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[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1497359062' post='3317509'] St James wine vaults, 10 St James's Street, BA1 2TW Bath. It's this coming Sunday, starts at 6pm, and free entry. I'm in Bristol on the Saturday evening at an event too. [/quote] Ah, I may try and come down then. Incidentally, looking st that lineup I think we may have met back in Brum a couple of times when auditioning for different projects!

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1496706680' post='3313383'] I do lots of solo gigs. So far this year I've done ten, including a couple in Paris and one with Steve Lawson. I've got two more later this month, one in Bath and one in Bristol. I much prefer them to normal band gigs, much more satisfying. [/quote] Where are you playing in Bath?

Blast! I got all excited thinking there was an update!

My cat used to climb inside the bass drum of my drum kit to lie on the pillow in there. She got the shock of her life when I hadn't noticed and started playing!

I have a G&L bag that came with a bass. It's fantastic, well padded and has a large pocket which should fit a head in. Worth a look if you can find one.

And (as a currently practicing solicitor) the analogy drawn with cars is erroneous, as there is specific legislation which deals with vehicles sold without notice of a finance agreement. The legal principle is 'nemo date non quod habet' which means that a vendor cannot sell what he does not have good title to. There are various statutory and case law provisions relating to this but in general the innocent buyer cannot acquire good title in stolen goods.

Thanks Foxy, but we've *just* (as in the last week or so) found someone who seems to be the business.

I should just clarify when I said preamp I meant an onboard one to turn the bass active. In my case I fitted a Glockenklang which was ideal as it mirrored the functions of an active Streamer, but (provided you can get it to fit) any onboard pre would do.

I think the "default" for use with humbuckers is 500k, but I can't remember what I put in mine. I think you'll struggle to find a replacement pickup - I couldn't find one that would drop straight in. I found suggestions online that Bartolini did one but I couldn't find it. You could get a custom pup made but that's ££. The standard pup sounds good IMO, just needs setting free!

Indeed - and so the suggestion is that Warwick forgot to spec the correct pots when the STD was made passive, hence the 25k pots being in there. Edit: your guitar guy should be able to get you some as they're a standard part. They made a noticeable difference, though it was still a lowish output.

NT= Neck through. Standard versions were made in Germany but were the precursor to the Rockbass editions (at least for the Streamer STD). The body was made from what Warwick called 'Carolena' but everyone else calls pine. Standards were bolt on necks. Underrated for what they were but IME need a few modifications to get the best outof them as the ship with 25k pots which strangles the sound. Fitting 250k/500k pots is an easy way to open them up, but a decent preamp makes a big difference.

If you paid for additional insurance, then threaten a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service, which is the body that deals with insurance complaints. Demand a copy of the policy wording and ask for a full explanation as to why it was declined. Similarly, if you intend to pursue in the small claims court you need to be alleging either that you were missold the insurance and/or that the terms of the courier contract were unfair, as you paid for something which could not possibly have paid out in the event of damage. TBH through up enough crap and some of it will stick. PM me if you need more info as IAAL.

I'm primarily a drummer and a bassist second. I did a gig recently where I offered to bring my kit but I was told someone else preferred to do it, which was fine. Or so i thought. When I got there it was a guy who'd been playing the same kit he learnt on in in the 70's - no problem, you'd have thought, except it didn't appear to have been maintained in all that time. Knackered heads, all of the screws/nuts rusted and seized. I tried to adjust the floor tom so I could actually hit it and the wing nut snapped in my hand (looked like metal fatigue- I'm not that strong!) but luckily I'd got a hose clamp in my stick bag (legacy of another bad kit share) so was able to bodge it. I couldn't believe that the guy gigged his kit but that state, so although we'd all agreed beforehand what was happening, I still ended up with a duff kit! Unfortunately it seems an unavoidable part of playing drums...

I had an MIJ fretless precision which was awesome. Surf green, tort guard, ebony fingerboard - lovely!

Just a word of thanks to Rhys - all safely received and fitted, job's a good-un - thanks again!

Yep, tried that, but it's a thick leather one so doesn't work.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1490913985' post='3269099'] Challenging the jobsworth who is asking for proof of it usually results in the band not playing the gig. Far easier putting the stickers on the gear. It can cost as little as, ahem, nothing. [/quote] Problem with that is that you are making a false representation that they have been tested which, if anything bad happened as a result of one of those items, could rebound badly on you.

Comes with MU membership. Gear doesn't need to be PA tested as that relates only to equipment supplied by an employer to its employees...

Thanks Rhys, greatly appreciated. Have PM'd.

Does anyone know where I might be able to get a single nut of the type that screws down the washer on the strap part of a straplock? For some reason I have two strap fittings, two washers, but only one nut (ahem). I've tried pot/jack nuts but they're too small. I'd really rather not buy a whole new set of straplocks if I didn't have to...

Hmm, not sure if this is the same amp but when I was looking a few years ago there were a number of SS Ampeg 1x15 combos up for sale marketed as having been "repaired", and I saw and tried one in Bassdirect as well which had been repaired. It suggests there was some issue with them, but that it was fixable!

[quote name='Monkey Steve' timestamp='1489069451' post='3254141'] I've got policies with both Musicguard and Allianz. They're both pretty easy to use and comparable in price, although Allianz would get my vote for being very easy to deal with and revise as and when you buy or sell stuff. They both throw in some fairly generous public liability cover, and I think that one of them (again, I want to say Allianz, but possibly Musicguard or both) include unattended vehicle cover fairly cheaply [/quote] If you have more than one policy which might respond to the same loss, just be aware one/both may have an 'other insurance' clause which means if there is any other insurance in place it won't cover that loss.

I had an MB150 and whilst it was great, it wasn't loud. I've also had an MB500, which was! So, I presume the MB200 and Barefaced would probably be louder, all things being equal, if that's an issue for you.