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Peter bought some DB strings from me. Great communications throughout and he also paid promptly. He kindly let me know when the strings arrived safely too. Perfect! Deal in absolute confidence.

Anyway: Single Cell Ladies (Put a Ring on it!) - Beyoncé

Patrick Hernandez!

Okay, so I played my Am.Perf.Mustang for the first set of our multiple tribute show last week, and it knocked it out of the park. Very easy to hear in the mix and very distinctive. Like a Jazz bass on steroids after you've just had your ears syringed. Only problem is I want another Mustang now! (Keep looking at the JMJ, but leeuurrrve the 'Competition Burgundy' Vintera II.) Other short scale basses are available.

The Amoeba Song - Nigel Planer

I notice that @King Tut got the 'nice 5 string' and @Geek99 and I were left with the ordinary ones. 😂

Only 88 to go!

Last night was the final rehearsal with the Hulla band before our next gig on Saturday - a birthday party in the next village along. It was sounding good as this one was just a run through of the set. Usually the band leader has added, changed or removed songs between practices but only lets us know an hour or so before kick off but last night the set was the same as the previous week. It was tight, the sound was good and for the most part we knew what we were doing. It was a chance for me to try out my latest acquisition - a 2nd hand Ibanez GSR205 5 string bass (my ticket out of the Gear Abstinence league) - and I was very happy with the sound and the playability. The string spacing is a small-hand friendly 16.5mm at the bridge and all the problems I've had in the past (I have small guitarist's hands) were gone. I was still making a few mistakes as a result of the extra string throwing some confusion into the mix, but overall I was very happy. My current pedalboard is just a Zoom MS60b (providing a noise gate and compressor with an option for adding chorus) and my Ampeg Classic pre-amp going into the desk. The sound of the bass was just right - punchy without being overwhelming. I even got compliments from our sound guy ("I loved the sound and turned you up a couple of times")

I had one of the old red ones that I made pink. They are great fun but the bridge and tuners are the weakest points. 2 saddle can make intonation tricky and the tuners are understandably cheap. Really easy to switch out and make it a very serviceable bass!

Is there a way you can kill the guitarist without anyone knowing? 🤔 I went to see a friend I've been playing with for thirty years playing his solo act on Saturday, being as I wasn't out playing for a change. He was 'support' to a local 70's Disco band. The Disco band had several huge issues, which is a shame because they were reasonably able. The guitar was too quiet (odd, I know!), you couldn't hear the drums (drummer must try harder!), and the bass player clearly hadn't recognized that the venue has a very boomy, hollow stage. So all you could hear was bass boom - played badly, I might add. I don't know who there did the sound, but it was awful. More of a pity, as the female singer, keyboard player and sax player were all pretty good. Just a pity they were hard to hear.

Very nice! I had a USA version in 3-tone sunburst with a rosewood fingerboard years ago, and kinda wish I hadn't sold it. It was one of several basses I just wasn't ready to appreciate just yet because at the time it wasn't modern enough, didn't have enough strings, and too few knobs or what have you. But I would play the hell out of it now!

There is the option of sucking it up, but there lies the path to frustration. Realistically, is there any chance it'll change? Is the PA a joint enterprise, or owned by one individual? What do the other band members think?

Last night I decided that I needed the string height lowered and as the saddles were bottoming out. So the shim went in again. Then under a strong light, I saw a couple of blemishes in the finish almost like cracks. I traced them back to the screws that hold the individual bridges to the body. I knew when I fitted them that they were bigger than te originals and perhaps I should have drilled them out before fitting? Anyway after a nights sleep I am not too worried as it has taken several months to notice them. I took a shortcut and I have enough woodworking experience to know better. Dunces hat is now firmly backing my head.

If he's not willing to compromise, walk away. Or buy your own mixer and have ultimate say!

We all love the stories. Stories make the world go around.

Any love here for the Squier Bronco bass? I'm very tempted by the pink one, they look excellent.