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Insurance is included up to about £300, more than that costs extra. Sent quite a few guitars south using ParcelForce, and have always been able to insure them without any problems.

Glad it wasn't just me who didn't like the Bass PODxt (especially after being so impressed with the guitar version). Think you'll be well impressed with the B3, I know I am.

Not that I'm aware of, but they do cover exposure times & levels where hearing protection should be worn / MUST be worn for the work environment, skills and knowledge that Construction Site managers have to use every day.

No.8, have you checked the bridge & tuner screws as well? Do you have the option to "lock" your bridge saddles (like the G&L saddle lock type thing - a grub screw in the bridge which pushes the saddles together)? Could be a number of things. Ezbass, good to hear from a Ric owner. I know mine's a Faker, but if they work on a Ric, they should work on my Faker.

So all the Environmental Science I learned on my degree course, and all the associated text books I used, were obviously a load of old tosh. All the CITB Health & Safety qualifications, courses & literature I use for work, and HAVE to renew every three years, are obviously tosh as well. It's not just "stuff I saw on Wikiedia".

As a resident of the "Highlands and Islands", it continually pi55e5 me off that all the major courier companies seem to believe that the UK mainland stops about 10 miles north of Perth, and the rest of the Highlands is an isolated backwater. The best courier to use for this part of the world is ParcelForce, love them or hate them, they're the best courier to use, and usually costs around £25 (depening on the level of insurance you get). I always use them if I'm sending instruments I've sold online. What gets my goat about the major courier companies, is that they all have depots nearby, they all have a fleet of vehicles, but they charge extra because they sub-contract all the deliveries and local collections to the local courier company.

The FBV is the Floor Board. I've used the guitar PODxt since they came out & love it for guitar. Wasn't overly impressed by the Bass version when I tried it, but if it's a good price, with the floor board, it's worth a punt. The thing with the POD, as with any Multi-FX, is to work on your basic sound first before adding effects (as you would with an amp), and maybe group your patches closely for the various songs / set list. IIRC, the HD500 is geared more towards the guitar than bass. If it was the PODx3 on offer, then go for it, as that has guitar, bass and acoustic models in the one package.

Has anyone had any experience of fitting a Hipshot D-Tuner to their bass? I recently tried out for a local covers band, and they do a few songs in drop D. As I'd only taken 1 bass with me, I had to take time to retune (as did the guitarist), play a couple of songs, then retune to E standard. A bit of a PitA TBH. I could take another bass with me, or just simply retune as required, but then I remembered about the D-Tuners. Instant drop D at the flick of a lever. I'll be fitting it onto one of my Fakers, fitted with generic "open gear" "elephant ear" 2x2 tuners. Obviously, I need to measure the tuning post, and try to match up the tuner's base plate with those on offer. Is there anything else I need to do before taking the plunge???

The decibel scale is based on a Logarithmic scale, not a linear scale. An increase of 3dB represents a noticeable doubling in the volume, so a 1dB gain may well be audible for most people, but most wouldn't really realise it (unless they have sensitive hearing). For example, a 50w guitar amp is rated at 100dB, where a 100w guitar amp is rated at 103dB. Although the Wattage rating is doubled, the dB rating is only 3dB, but the 100w amp will be twice as loud.

Or you could just have a shelf type thing built by a local chippie, and store your basses in their hard cases, and use the cases as "drawers".

Faker query..... Has anyone ever fitted a D-Tuner to their Faker? After my last band sort of faded away after one of the (founding) guitarists left, I advertised for something, and was approached by a local covers band. They do a couple of songs in drop D, and instead of either taking a 2nd bass or frantically tuning/re-tuning between songs, I remembered the good old Hipshot D-Tuner. Just wondering which version was fitted, sizes etc, etc. Obviously, I need to check measurements on mine, but just throwing the query out there.

The best Entwistle guitar IMO is the Warwick or the Status Buzzard.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1446748884' post='2902073']The only people you'd really want to see in a Rainbow reunion are dead. Jon.[/quote] This is sad, but very true. RIP Cozy & RJD

If it's just tuners, then I have 4, 3 Korg (a DT-10, a Pitchclip and a small plug-in one), and a TC PolyClip. If you're including Amp Modellers as well, then there's a few more to take into consideration... A Guitar PODxt, a B3 & an MS60B. Ooops.

What about something like one of those Exercise Steps, or one of those Tool Boxes that doubles up as a step (and a handy place for your bits & bobs)?

What about the G&L L2000 Tribute?

It depends on whether it's a PEAK watt or a NOMINAL watt. Peak watts are with the amp at absolute maximum (everything on full), where Nominal watts is the amp's output before the signal starts to distort.

Another vote for "keep the JV original". Could you afford a new bass? Why not look at a Squier P bass instead of the MIM, and you might have enough change left to get a replacement pickup to get that modern tone you're after, keep the JV for when you need that vintage tone.

Nice to know there's another BC'er up in this part of the world. Welcome Neebs!

Does it have to be a combo? Surely, if money were no object, something valve-driven & hand made would be high on the shopping list. Also of course, you would have the resources to try out pretty much any rig ever made.

I avoid their website... cos every time I go on there, I come away [I][b]NEEDING[/b][/I] an Everson. Only used them once, and have to say that their customer care was great after I had some "issues". All got sorted out swiftly.

[quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1445520150' post='2892098']"Oh My Dear Lord what a sound."[/quote] Sounds like you answered your own question.

[quote name='BassPimp66' timestamp='1356681721' post='1912278'] Jason Newsted / Metallica[/quote] Jason's recorded works, whilst he was in Metallica, were "buried" in the mix, he is, in fact a great bass player. If you listened to the three album he made with Voivod after he left Lars & Co., you [b]will[/b] hear some great bass work.

Haven't tried the B1, but have a B3 and an MS60B. In truth, I haven't played with the MS60 too much, I bought it as a backup to the B3, and then my band disintegrated. I found the B3 to be both easy to set up and work with, and it sounds great through an amp or a PA. The MS60 took a bit longer to figure out, but still sounds good (basically replicated my fave B3 patches). I'd say get the B3 & expression pedal out of the three.

I have an L2000 Tribute in the sunburst, it looks and plays brilliantly, but I just can't find "the sound" that I'm after. There again, I like Ric's & Faker's too much...