Twigman

Looking at the itinerary for our next gig in Rotterdam on 18th may we have 2 hours scheduled for load in and soundcheck. I can't imagine ever doing a gig with just a linecheck but then I suppose I'm playing a different kind of venue.

Headlining - It's in Rotterdam https://www.rotterdam.info/en/visit/finder-events/wavefest-xii-sad-lovers-giants-la-bande-son-imaginaire-more

Do you count Squier and Epiphone as cheap copiers? Where would you draw the line?

By lightweight flightcase I mean something akin to the SKB iSeries - Almost all my gigs are fly aways - SKB iSeries cases are much lighter than my traditional plywood and metal angle flightcases (and have wheels as a bonus) - this is important for airline baggage allowances. I use an SKB iSeries for my EBMM Sterling and my Precisions - I believe they're not wide enough for a Schecter Corsair bass.

I quite fancy a Schecter Corsair bass but my inability to find a suitable proper lightweight flightcase that would fit it put me off. Even Schecter couldn't point me in the right direction.

The blurb describes it as a 6 string

In my opinion ANY backing track is too much. We don't even use a click live.

I had a Kay Pbass - I blame it for my current back problems. 45 years later my back has still not recovered. Mine went to the council tip.

I never get the 'Air Miles' - they're always earned by the promotor who books and pays for the tickets. I just turn up and fly.

Almost all my gigs are fly aways so I have little choice as the bass is always hold luggage - I have yet to experience an airline that allows them to be carry on or even checked at the gate! I have a couple of SKB iSeries hard cases which I couldn't gig without. What makes them special is that they have wheels! It makes dragging one's bass through airports so much easier.

For many years I played a Squier JV P - cost £129 (new) in 1983/4 I was never happy with it. I built a few of basses from parts but was never happy with them either. In 2016 I took the plunge and spent £1475 on a EBMM Sterling 4HH - unseen factory order that took 6 months to arrive. It is far and away the most comfortable bass to play that I have ever owned - and it's quite versatile in its tone too. I absolutely love it. It totally killed my GAS. I recently enquired of the EBMM factory what it would cost to have an identical bass made - they quoted $2,799 ex works - so plus shipping, import duties if any and +UK VAT - so likely to end up the wrong side of £3k. I passed. I wish I'd spent the money sooner when I consider how much I wasted pursuing my 'ideal bass' through building one (make that 3).

Whatever happened to Westone? A school friend of mine had one - it was the first bass I played - i really wanted a Thunder 1A but I couldn't afford one.

How do you do that? I can't find any option to delete in 'My Attachments'

I'm not sure whether I ever met him IRL - I think I did. It's always sad when things like this happen. I'm always a bit clumsy with my words in these situations. RIP Nick

Yeah - it looked different to me for a minute or so then went back to the way it looked before.

Either that or my PC is doing weird things.

Adam Clayton? myriad Fenders and Warwicks

I always ask the lighting guy to never have total darkness on stage. Since I started making this request I’ve not had a problem,

The first song I tried to play was Black Dog by Led Zeppellin - I probably aimed too high for a starter but I did learn the main riff. The first song I played all the way through was a song I wrote myself called The Tree. it was far simpler.

?? I find by ear is best.

Have you tried emailing Ernie Ball? I'm a huge fan of the EBMM Sterling, having a 4HH with a matching headstock. Anyway - it seems they've stopped making the Sterling and it's not available via the customisation tool either. I was curious as to whether I could get myself another Sterling 4HH to my specs so I emailed them. I got a quote about 4 days later for an ex-works price for what I had specified. Once I added shipping and import taxes and fees we were looking at north of £3.5k! - a bit rich for me but they did quote and would do it. Perhaps they'd do the same for a Bongo special.

My Squier JV62P has cloth wiring

The underside:

After my new PSU arrived I integrated my Shure wireless receiver, replacing the old tuner. My simple board:

It has arrived!