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This has been a facinatig read!

Cab Vol Edinburgh gig happening soone and if any BC'ers are at Mofest tomorrow swing by and say Hello! G

If this is such a know phenomenon its a shame the custom shop don't add a little bit of info about possible anomalies - these guys and gals are working with wood all the time and know the stress and tolerances shipping and temperature changes can have on the humble plank. Or maybe it's the luithers version of "Have you switched it off and turned it on again" which they expect us all to commonly know A wee bit of info shipped in the case with your £,£££ bass might be useful. Glad to hear its all sorted though. I sold a Lakland (skyline) a few years ago due to the neck pocket not being as snug as I thought it should but in reality and looking back it probabaly wasn't really an issue!

I played a gig on Sunday where the bass rig was supplied on a touring truck with sound crew etc - the bass head was on the blink so they ended up mic'ing the cab. Told the sound guy I had a preamp/di he was welcome to use but reassured me that he had some di boxes but couldnt be bothered and just mic'd the cab. The sound mix was pish on stage and I kinda regretted not bringing my own gear. In my covers pub band thing I bring my own gear but now the singer has bought a Bose LMII I'm not needing to bring my amp. However until we play with the Bose and in house system I'm bringing the amp to make sure I can monitor myself on stage with the drums. In a two piece with the Bose I'm happy not to bring an amp and I'm wondering if I really need one for the majority of the future gigs I have - if the on stage monitoring is OK then I'm good to play. I had thought once I started to drive I'd get the 'big rig' but for my needs I'll never need the big rig. Better off spending the money on good ear plugs!!

Nowt wrong with a Lakland! Hi IBWT I've lived in Belfast for about 10 yrs but now in Edinburgh. You'll enjoy Belfast and for good food (and now beer) go to BubbaQue and bask in their slow cooked meaty delights.

The guys who made the Basswitch, Lehle/RMI, are releasing some boost pedals with some eq shaping: If their Basswitch is anything to go by they should be pretty tasty! [url="http://lehle.com/EN/RMI-Basswitch-Sonic-Spark"]http://lehle.com/EN/...tch-Sonic-Spark[/url] [url="http://lehle.com/EN/RMI-Basswitch-Classic-Boost"]http://lehle.com/EN/...h-Classic-Boost[/url]

Are you a little bit tempted to swap the necks over ? I got bitten by the jazz bug after thinking I needed a P bass and selling a delicious DJ4 Lakland. I put the Model J's into the next jazz I got and loved the sound. I'm currently on a P/J with Fralin's for the 'best of both' but wouldn't mind another Jazz for balance All natural with maple and white blocks would have to be the one - a Lakland ACDJ4 would be the ticket

I used a MXR Bass overdrive with the gain all the way off for that 'active' preamp sound and then added drive as needed so this is an option. I've tried other preamps and used the Tone hammer but the AGS boost was too much to be useable. The MXR was a good fit but it got stolen. I have a different unit now but it's out of your current budget. The MXR bass pre amp looks great and it was gonna be my 'new' toy until the Basswitch came up Best to try out a couple of you can and see what features work for you and your set up. Good luck and have fun!

We suddenly have a very busy month! 14th May - 13th Note, Glasgow. Featuring Proper Machines, Break The Butterfly 18th May - Hard Rock Cafe, Edinburgh (free open air gig) As part of the Hard Rock Rising Europe wide event we will be sharing the stage with The Carnabys, We Were Kings and Shooting Stansfield 23rd May - Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh I've no idea who's on the bill for this one!! 24th May - Mo'fest, Montrose We're playing Sharkey's at 13:30! We're pretty chuffed to be gigging lots in May at these wonder venues! Let us know if any BC'ers are playing/coming along and stop by and say hello!

When I had some gear nicked a while back the TU-2 was the first thing which I replaced - out of the few pedals I had it's been the constant. repaced with a TU-3 from ebay for £26 plus postage which the guy was asking £15 - i told him I could drive to his place for less than £15 so he did it for a 5'er. Best bargain ever!

I'm guessing Dan must have some clause that he couldn't build his signature bass shape (the Lakland 44-01/55-01 shape) which he became famous for hence a return to F style basses. The Lakland head stock is a beautiful design and I actually prefer it to Fender's original design but these new D.Lakin head stocks aren't appealing (well to me at least). I hope to keep my current Lakland for a long time and while I wish Dan well I think I'll hold out on buying any of his new stuff but who knows what he may have up his sleeve a few years down the line?