BigBassBob

This is brilliant!

I gave my Ric a setup and a good clean. While I was at it I thought I'd take some fresh pics: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/BigBassBob/Snapbucket/790CEA3F.jpg[/IMG]

Very cool dude!

My vote goes to the Sonic Research ST-200. True bypass, extremely accurate and bright enough to use outside. I hated my Boss TU2; -/+ 3 cents accuracy is too inaccurate for me, I'd have to fine tune my bass by ear afterwards as it wouldn't quite get me in tune.

I currently play in a blues trio who throw in the odd rock and pop cover as crowd pleasers. There's only one pedal I use throughout the set and that's my Xotic BB set to low gain. Just thickens the sound when our front man takes a solo. I use a compressor for some of the poppy stuff and also for if I need to jam with the drummer (emergency situations when our frontman snaps a string sorta thing). I also use a Darkglass B3K for the odd bass break. On the whole, I can do my regular gig with no pedals, save for a tuner. I take it as a compliment when musos have said to me "why do you bring a pedal board when you're not going to use it?" after I've used it all gig.

I never used to like Stingrays as I'd played a couple in a shop that both had sprouting frets and were setup horribly. However, every time I'd heard someone else play one I'd always lust after THAT sound. I'm always going to be a Precision-lover at heart but the 1999 Stingray I recently picked up from Higgie has made me a convert; the neck feels absolutely lovely, it's easy to play, the action is low as hell without buzzing and while it's different to my Ps and Rickenbacker it certainly holds its own in the mix in its own way. As it stands, here's my preference for basses: A really nice Precision. A decent Precision. A Stingray. A Rickenbacker. A Jazz.