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I've always enjoyed his bass part behind the solo in Iron Man, Into the Void is my favourite Sabbath song though he is mostly doubling Tony.

Tenor banjo in trad or big band is something I have to admit I really enjoy! 5 string banjo not so much, though I'm sure it has its place.

Fortunately we have been spared their company so far!

I go to a monthly jam night, I don't know if any others do this, I've suggested having a hat with slips of paper in with like chord progression and style written on, otherwise you just end up with endless 12 bars.. Normally get a good mix, had a sax player at the last one but he insisted on every jam which was a shame.

Been on the look out for a piezo bridge too, so it would be handy to know, cheers!

I have two 5's, I should really play them more and get used to using the extra range in one position. I used to use one for about a month straight every year playing for my local panto but other than that 4 is still my go to.

Oh yes, ACDC stuff (like many I guess) I just thought the bass followed the guitar all the time but for the majority of the songs I've listened to it is not the case. Thumping along one note for the majority of a song in a groove, driving with the drums is great fun! I've always put my own spin on other stuff too, I guess I'm lazy.

The one I don't get the most is Mohini Dey, great you can play lots and lots of notes very very fast, very technical and all that. But to me there is no feel and not much musicality..

Love the double pickup covers and the control plate/knobs combo!

Great story and lovely looking bass! When I was a teenager I could just about understand which end to hold a saw let alone build my own bass.. Any chance of a video demo or sound clips?

I've always found the B string to be quieter than all the other strings on the bass (only ever owned 34" scale), is there an accepted way to fix that?

I have at least 10, some at home, others at a rehearsal space or parents house. I like the idea of playing different basses but ultimately 99% of the time I gig with a P bass with flats. Fretless appeals to me greatly so I have four but I don't get the chance play it live often.

What I've realised from reading this thread up to now is, I need more straps, lots, who doesn't love options and buying stuff they don't need?! Also reminded me I have a Minotaur bass clef strap in a case that has been banished to the shed by SWMBO, must dig that out..

Worst I've had was the lead guitarist of a band I was in (for less than a year) had been coercing the rhythm guitarist's youngest daughter into engaging in explicit activities with him. I, as I thought any other person would, found it morally unacceptable to continue with the band once I found out, much to the upset of the lead singer and drummer (father and son) who wanted it kept from me as they didn't want me to leave.. Last I heard, the lead guitarist is on bail pending investigation and surprisingly I know, they've not managed to gig since having gained and lost new members in very quick succesession..

@SumOne had a good play around with the HX One last night through my headphone amp using my fretless, after the kind help of others on the forum helping me get my head around getting them to work together! The Chorus and Pitch Shift I enjoyed most, loads of different parameters you can mess with, right the way through to synths, the Wah's didn't work through the headphones, not sure why. Distortions and overdrives were great although I'm not a real aficianado when it comes to those but enjoyed the Valve ones the most. Compressors and EQ presets were really effective too. Hope that's not too rambly and jumbled for you. Next is to try it out in anger through a rig!

Managed to get it to work with the cable I had, had great fun messing with the effects using my fretless! Thanks again all for your help

Once I'm home from work I will report back, thanks all for your help!

@sandy_r I feel really silly, I didn't even consider the blend control (having never needed to use it before or understood exactly what it did!), my poor brain!

Very much appreciated @jrixn1 thank you

Any suggestions on best place to buy a replacement? Designacable want £25 minimum, can't really justify that much.

I've not got a multimeter unfortunately, I'll have to invest in a slightly higher quality one, I thought I'd buy a cheap one in case it doesn't work and ended up shooting myself in the foot anyway!

Yes I did try all inputs and outputs of the HX just in case, I assumed both mono ends of the Y cable would go in the corresponding mono in and out of the HX? Quite possible I've missed something.

This is the cable I bought, do you reckon its the wrong one? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320517170202

Hi all, I use a Palmer Pocket Amp for practice at home with headphones, I want to use my new HX One with it, the Palmer has a single socket stereo "FX Insert", I bought a stereo to mono Y splitter cable. Plugged it all in trying the different inputs on the top of the HX One just in case but no joy, I'm hoping its not just that you can't use the FX insert with headphones, which would be a real pain. Help!