Rich

Currently either Spector 4-string or Shuker 5-string into Genz-Benz Shuttle 9.2 into Barefaced Super 12T. Overjoyed with the way it all sounds and in no hurry to change a thing. 

Not yet... I need a gap between gigs. 

Ska band 

a variety of t shirts (current favourite is a wild tie-dye I got in Grand Cayman) with a b&w checked shirt on top; either black jeans or patterned shorts depending on time of year; trilby or pork pie hat; b&w checked Vans.

Daft party band

I have 3 different outfits... 'Peaky Blinder' (grandad shirt, tweed waistcoat, watchchain, bakerboy hat, etc), 'Australian Idiot' (ridiculous Hawaiian shirt, cargo shorts, huge boots, hat with dangly corks) and generic US footballer (Dallas Cowboys shirt, white leggings, inflatable helmet). They all look f**king stupid  but that's the whole idea.

Woohoo  new sonic toys.

I've had an extensive fiddle about with the DIP switches. Still experimenting. They're both Off at the moment but that's sure to change as I keep fiddling.  

On 06/11/2023 at 09:34, cetera said:

I'd go the 35P4 in the neck and 35DC in the bridge, all day every day....
Night and day from the Hz pickups and ideally matched with the BTS circuit.

And so that's what I'm now doing. New 35P4 and 35DC are on their way to me now 😀

The Shite Stripes

The She

British Tea Power

Nose Tattoo

Wishbone Àss

2 hours ago, sprocketflup said:

How come Alcytes got a hard stare for 'The Beatles' ?

My mistake. I'll give myself a hard stare to make up for it.

On 05/11/2023 at 08:17, NancyJohnson said:

If you've read enough if my posts, you'll know my stance on swapping out pickups, especially if they're actually functioning without issue.

 

At this point, I suppose it's worth looking at the bass itself; I'll try and be the voice of reason here as we all suffer this affliction of throwing £££ at 'upgrades'.  The Q4s are selling on the used market at (Reverb) £200-400, which actually surprised me.

 

Until I saw what they're selling for, I was going to suggest sticking a John East Uni-Pre 4 in it, but at £220 well, you can do the maths.  If you went the upgrade path and sold the old/original pickups, you're still going to be potentially £100 (or more) out of pocket.  (Do the maths, again.)

 

End of the day, you've pretty much made a decision here.  Me, I'd be thinking, 'Do I love this bass enough to throw a bunch of money at it to make it something it's not and understand I'm never going to make any of that money back if I decide to sell it on because I'm still not happy?'

I'd probably keep the original HZ pickups, and re-fit them if I move the bass on (which at the moment I think is highly unlikely).

So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye - Sound of Music OST

Run DIC

Backstreet Bogs

Derp Purple

Motorheap 

10 minutes ago, alyctes said:

The Beagles

This is my favourite Level 42 song. Not a slap or pop in sight, just a beautiful song and a simple message, "I want love in a peaceful world". Don't we all.

And from the same album, this. Another of my very favourite Level 42 songs, and again entirely free of any bass acrobatics. Just a lovely song about searching for The One.

Electricity - OMD

Oh my word, this man's voice ❤️

Oh my word, this woman's voice ❤️

My preamp is the EMG BTS, I'm happy with it. TBH my main driver for the pickup change is to get more beef and aggression especially from the neck pickup.

I'm going to change the pickups in my Spector Q4 - it currently has EMG HZ soapbars and they're ok, but I want to swap them out for something a bit more... well, more. 
I've looked at Aguilars and Delanos but they're well out of my reach £-wise, and active EMGs seem to be the Spector thing so I'm going with them. The 35DC is my current favourite for the bridge, but the 35TW is also a possibility. For the neck, I'm quite interested in the 35P4. A good ballsy P tone is ideal for much of the stuff I play, and the P4 seems like the perfect candidate. Or would I be better with the reversed-coils P4X?
Any experience-based advice welcome.

5 hours ago, cetera said:

As for Mark King.... not sure how he plays/sings like that but he's hugely impressive.

Yes, for me it's the playing/singing that's the most impressive aspect of his playing. Something as complicated as To Be With You Again, and he sings over it AND makes it look easy. How?

5 hours ago, cetera said:

So great to see my old bass mate and fellow BassChatter @Bobby K nailing it with The Christians too! 😎

Great playing. At Bath his fretless work on Words was lovely, I really wish he'd been further up in the mix.

I see that as exasperation, not anger. Entirely justified exasperation, if you ask me.

3 hours ago, Nice Guy Rich said:

There isn't actually anybody officially in charge but, I honestly doubt that it would change anything if there was.  I could run the Worship Team but I know that I'd end up losing people by telling a few home truths.  The general consensus is that it's voluntary so we can't ask too much of people and, everyone has lives outside the church and so what if they miss a few rehearsals and pull out at the last minute.

 

This alone would infuriate me beyond words, and make me walk without looking back. It's not even an amateur attitude, it's a disrespectful one.

2 hours ago, Hellzero said:

Yep, and I confirm that these mass produced instruments are total crap, just as the fact that the OP will never come back for thanking anyone.

So the OP asks a question about his bass, and your answer is that it's total crap. Yeah, I bet he's overwhelmed with gratitude. 🙄

I'm sure this thread can do without smartass answers (now removed) to questions that weren't actually asked.

Yup. In other words, it's a band  

Oh dear   Want to share your Pros and Cons, or are they a bit personal?