Downunderwonder

They really should have called it anything other than that oxymoron. The Precision was so named because it was a bass with frets for precise intonation.

Those comedians might not have his level of commercial success either.

You would actually do well to downsize the tops and keep running a good sub which you can put next to a wall for a handy bump.

I wouldn't abuse a nice level like that. Aluminum 'creeps' under load too.

It's not a practice amp's job to give you bottom end jollies. 20w is fine. The trick is to not overload the input on your amp and then turn up the master output to get some volume. Don't be shy to turn the input down some more and turn up the output. My 6'' speakered practice amp can just keep up with one saxophone. I forget how many watts are inside, 15 or 20 probably. I wouldn't spend good money on a practice amp. Better to get a small used rig that can do gigs.

Probably goes along with everyone being familiar with the ''no Ric'' rule. Hopefully the chancers keep their ''tributes'' under their beds once Rics appear for sale.

Without an agreed legal definition with Rickenbacker there can't be a line drawn by BC between allowable tributes and copies. Rickenbacker declined to play ball last time around. Expectations are non existent for them to provide a tribute guideline, or allow a reasonable timeframe for taking down infringing items. If you think it might be mistaken for a Rick after ten pints, it's probably not going to fly. There won't be any discussion, it will be gone.

That's how I guess the enforcement will operate. Looks like a duck, it's a duck, next, has a bill and feathers, it's a duck, next, has beady eyes waddles and begs for scraps, duck!

If you don't read Site News or the For Sale stickies you may well have missed the grand experiment announcement. By popular demand, original Rickenbacker product may again be traded. No copy stuff! Copy stuff will be summarily deleted but if detected by the new King Rick may result in further legal nastiness and no more Rickenbacker trading forever.

My mentor had a slightly later model which was 300w mono, when it was working. He gave it away and I haven't seen it or another since. Most of that 80's gear is getting dusty on shelves in garages or gone to landfill by now.

P basses are indeed a fairly hot output for being passive. No harm in backing off either the amp input gain control or the bass output.

There's a choice of Elf 110 combo, or Elf with Barefaced 10, £400 on the classifieds.

Your chances to find out for yourself just improved. Rickenbacker original equipment is now allowed to be traded on BC!!!! ( Copies still verboten )

I was at a late afternoon pub gig, sparse attendance. Guitarist B.V and singer GF. Every tune guitar boy was retuning his guitar by playing chords of the next number and never really getting it too great before kicking off. I had a fair idea what might be going on so on their break I collared him and got him to play just the octave. Yup. So I taught him how to intonate his guitar with the aid of a screwdriver borrowed from the barman. GF was well pleased.

I know you are correct because every used bass I ever bought came with lousy intonation. Some way off at 7th fret!

I may have misread the edit that appears to be days old, or it was ninja edited, but all is in order.

The sticky in basses for sale still has #8 No Rickenbackers. If I was you I would continue to ban the copies.

The advertisers won't be well pleased. This is the end of all tonewood threads forever.

I do that. It's how I figured out where the problem was with hitting the pedal note with the plucking finger that just landed on it from plucking the last note. Generally I don't concern myself with which finger I am using to pluck each note. 4/4 100bpm semiquaver isn't fast! It's just this line needs a steady 1 2 pluck to stay on track.

The tendency is to utilise the downbeat downstroking finger to also tag the following pedal note. Bzzzz, tripped up.

Ironically, if you're being literal it may have been a valid attempt! You could make a very good Faraday cage out of a sieve.

The reason it took a turn to FRFR is a small coloured amp that isn't mic'd into your Gazillion W PA will be providing misleading info to you on stage.

Can't take anything seriously if that's what you're selling.

Either the bassist is a rebroadcast station or not. That is a binary thing not a mystery.