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I believe so as there were lots of complaints about how hot it was.

The SUB that Mr Lobster upgraded was one with the original pickup in it. They, originally had very powerful pickups in them that were too hot for some people. The Ray4 SUB I have is the later model which has a pickup with a lower output and sounds excellent to my ears. I compared both the SUB and my USA Stingray, when I first bought it and they sounded very similar but I prefer the SUB because its Jazz neck means it's nicer to play.

In Shanghai?

I've walked out of gigs, by my favourite bands, that have gone on too long. I guess I have a short attention span.

I used to be in a band where the front man was addicted to the love he got from an audience. He'd make the band go on for ever until the crowd got sick of us. I say, Keep em wanting more. Anything more than a one and a half hour set, or two 45 min sets, is indulgence on behalf of the band. Anything more than that and both the band and the audience start to get weary.

I'm the same, I wasn't too keen on my USA Stingray neck. I saw a really good deal on a B stock, Sterling SUB Ray4, with a Jazz style neck (the cheapest model made in Indonesia) and bought it. When I got it I was really pleasantly surprised how much I loved the neck and the classic 2 band EQ. The USA Stingray has now been sold and the Ray4 is a keeper.

I saw my bass on Ebay, for sale, a couple of years ago. Interestingly, it was an Edinburgh seller and they were very near me. I'd bought the bass from Bass Direct and the seller had used the old website picture. Maybe it was because he had one similar for sale and was too lazy to take a picture of it, but I messaged to tell him he was using a picture of my bass and he ended the sale.

Bought the 350 watt TV15 as soon as they came out. The 6 ft six delivery man refused to deliver it when he found out I lived 3 floors up. I had to go and pick it up from the depo. Loved it, as it was a beautiful looking thing, but that silly handle made it extremely difficult to carry anywhere, especially up 3 flights of stairs. I loved the look on the face of the guy who bought it from me. He gave me the cash before he tried to pick it up. I could see he was having second thoughts but he wasn't getting that money back. Get the little one with the 10 inch speaker if you are just going to use it as a home combo.

You're not the only one but I've found that if I want to play bass in a long term band then those are usually the rules. Of course I could start my own band as the singer......

You can't make a singer sing a song they don't want to sing. All the successful bands that I ever joined weren't democracies. It was the singers band and we played what the singer wanted to play. That was the 'unwritten' contract we signed up to. The democratic bands I have been in were all complete failures, because band members would suggest songs and would get cheesed off when they were ignored.

I bought a Precision bass with 45-100 Elixirs and they sounded great, so bought a set for my Jazz. The lower gauge than standard means it's slightly easier to play as well, as I feel there's less tension in the string. No loss in heft either, I definitely haven't turned into a twang monster.

Laney just isn't very sexy for some reason......but whenever I've played through one in rehearsal rooms, or when supplied as backline at a gig, I've always been impressed by how much clean volume they put out. I'm mostly using my Markbass combo these days and still own GK heads and Barefaced cabs but would have no problem swapping them for a Laney combo if all my sexier gear got nicked at some point in the future.

That's Dave. He works down the local chip shop. One eye, got a limp, smells of vinegar. You must know Dave?

Having had issues with previous cheapo Fender leads, I forked out for their deluxe lead. It's pretty robust and I like the way it's quite stiff and will only coil one way. The 'tweed look' outer sleeve is pretty ragged, after a couple of years use, but it still does the job.

Hmmmm.......you're right. Apologies to anybody who had put an offer in, hoping to get a cheap Markbass combo, I might have mucked things up for you 🫤

These are great little combos, that are light and loud. It's 15 years old but owner says it has been serviced recently. Presently going for £118. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166843283112?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20240131095853%26meid%3Ddea41da96a7341fd988e9e52c4958a14%26pid%3D101949%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D166843283112%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2%26brand%3DMarkbass&_trksid=p4375194.c101949.m162918&_trkparms=parentrq%3A87274e4f1900a55f1632d9cafffeb682|pageci%3A82ee8e8d-3b71-11ef-aefc-3eb8cb951d7b|iid%3A1|vlpname%3Avlp_homepage

I hate techno for the very reason you like it.

That's what I'm worried about. Will I be still be a hater of AI music and lover all things human, when the next Beatles album is all AI generated and is the best thing they ever did(didn't do).

Japanese Fenders are great quality but £950 for a MIJ is a bit steep. Of course if you've played it and really like it, then value is in the eye of the beholder and it's your choice what you pay.

To paraphrase an old meme... AI came for the coders and I did nothing. Then it came for the writers, the musicians, the actors and I did nothing. Then it came for the film makers, the customer service advisors, the accountants, the lawyers, the doctors, the scientists and I did nothing. Then it came for me. As Elon Musk has stated, unless regulation is implemented to stop it, in ten years from now all the above jobs - and many more - will be carried out more efficiently and more economically by AI than humans. The economic logic, to do so, will be overwhelming But it will only happen if we passively accept it. Edit: Looks like the record labels are fighting back https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckrrr8yelzvo

I remember trying to get a better live sound at a gig a couple of years ago by adjusting the EQ. It took me a while but in the end I felt there was a big improvement and I got the sound I wanted. At the end of the gig, I looked at the settings on my amp and realised the EQ IN button on my amp was set at OFF. All my knob twiddling was useless, as the EQ section hadn't been switched on. Yet I had been convinced I could hear a big difference. The mind is a strange thing......

I've owned quite a few Japanese Fenders and, in my experience, they're all great. If you're planning on buying one, I recommend trying them before you buy if you can. Normally they go for around £700 in a private sale. Remember if you buy a secondhand Japanese bass, you can always sell it for the same price you bought it for but if you buy a new MIM Player you won't get your money back if you want to sell it on.

Get a secondhand Markbass CMD 121P like I did. I've used GK heads and Barefaced cabs in the past but I found that nothing competes with the Markbass for size weight and how much noise it can put out. Pair it up with a second cab if you're playing Wembley Stadium without a PA. Now they have the new version out the old ones are cheap used. The Fender Rumbles are also loud and light.

He sounds keen