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This. It removes not only the annoying scratchy sound, but also the nagging doubt at the back of your mind that it’ll crap out again on a gig.

Mine too. I use the ‘clean guitar’ Headphone amp, as I use it for guitar too, but the fender Bassman preset is great middle ground. It does need turning up a bit (depending on which headphones I’m using), but it’s great for the money.

I’ve had an original Hartke Bass Attack, MXR M80, Aguilar Tone Hammer, Sansamp V1 and 2, Behringer BDI21, briefly a Harley Benton bass expander and a couple of DHA VT pedals. I have to say that the only one I’ve come back to is the Dave Hall stuff. I had a VT2 DI EQ but am currently sporting a VT1 DI EQ and loving it as both a preamp into my power amp and my home headphone amp.

Thanks so much Bill.

Hi all. I recently bought a 2x10” cabinet with replacement drivers. These are supposed to be EBS drivers, but I don’t know much about them. Any other BC’ers able to positively (or otherwise) identify them?

R.E.M. Automatic For The People > Monster Don't get me wrong, I LOVE monster, but AFTP is just sublime.

Personally I’d go with Mac. Yes, it’s more initial outlay, but I’ve only had a couple of issues n my MacBook Pro (since 2010) that have stopped me making music, and I remember a time when I was spending more time taking my Windows machine apart every other weekend to solve hardware conflicts, and regularly had to reinstall drivers. It’s true what they say - once you’ve had Mac, you never go back. Macs have a free DAW in the shape of Garage Band, which is more than adequate for dipping a toe down the rabbit hole. cubase will install on your Mac too, so there’s that. Latency issues will be there on any system, so I’d recommend a solid state drive and max out your RAM.

Can I just ask, what's the distance between the 2 pickups, and how did you arrive at this dimension?

I seldom take more than one bass, but it depends on the gig; if I need Jazz and P sounds then I’ll take 2 - sweaty rock gigs that just need a P bass grunt I just take the one for. I always carry spare strings and leads though.

Hopefully it’s not plucked your fine knitwear...

Yeah, I’ve got a home made cab with a lovely 12” driver that sounds great, but looks terrible, so I might just make a new front baffle and run my 12” with the tweeter.

Way to open a can of worms!!

It still is in some parts of the UK.

Just got this little beauty* from a Facebook seller close to where I work; it used to be a Roland bass combo but has been decapitated and now sports a pair of EBS drivers. Just the thing for storing until gigs start happening again! *beauty is a lie.

The D string looks a bit squiffy too, the strings should at least be parallel on the headstock! If that were mine then I’d send it back from whence it came.

You can do a mock up online using the Kisekae’s flash app, I use it when making aesthetic choices about pickguards and builds - it’s free too!! https://tctwp.com/kisekae/ scroll down until you see the body shape you wand and take it from there.

The NW Guitars necks are amazing!! I’ve got a PJ bass with one of their Jazz necks that is just lovely. It’s currently up for sale, but honestly, I’m not bothered if it doesn’t sell!!

Really? She must have had a tough life, cos she’s only 5 foot 2 now!

“If you don’t know me by now” Simply Red. seriously though, I want REM’s ‘Electrolyte’ as I go through the curtain / get fired into space, the whole “I’m not scared, I’m outta here” at the end should see me right

I love the sound of the cobalts especially on my P bass, but they’re higher tension than round wounds, so they’re a bit tougher to play.