Rich

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1488532064' post='3249666'] I know they look and play great and all....but you can kayak with the neck. Looks better in the photo than reality too [/quote] I see your A-C and raise you the Lodestone.

Oh my word, that is [i]fabulous[/i]. There's a real '21st century Tbird' vibe about it.

[quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1488475017' post='3249302'] Ditto. I may not be able to contain my urges if such a beast comes into production. I'm sure it will look nice next to my V7 5 string.... [/quote] Double ditto. If they bring them out in the same configurations/finishes as the V7s, I'm going to be in all sorts of trouble.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1488468317' post='3249224'] I'm sure the Mods will arrange for your expulsion as soon as they read your post. [/quote] Not me. That Pie thing bores the arse off me too.

Not a bass admittedly, but WTaF?

Utterly, utterly dreadful. I don't care how great the rest of the bass might be... this is a carbuncle.

Carlsbro amps were the backbone of many a young band. Both the keys players in my band (yes, lots of synths... it was the 80s after all) had Carlsbro rigs, and I probably would have done too if my wonderful parents hadn't bought me my Laney combo.

[quote name='Russ' timestamp='1486083295' post='3229191'] I guess it's the way of the world, but I remember reading an interview years ago with Hartley Peavey and he made a big deal about making everything in their range in the US and being proud that they didn't outsource anything. Times have obviously changed. [/quote] Was this the same interview where he said that South American rainforest destruction was a filthy lie put about by tree-hugging liberals, and he knew this because he had never seen any fires or deforested areas from the window of his Gulfstream?

The repairer himself may not have been professional, but his guide dog is.

My very first public appearance, a lunchtime gig with the dreaded 6th form band in 1983. - Höfner Artist II bass - Homemade 30w amp (made with substantial help from my physics teacher) - No-name 1x15" cab -- weighed as much as two sacks of spuds and sounded like them too. First 'proper' gig, August 1986, a support slot at the legendary Red Lion in Brentford (RIP). - Wal Pro II-E - Roland SH-09 synth - homemade A/B switch - Pearl flanger - Laney PB150 4x10" combo - two Klotz cables, both of which are still going strong Needless to say, the second gig sounded a lot better than the first..!

I reckon most people who buy a P or PJ bass would prefer a P neck. I wouldn't and by the sounds of it neither would you, but I'm guessing we'd be in the minority.

My rig as listed in the other thread [u]is[/u] my basic live setup. It's already as simple as i can get it -- bass, amp case, FX unit, one cab, couple of cables.

[quote name='grandad' timestamp='1488236931' post='3247197'] music stand [/quote] Nooooo! You said the Forbidden Words!!

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1488223652' post='3246997'] [/quote] When I first saw the press release, that was my reaction too. My credit card went 😦 however.

[quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1488188416' post='3246521'] PS Didn't know we had a sex farm just up the road [/quote] [media]http://youtu.be/W-GAMvyRovU[/media]

John Giblin's sublime work on Fish's first solo album, Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors.

Fingers/thumb/Herco thumbpick (not all at the same time, obvs. ) -> Elixir 14202 nickels -> Shuker custom 5 or Sire V7 5-string (or bitsa P bass for my occasional blues dep) -> OBBM braided cable jack-miniXLR -> Line 6 G55 wireless (receiver rackmounted with amp) -> Behringer MDX2600 compressor -> cable snake Send ** -> Line 6 Bass Pod XT Live -> cable snake Return ** -> Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.0 -> homemade speaker cable -> EBS Neo-212 2x12" cab ** The snake (entirely homebrewed) contains two audio cables for Send & Return, plus the 9v AC supply line for the Pod. The PSU is fitted inside the rack case. I've taken a lot of time and trouble getting my rig to its current simple plug-n-play arrangement. It has reduced my setup and crash down times to an absolute minimum.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1488060427' post='3245588'] IMO , once you accepted their offer they should have used you, not their regular guy. [/quote] Very definitely this.

This is shaping up to be an amazing day!

My band had its first gig a month before my daughter was born. She's going to be 23 in May.

Excellent idea. I have added the attendee list to post #1 of this thread. Speaking of which, the list is looking amazing. Hardly any duplication at all in basses or rigs.

Plenty of Eden love here. I used to have a WT400 head, it was great & I'd happily have another. I also had a pair of the very light Nemesis 1x15 cabs, they were superb -- the only reason I sold them was to go down the one-cab route. The combination of Kiwi's old Ken Smith BSR5 through my Eden WT head and SWR Triad 1 cab is still one of the most perfect bass tones I have ever heard. Real goosebumps stuff.

I've had a set of Elixirs on my Sire for a couple of months now and they sound [i]perfect[/i]. Nice rounded fundamental tone, but plenty of snap and zing when slapped, pulled or digging in.