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when a battery has died on me on various basses (invariably on 'home use' instruments, any gigging instrument gets battery replacements regularly) the voltage appeared to be anything between 8-8.4 V This is measured simply with a multimeter, it may not be the correct way to measure it?

Too slow... Usually this reply comes in the first 5

Switches etc are not a fool proof solution: you would just forget to switch off some day. The current arrangement works for me because I was always in the habit of unplugging, passive or active. I just saw the cable as a trip hazard that could result in a costly accident. So I always unplug if not in use. When I'm a dictator I'll make all of you heathens do as I do

Plonkerchat?

That'll never take off. Who could possibly want to spend their free time sat at a computer arguing about those silly things? There will be no interest whatsoever.

Yes, but the job descriptions can be tailored to ensure certain people being made redundant won't qualify well. I've seen it first hand. It's a jungle. It's clear that some rules are needed to prevent abuses, but the current rules don't seem to be very good at it and result in a lost of wasted time for everyone involved.

very likely

Try something with some bass response, not laptop speakers?

£399 is silly indeed, I doubt it ever sold at that price. I paid around £200 (I want to say £229, but can't be sure, it was years ago). I've own this and another Shine bass that looked a bit like a Warwick Thumb with a longer horn. Build quality on both was more than adequate, certainly not very different from what you would expect on a Squier VM series. Like with any brand not among the popular ones, used prices are quite low, that's not surprising and not necessarily a reflection on quality. For example, the nut is the usual run-of-the-mill plastic affair you find in budget instruments, but it's cut well, very well in fact, and fretwork is good... essentially all you need for a good set up is some basic tools to adjust truss rod and saddles. My only 'issue' with them is the design: lacking a top horn, they're never going to balance as well as another bass shaped like a Precision, but this is the same issue I found with the G&L ASAT design. No, it is not a good an instrument as a G&L like a Squier is not as good as a USA Fender, generally. But for someone liking that design and not wanting to spent too much, it's a hell of a bass. It sounds really good, it's very light, it looks nice (like I said build and finish on mine are very good). Trust me on this one, it's not a Sue Ryder bass

What builder was that? Good results we hear from every company, but it's important to know how companies behave when there's problems, that's the true measure of their customer service, I guess.

Thanks Blue! That video was just one of our friends filming with a phone walking around with us. By the way, our trumpet player is a fellow Wisconsian, fromsome small town whose name I forget now. Good people

I paid around £200 originally, if I recall correctly. It's a pretty well built bass, good value, especially at the new price.

Fantastic! Thank you!

Thanks! I just find it confusing because I've seen the same "LTF-4A" described as long and medium scale... but if they say LTF-4A that's just one scale length and they've been misdescribed right?

Ibrahim Maalouf... can't get tired of this

I keep meaning to try some Labella flats too. What is the actual catalog model, do you remember?

I discovered them by chance on Spotify once (I sometimes just type random words and go through the hits... soemtimes you find really good stuff)... They have some really good material.

This one here: Shine SBA724, new, on eBay I have one. I bought it about 8 years ago I think, then sold it, then regretted it, then my girlfriend bought it back from me (thank you @alyctes ) It's a hell of a bass, and at £149... I'd buy it again if I didn't have one already Mine is very light. However, that comes with a caveat: it's light, and because of the body shape with the very low strap button, it does have some neck dive. It's the one thing I don't like about it, but I live with it. Lots of people play Gibson/Epiphone EB series and Thunderbirds... this will be on the same territory with regards to ergonomics, but a lot lighter than a Thunderbird. It sounds great. The pickups are beasts. The tone control actually works, unlike in many cheap basses where it just goes from bright to mud... here it is well coupled to the pickups. Anyway... I thought maybe someone would find this attractive.

The bass starts at 15

That's... different!

Don't feel bad Maybe you feel a bit differently, maybe not... I for one I'm very grateful that you share things that you found here. I've come across a LOT of great music in your posts. You can't score 10/10 every time

Thank you And, yes... he is! I should get a Kala bass to play with him 😛

Ok, so we look a bit bored and stiff... we were missing a guitar and the sax player, and personally I was struggling physically a lot. Not the best night to have a gig... but it was my first with my new bass so here it goes, Sea Bass Kid playing "Smokey Home", one of the tracks in our new CD (almost ready!)

A video from last weekend, first gig on the Sandberg... excuse me my looking bored, I was not, but I was struggling due to lack of sleep for several nights and it was after 1am already. In fact the whole band looks a bit stiff compared to our usual, and we were missing one guitar (and sax!)...