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Two gigs over the weekend with two different bands (photo from second gig), both at local beer fests with during the day slots. First gig outing for the the new (to me) Rick, love the sound but I'm still getting used to playing it (right hand placement). First gig was with a rock covers trio, took a little while to get going, you don't get the same buzz as a gig at night but it went well, there was a crowd and we got some pocket money so what more can you ask for? Second gig was with a seven piece "function" band, apart from myself and the drummer, the others don't gig much at all, so you're having to support them, depending on how nervous they are or how many beers they've had. It was enjoyable all the same, I have to say its the first time I have waited over an hour and a half for a burger because the vendor couldn't find me, being 6ft 3", 18st and wobbling/limping that was a first!

Experimenting is expensive but its worth keeping an eye out on the for sale threads. My understanding is that flats have more surface area than rounds and that gives them more tension, the La Bella Jamerson's do have a bigger core as well from what I've read. Which strings worked best, was a lot of trial and error for me, in addition to what style I was playing at the time, I only played flats for 5 years or more, its only in the last year I've started using rounds again. I have large hands and the extra tension and resistance of flats was beneficial to me, plus I found them easier to EQ because of the lack of overtones mixing with guitar frequencies. Its all a big learning process.

Set up can also be a factor, especially action obviously, as others have said its also very dependant on the bass as to which strings suit it and sound best to you. For example, one bass (P bass) of mine has La Bella Jamerson 110-52 flats on it and another (modern active thru neck) has 100-40 NPS rounds. Whilst you can play the same bass line on each instrument, they both lend themselves to different styles and tones.

It might be the picture, as the saddles are in different places to give some sort of intonation adjustment.

How do you mean? I've not touched it since I've had it, left it as it came from BB's.

Picked this up from Bass Bros end of last week, I did trade in the G&L Trib M-2000 and a few pedals towards it, but will be paying my dear old Dad back the rest. 1992 4001V63, in great condition for its age, I was a bit concerned about the small amount of tail lift but it doesn't cause any issues playing wise. Wanted a Rick for a long long time they have such a distinctive sound and look so cool! This one plays lovely, the neck is nice and slim. Only pic I have so far:

Hi Peter, sorry for the late response, @Lozz196 sorted me out with one!

The La Bella 760 FS medium scale set has black silks IIRC.

Look at that neck! Lovely. I have a Trib M2000 that I like but still getting used to, a Precision man usually like yourself @wateroftyne

Well done Basschat, all the best Peter!

I agree with Lozz on this, another recommendation for the Keeley Bassist, I've struggled with compressors, tried different ones but this is the easiest to use and gives you a great even sound.

I think he ended up ordering one of these, Hercules Transformer stands, seems as though it tilts from the base?

Saturday Night party gig in New Wellington Newmarket. Rock Covers Trio - apart from drunks knocking the boom of the mic stand into the singer/guitarist mouth and teeth several times, overall a very good night, 50+ people, great crowd couldn't ask for better. I'd decided to go back to a P bass (reverse, no tone pot) after stints using my Dingwall ABZ and G&L Trib M2000, turns out simple is best for me, also went back to the Keeley Bassist compressor after using a UAFX 1176 and struggling with all the extra knobs and choices! Raised the crossover (Sine Effects X24) point for my drive from 680hz to 800hz ish and I was very pleased sound wise, my P has the D'addario EXL160BT 120-50 strings tuned to Eb, still plenty of tension and plenty of "heft" through the Tecamp Puma 900 + BF Super Twin set up. Still getting used to filling out the mix since going down to a trio line up.

That would be awesome Lozz, PM incoming!

I've been thinking about getting one of these for my US P bass for a while, the only place that sells it for a price I would pay is Thomann, but you've then got the £10 shipping fee and I don't really need anything else expensive enough to get it to the free shipping level. Anyone have one fitted to their bass? Is it worth having? I'd be putting it on the A string to try and get rid of the weird rattling overtone noise.

My wife will whinge regardless but when I do ask she says buy it, I do have 10 in the house currently, though I did have to appease her by changing the storage solution from a Hercules Rack to tiered stands.

Recently gone back to Rotosound flats, the SM77 Hybrid Gauge 100-40, put them on my G&L Trib M-2000, much easier for me to EQ than the NPS rounds I had on it. Because the Rotos seem to have a good mid content and less harmonics they sounded great in a rock trio mix, plus the lighter gauge means they are similar in feel to standard gauge rounds (to me at least).

I do, (Dingwall ABZ) its already second hand over 10 years old, already has plenty of dings etc, like others have said no point in having it and not playing it. I have been in that position many times before, when I got my US precision 10 years ago second hand it was mint, I debated selling it for a relic model but in the end it played so well I just accepted that it will (I'm very clumsy) not be mint for long and they are meant to be played.

Fishman Platinum Stage - I use it for rehearsals when I don't have the time or energy to lug a rig. Simple but clean, EQ, low cut options, built in boost, can run on battery and clip on your belt if needed.

I use a Puma 900 with a Bareface Super Twin or a Schroeder 12PL, I did have some trouble at one point but I think that was down to a bad speakon cable/pub electrics not 100% sure. Love it, super clean and no hope of running out of volume!

As with all your builds I've followed @JapanAxe I'm not technically minded enough to understand all the diagrams and wiring etc and don't have the attention span to build something like this myself, but I really enjoy what goes into it and seeing everything come together.

The first bass I ever played was a '77 Precision, learnt to play on a jazz style Peavey (Milestone III) but other than that I've never really got on with the Jazz nut width or sound, once I got hold of a P bass and put some flats on, that was the sound that I enjoyed most and continue to enjoy, though I ended up with a Dingwall ABZ middle of last year and have gigged with it 99% of the time since, so not sure what happened there..

I had a set of their flats on a P bass for 5 years before they developed issues, loved the sound straight out of the pack, Picato is what I had heard/read too.

Quick update to this, very pleased with it, well worth the price (though only having used it once) I couldn't work out initially why I wasn't getting much volume, then numb nuts finally realised you need clean level too!

Not a pedal per se but I picked up a Sine Effects X24 Crossover/Mixer, I had been using a Boss LS-2 to run drive in parallel but it wasn't really cutting it so I figured this was the next step. Trying it out at rehearsal tonight!