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The Pingray is probably going to be one of my all time favorite basses!

I will give him a try, ta very much

Is there anyone in my area you guys can recommend to re-finish my bass? The two local guitar luithers here end up sending their jobs to the other side of London! Cheers!

This may or may not help you as im 6ft 3" but I prefer to play nothing but heavy basses and my back ain't too much a fan of this either during a 3hr set or band practise. However I cope alot better when doing a 3hr set than a practise as Im always altering my posture and playing position and this seems to help alot. I always suffer at band practise more as Im constantly stood up straight. As I said this probably wont help you much as we're two different people but if it helps me out it may be something to consider? For example I alternate alot from playing with the body of the bass against my belly and the neck to the left of me, to body of bass at my side against my hip with the neck infront of me. Also a nice strap with a wide shoulder support does wonders

Thankyou everybody. Im a big fan of Markbass, I love the flat sound of the Little Marks but im not a fan of the EQ and contour filter. So I thought I'd try out Gallien Krueger for a change as the 1001RB is a similar price to the LMIII, hopefully it has a more suitable contour and the presence and boost settings seem like they'd be useful. Im going to try the 1001RB and 2x12 NEO combo tomorrow hopefully it shifts enough air and I can hear most of the frequencies when Im standing next to it.

Right after somehow blowing up or somehow buying three defective second-hand cabs in a row without realising I've vowed never to buy a second-hand cab again if I can help it. Every second-hand head Ive bought has been fine however. But now is my chance to finally spend around £1000 on a rig I can be happy with. Im mostly a experimental rock player with a smidgen of funk plus I play alot of rock/pop/80's/60's/50's my covers band. I have a boat load of effects from distortions, overdrives, synths and bit crushers. So i guess you can say I love the modern punchy sound but I also appreciate the vintage warm sound when it is needed. I need an amp that loves it when I dig in hard on the strings and can also handle effects well. Also It doesnt matter too much if the amp is too modern sounding as I use a DHA VT2 to warm things up. So far I am quite keen on the Gallien Krueger 1001RB but yet to decide on the best cab configuration and cab models. I do love Markbass and Ampeg but I dont see an affordable rig for under a grand. Im a fan of 10's 12's and 15's speakers, I like the different sounds from all of them just as long as I can hear myself on stage but I cant fit a 8x10 in my car... So basically the usual needs of a bass player on a budget... Any suggestions would be appreciated thanks.

My influences on bass were when I first started: Flea - taught me how to jam Tim Commerford - taught me how to groove with the fewest of notes Les Claypool - taught me how to play outside the box Glen Diani - taught me the importance of stage presence Ken Flatt - lent and taught me how to play my first bass. So i guess theyre my biggest influence. Nowadays its more like John Paul Jones, Jack Bruce, Billy Cox, Noel Redding, Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins.

I have one and love it. Very Versatile and easily can do over the top like the Boss Flanger and the option to turn off the sweep yet still choose where the sweep sits is also awesome if you know what I mean. Great deal of fun for such a small pedal. Works fine with my Diago daisy chain too.

Thanks so much for posting this! Im there