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The strange thing I found about playing with a lighter touch was that I also found that my fretting hand didn’t grip so forcibly, which has also enabled me to be a bit more nimble around the neck.

Same here, was quite an eye & ear opener

Look out for STP Promotions, they’re based up your way, and Stu is a great guy to deal with.

Looks like a bass that should have been used in Wrathchild, Muzz

Ouch!

It’s probably down to the wear on it, when I bought it it had a fair bit and I added to it (unintentionally) but it was authentic wear and looked great. I had another virtually identical one without any wear that played/sounded just the same and that one doesn’t hold much fondness at all. In fact rather ironically after I sold it the buyer then moved it on to the guy who is my replacement in my old band. Now if it had been the worn one I might have tried to get it back.

More expensive than as stated, but I really liked the clips of the Aguilar DB599. Not cheap tho, at around £200, but it does sound good.

Yep I thought it sounded great on just the P pickup, especially with the playing/bassline with a pick part.

Just a regular US Standard, Dave, 2015 I think it was.

I’ve been very tempted by these JMJ basses

I kind of regret moving on the one in my avatar pic. I was so intent on shifting everything to do with my last band as in general I no longer needed it all, but it had a good amount of authentic road wear on it which I really liked. Maybe I shouldn’t have been so eager.

I found Markbass cabs to have a high-end roll-off, not that much of an issue though if the cab is the sole provider of the bass. The amount of sound that comes from those BF 110s is amazing, I`m sure it would more than handle the job as required.

Very transparent, not sure if super squishy is achievable

Ashdown gear is both decent and reliable, I’ve had a good few and still have two (ABM600 & RM500). My first ABM600 I used for both weekly rehearsals and gigs at least once a week, plus a good few tours in that period as well, no issues. The Ampeg PF range issues as far as I’ve read never included the 350s - which from what I’ve also read don’t sound that similar to the 500.

Great bass sound on that track

Yeah I’ve found that the little connecting/fixing pin on one of mine keeps coming out - very annoying when coupled with middle aged eyesight.

If you liked the sound of the Peavey their MiniMax 500w amp is under £400. I like similar sounds as Ampeg SVTs and I use Ashdown amps, given the brief I’d recommend the Ashdown RM500 EVO2. It has good flexible eq, drive, compression, is loud and sounds great. Of all the Class D amps that I’ve had (a good few) it’s the one that has the “weightiest” sound.

Cabs are the one part of the rig that I don’t have backups for. I’d stick with the NYs til they actually give up, unless a change of sound is desired, they’re great little cabs.

There’s an 800 on the bay at present for £300 buy it now. Leaves £300 for a cab, plenty of good stuff out there for that.

Nice one

Would be my suggestion too, Dave prob the best placed. I know for the 10s he usually recommends Eminence Betas but not sure re 15s.

Great suggestion, warm, powerful, can sharpen nicely if needed, on-board drive & compression, def worth a look.

This songs been played on the radio a fair bit recently, the first new music I’ve heard on radio for years that I’ve bothered to look up as I just think this song is amazing (this version particularly good). New album ordered!

Nah, I`m soppy & daft looking