Delberthot

I've recently gone from a 600w Shuttle and 1212L Schroeder to a Trace 1x15" v-type combo which only puts out 180w on its own and its plenty when I use it as a monitor. My drummer is very loud and uses a Premier Signia which is a loud kit so I think that if you need a 500w amp and 2 cabs when you have a PA (as opposed to just wanting them to look cool) then you're far too loud. I've never played with my amp behind me - always on a cab stand so it points right at me, that way I can hear it properly instead of rumbling down at the back of my ankles. I've personally never seen the point of having your gear behind you low down so that you can't hear it properly, probably stems from the olden days with no pa support where it had to be there for you and the audience to hear it but when there is a pa then a cab stand is definitely the way forward. I use an extension cab when playing pub gigs with no pa. That sits behing me but only so its pointing at the audience.

Jimmy Moon on the south side is good - I had him do some work on a bass of mine and its the first time I've had a bass back that's been setup the way i wanted it.

I don't think any couriers will let you insure a guitar unless its in a hard case - that's a warning that normally pops up at some point when booking online. I've found that parcelmonkey are the cheapest, certainly for large, heavy items and insurance is relatively cheap as well but, again, no hard case = no insurance if it gets damaged. If I may get on my soap box for a minute, I personally disagree with insurance anyway - If I am paying someone for a service to deliver something to another part of the country/world, why do i have to pay extra to cover for one of their workers damaging my item? If I have an accident in my car and its my fault then insurance that I've paid for will cover it - surely it shoulld be the couriers that claim off their insurance if they break something? Answers on a postcard

it has a transistor amp so no power tubes. I've not noticed it feeling hot at any point

I say possible as during a gig you would normally expect some degradation in your hearing. I wear ER20s or something like that from start to finish so didn;t think that it would be the cause. My Trace Elliot V-type 1x15" combo seems to suddenly get a bit quieter during a gig. I only have to put it up a notch to get the volume back to what it was but am unsure why it does that - at first I suspected the preamp valves but I've had a good read and that doesn;t seem to be a symptom of knackered preamp tubes. Everything else is the same - same bass, volumes from other band members, number of people on the dancefloor as I know that can have an effect on the overall volume. Any guesses or is it just in my head and simply me wanting to change the preamp tubes for the sake of it? Answers on a postcard please.

Spotted this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/G-L-L2000-active-bass-from-Fender-Fullerton-NEW_W0QQitemZ120489768552QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1c0dbff668"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/G-L-L2000-active-bas...=item1c0dbff668[/url] much cheapness for this brand new bass considering I sold mine second hand for £749

Roqsolid didn't do a cover for my Trace V-type combo so I emailed the measurements, they made one up for me, it fits perfectly and now anyone with a 1x15" V-type combo can order one for themselves. I too got a black one with green piping

I've just fired a set of used TIs on my newly acquired MIM fender P with MM pickup and I'm happy so far. Personally, there's something about the MM pickup that brings out a good parpy, burpy sound with flats. One of the best fretless sounds I ever had was with a Stingray. I used to be a fan of twang but find myself heading towards a more mellow sound the older I get.

ah the famous Rick violin bass, of course, how silly of me. Clearly a case of mixing up William Shears Campbell's Rick & Hofner.

Steve how has a guitar mounted on a stand which is connected to a steel guitar on a dolly - watch a video of Siberian Khatru to see what I;m on about, so you could be onto something with the drum hardware thingy - something sturdy enough to hold a bass while you play. maybe something that would screw into the existing strap button holes to save carving up a perfectly good bass

I nearly caused an all out riot when I suggested on the Rickresource that it could be a copy. Rickenbacker did produce limited amounts of custom stuff in the early 70s but this one could also have had a new fretboard. It could also be a copy which would mean that the really expensive 4003LK is a folly. i say copy - get it round them.

i find that after a couple of gigs with a fretless that I start playing completely differently to when I'm using a fretted. I've always played notes on a fretless with my finger(s) in between the frets but obviously on a fretless you're right over them or thereabouts depending on what sounds right. I love the feel of playing a smooth fretless neck using flatwounds but cannot get the sound exactly how I like it.

I usually start off with one of these bad boys as it allows me to dial in my tone, surf the web and sink the titanic in one handy location In all seriousness, I would normally set everything flat on bass and amp then adjust the amp first, using the bass for the final tweak

I've never lent my gear to anyone ever I'd smack the bass off his stupid melon head and let him claim off his medical insurance - see how he likes them apples?

That happens to me as well, wait, what are we talking about? I'll never forget old whatsisface and so on

Having used the Fender stock pickup, quarter pounder & Lollar I can say that the Lollar sounds unlike any other pickup I have ever heard before. it could do what you would expect a high end P to do but it was the fullest, gnarliest, richest, clearest pickup I have ever used on any bass and when I actually convince myself to part with the $110 + postage then I'll get myself a split-coil one. When I bought the one for my warmoth, the exchange rate meant that I had it delivered for about £60 but it would be a lot more now.