franzbassist

Mainly fingers. Pick when it suits the song, and when it is, after much trying of different sizes and thicknesses, I use these:

Another vote for the La Bella white nylons, but won't be that loud. Roundwounds are a much better bet than any flat if you need unplugged volume.

It depends. In an originals band I would say if someone isn't available then the band forgo the gig and look for another date, but when I played in a busy function band for a few years everyone had at least one regular dep. If someone's booked a holiday and a gig is offered on that date I don't think anyone would expect them to cancel their plans to play a gig, would they? What really gets me is when someone pulls out of a booking at the last minute to play another, better paid, gig.

My Franz Sirius has a Delano Xtender in just about the perfect position for me: far back enough that it can give a nice bark if you want, but also plenty warm enough for mwah. The three-way switching and passive volume/tone setup mean you have a load of different tones beneath your fingers.

I'd agree with this. People rarely drive their amps that hard, but it's quite a difference in power handling so you could do some harm.

It's about 30 mins from me. Happy to help!

Ah but can you play Dean Town on it? (edit: A quick Google reveals that yes, you can!)

I use a Boss MS-3 and love it.

Oh I'm sorry about that. Must have changed policy in the time since I last bought from them.

Bright Onions are excellent and will make you whatever you want. Just ask them to make you one without the loop and buffer and they will!

I don't think that's a bad length, but perhaps 4.5m would be a good shout?

IIRC they were Czech made late 80s early 90s and are a rebadged MTD "Grendel" (which in turn became the MTD Kingston). Decent, well put together instruments. Asymetric neck I believe too.

I was once told not to play a 5 string as it wasn't a real bass.....

Sorry, should have been clearer, this is an Overwater by Tanglewood bass!

I don't know if used to belong to a BCer, but I recently bought the 2011 Overwater Aspiration Elite that was on sale at Bass Direct and I am really impressed with how good it is. I was in the market for a nice but inexpensive fretted 5 as a second bass, and this fits the bill really well. First of all, it's in great condition. I don't think there's a mark on it anywhere. The fingerboard needed an oil, but other than that all is good. It's a five piece neck through, maple and something walnut-like would be my guess, with what appears to be an ash body capped with a burl maple top. Very nice. It's 35" scale, so a nice tight B string, and the 19mm spacing at the bridge is perfect for me (same as my Franz basses) and the main reason I got it. EQ is a three band Overwater system designed by John East. The control cavity is thoroughly shielded using paint and copper tape. The bridge and pickups are Overwater branded too, but I assume made in Korea along with the bass itself. The standard tuners were mini Gotoh-like ones, but as the bass was a bit neck heavy I have swapped them for Gotoh ResOLites which take the weight to bang on 9 lbs and have sorted the balance. Other than that the bass is stock. Live, the bass is really articulate: every note comes through crisp and clear. I honestly wasn't expecting it to sound as good as it does! I've played basses way more expensive than this that weren't half as good!

Gives me late 70s vibes. I love the TF basses, and that looks a stunner.