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Slap? Never has a playing style said so very little with so many notes ! Personally I prefer basses that produce...err… bass, not instruments that tonally replicate the sound of cutlery being thrown down a flight of metal stairs. 🤨

Learn that an active bass means it needs a good 9v battery..... before you go on stage.😒

I was going to upgrade mine with a Babicz Z-Series bridge. An easy (but pricey) drop in replacement which I think is in general keeping with the look and style of the Gretsch... I never got round to doing it sadly though.

The Beatles were never the same after Paul McCartney died. 😐

First live performance for me would have been July-ish of '96. Classic Rock covers at a private first gig in Kidderminster. All infront of family, friends so that eased the nerves somewhat. My bandmates were all nearly twice my age and I only got an audition in the first place as my mate was the brother of the Rhythm guitarist / vocalist..and they were desperate for a bass player. I had only been playing a few months. On one side I had a guitarist playing through a Marshall 100 watt Superbass, and on the side guitarist going through a Hiwatt 100 watt Tube amp... both turned up to 11, while I stood there playing a Washburn B200 LP shaped bass through a little HH 50 watt combo.... Yes that's right.. I might as well have just randomly hit the strings all night , or not bothered turning up at all... it would have made no difference! However, it was a good first gig, I wasn't *too* nervous, and stayed with the band for about 3 years or so... ( and I got my own back when I turned up to a band practice a few weeks later with my new Trace Elliot bass stack !) 🤪 Haven't gigged for years now , mostly due to having to deal with too many cockwombles and not enough grounded, easy going musicians!

Frank... Currently I have made the decision to just not play at all until I can get another Gretsch! I Have tried going back to "proper" scale instruments for grown ups recently in a vain attempt to be taken seriously as a bass player. Seeing that I'm far too immature for such things, I am now currently trying to sell off a cheap P bass type of thing that I liked the look of at the time (what was I thinking?!) It has just confirmed that 34" just doesn't look or feel right to me anymore.... I do not think there is any real sonic advantage over the sound these Gretsch basses make also!.....plus I'm too lazy to stretch my hand a couple more inches down the fretboard.🤪

I sold my black Junior Jet, and without a doubt was the most playable and best sounding bass I have owned. It is also the one I have regretted selling most …. 😒 I am actually trying to scrape the money up at the moment to buy another !

I play the songs first then tune my bass to compensate for all the wrong notes.... 🤪

Roland A500 or 800 Pro... currently what I use and by far the best feeling midi keyboard out of a boatload I have owned.Overall it feels very well built... it has, among other stuff, 8 smallish but responsive pads.

Cheers Skol ! It only took as long to do as what I would usually take to do a piece of music for the monthly contests to be honest,. It's not like I have worked on it for 2 years solid! 🤪 I'm not a native, but have lived here for about 16 years now... In the vicinity of H*rg*st R*dge. Can't be giving my location away 😉

Being a big fan of the Classic 80's Tangerine Dream sound, I thought I would enter this one . It probably won't be everyone's cup of Tetley, but it's about as recent as my covers get.... Choronzon Cheers, James. Just realised it has to have been done this year?

Anyone considering good new studio monitors ?... these ESI UniK 08+ monsters will blow anything else out the water at this price IMO ( I wish I had paid £169 for mine).. cheaper than the 5" also. https://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/ESI-uniK-08and-Active-Studio-Monitor/1KCV

Roland A-800 Pro .. I use it for all music composition, playing my software instruments in Cubase 8. Works well, feels great. I have tried a fair few midi controllers, but this in my opinion has nicest quality "synth action" keybed of the lot , and overall looks very sleek and understated. It has the usual extras eg transport controls, sliders ,knobs, pads etc... most of which I do not use. I am very "old school" and still do everything with a mouse. Far too many controllers these days are just too "bling" and full of flashing lights and other "cool" features .. sadly I don't have a hipster beard so would not look right using one of those anyway. I also still have my little Alesis Q49 over there in the corner > . It's cheap and cheerful and has been like a comfy pair of musical slippers for me. I will not part with it as most of my (good?) ideas have been created using it.

Before all the trees grew and formed woodlands for as far as the eye could see, before they became nothing but fields many years later... I was 23. 🤨

Most the bands I listened to growing up played …. synthesisers... what is this "Fender Precision" you speak of? 🤪

Amazing use of black hair dye , just a shame he forgot to do his beard. 🤔

For clarity and fantastic low end reproduction I highly recommend Audio Technica ATH-M50X headphones.

Think of it as hand cream for Real men

Ambient I'll recommend to proceed with *extreme* caution regards WD40 , wear gloves if you try it, and don't blame me if your hands fall off after using it. Though *I* have not encountered any problems, this may or may not be the case with any one else so... if in doubt just buy proper string cleaner or new strings and be done with it! And don't get it near rusty nuts... or drink it. I think that's all the Health and Safety stuff covered then. 👍

Hi dmccombe , It's certainly not a long term fix, I can get perhaps a week or 2 more out of old strings while I'm saving up for new sets. I have done this for many years with no adverse effects to guitar or hands, just don't go over the top and maybe best to completely remove strings when you do it. I am sure the more discerning player would never lower themselves to using such a method... to me it's all Rock 'n' Roll , so I couldn't care less. 😜

WD-40 > Rag > loosen strings > rub up and down strings a few times > retune strings > zing! 🤩

Currently using D'Addario Pro Steels. My bass is allergic to any other brand .....It gets a fever...and the only prescription........is more NYXL. 🎸