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I bought a Trace Elliott Elf amp off Ian , it was virtually new , in mint condition. Quick replies , next day postage , 100% recommended Basschat seller .

A stripper ? Recruiting for County Lines ? Please reply so we know what happens .

Nice to see some bass specific programs on TV , definitely worth a look . Apologies if this has been posted before .

I had an early Fender Custom Shop John English 51 P bass , beautiful to look at , but my thumb kept slipping off the single coil pick up . If money was no object , a 57 / 58 P Bass would be my choice .

Baffle cut and cab screwed together,( will glue and screw when happy everything fits ) Back panel cut , just need to wait for when the neighbours are out to check for any buzzing or rattles .

Great post , I had a few off-cuts of ply from a 1x15 build . Other bits are lower grade builders plywood, and raiding the spare parts bin produced corners and a handle and a port ( hope it’s not too big ) Speaker is an 8 inch 18Sound 250 watt driver from Lean business.( they were on sale ) I work outside ( no workshop ) ,so rain is a constant pain in the rear .

Rush have announced a small tour with their new drummer Anika Nilles , tickets going for about $350 to $1500 for VIP tickets , most fans are not very happy .Seems most of the money going to the promotors/ tour organisers rather than the band ?

Been there a few times myself . Sacked / replaced from bands . ( too old , too bald ) Watched bands slowly implode. Crazy dictators , deluded musicians . This is when I pack the bass away , blow the dust off my Classical guitar , as long as there is some element of music going on , I live to fight another day .

I occasionally trawl through the Facebook Musicians available page for our part of the country, and it’s filled with duo’s and solo singers who play along to backing tracks . The big advantage is they can fit into the corner of small pubs / eateries and provide background music /entertainment. Bigger bands need bigger venues , generally come with noisy guitarists /power drummers and generally need to be paid more . Payment over here on the Isle of Wight has always been poor , your lucky if you can get £200 for a gig , so going out as a five piece band does not allow you to quit your day job . Having played in two duos , ( No backing tracks ) the whole gig experience is much easier from accepting bookings ( without wondering if the drummer will turn up ) setting up / breaking down and interaction with the audience. Plus you get a bigger share of the gig money .

Why did I start bass ? I was learning acoustic guitar when a mate played me this song on an VHS video , ( over 40 years ago ) and I was hooked . I wanted to be John Taylor ,shame I didn’t have the talent or the looks . Yes , I still enjoy playing , but I enjoy other stuff as well . First bass , Yamaha BB1200 , Yamaha Musikland were selling them off 1/2 price . Current bass , 7 precisions 2 Jazzes and a Wal .

Tell them you have a job . (Full time , long hours ,preferably with HMRC ) Tell them you have a wife . Tell them you have children . When I use all three , it normally allows me an easy exit from a band .

I have had quite a few Markbass cabs and amps ( Markbass 250 / LM11/ LM3 / Momark 250 / Markbass Tube800 ) I have always found the cabs to be “soft “ , and it’s only when I switched to Vanderkley Cabs and suddenly I climbed out of the mud. My small gig rig is Momark 250 pure ( no EQ ) into a EA 12 whizzy . Bigger gigs is Markbass Tube 800 into Vanderkley MNT 210 .

Rice Pudding , looks like you’re eating a bowl of sick . I admit I have not tasted it yet , and probably never will. if I withdraw money from an ATM , I will always match the bank card to the bank I am using . My wife thinks I’m weird on this one until she tried to withdraw £100 from Santander with her HSBC card and the machine did not pay out any money, but debited her account with the withdrawal. We spent a good few hours in HSBC sorting this mess out . People who repeatedly tell me they’ve only payed 30 quid for there guitars / basses , and how those who’ve bought more expensive instruments have been ripped off .