Lozz196

Certainly doesn’t help high street retailers to compete.

Same for me for the last few years, though have recently been trying others, 45-100 Nickel Elixirs being one I particularly like.

Steve Harris Precision, the current one. It ticks many boxes for me but just couldn’t have an instrument with another teams badge on it -and to be honest I wouldn’t want my own teams badge on an instrument either.

It’s the only way to get out, that’s why I’m still here......

I’m not sure, even if they were allowed, and if I was in a gigging band, that I’d be interested in playing a gig on 04 Jul, or Barmaggedon as it’s becoming known.

On my Fender Precisions that have both options I’ve found that the string tension seems to be more when through the body. But I don’t know if that’s in general for all basses, or even for all Precisions, just my ones. And even then I’ve only tried it on 2 of them. It was with the same strings I should add, couldn’t be objective if a different set.

Same here, and a good version that was too, well done Headsticks!

Do you ply it with fine wines & Belgian chocolates, Stew?

A mate of mines band do grunge covers, and aside from one song - think a Pearl Jam song - their criteria is that the singer has to be dead. Well it was never the happiest of genres I suppose.

Now that is interesting, I may well look into that.

I`m sooooooooo envious of this set-up, but given I just can`t lift gear like that any more I`ll have to stay on the realistic side with my Ashdown RM amp & cabs (which I do love btw).

From recall of mine I don’t think they do have, but whilst not rounded the edges were in no way “edgey” for want of a better word, it was a very comfortable neck to play.

I don’t know much about those actual cabs, but every piece of Ashdown gear I’ve used has been very good, so I’d probably go with that one. The only cab I’ve used out of those listed was the Hartke and I found it quite weak sounding. And welcome to the forum, though be prepared, it will be costly.

I can’t put that Sansamp through the PA, it needs to be a clean signal..... Ye Gods!!

Pretty much the same, not keen on Fender bass strings, though do like their guitar strings.

A 10x10, stack-City!

I don’t know what the string to pickup distances are on mine, I measure mine from the pickguard and on the E it’s 2.5mm, A about 8, 9 with the D and 5 on the G on my basses. I have recently started playing less full on so that may change but I’ve always found that with standard specs the E just booms out of control.

Surely D should be deep purple!

Yes I did a search on 70s sounding p-bass pickups and these turned up, will be interested in hearing your views on them.

I think in this case a Barefaced cab and class D amp head would be more space saving, and in all likelihood will be more powerful as well.

Agree, it was refreshing to see new bands made up of scruffy kids with guitars again. As music seems to repeat on cycles like this I wonder how long it will be before another punk/Brit a Pop type genre comes along, certainly needs it now imo.

I suspect, just having bought a TC Electronic Spectradrive which has compression on it, that for the one and only gig my current and will do, I may well be using a compressor.

Thanks for this, a song I’ve loved since it came out but never bothered to learn, am going to give it a go, cheers for the reminder.

Yes, agree, I fully expected to have to change them in mine but found they were more than up to the job. In past MIMs I found them a tad harsh but not on the Player.

As per the above, which pickup for the trusty Precision has the most highs, but without sacrificing low end. I’m thinking maybe SD Quarterpounder. I love my Custom Shop 62s with rounds but feel they’re a little too mid-focused and relaxed on top end for flats. I suppose I’m after the typical 70s sounding pickups.