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    How was your gig last night?

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    On 07/08/2023 at 10:07, dmccombe7 said:

    I feel your pain. Only ever happened to me once and like you i muddled thru enough to get decent applause but i've made it clear in every band since that i don't do bass solos and if the band hits me with an unexpected request to solo i would leave the band. (probably won't but it would be considered)

    Dave

    OldGit did that to me once... I sat in with his ceilidh band so he could play his bari and do some calling. He knew I hate soloing and that the last thing on god's earth I wanted was to take a solo. I'd even reminded him. So of course, halfway through one of the songs he was calling, he turned with an evil grin and pointed at me and bellowed "BASS SOLO!".

    And the entire band stopped, leaving me all alone. In a song I didn't know. In B flat.

    The git. :lol:

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    Please recommend a sire for me, based on your own actual experience

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    Posted · Edited by Rich

    TL;DR version: I've got one and I love it.

    I've had a five-string ash-bodied maple-necked 1st generation V7 since just after they were originally released (2015 was it?). I sold a wood-necked Status Series 1 in order to buy the Sire and have not regretted that move for a second. And the Status was a wonderful instrument. If the V7 and P7 had been released at the same time I'd have bought the P7, because the P pickup suits some of my needs better, but that's by the by.
    Apart from the ramp you can see in the pic, I have made four changes:

    1. Entirely aesthetic... I replaced the placky knobs with some chrome ones, easy to source on fleaBay.
    2. Fairly essential... I replaced the tuners (which were pretty ropey on the early gen1 V7s) with Hipshot Ultralites, which not only made tuning more precise but also shaved a whole half a pound off the weight, which is in practice a lot more than it sounds.
    3. Also essential... I replaced the bar type string-tree with a pair of Hipshot retainers. The bar was absolute rubbish.
    4. Purely preferential... I have recently replaced the original bridge (which was little more than a BBOT) with a top-loading one, and blocked off the through-body stringing holes. This is because I never strung through the body, always through the bridge, and I hate having to thread strings through holes in the tailpiece, I far prefer quick release slots. This new one also has screws to lock the saddles in place, whereas they were floating on the original. The standard string spacing on the V7 fivers is/was 18mm, this new bridge has extended that to 19 which I do prefer. I never felt particularly cramped by the 18 spacing but I wouldn't have wanted it any tighter. 

    I found the QC to be absolutely perfect... all the inlays were perfectly flush, the fretwork was neat with no sharp ends of any sort, the control cavity was neat (and very full!), and the finish flawless.

    I like the standard EQ, a lot. Some people don't, "too many knobs!", but I like to have plenty of control available to me and this delivers. 

    Some people also think the headstock is fugly, and while I'll admit it's not exactly glamorous, it does remind me slightly of Sadowsky, which I'm perfectly ok with.

    If I had to pick on one thing that I don't like, it's the weight. With the lightweight tuners fitted, it tips the scales at 10lbs 3oz (4.6kg), which makes it quite a lump to lug around -- nearly a pound heavier than my Shuker and well over 2 heavier than my Spector. 

    Bear in mind that this is a very early 1st generation V7. The 2nd gen ones have addressed some issues -- by all accounts the newer tuners are faaaaar better than these were, for example. Apparently the rolled neck edges on the new ones are incredibly comfortable, and something I wish mine had.  

    If mine was stolen, I would absolutely buy another, but it'd be a P7 this time.

    HTH.

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    New Status Basses

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    Posted · Edited by Rich

    2 hours ago, Wolverinebass said:

    The main question is, how will they get by with no 11th version of the Kingbass?!! Just think of all the Mark King fans wailing into their handkerchiefs realising that they still can't get a new Kingbass (affects high pitched voice) "exactly like Mark has it to play Mr Pink on!" 

     

    He's back to using Jaydees at the moment...

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    Beyoncé, listen only tickets

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    3 hours ago, BigRedX said:

    where there is no chance of being stuck behind someone who is tall enough to block my view

     

    As I'm only 5' 8", this has happened to me at every single standing gig I have ever been to. I've never had an obstructed view at a seated gig. 

    Actually no, I tell a lie. It happened at one seated gig. And that's because when the main act came on, everyone stood up.

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    Bass - Lead - Amp

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    34 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

    Indeed... But yours was nearer and I'm a lazy git! I know it was BRX with the original postulation, but as I was neither agreeing, nor disagreeing having tried both options I felt I could get away with it.

    And besides, you can't beat a good misquote 😁

     

    "I hate it when people misquote me on the internet." (Abraham Lincoln)

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    Bass - Lead - Amp

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    I'm in two covers bands. Each has a PA. Sometimes it comes out with us, sometimes it doesn't.

    I used to be in an originals band. It had a PA. Sometimes it came out with us, sometimes it didn't.

    I'm not sure where I'm going with this exactly. :lol: 

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