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[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1461149636' post='3031833'] We need to see the velcro...get the camera out! [/quote] We don't need any smutty photos like that on this site.

It's the whole 'Toneprint' thing that really put me off the TC Electronic when I was looking for a combo. That said I wouldn't buy the Rumble 200, like Muppet I'd go for the 500...which is what I did.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1461083376' post='3031314'] Unfortunately a large percentage of musicians are bell-ends. [/quote] It stands true for the population as a whole to be fair

Loud band, 150 capacity venue, a lightish bass playing style...350w class D head with volume at 9o'clock. I've played with two neaderthal drummers previously and I've never needed anymore than a 300w amp...perhaps I'm just behind the times

I'm quite happy having got out of the pub rock/pop covers band thing, for a while at least. The whole thing just feels uncomfortable to me and I began to enjoy it less and less to the point it was a chore. I did my first gig a week or so ago with an originals band I joined a few months back and it felt more me. Also writing new material, stuff no one's ever heard before, no one has ever written a bass line to, that's really appealing to me. The one major PITA regards bands is the high quota of lazy and bone idle gits who, rather than put in the work, just want to brag to their mates they're in a band.

I bought a comfort strap a couple of years ago and was thoroughly unimpressed with it. I thought it was overpriced for what it was. It couldn't take the weight of a light bass without the strap slipping a bit. The button holes don't seem to be very durable either, I suppose if you use strap locks they might be ok, but other than that mine become very shabby after about 9 months of use. I wouldn't buy another. I've since changed to a wide padded Levys strap which has proved to be much better.

I sold my first bass a long, long, long time ago. I was relieved to get rid of it, it was an appalling instrument. [url="http://en.audiofanzine.com/electric-fretted-bass/westone/spectrum-series-ii/medias/pictures/a.play,m.247507.html"]WESTONE SPECTRUM SERIES II[/url] It wasn't even much good as firewood I imagine.

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I was disappointed that he didn't seem to care. It was a very poor performance, just best to put one's hand up and admit so, not blither on about narrow minded people.

The singer in my previous band just walked into pubs, venues that she knew put on music and gave them a sales pitch...in one afternoon we had 4 gigs booked, 2 in that month and 2 the month following. EDIT: that was in North Devon btw.

Most signature instruments seem to be stock instruments with an autograph on the headstock and an increase in price. Off the top of my head I can only think of Marcus Miller's Jazz bass and Billy Sheehan's Yamaha Attitude bass as being anything 'signature'. They, especially Sheehan, created a bass that was unique for them.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1460987903' post='3030403'] I'm not like "a lot of you" Not having a day job allows me to do what I want when I want. I call it freedom. I'm not punching a clock for anyone. And I'm doing just fine. I'm not rich but, I can eat ,pay my mortgage and all my other expenses. Blue [/quote] But have you not said previously that money from your band is not your only source of income? If so isn't it somewhat misleading to give people the impression that you live off playing in bars.

They should have booked Mark King.

I heard a chap testing one in Mansons a few months ago. He didn't even want to like it as he always preferred Jazz basses. We both agreed it sounded lovely.

Excessive volume has always been a problem, it's just that now, with better equipment, it's easier to be louder. I remember my cousin booked a band for her wedding some 30 years ago. The evening venue wasn't big but the band were stupid loud. And on Friday I saw a band play a small venue and they were too loud, so in 30 years, not much has changed. I went to see The Dammed play a couple of months ago and the volume was so excessive I was thankful I found my earplugs in my jacket pocket. The volume was such that there was no mix, just an undefined wall of noise. Some bands seem to think it's clever to play excessively loud, which I think is a bit dumb. The thing is today is that the PA will let bands play loud, so technically speaking they'll sound better. BUT, human ears can still only handle so much before they start to crap out. You can have the best and sweetest sounding PA but if you raise the volume beyond what people's ears can handle the band will still sound crap.

All I had yesterday evening running through my head was the theme tune to Fraggle Rock. Thoroughly annoying and very off putting. I'm just thankful I don't start any of the songs in my current band.

...that in the few hours before a gig your mind goes blank and you can't remember a single song from the set list? However, you have, going around your head, some hell awful cheesy tune you happened to hear on a supermarket radio?

They're about 7.5lbs. Probably one of the lightest basses you can get

[quote name='keefbaker' timestamp='1459941051' post='3021029'] I usually get mine from tescos. [/quote] Tesco Rich Shorties biscuits and a lovely cup of tea. Simple fulfilment:)

[quote name='kevvo66' timestamp='1459878581' post='3020549'] It's been up quit awhile now , and others basses I have had that I thought were awful basses sold within days ,weird [/quote] That's people, they're just plain weird

It can take time for a buyer to come along. It took almost a year to sell one of my basses, I did have to drop the price a bit, but it's just a matter of patience sometimes.

I was fulfilled last night. Practice was really good, we rehearsed really well for our gig on Friday...at which we shall probably have an audience you can count on one hand

Great service, great comms, great cables. I ordered a couple of cables a week or so ago, Dave had them in the post and on the way very quickly. As spongebob says "Why on earth would you buy from anywhere else"

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1459850388' post='3020162'] It could be argued that you generally don't see the clothes you're wearing, or the car you (may) drive around in... etc. [/quote] I drive an old Mondeo and predominately wear jeans, t-shirt and trainers (none of which have logos on)...what can I say

I'm not worried about nut width or fretboard radius, however, profile wise I much prefer a slim profile (depth). I had a Rockbass Corvette a while back. They have a 38mm nut but the neck is like a bass ball bat. I found it horrid and almost unplayable. (there was a long list of things I came to hate about that bass). My hands aren't small but neither are they very flexy so to speak.