gjones

You can make roundwounds sound like flats but you can't make flatwounds sound like roundwounds. Just saying..... 😉

I'm not sure 'You Make Loving Fun' was about a bass player. Ssshh....don't tell John Mcvie (although he's probably over it by now).

I'm sure I can remember a Topic on basschat, where the guy who started it wanted all the machine heads on his headstock to point in the same direction, when it was in tune. Own up, who was it?

I bought a Hartke 112 a few years ago, looking for a one cab solution for playing live. It wasn't loud enough for playing live but it does tick all of your boxes, as it definitely sizzles. even with the horn off it's very bright. Secondhand they go for about £100.

....and they lived happily ever after 😂

I've been in a band, for 15 years, where the singer and guitarist are married. When I first joined they used to have incredible on stage rows. Many a time the singer would, half way through a gig, get the hump and walk off stage and eff off home. The audience thought it was part of the act. Weirdly, they said they never argued at home, just when they were on stage.

We were playing at about 90 decibels. If the fan was on, I wouldn't have heard it But it sounded excellent and it would be a bargain at £229.

The 500 watt one through an Eden 410.

I know what you mean. It's like a made in China Cadillac, it's not the real thing. For many years I had to slum it, and make do with MIJ fenders because I couldn't afford the US version. I now have 3 US Fenders, 3 MIJ ones and Chinese Classic Vibe Squier. My brain tells me there's really no difference in quality but I still have a soft spot for the US ones.

I tried one of those Edens, in a local rehearsal room, last year and it sounded great. Up until then I'd never played through one.

I remember my local venue, in the 90s, had a dynacord PA. I never knew they made bass combos.

G & L 5 strings are pretty good. I own a G & L L-2500 tribute and the B string sounds very tight and punchy. It's not flabby at all.

I have a friend who owned one. I remember he always had a real middy tone, which sounded naff on it's own, but sounded excellent once the band kicked in.

I suggest you send a strongly worded letter to Andy Mooney.

I've read that Andy Mooney, the CEO of Fender, is specifically, trying to encourage women to get into playing guitars and basses. If you're an average size woman, a short scale bass is much easier to play.

I bought a set of Dunlop Superbright roundwounds to put on one of my Precisions. It now sounds a lot more aggressive than my other Precisions.

When I was looking for one, about 18 months ago, I couldn't find one for under £1000, of course, as soon as I forked out a grand for one basschat was deluged with Stingrays going for £800 a pop. That's the way the cookie crumbles

Hmmmm......if there was no damage on the outer packaging when they returned the amp, do you think the damage might have occurred in transit from you to them?

Is it a club? Where do I sign up?

In the Empire Music video the guy said the tone was fully off and that the pickups had less top end than the previous Pro.

Nice finish. That pickup sounds very dark. There's not much clank on that P bass.

I sent my J retro back to John and he soldered the earth wire on for me!

I went to see Hothouse Flowers in Glasgow a few years ago. They were 2 hrs late and when they started I only had time to see 2 songs before I had to run for my train. They returned to Glasgow, a couple of years later and I got my moneys worth. They went on ,and on, and on, until over 2 and a half hrs later, I'd had enough and left in the middle of some huge extended jam. In the end they probably had to be dragged off by a big hook

I've got away, without any hearing damage, after 40 year of playing in loud bands. The only silver lining there is about this coronavirus lockdown of music venues, is that I'm unlikely to end up getting tinnitus anytime soon. Many of my fellow musicians have it and they all say it's a total pain in the butt.

I owned a couple of USA SUBs about 10 years ago. They had the 2 band EQ and I really loved the sound. I compared it to a bass guitar with a kick drum underneath each note. Each note had a real punch. I now own the 'Real Thing', a 2014 3 EQ Stingray, but it doesn't have the same punch as those old SUBs I used to own, although I have to admit the neck is much better.