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... or a long speaker cable a guitarist friend of mine adapted the space under the stairs to house a guitar speaker and a microphone, with cables running into his music room, so that he could crank up his little valve amp but still get reasonable levels in the room. (yes, I know, not the same thing as you will not have the controls at your fingertips... I'm half joking )

sack button I still prefer the electric shock one... Yes, google calendar is far from being ideal... but it was the best solution that we could use easily.

Thanks. I was curious because I'm a big fan of DRs and I was wondering which ones you were comparing them too. Previously I used to just get D'Addario (EXL170 in my case). I mostly use DR Fat Beams now (stainless steel) but also use Sunbeams, and I find them less bright from day one than the D'Addario, as well as more flexible... which is why I ended up preferring them. Just personal taste/opinion, of course.

I love it. The problem is getting people to use it properly. I've been using google calendars for a while for a similar purpose and I love the smoother functionality of this app... but I failed miserably at getting people to use google calendars. I got some to use it, so it helps, but it's far from a complete solution since humans are the weakest link here... Can you make the app to give electric shocks to selected band members on demand?

which DRs did you try/compared them to?

so he's removing the use of backline... but then he puts those speakers in the same place... what? why? You are going to have an uphill struggle, I think. If you want to stay in that band, be prepared to struggle, and use earplugs. It's ridiculous.

Very much the same. Perhaps a bit more on some models sometimes. The problem is the price is in euros and the GBP has lost a significant % of its value against the euro, so we spend more pounds to buy the same bass now.

I used to have an E series Tele as well, black/maple, pretty beaten up but felt and sounded amazing... I sold it for £200 or £250 a few years ago and I've kicked myself about it a lot. It was the best Telecaster I've played. I actually had it refretted with big frets (when I bought it the frets were very low, it clearly was a player and had been dressed many many times) and it was fantastic.

I agree. The VMs are not bad at all, and the Jazz I had was pretty nice... but every CV I tried/had has been a noticeable jump in quality.

David Wilson in Hexham is not too far and he's fantastic.

I don't think hating pub toilets can be classified as a weirdness. Sorry. You need to try harder to become a member of the weirdo club. We welcome you to apply again at a later date if you work on it a little more. I once played a gig in Kidderminster (we travelled from Scotland) at a music venue attached to a pub. There was accommodation on the first floor for us to stay. It was a room full of sofas and cushions and I decided not to assess their state of cleanliness (I stayed in my sleeping bag and avoided contact with my surroundings as much as possible). There was a toilet with a bath and shower... but there was a leak so we could not use it... so we needed to use the toilets in the pub downstairs. After a busy saturday evening before anybody attempted to clean. I *need* to brush my teeth before I sleep. That's just me. I'm not comfortable otherwise... that night I don't know how I managed. Wading through fosters to get to the dirty basins to brish my teeth was throughly disgusting. The smells were not better. If I ever make it into a big band... I'll have my own bathroom.

Same here... if you're using the zero fret as a nut and cut grooves on it, then what's the point? Use a metal nut and be done. I have not seen any zero frets with grooves from factory, and that includes the 4 I've owned (one guitar and three basses). edit: just read the Sandberg info... I don't get it, then. What flavours can I have those humble pies in? I'll eat one, but I'm still confused as to what the point is...

See what you have done? It's all your fault! !!!

oh I see!

oh...

I think the main benefit of a 5 string bass is not the extra lower notes, but the ability to move across the fretboard as opposed to up/down... A lot of things become a lot more comfortable to play on a 5 string, without changing positions so much. The lower notes are nice sometimes too

aha! Brilliant! well done

If you think you would like to play a 5 string in the future, then I'd say do it now, before you find a bass that you fall in love with and it has four strings and you feel you can't abandon it ever again. I have tried various 5 string basses. By that I mean owned. Two of them stood out. One of them... I still miss. But 1) I don't *need* a 5 string bass, and 2) I can't imagine ditching my Stingray (4-string) which is like an extension of me. I would like to get as comfortable with a 5 string bass as I do with my Stingray, and when I have to I can play a 5-string without major issues... but I feel awkward without the Stingray. If I had found that lovely 5-string bass (it was a Lakland 5502) before I had the Stingray, today I'd be playing a 5-string bass. So... you like 5 string basses and you're not yet pathologically attached to another instrument? then switch NOW. There's nothing that means you need to learn on a 4 before you move to a 5 or 6... learn on what you really want to play.

I tried one of those at a gig, it was the provided combo they had and I used it. I was impressed with it. Fender are coming up with some nice bass products these days.

Oh!!! I was trying to remember who I sold it to and could not remember... (sorry, I've sold far too many things... in fact, since I joined BC, I have bought far too many things! ) Button position... I'm not sure it would help that much on that bass. I had an old Tanglewood Warrior once, the one that's shaped like a Warwick Corvette but with both horns short and a single MM pickup. Brilliant bass... but why the second horn so short??? I tried all kinds of things and I gave up. Putting the button on the neck heel helped with the dive, but the position while standing was wrong for me... I think it's a question of putting up with it. As far as I recall the dive was not as bad on the Shine as it was on other basses I've tried with neck dive... but it's there. Hey, if you ever think you'd like to let it go, please get in touch . I can't see myself using it a lot (I have already those 2-3 basses that do 99% of all my gigs) but it is an interesting bass and I liked the way it sounded. I would not mind buying it back at some point.

how about trumpet players? the trumpet player in my band doesn't use earplugs because she says they don't allow her to hear well what's going on with her having to blow etc... I'm a little concerned because it does get loud at times. I always use mine... are there some kind of ear plugs that are better suited for them?