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If I had the cash, I'd probably go for a Tech21 VT500, and a good 2x10, or a Helix, or something else. Bass-wise, it'd be a 4003 and/or T'bird with a wide neck. Unfortunately, I'm skint.

Blindfolded, I bet you could. Over the years, I've owned & played many a bass, from cheap to expensive, J bass width nuts to P bass width nuts, and a few in between. For me, a wider nut feels far more comfortable. Even though I've owned J & J style basses in the past, I sold my last J because it just didn't feel comfortable to play.

Agree with The Greek, practice parts of the song individually and try to get them up to tempo, rather than the whole song. When you've either sussed a section (or got it a bit quicker than it was), move on to another section and so on. Then when you're comfortable with it play a couple of sections together and build up to the whole song. Don't rush it, and more importantly, don't overdo it either. Take say 5-15 minutes or so on one part, have a wee break, move on to the next part for another 5-15 minutes or so. Put the parts together and go over them for another 5-15 minutes. Build slowly.

Odd or not, it's good to see. And young people, being disenfranchised by some sort of dystopian future??? Nah... wouldn't resonate with them at all.....

I guess an e-cig just doesn't have that rock'n'roll cache does it? Though you could save a fortune on smoke machines.

Check out the FRFR threads in both the Amps & Cabs section & the Effects section.

The band on the Voice are probably the only reason to watch it. My kids tell me that David Tench is on keyboards, and the Band Leader (apparently he's on a CBBC singing competition type programme - Got What It Takes).

Thankfully, Ashdown are one of the few manufacturer's that print the power outputs in the Tech Specs part of the manual. Though I agree with stingrayPete, and would say 300-350w into an 8 Ohm cab.

No experience, but the name did pop up on "that other site" the other day, so I had a look on their website. The "Short Horn" design would appear to be a cross between a Wal and a Shergold (to my eyes at least). He does a "Long Horn" too.

You forgot Ed... The last "great" Brits performance in my book was in 1992. The KLF & ENT, 3am Eternal.

Didn't he use a StingRay for a while as well as the P basses.

Didn't he use the Marshall VBA rig for some time? That, and the infamous Ric 4005 semi.

Have you had a look at any of the Vintage range by JHS? They do have a good reputation, and are relatively inexpensive. If you found the Strat had a "weedy" sound, then is going for a Tele a good idea? Not that they're weak & weedy, but the fact that you have only 2 single coils to play with, rather than three. I had one of the "Custom II" Tele's for a while, with 2 P90's in it. Sounded warmer than a standard Tele, but I didn't get on with it. Part-exed it for a PRS SE Singlecut with P90's. Have you considered a twin humbucker guitar? You'll get a fatter sound from that, as well as a slightly shorter scale than a Tele (bit easier to handle)

Those sachets are excellent. Normally you'd just chuck them out, but you need to leave at least one or two in your case. They'll absorb any residue moisture from the strings, and generally keep the atmosphere in the case reasonable for the bass (or guitar). I also keep a bar towel in my case, handy for wiping any excess sweat or anything off the bass (or guitar), and also stops the bass moving around in the case (if it's an after market case).

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Bonjour Romain

Greetings.

Or utilise the allan key that you use for the truss rod (in a similar way to headless bridges I suppose).

Here you go. The third one has them as well now.

They obviously need the £90,000 prize money.

Yes, I was bored at work & mucking about with my touchscreen phone. Mildly annoying, but I'm not about to stop playing bass just to improve my touch screen performance!

Anyone else having issues with their touch screen devices? I can't seem to be able to use my fingertips on touch screens anymore. Have to use the side of my finger, which makes for some interesting spellings! 😃