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Hope i didn't sell you that Trace top box then, I thought it was just what i needed too, didn't seem to add anything ?

Just Sold my Shuker Bass to Nick Very straight forward with PM's both ways, with pickup at my place, played the bass, bank transferred the money. bish bash bosh all done. Two bass players having been locked away for a year, well we could have talked for hours. Nice guy and straight forward to deal with. Would be very happy to do so again, all the best with your project Nick

Y Now you got me thinking I need a walk well its too late for pancakes

I would endorse what you are saying Sibob I would have at least taken the 3 rd set and the Bass along to a guitar tech and asked him to put them on and explain the problems and see if it is Bass related then you would have a second professional opinion to put back to the company if he thinks it is a string issue. I bought a Fender CS 62 P bass a couple of years ago and so but La Bella flats on, no problems love them very addictive. didn't like TI's on previous P bass some years earlier. I have previously gone through every nylon coated flat wound string available for my Status Electro, finally settling on La Bella clear nylon wound, as the best, this was due to feel, tone and attack not faults. Just added this for anyone thinking of going through this expensive experimentation. I did however pass on all the other string when selling the bass some years later just in case it was a personal thing.

Totally agree with Chris and those who offer similar reassurance I Try and set out to get it as close as possible to the original, but band line up will determine if it will work and what changes each musician needs to make to adapt the piece so the overall delivery works. Our band went from a five piece with Keys doubling on rhythm guitar, to a four piece just Guitar bass and drums and vocal. We adapted, some numbers were dropped but we were tighter and lost the excess volume and feedback it was a joy. vocal harmonies can cover for a lot if you have them. Because a keyboard covers Piano, synth, brass and strings, and you don't have that, when the guitarist stops playing the guitar part to play the sax solo the bass player needs to come up with an amalgam of parts that fills that gap for the listener. It's just an example so nobody is going to really notice if you set out with a slightly different line. coming into a new band the others may miss things the last guy was doing, but as Chris said its just different, not wrong. Rule 6 above may also apply

I like Rule 12

I thought I remembered reading That Sting commissioned some 21" speakers as part of a multiple cab array when in the Police, I'm sure these were pictured in a mag I had possibly Bassist could have been in International musician, at the time. Anyone throw any light on that.

I'm gunna get me a Pipe when you can play like "Duck" everything is cool

He plays a bit

Has to be in there,

Barbara Streisand - amazing just ask Alexa play Barbara Streisand, duets i didn't even know she had done

The answers are all covered above. Unfortunately when changing to 5 string it takes some experimenting to re find your sound. I played 4 strings for about sixteen - eighteen years and always used Rotosound solo strings, then shops were only stocking Elites so went with them but still stainless, when I changed to 5 string and wasn't so happy with them, I started using half wounds and pressure wounds including Status which were good and eventually discovered Nickle strings which i still prefer, and today use D'Addario nickles on my Shuker, SIT Nickles on my MBass, and Newtone string on my E-C Ale Antia. My next set will be a custom set of Newtone for my MBass because they feel and sound good. But who knows they may not on that bass ? Note. I did once take a 5 string set with me back to Mr How at a bass show because the B string didn't ring at all, he gave me a replacement set which were fine, this was the second time I had a dud string in one of their sets, so it is often the string but you wont get any manufacturer to admit that, its all about what you did when putting them on, which of course it can be.

Not bass related but great to chill to and watch nature pass by, reminds me of hot summer hols

I loved this post from AxelF Just look at all those bass Apostles sat round the pit, taking it all in, beautiful.

About as close as I can get ( widdling)

Depends on your line up. we were just Guitar, bass and drums and female singer. So often had to play an amalgam of what was on the original. Guitar would have to play the guitar parts and pick up on brass and string fills, I would cover Bass and maybe Keyboard part if guitar is playing important other fills, Sometimes I would find I am playing a completely different line to the original bass but it works as a whole. As above some songs work for your line up others not. Some we thought would never work amazed us. Just agree on what exact version you are doing and ensure everyone has a copy of that.