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We had one rule in these situations, you damage or break it - YOU pay for it! 😎

21 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Nothing wrong with big speakers 😁

That reminds me of the start of Back to the Future! 🤣

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Roto flats are the highest tension of all flatwounds, anything else will feel lower tension. Going from the Rotos to LaBella low tension flats will feel like rubber bands. The Deep Talking are still relatively high tension, depending on model.

Another to add to the mix, and often overlooked (wrongfully!) is the Vintage (brand name) Reissue, better pickups and hardware than Sire, Squire and alike. They come in lots of colours, even have a roadworn range if you like that look.

They also have an "Advanced" range, which are also fantastic bang for buck, especially second hand.

There's a few threads about lightweight basses on here, do a search, plenty of options available.

Same here. Had the head and two 210s, the cabs lack punch. Didn't think the head was particularly great, a lot of the effects were a little woolly. Replaced it with a Warwick head and cabs, miles better.

Does anyone know the size or where to purchase two pot nuts for an Epiphone EB0 or EB3 bass? 

While cleaning the pots on my EB3 I somehow managed to lose two pot nuts. I have a draw of spares from other basses, but none seem to fit, they're all either too small or too large. 😥

The pots are 500k, not sure if that makes any difference, as the majority of my spares are from 250k.

The Kills use a drum machine backing track on all their songs, Sleaford Mods use a full backline played from a laptop.

Keys backing track is no big deal. Doubt anyone would particularly notice.

24 minutes ago, tayste_2000 said:

Basically I got it for that plunky short scale sound but also as a studio toy for when someone's like can we just try something different. Which is the point that this and the fuzz and octave pedals come out 

 

I very nearly bought your mustang but it was too proper of a bass for what I want right now 😂😇 but man do I love shortscales

I've had a few Kay sg's, for a bass they're pretty rubbish, the pickup is microphonic and has no punch. However, every overdrive or fuzz I ran through it sounded awesome, it has its own sound, and the short scale neck and lightweight body makes it super fun to play.

Try your fuzz, it'll make that bass come to life!

1 hour ago, tayste_2000 said:

From practice today

 

’08 Fender AVRI P Bass

’70s Kay K1B

 

Practice rooms peavey 1x18 😂

Do you play the little Kay through fuzz or overdrive?

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8 hours ago, Trueno said:

£42.44 is a bit precise... what’s the 44p for?

Anyway... just call me Ex-dubya. XWG is a bit formal

A couple paper clips plus vat. 🤣

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Mart brought a P body from myself. Top guy to deal with.

1 hour ago, EJWW said:

Yes it's rosewood. Do you use the oily baby wet wipes? Wouldn't have considered using those but we do have a baby and associated wipes so might finally have a bass-related use for them!

No, the unscented kind.

31 minutes ago, Noisyjon said:

Is it a rosewood or maple fingerboard?

Any pics of the bass?

As the OP mentioned fretboard oil, won't be maple.

I use baby wet wipes first, to clean as much as possible, dry with kitchen towel. Leave for an hour to fully dry off. Then use Dunlop lemon oil fretboard oil, leave for 5-10 mins and wipe off.

Probably Cech or eastern Europe.

1 hour ago, cocco said:

This is lovely. Whats the dealio with the brand? I'm guessing it's Japanese? 

The clues in the title, Google the name.

Is that metric or imperial? 

2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Have you tried a different string

If the string sounds fine acoustically as the OP says, how would a different string improve output amplified?

Sounds like it's not wired correctly. Get a Ki0gon harness and save yourself the headache. 😃

Action is a personal preference. One thing to keep in mind if you prefer a lower action is the choice of strings, or more importantly the tension of the strings. For a low action you need high tension strings, so the oscillation of the string when played is smaller. 

A bass with low or medium tension strings won't get a low action without lots of fret buzz. To avoid fret buzz you need high tension strings.

As for the zero fret, sanding with 400 grit is fine to lower it, done this many times myself, just mask off the fretboard and area around the fret.

Some pickups just don't sound good on some bodies, likewise with strings. So a different pickup may help.

I've had pickups which sound rubbish in the body of one bass, later put them into another body and they sounded great. No rhyme or reason, both bodies were alder, I've also had the same experience with strings.