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Cheers G-Dog! Dunno if this actually fixes the master vol affecting the DI vol tho. Be good to see schematics when they're available.

Ooh that looks interesting. Anyone found any news other than the shop sites? Nothing on the (rubbish) Fender site If the fx are good quality i.e. at least equal to my B3 I'll have probably have one. With a bit of luck they'll have sorted the stupid DI volume change issue which the V3's suffer from as well. Wish they'd kept the silver grilles mind.

Iggy Pop forever struck me as a total Richard. Watched a bio on him recently & got the impression he's been having a laugh for the last 40 odd years & he's enjoyed it. He looked happy & you couldn't help warming to him. Top guy.

+1 for these So good, neat form factor and great sound. We've got three. Job done.

Gigging basses - Fender MIA Deluxe Jazz V & Squier VM J5 with East J-Tone & Fender USA pups Strings - D'addario Nickel EXL165s on the Fender, Labella 760FS flats on the Squier Effects - Zoom B3 powered by Harley Benton Power Bank Amps - Fender Rumble 500 V3 or Genz ShuttleMax 12.2 into Genz FCS210T (customised with silver grille cloth as shown below) Stands - Double guitar stand by K&M, Stagg folding job for the Genz to raise it up. I've stuck a pair of AmpLegs Screwless Tilt Backs on the Rumble, great product https://reverb.com/uk/item/2256372-amplegs-screwless-tilt-back-legs-fits-all-combo-amps. Leads - always used to be Planet Waves but after going through a load (despite careful handling) I'm now using two no-namers I've acquired from god knows where & have to say they're rock solid.

Eh? Missed that, links?

Really?? Is there a sliding scale the younger the victim is? Wow.

A couple of people have mentioned Lost Prophets being beyond the pale...genuinely wonder what the difference is. Without going into case details too much of course.

It's a toughie...I always enjoyed Michael Jackson's stuff (the big 3 albums anyway, Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad) not to mention playing it. PYT is one of his best tracks IMO, but when I hear it these days, it's soured. It's pretty overt, just the title alone. So much so that I probably wouldn't actively put it on to listen to myself. It's not a contrived reaction or anything, more of a natural repugnance that has developed unconsciously. To his music I mean, not to what he almost definitely got up to, cos it goes without saying that that's just above-ground repulsion. But I wouldn't castigate anyone for listening to him, I don't see it as a reflection on them in the slightest.

If I'm taking my Genz rig, I use a Chauvet padded bag like this ...it fits my ShuttleMax 12.2 like a dream with the movable partition & takes my footswitch, leads, Zoom B3 & smaller bits & bobs with ease. If I'm using the Rumble combo I take a laptop bag-type affair my missus picked up at a conference. It's cheap & cheerful, it's made out of some thin plastic type material so isn't going to last forever but it's got loads of compartments, has a shoulder strap & is light as hell. It does say 'Mental Health Foundation' on the front, but unfortunately, I've yet to be asked if that's what the band's called

Saw The Experience on Guitar Heroes at the BBC t'other night & did a bit of Noel-cam in light of this thread. He looked knockout for the times but I thought his playing was very limited (Voodoo Chile - E root/octave & a few attempts at clunky pentatonic runs now & again) & there seemed to be a point towards the finale where he completely dropped out & looked/sounded knackered. Rather than keeping things grounded, I got the impression the guy was hanging on for dear life. From this single performance I'd have to agree with those who say he wasn't much cop. I'd be interested to see footage of him tearing it up though, if such a thing exists.

Awesome mate. Will watch this space

Me too & this looks great. Does it/could it cater for stacked rigs though or something like my setup here i.e. taller?

Totally agree with that in relation to existing products. You might as well have donated to Live Aid back in the day Would guitar production not be a less contentious industry than say coffee though with its turf wars/gang assocation/cartels etc...I dunno.

Mothership Connection by Parliament has to be included in this, as Bootsy's first overt superfunky starting point. Every bass line is a massive, fat killer. Some other personal favourites: Manchild by Herbie Hancock & Headhunters. Paul Jackson's P grooving still floors me. Destroyer by Kiss. Nothing fancy but the reason my young self picked up bass, learning the record note for note. Really melodic, driving lines that brought bass to the attention of countless kids the world over. Graham Central Station first album. Larry Graham. Nuff said. High Havoc by Corduroy. Richard Searle is a machine, especially on this track

I can concur that Marc's VM fretless was indeed a lovely bass, having bought it, & still is. Sorry Marc! I've not played many that are markedly better, although I admit I've never been near the £2K+ models of this world. Point is, for the money, it's pretty stupendous & we're lucky that such affordable instruments are so good these days. ^^ This. The question here is, how many of us would be prepared to pay say £100 more for the exact same bass it was ethically produced? I like to think I would if there were such a thing as fair trade manufacturers.

Shame mate, they were great. Nice venue too.

Just saw Chas & Dave in Brighton. It's been said on here before as I remember, but Dave Peacock is a fantastic player. Beautiful lines & effortless execution. That is all.

There was a part of me hoping they'd honour this just before crimbo...but a bigger part of me knew they wouldn't. Worth a try tho eh.

Nice spot! Just ordered, all went thru fine...let's see what happens.

Gene Simmons is a high profile bassist, has been around for donkeys years & has doubtless inspired many thousands of kids to pick a bass up the world over. Love him or hate him, & it's easier to do the latter, he easily qualifies for a signature bass in the crazy world of signature basses I'd say.

I apologise that that didn't come thru clearly enough on your first read. I hope that I've not wasted your time by making you read thru 6 pages of peoples' opinions who took the time to have a proper discussion.

Indeed Kert! Btw, what do you think of the Fab Four

I think it's pretty well rounded, but acknowledged there was a gap in my original post... "I consider myself pretty well-rounded/versed when it comes to musical knowledge & listening experience past & present but there's always been a big Beatles-shaped hole in my knowledge" ...a hole which I'm attempting to fix (haha) by chucking my observations on here & inviting responses. Is that not allowed? By your logic mind, how far back do we take this? Are we not qualified to think we know anything about modern music because we're not au fait with the great composers say who preceded it? It's a silly thing to say & pretty sanctimonious. Also, how does not enjoying Ringo's drumming make me ignorant? It means I just don't like Ringo's drumming. To me, it seems you may be a tad over sensitive when it comes to anything Beatles, but unlike you, I'm fine with that being my impression & not making damning cast iron statements from it.

I do mate. No trolling here.