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Aye i wish you good luck with that one and it was nice knowing you. Just remember that Hospitals are dangerous places to be in at the moment Dave

You can hear the album on Youtube too.

No probs. Happy to help. That's what we are all here for. Just advising caution with basses you've been attached to. Dave

I'd wait a bit before selling the rest of your gear. Sometimes the novelty of even a custom bass wears off a little and you start playing your other basses sometimes because they suit the band you eventually join. Once they are gone you might regret selling them on a whim. I've bought custom basses over my many years and loved them but eventually i go back to my Geddy Jazz which is currently the cheapest bass i've bought as it was on sale at the time. My main bass at the moment is my Sandberg VM4 but every time i lift my Jazz i just love it. Unfortunately the Jazz doesn't fit with my current band. It may well be that your custom is the bass to end all GAS but it takes time and gigging to find that out. Its just my own personal take on it tho. Dave

Looking forward to the finished site @Bilbo Cant thank you enough for all the work you saved me Dave

Kinda where i'm heading but i wont change my current VM4 cause i really like what it can do. I do fancy a 2nd hand VS4 preferably passive but if not i could use it as a starting point for what i have in my head. Dave

quite a few owners have commented on how the tone is affected when in passive mode. Some enough so they removed the active circuit and made passive. (don't know the details on what was done)

Another question about Sandberg necks. Are they all the same dimensions ie width and depth of neck like Fender P and J necks are different. I love my VM4 but i generally prefer my Jazz and Warwick Thumb necks being a bit thinner. Dave

Do all Sandberg necks get the same fret levelling treatment (PLEK) Was just wondering about the passive VS4's Dave

Very nice indeed

I had exact same fretless P bass in early 80's

Never heard of the shop. Is it a local shop or an online one. Edit : found it on line Out of curiosity is it the white or black ones you use ? I bought the white ones

That's what i had been doing. Maybe 2-3 gigs of 2-2.5hrs or 1-2 6hr rehearsals and i'd pop them on charger when i got home. Dave

As far as i know they were. Think it was Amazon and i have been caught out with Amazon before where items haven't been legit. Where did you buy yours I brought them home and recharged them again and wife used them for Xmas lights around the house but again they lasted maybe a half day and done. Small set of LED lights. I just remembered my cordless phone has the original first set i bought and they've been in over a year now so maybe the 2nd batch i bought were duffers or non originals. Dave

Altho i'm a big fan of Guy i'm having the added bonus of hearing bands and albums i'd never heard before. What's not to like about Guy Pratt. Great Bass player, likeable personality and funny too. Dave

I bought a set of the Eneloops batteries after recommendation on BC and all 4 have failed on me with the Smooth Hound. One set during a gig went from full charge before leaving home to zero in about 3 songs during sound check. Replaced with standard Duracells now which will last me about 3 gigs before needing changed (approx 12hrs or there abouts) The set came with 4 AAA & 4 AA batteries. Oddly enough the AA's are still working fine. Dave

I put new batteries in when i arrived yesterday and they were showing full bars. Anytime i've had low batteries it just died on me eventually but i was down to the lowest indicator. Didn't notice any other issue with it. At gigs i normally plug it into the rack mounted 6-way mains and its fine. I'm going to do some more checks on it on Tues when i'm back in studio and see what more i can find. Once i've experimented a bit to nail it down i'll contact Chris at Smooth Hound. Failing that i may look for a different wireless system. One thing that was blatantly obvious when i changed over to a lead again was the depth of tone that appeared. Sound seemed fuller. I need to check the setting on the wireless as i know you have a setting to make it sound more like a cable. Dave

Cheers Vinny good to know its a more common issue than just mine. (that didn't come out the way i meant it ) Dave

Was using my wireless today and it developed a loud buzzing like an earth loop issue. Heard a couple of "popping" noises too. Unplugged and used a lead to ensure it wasn't my amp and all was fine. Played a few songs with the lead and no issues plus i did notice my tone was fuller with the lead. Moved the wireless receiver off the top of my amp and used a different socket instead of the amp case rack mounted one and the fault seemed to disappear. The amp is set up in our bands studio so there are other items plugged into 4-bar sockets etc. Should i be worried that its developing a problem. Anyone else experienced this with the Smooth Hound units. I've gigged this unit with the receiver sitting on my amp and plugged into the rack mounted sockets and all was OK. Its got me baffled a bit. If anyone can shed some light on it i would be grateful. Dave

The box was damaged where the CD clips in but i always have spare cases so swapped it over. CD itself was fine tho. I def prefer the first album. It has more character but Storyville is still a great album. Not had a lot of listening just the occasional song when in kitchen cooking something. Been learning our band set list for up and coming band rehearsals Dave

Storyville by Robbie Robertson arrived today so listening to some of that. His 1st album arrived on Sat so its a week of Robbie Robertson for me. Dave

Not really got that many to be honest. In 80's i just joined a great 3 piece rock band and we played a large gig with no stage. We set up on dance floor with monitors separating us from dancers. Singer / guitarist was quite full of himself but when we played the first song all the females ran on to dance floor ............right in front of me. None in front of him. It was so blatant and so funny i had a right giggle. He was furious. Worst moment in same band was doing a well known Rock venue in Glasgow and we did Crossroads by Cream but unknown to me the singer and drummer decided to stop and let me do a bass solo on the spot in front of a very busy venue. I was mortified as had never rehearsed one not even in my head. They were there just laughing as he announced "the talents of our new bass player" I did it and was complimented at the end by a few of the crowd including a couple of girls. Pity my girlfriend was with me that night. I did a charity event in 80's when i had my WAL bass. The singer / bassist (backing vocalist with Hue & Cry at the time who was a mate) asked if he could use my WAL. He did a cover of Michael Jackson that was pretty good. At the end he handed me the bass back and said it kept going out of tune. I then pointed out it was a lined fretless. He was playing in between the lines. He did feel a bit daft for not picking up on it. He was a very competent guitarist too. I was once asked to do a song with a band i didn't know. They were having an impromptu jam session where they would bring one member of audience up to take over whatever instrument for a song. My mates put me forward for Alright Now. Had never learned the song before so was playing it from memory. It was great fun and went down really well. The bit that really stood out was that i managed to do the correct bass riff from the mid section. Dave

Yep that's the version i'd probably go for. Dave

I like them on sunburst P basses with Rosewood necks but then again i'm retired and drive a Volvo too. Has that cat been in the litter tray...............naw its me Dave

Obviously gonna be a very subjective topic. when you say boring do you mean looks, sound or just generally everything about them. Some basses i find boring to look at but they sound good enough. Ibanez basses in particular i find boring to look at but having owned a couple over the years they are well made and good to play basses with a variety of usable tones. I find this general shape of bass boring to look at. I find humbucker style pick ups have a boring tone and lack the warmth of P or J pick ups. Its all down to personal taste tho