drum, plays a note or sings a line! Once you have a basic set up you generally will just tweak for venues, so long as everyone uses the same gear with the same settings etc (bass drum mic always in the same place).

I'm sure others more versed in the best way to convey the order and setting will contribute but I'll throw these observation in. Have as much power 'in reserve' as you can, generally called head-room. This doesn't have to mean that you haven't pushed the master fader all of the way up, it can be headroom in various stages of your equipment. Do NOT allow band mates to back off on the volume they are sound checking at; guitarists dialling back the guitar volume, drummers not putting in the energy that they will when they start. If they sound check at one setting then up it for the gig you have wasted your time setting anything! Position your speakers appropriately (I'm sure this will be covered). I'll likely think of more.

Personally I feel the polar opposite; I've been screwed over several times and lost goods and money due to paypal's system/decisions... so it has gone wrong! I sold something to someone (not BC) and they claimed via paypal that the goods were broken/faulty on arrival. Goods were returned to me and they got a full refund... only the returned goods weren't the ones I sent and despite my photographic evidence showing different serial numbers they closed the case in the buyer's favour. I also sold an item and the buyer claimed not to have received the item, filed and got a refund. I provided proof of postage AND a signature on receipt but apparently it wasn't the recipients signature so I was left trying to claim from the courier who washed their hands of it as they had a signature from the person at the address it was delivered to. I've had several other disputes via ebay/paypal and it has been a right chew on to get resolution. Hey but we each make our own decisions and each to their own.

Yeah, we need to kick his backside but he gets the guitar parts great! 23-09-16 He's a whore.mp4

Quite correct and I should know better than to perpetrate that untruth but often it is easier for people to identify the types... but it is incorrect as you say.

One word... 'Heft'! Straight off I'll set out that I have owned (inc the Puma and a small version of the Genz) amps with digital power units, hybrid valve/class D, full valve, class A/B and I've never considered that any class D amp has delivered the authority of a good solid state amp. The Thunderfunk 550/750 will not give you 'overdrive/distortion', its focus is a good solid tone which it delivers in spades. If you are able to A/B them, I'd defo advise seeing if the core tone suits your taste but as for bringing anything extra, I don't think it will if you are happy with what you have.

Are you comparing active Sandbergs with passive Fenders? If so, I'd generally expect that even flat, an active bass has the potential to sound 'different'. Otherwise basses constructed in exactly the same way from the same materials will sound similar. Saying that I've found that body woods of Sandbergs are by and large lighter than Fenders (poss better seasoned) and iirc they are smaller than Fenders. Sandbergs also have a zero fret and better quality bridges (IMHO), which potentially alters the tone.

Doh! Really should have looked at the front of the bass for the knobs. Yep that doesn't look right; it didn't come with stacked pairs. Someone has done a tidy job. As it happens Warwick couldn't have helped you with that info, as it is after market. What brand is it on the board?

All correct except neck is Wenge (as is fingerboard). What makes you think it is aftermarket EQ? Looks like period correct MEC.

To be honest chuck a couple of photos up and there are several folk who'll tell you everything you need. I will say from the off that the email to Warwick 'sometimes' generates an answer that isn't always accurate... I've seen enough examples to challenge that every email is answered by HPW.

The letter stamp is the month: A=Jan B=Feb etc excluding the letter 'i'. The number following the letter is the sequential number of bass it is that month. The 2 digit number is the year. K148 87 = October 1987 the 148th bass that month There is the odd exception (Ltd Ed) which vary a little but they are easily read.

Legally/technically et al, if you get paid for doing a gig, it is employment and you 'should' be telling your insurance company and paying the premium. In reality... if it is the occasional gig and not your 'job', not many will be doing the above; especially as the excess premium will wipe out 10 gigs worth of money! If you were to have a bump and it was investigated that you were on the way to/from a gig you could have your insurance void. I suppose an individual has to do that risk assessment and decide for themselves. I know of no musician that declares they are a musician (if you know me I stand to be corrected) and I know a lot of them; likewise I don't know anyone who has ever had an accident while gigging... not to say it can't happen. I refer back to my first statement as the correct / legal answer.

GAS is a measure of what you 'want' not what you have. I may end up selling some basses to sate the CAS!

I found contentment in a couple of purchases this year (Sandberg & Marusz...)! Only problem is, I bought a 2012 Volve XC70 D3... I have serious GAS for a slightly newer D5 version! LOL

Search on BC for FRFR or any number of key words from your question and you'll find lots of similar and informed threads.

3 years old.

You know when those negative folk say 'Why have you got two basses when you can only play one at a time?'... wrong!

Cheat Trick's view from the stage... open act, day 1. Stormin' the Castle

I needn't have worried about learning a Toyah song... she just did a pub covers set and I knew all of those!

I'm playing at a bike rally weekend starting tomorrow and the headliner on Saturday is Toyah. I have been so tempted (OK I have) to learn a couple Toyah tunes OR Robert Fripp numbers just in case they suddenly needed a dep bassist... Has anyone done similar and it has come off?