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I read the text and thought that the seller had added a sentence in front of a standard AI word dump. One step up from accepting the AI word dump without any proof reading. David

Not sure what the tuning is, but it sounds good. David

May be off topic, but have you considered where the seams are on your shirt. I found padding under my T-shirt to be a lot more effective than a softer strap. The shoulder seam on the T-shirt was pressing onto a nerve. David

Back home safely after a great day. Thanks to @scrumpymike and team for the organising and the food, and thanks to all the fellow basschatters with whom I basschatted. David

Happy to pay up on the day. If it hasn't already been considered, can I also suggest that powered gear goes around the hall walls and instrument-only exhibitors take the central tables? David

I'm setting off from M6 J20-ish with space in my car. If you want to ferry stuff to me on or before Saturday, I could take it and bring it back for you. David

Thanks @Sibob and @LukeFRC, useful information. David

PM'd re PP

Have you got room for one more? Yamaha RBX765: 5-string '80s solid body. Ibanez EW205: 5-string ABG. Ibanez EHB1265MS: 5-string fanned fret, headless. Hohner B2AV: 5-string active cricket bat. Home-brewed briefcase - battery/mains 175 Watts through twin 5 inch speakers. Eminence Basslite 10 in home-brewed cab *2 Ashdown Mybass Mk I (500w) Warwick Gnome Vong HPF/LPF pedal

I'm interested in adding a reverb module between the mixer and the amp of our back up PA system amp. Can anyone point me at a kit that gives a clean sound, and has a front end gain stage that can be modified/adjusted to takes line level signal? An off the shelf solution might be a Behringer DR600 pedal, so £35-ish would be good, unless the kit was significantly better sounding. David

I've been carrying a spare mixer for our band for several years, but it has no built-in FX. A new band member is very keen on reverb so I am looking for solutions to fit between the back up mixer and the back up amp. My outline spec is: Dc and/or battery powered Clean sounding Small Cheap? Would something like a Behringer DR600 reverb pedal work, or a kit based on the PT2399, or should I be looking at something completely different? David

Some set up guides use a credit card thickness as a measure of relief. David

I tried BEAD as a stepping stone to going 5-string. I bought a 5-string set for the trial and put them on the 5-string bass I eventually bought. David

Lack of shielding is a possibility, but also poor earthing practice. Wire has a small but significant resistance, and if you daisy-chain the earth connection from the input socket through the amp to the power supply, those small resistances can cause problems. Better practice is to pick one earth point, eg the power input socket, and run a separate wire from the amp, the input socket and the output socket to that point. It's known as star point earthing. David