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[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1427992356' post='2736839'] Your dad is a bit good [/quote] Indeed! Tell him I'm willing to be adopted. I already graduated, so no university costs, bargain!

Nice bass, and welcome to Precision land I'm also a recent convert white/white/maple is classy. Black pickguard is also great, but the current combination is a winner... just don't go tort, please!

Fantastic basses at ridiculous prices (for the amount of bass)... I am selling one of mine tomorrow, but the other one will stay with me. I've seen a SUB fretless once, unlined board, but it wasn't the original neck. The good news is it would not cost much to defret one. I've had two basses defretted (I removed the frets, and let a luthier finish the job properly, planing the board, filling fret slots etc). Under £100.

[quote name='gt4ever' timestamp='1428426685' post='2741182'] Just got off the phone to a PC looking into the case. He's gonna speak to the studio owner to get a statement off him and then get in touch with the singer. They said not to call his bluff with the CCTV and leave them to do their job so thats what I'm gonna do. I'll keep you all posted if theres a happy ending to this one! Rich [/quote] ... or this, probably more sensible

[quote name='gt4ever' timestamp='1428424776' post='2741160'] The plot thickens. My gut instinct was always the singer as the culprit. I phoned the studio to see if there was CCTV. I told the owner what happened. He said he saw the singer take a flight case directly to his car and put it in there and thought nothing of it. I said how did he know it was the singer, and he described him and said he got to the studio early and they were chatting before we arrived. I know that this said singer turned up with just a carrier bag with a drink and lyrics inside. So now I have a witness who has nothing to gain from lying. At least I know that my intial instincts were correct. So... what next. I filed everything with the local police. My last contact with the singer that me saying yesterday that I'll check if there is CCTV to see what happened. I now know that he was seen stealing the case so is my best bet to lie to him and say there is CCTV and it shows him putting it in his car and to give him an opportunity to return it to the studio or I'll press charges, or let the police deal with it. Do I call his bluff in the hope that he hasnt got rid of it yet? I just want my gear back! What do you reckon. I am so f***ing livid. Rich [/quote] I'd call his bluff. But be cautious about it. It worked for me once, when I bought a bass on this very forum from a newbie (I had a wanted ad). Bass did not arrive, excuses were made, rats were smelled... I checked his profile, noticed others had checked his profile who had also wanted ads... and bingo, he had "sold" them stuff too. I decided to approach him directly, expecting him to be not that bright, and made him believe I knew where he lived, and that I was going to be in the area soon. I made him believe I had contacts in the police who helped me find him, and I made him believe that I'd let it go if he reimbursed every one of us (one guy had paid by Paypal gift, so he was not covered by Paypal protection)... and in the end we all got our cash back. He was remarkably dumb, he got very scared about the possibility of getting a police record if we went for him... I hope he learnt his lesson and never did it again. Your singer... cannot be that bright either. Approach with caution, offer him a way out... Make him realise he's been caught and he could just walk away, and you might just get all your stuff back. Needless to say, have backup nearby, and film the bastard if he agrees to meet you to return your stuff. Good luck!

The bass that kicked me off my Stingray/Jazz phase... I love that wide neck too.

[quote name='lou24d53' timestamp='1427815107' post='2734572'] Will do neepheid...when I politely but firmly turned it down, the promoter replied back to me asking which parts I found to be unacceptable?! [/quote] did he? don't be shy! Unfortunately, your experience is not unique, we've been offered similar terms by a number of promoters over the years. They quickly stop calling us. WE haven't stopped gigging Much easier to promote your own gigs, sometimes. We do that from time to time. INvite a couple of other bands we know and like, and end up having a really good time without idiot "promoters"... sometimes you don't make much money, other times you make a nice cut... but you ALWAYS make more than with the promoters that send you that list of conditions.

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1427808807' post='2734479'] I agree with the statement that bands need to be good, but I know we are good and I know a couple of the other local bands are good too. Even so, bars are just not entertaining live music round here. It's like they think they will get enough folk in with a sh*tty disco, so why pay more for live music. Long gaps between songs is my hate and I continually battle with a guitarist with OCD., so I suppose we can be guilty of that, but I don't think that is the reason for the lack of gigs.certainly not in this town . [/quote] not just good, but entertaining. actually, I know a local band doing VERY well, and they were not very good... but they were hugely entertaining. They're gigging all over the place now, because they have build a following and fill venues. The bar is a business, a band could be great technically but if it doesn't make people take notice and follow them a bit, they are unlikely to do well.

[quote name='Markolinni' timestamp='1427306801' post='2728675'] Any news of the delivery of them? [/quote] shut up!!!!

[quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1427060397' post='2725350'] Entwistle PBXN cheap and awesome! [/quote] +1 I just bought one for my cheapo MIke Dirnt Precision and played a gig with it last night. Really happy with it! Just not a very traditional P bass sound... but it's a great sound nevertheless.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1427053799' post='2725201'] I wish it were the other way round to the original post - if only brands would sell roundwounds that were road-worn-in, so I didn`t have twangy/zingyness for a couple of weeks. Admittedly my faves, Roto Steel Rounds do die pretty quickly, but not quick enough - out of the packet would be best. [/quote] I tried a set of stainless steel "Coban" strings, from eBay, at the recommendation of a BCer. You might like them. ONly £7 delivered if they don't please you. They are smoother than other steels, and lack the annoying zing other strings have when new. At first it put me off, but they are alright in fact, and they work very well live. I have mixed feelings about them still, but I admit parto of it is that they're too cheap so I'm not supposed to be happy with them, right?

[quote name='joeghee' timestamp='1422403447' post='2672366'] Hi There, Yesterday I finally got my new Barefaced six10 delivered. I Think it looks stunning!!! Here are the first pictures. More comments on sound quality follow after the weekend. By than, I've had the virgin rehearsal end virgin gig with it.... The tolex looks and feels super nice and is very well glued. I do think that the side handles are mounted upside down. When mounted like this, there is not enough space for the wrist if it's carried by two people.... In the pictures you can see the "hybrid resonator" which basically seems like a bass port in the bottom of the cab... I am very curious about the sound!!! Cheers from the Netherlands! Arn [/quote] looks great, nice handles!

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1426950260' post='2723884'] I'm on a bit of a filter quest at the mo, having recently tried the following:[list] [*][b]Zoom B1Xon:[/b] I'd always loved the 'Z-Tron' model of the Q-Tron in this - this was my benchmark. For £39 for the B1on, I think this is the best value envelope filter going and I prefer it to everything else I've gone through except a real Q-Tron! [*][b]MXR M82:[/b] Sounds great but not as fat as the Mutron/Q-Tron lowpass filters. Clean blend makes it great as a subtle filter or for letting the original attack through with slap. [*][b]Keeley Neutrino: [/b]I thought this would be the one, but I found it wasn't as fat and squelchy as the Zoom, and the sensitivity control is actually a gain control that affects output volume, meaning when you turn it down to suit a hot bass, you result in a volume drop when engaging the pedal. [*][b]3Leaf Proton: [/b]A nice filter, just not as juicy or expressive as what I was used to from the Zoom. [*][b]3Leaf Wonderlove:[/b] I found this hard to dial in a good sound, and it just didn't float my boat. [*][b]EHX Enigma:[/b] Big volume spike with this at the low part of the sweep, plus a volume boost when turned on. Again not as fat as the Q-Tron model in the Zoom unit. Very versatile though with lots of control on offer. [*][b]EHX Mini Q-Tron:[/b] Not the current Micro Q-Tron but the older one, ironically the biggest pedal I own so not what I would call 'mini'! I saw one of these on Ratman's board in the post-your-pedal-board thread which peaked my interest, and after some research it seems this particular model gets a lot of love, some even preferring it over the original Mutron. Searched for one of these yesterday and was lucky enough to find one on the Gumtree, and it arrived this morning. It has everything I loved about the Zoom but sounds even deeper and fatter, so it's the current king for me. It does suffer from a volume boost so I will be modding it to fit a standard power connector and master volume control, and maybe even true bypass depending on how the bypass is (still need to test that out yet). [/list] The Neutrino and Enigma are going to be returned (I got the Enigma as B-stock from Thomann at a good price, so if anyone wants to try it for the same price I paid they are welcome). The M82 and might be going up for sale also. The only other combatant to enter the battle is the 3Leaf Groove Regulator which I nabbed from the classifieds which should hopefully be with me soon! [/quote] I'd look at the EBS Bassiq and the Aguilar Filter Twin. I was on a similar quest a while ago, and I ended up with the Filter Twin... but recently I finally tried the Bassiq (it escaped me before) and it's a really really nice pedal too. Additionally, if size is not a problem, the Source Audio Bass Envelope Filter, the first one, is really good. Some filters are hard to control with massive volume spikes, or they add too much bottom end, or rob it... The SA BEF is very well behaved and very easy to use yet incredibly versatile. I ended up using only a couple of the many different models it has, and it's my favourite. It only stays away from my pedal board due to size constraints, but I use it in the big one. It's quite cheap now, after they brought out the Manta pedal.