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It seems to be a 'Thing' to recreate Beatles albums onstage, especially The White album. Some friends of mine put something together that they toured.

I thought I only had 10 basses, it turns out I have 12. How did that happen?

When I first joined Basschat, in 2009, I had one bass. That didn't last long.

Real purty

I was sold the L2500 with a set of old Fender strings on it and I liked the sound. I've just recently changed them to Ernie Balls and the sound has changed but has only got clearer. I've got a rehearsal on Thursday so I'll test it out then. I can always put the old strings back on if I prefer them.

Context is everything. For blues or country, I would go for the Precision. For funk or rock I'd go for the Stingray.

Pointy headstocks. I got rid of a really nice sounding and playing Charvel, because it had a pointy headstock. Guitarist was afraid I'd take his eye out.

I'm sitting in my living room with my bass. I'm going through my bands setlist and I'm plugged into my Markbass CMD 121P, which is sitting next to me on the sofa. it makes a great home practice amp, as it's small and light but it is extremely gig worthy and can keep up with a loud drummer (you can also plug in an extension cab for added oomph if needed). I've never heard a bad word against them, which i why I bought one.

I have had the same experience. I bought a G&L L2500 for £350 from a member of Basschat, as I decided it would be useful for one of my bands to have a 5 string, and I was blown away at how versatile the bass is. I recorded with it too and you can get an amazingly fat yet defined sound from it. I try to justify a reason to bring my other more expensive basses to my gigs and rehearsals but I've run out of excuses. I could easily get rid of them all and just use the G&L for everything.

Well my Japanese Jazz, with a John East J-Retro is the perfect sounding and playing bass for me. It's also extremely versatile. While my other basses have their attractions and none of them are duffers, my Jazz is the one that can do it all and gets a 10 out of 10. Now if it was a 5 string, it would get an 11 out of 10.

I've played the Thunderbird, it had a BIG sound, which was very round and bassy, and I really liked it. The neck felt really long. It was a weird optical illusion, due to the fact I'm used to basses with upper horns and the Thunderbird doesn't have one.

I have the same gauge set on my Precision and they sound great.

The seller says the pickup is quiet. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that the action is so incredibly high?

That's a decent first rig.

I experienced something similar. I bought a used GK MB 800, from Basschat, and when I first tested it at home I could hear a slight distortion in the sound coming out of the speakers. I took the casing off and made sure all the connectors on the mainboard were seated properly, then put it back together. When I set it up and tested it again, the distortion had gone. I've gigged with it many times since then and haven't had any problems. I recommend you do the same, it could sort the issue.

Mama's gun in June. I travelled 400 miles from Edinburgh to London to see them in January. Astounding musicianship - tight as a ducks wotsit. This time they're playing Glasgow, so only 45 miles. I'm a big fan.

I bought a felt pick, which does a decent impression of the sound of fingers. and is pretty bassy I don't use it, because I mostly play with fingers and if I play with a pick, I want it to sound like a pick.

When I first bought it, I wasn't so keen on the sound. I fitted a J-retro to it and still wasn't convinced. I then removed the J-retro and put a set of Fender roundwounds on it and, all of a sudden, I liked the sound. I sometimes have days like that, where I one day I hate a bass and the next day I love it........ I'm weird.

I used to count in the songs because our drummer used to play everything insanely fast. Of course he never paid a blind bit of notice. He was like animal....

Yes, I bought a Fender MIM 70s reissue because it looked so purty. I never play it, I just look at it.

There's good gigs and bad gigs. I've played a Blues set in a bar full of numpties and gone down like cold sick. I've played the same songs at a Blues festival (where people have paid to see the band) and received a standing ovation. There's two reason why a gig is bad, either your band is rubbish, or you're playing to the wrong audience. If your band is rubbish, it's probably time to call it a day.

I changed the speaker in an underpowered Ashdown cab, for a bigger and more powerful one (from 200 to 400 watts). Amazingly it sounded pretty good but I wouldn't buy a cab, that had the speakers swapped, without hearing it first.

I've joined a rock band and it means I have to play some songs with a pick. I've just bought a multi effects pedal, as my pick playing is a bit uneven and I'm hoping the compressor on that will smooth it out. Of course I could just get better at playing with a pick? Nah....