Homatron

At the risk of just recommending what I have, the EBS Classic Session 60 is a great little amp. Looks like there's one for sale here (no conflict of interest to declare!), and one at Bass Direct.

I've found this approach really helps for my basic attempts at singing. Once I have largely got both parts down in isolation I start identifying which note in the bassline is the cue to start singing a particular word or line.

Thanks for that @Grahambythesea! I wonder if that is where Tony Levin got his inspiration from.

Just bought a tuner from Harry. Great comms and speedy posting. Pleasure doing business. Cheers!

I just bought some patch cables from Simon. Great comms and super speedy transaction. Buy with confidence folks!

Here's the pic I should have included in my previous post! I'm planning to raise the board a few mm to fit the HPF underneath as soon as I find some suitable feet.

You've got me digging my TC Mojo back out. I had been going with a DIY JPTR Jive for some colour but just tried them together and I think it'll be staying this way for a bit.

Slapped this board together in a hurry as I wanted a battery-powered utility board for a small gig. Slightly miffed I needed to use 2x USB converters to eliminate noise, but it worked well and sounded good in the end! Apologies if the messiness offends anyone!

I can't get over his groove. So good! Theres so much to learn from this video. The economy of movement, the pocket... but it'll take a long time to retrain my body to feel half-time all the time!

Hmm... I suppose that makes me a clicktim* of this ploy. *Sorry. I'm manning the BBQ so Dad jokes/puns are falling out.

How does anyone acquire so many old bits and incomplete instruments? And does anyone buy these things? A strat neck plate for £1000, for example. I'm no expert, but that's a lot of money for a tiny piece of steel with 4 holes in it.

Sounds great @rwillett! I'm always keen to see how people have designed solutions using 3D printing. Your reverse angle stand sounds just like what I had in my head, a bit like an angled bench hook. Wish I still had access to a 3D printer for this sort of stuff.

Would bring a whole new meaning to the term "tone wood".

Solid plan. I'll report back if it comes to that.

It's Mystic Sea Foam Green apparently. Definitely got a metallic thing going on. Very mysterious anyway. Good shout on darkening the fretboard for more lovelification. No doubt there's more than a few opinions out there as to how to do it!

Well, I'm not entirely sure what happened down at the pawn shop. I popped in to look for a passive footswitch but I now have a new (to me) Squier Active Jazz bass. I shouldn't have picked it up "just to see if it's any good". When I realised it was essentially unplayed and felt super comfortable I knew I was in trouble. After minor tweaks to intonation and action, and swapping the gleaming white pickguard for an old off-white one from the cupboard it is just the ticket. Looking forward to taking this along to a jam soon.

These all look like great solutions for combos, but when it comes to angling a cab + head would the head need to sit on a wedge or something like a bench hook to stop it sliding off the back of the cab? I suppose the head could be put elsewhere, but where's the fun in that?

@mikebass456 can add me to that disorderly queue. In the meantime, I'd better post a white bass... here's my 25 year old Mexican Fretless.

While pretty basic compared to many of the examples in this thread I'm still pretty pleased with my latest DIY pedal - the Quasi-Jive! I had started to make a stripboard Jptr Jive when I realised a Zvex SHO clone PCB would get me 95 % of the way there. I added my favourite of the clipping diode options from the original Jive, and voilà! I'd like my toddler to decorate it but I'm not sure he has the attention span to finish the job.

Been on a bit of a run of completing DIY pedals lately. Decided to give them their own board for now, spurred on by the power supply gratefully received from @rwillett! R->L: - SHO + Switchable clipping diode 1 based on Jptr Jive circuit. - EQD Zoar clone using PCB from Five Cats - Stripboard version of Fuzzrocious Ram the Manparts, tweaked to make it more usable. - BDI with Mids Mod à la: Think I need to branch out beyond drive/distortion for my next build!

This appears to be a successful model in the world of cycling too. @skidder652003 posting here has made me aware of a shop 30 mins down the road I had never heard of, so it's not all about what you buy! Hoping I can find an excuse to end up in Ashburton soon...

@0175westwood29 who is Alan? He has been there for a few iterations now.

I've almost convinced myself I'll find a use for a Warlow Mini... these time-limited offers don't do anything for my GAS suppression meditations.

Thanks for the heads-up! Doesn't look like it applies to Bass Jive preorders. Sad face.